I never thought at this stage in my life I would be writing another college paper. I grew up with a learning disability; I knew going to college would be a challenge for me. With determination and self confidence I enrolled in a community college and acquired my associate’s degree in Criminal Justice. Eight years later‚ I am now pursuing the passion I have for Special Education with obtaining my bachelor’s degree in Child Development. My sister and I were born premature babies. We were born three
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When I looked left and right I saw my competition‚ some‚ like New Trier I recognized‚ but others I had never raced against before. As we waited to start we heard the official raise his hand and say‚ “ready all‚ row!”. At this moment everything disappeared‚ all I felt was the rhythmic thumping
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has been my favourite motto. In order to achieve my goal‚ I am going to draw a plan and put it into work. What is more‚ for my destination‚ I will spare no effort to it. Orientation I still remembered a scene that a mid-age woman teacher asked me what I wanted to be at my age of six. I responded immediately without any hesitation‚ “I want to be a businessman.” Even though at that I knew nothing about what exactly the businessman was‚ the idea of being a businessman had already rooted in my heart
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significant challenges explored by the composers of the texts you have studied and discuss how they affected audience’s perceptions of such experiences. In your answer‚ refer to your TWO prescribed texts‚ ONE text from the prescribed stimulus booklet‚ Journeys‚ and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. A word ‘travel’ suggests adventure and excitement. However‚ if one considers the origin of the word ‘travel’ – from the French word ‘travail’ which means work‚ there is an implication
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of what my great aunt would always say. She always had high expectations for us‚ but wanted us to do whatever we wanted and always supported us. We were very close so when she died‚ I was devastated. This experience has taught me to be strong and accept what life throws at me. It was the Monday before Thanksgiving break‚ I was sitting in third hour reading a book and looking at the clock every few minutes‚ I was leaving school early to see my great aunt that day. After arriving home my mother summoned
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Speech- Journeys “To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” In other words a journey and the experiences you have are better than the actual destination. The novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain and the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost have taught me that journeys may involves barriers and hardships‚ they can lead to significant personal change and more importantly journeys facilitate reflection about how you see yourself‚ others and the world. Journeys are
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California‚ and was living without my parents for the first time. I had to make friends all over again‚ and one of the ways I did that was by joining a Jewish youth group‚ NCSY. NCSY’s mission is to inspire Jewish teens by creating lots of events; some span for a weekend while others are for an hour weekly. One program in particular is called Latte and Learn where teens from the NCSY chapter go to a Starbucks for an hour‚ buy some drinks and learn a topic in Torah. Because my NCSY chapter consists of the
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My memory of my education goes back to nursery school. The school was French Hall Academy in East Austin‚ Texas. The rooms were divided by a wall divider. I can still remember hearing a kid in the other room crying at nap time. There were six teachers that would move between to two rooms and help us with the finger painting we were doing or watch the group of kids that were playing with blocks. In the summer of ’96‚ I was five years old. I remember feeling really comfortable in
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management‚ and have acquired a broad accounting background. The first three years of my career‚ I focused on developing my problem-solving and interpersonal skills. My accounting experience taught me to identify the root causes of problems and develop permanent solutions to them. Because many of the problems I was required to solve were too large for me to address alone‚ I learned to manage my time effectively. My fourth year at Changsheng‚ I was assigned to the position of assistant finance manager
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Culture has always been important part of my life. I am a first generation American; my father is a Greek immigrant and all of my mother’s family was born in Greece. Learning about my family’s history and visiting their homes in Greece has given me a worldly perspective. I want to travel to Guatemala to not only learn the language‚ but also fully immerse myself in the culture and create life long relationships. My friendships‚ family and connecting with new people are all special to me. I feel comfortable
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