A Culture of My Own The smell of the ocean‚ palm trees‚ and the sound of the salsa beats in the distance‚ characteristics of a beautiful culture. But is that really what My culture is. As a Cuban in America‚ culture is much different than that of a island native. My culture‚ or should I say‚ the culture that my family has molded into our own‚ is a spectacular one. It may not be the same as it was one-hundred years ago‚ or even twenty years ago for that matter. But one things makes that okay‚
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In life you have many people who influence you. Some aare good influences and some are bad influences. Although‚ the one person who influenced my life most would have to be my father. My father sacrificed alot in his lifetime to make his children’s lives better. I adore my father he is a strong confident man and loves his family unconditionally. I have become the person I am today because of my father. My father was raised by his oldest brother. When my father was young his mother was sick and his
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Persevering throughout his entire life‚ my father has fought through numerous obstacles to achieve what he has today. Determination‚ responsibility‚ and dedication are characteristics that my father possesses. These characteristics help my father endure through all the challenges of his life‚ and he therefore has a great influence on me. My father influences me by instilling education in my life‚ serving his community‚ and teaching the importance of health and fitness. My dad instills the importance of
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The Greatest influence in my life. There have been many people that have influenced me into who I am today. These people have affected my character and the moral values that I own. However I do think that the person who deeply influenced me is my father. He always hold a strong willed character‚ trying to guide and nurture me into a great person for a better tomorrow. My father‚ the sole breadwinner of family‚ is fully aware of the family’s well-being. Persevering through his
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in my life was‚ I’d most likely tell him or her that it’s my brother‚ Chris. My brother is one of the most important people in my life. I may not always act like it‚ but I look up to him and respect him. It’s hard to think of everything he’s done for me and not like him. There’s the basic stuff that most older brothers do. You know‚ baby-sit you‚ help you with your homework‚ and let you use their stuff. But my brother did a lot more for me. He was the one who taught me how to read and how to
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Selwyn Duke describes on his periodical about the power of the music influence people. He states that if individual can be taught to read with rhymes and songs‚ then he or she can also learn the same way what is wrong and right. He mentions how music can be used to provide a positive education‚ such teaching kids on healthy eating habits. But‚ the most intriguing is how music and culture has impacted the people. How it intrigues kids from sounds that they have never hear and from things that they
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College Essay Since I was 7 years old‚ basketball has played an integral part of my life. I have devoted countless hours to not just a sport‚ but a passion‚ an outlet; to the game that I love. When I arrived at Bow Middle School as a fifth grader‚ my classmates and I would always look up to the 7th and 8th grade middle school basketball teams. Every year during winter carnival‚ the boys and girls teams would play a game in front of the entire school. Playing in that game became a dream and a
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out riding my horse all of a sudden the horse starts bucking I was about to fall off but but my neighbor bob kratchet grabs the halter on the horse and saves my life.Bob Kratchet is my neighbor he is about fifty years old ‚and he is extremely friendly he can whistle really loud. Bob kratchet has had a positive influence on my life because he saves my life occasionally and he knows how to put horse shoes on a horse and he is an amazing outdoors men. Bob Kratchet saved my life when I was
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Abstract Music is the paintbrush by which we color our lives. We can associate our personal histories‚ memories and feelings to specific types of music‚ and even specific songs. Through music we can recall both good and bad memories as well as change our mood without changing our environment. It has been used as therapy for sick and elderly people. Studies of how music affects our lives are endless. Discussed is a brief look into my personal musical memory‚ and how it has affected my life. Music of
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listen to music that uplifts us. When words and music are combined‚ I believe they express our deepest thoughts and feelings. What we can’t understand in words‚ we can understand in music. Words alone‚ many times‚ can’t express the true feelings that are meant‚ but music and words put together can touch the hearts and souls of people." Music is one of the few things that can help you escape your reality. No matter how bad things are‚ music has the potential to make you forget all about it. Music can spark
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