had to keep going” (Ty). This is from a survivor of the tragic Cambodian genocide that is explained by Loung Ung in her novel First They Killed My Father. The story goes in depth of her struggles during the genocide being only the age of 5. She puts on a display of strength and perseverance during her journey as a victim of the Khmer Rouge. In the book‚ First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung‚ Ung explores the idea of composure to develop the theme that composure in tense situations will help all
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Professor Sre FYS 8 September 2014 My First Job I got my first job at sixteen because my parents required it. However‚ I had no intention of getting a job and wanted to continue being a teenager where I had little responsibility. As I looked around my hometown for a job‚ I found that there were not a lot available. I finally was able to find a job close to my house at a local Dairy Queen working for minimum wage. Now that I had a job I had to make decisions in time I spent between friends
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your first job like? When I was sixteen years old I thought my first job was going to be at Mc Donald’s or some type of fast food restaurant. My mother wasn’t really the type that forced me to work at a younger age. Usually a lot of teenagers don’t work until seventeen or eighteen years old. Some times when I was a child I always wanted to be more responsible by doing things on my own‚ working‚ and driving‚ but at sixteen what can I be responsible at. As a young teenager I always looked at job postings
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was about to make a transition to high school. At the age of fifteen‚ my only concern was trying to figure out how I was going to do at a new school‚ however‚ my mother had other plans for me. She decided that it was time for me to get a job. My mother was considered more as a single mom at the time. Even though our stepdad was existent‚ he didn’t really do much to help out with having us grow unless it was for personal gain. My mother also functioned in a similar way. She didn’t want me to work solely
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at the local Gertens was a “dream job.” Often‚ while sitting in class‚ my attention would shift from the teacher to my older classmates as I would constantly overhear them talking about the ludicrous amounts of money they made at the local garden goods store. Now‚ as an ignorant 16-year old kid who just got his driver’s license‚ this made my eyes widen. For the first time in my life‚ the quest to acquire money was skyrocketing to the top of my priority list. My parents were slowly beginning to cut
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As I stepped into the kitchen on a Saturday morning‚ my mom asks me a question any parent would normally ask‚ ”What are you doing tonight?” Now normally I would hang out with my friends and what not but tonight was my stay at home night. So I simply replied “Nothing mom‚ why?” Usually her answer is that she just needs to know these sort of things‚ being a mother and all‚ but this time it was different; the answer didn’t come out so quickly like always. She sat and stared for a second like she was
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My First Job Experience After finishing my SPM and relaxing with my friends for about three weeks‚ I was wondering what else I should do. When I hanging around with friends at shopping complex‚ I saw I vacancy for a promoter job in a telecommunication company and I am interested in it. After being interviewed‚ I am hired as promoter for P1 4G company and that is my very first job in my life. I am being told to work for 10 hours per day and six days per week. On the first day I go to work‚ I met
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Johnecia Eady Dr. Price ENC 1101 23 February 2015 “First Job” In her essay “First Job”‚ Iliana Roman‚ a mother and hair salon owner. Who became pregnant in high school and dropped out. She held several jobs‚ while studying to attain her GED‚ taking business classes at a community college. Iliana used her education to transform into a successful salon owner. Roman describes her traumatic testimony on how determined she was to make her life successful after she realized the mistake that she made
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My First Day on a New Job The beginning is a place where we all have to start at some point in our lives. It could be the beginning of a marriage‚ a relationship‚ a business‚ a pregnancy‚ or a job. The one thing all these relationships would have in common is that you don’t know what it’s going to be like. We all have our expectations; in courtship‚ before marriage‚ research and planning‚ before starting a business‚ and the interview before starting the job. Not even the interview and the expectations
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A first job is a rite of passage while growing up. For me‚ having responsibilities that were outside of my mother’s roof was big. The minute that I had an income for my family’s household‚ all chores were exempt for‚ the worker‚ and gone were my days of washing dishes. My first job was working at Elleson’s Bakery during high school. Every weekend I would wake up at 4:30 in the morning‚ usually by the fifth alarm I would wake up‚ and get ready and walk the two blocks to the bakery to open for customers
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