something that would inspire me and my classmates. I chose the ukulele because it was something that I had always wanted to learn. During the ten hours of learning the magnificent instrument‚ I encountered many “aha!” moments. Although I am only required to practice playing it for ten hours now‚ I believe I will use it later in life. At first‚ I had no idea what I was going to do for my project. I thought about doing something simple and easy like writing with my other hand. However‚ I decided I
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Marcus Pennie Written Communication September 9‚ 2012 My darkest hour was also the moment I became a man. When all my years of training‚ all the blood‚ sweat‚ and tears of running‚ aiming‚ skills training‚ and hand to hand combat had finally been put to the test. My first kill. It wasn’t a proud moment but it was one on necessity and choice that I’ve played over and over again and I still get the same result. It would have gone exactly the same. September 21st 1999‚ 1327 Zulu time. We
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Good Bosses Versus Bad Bosses Paula Chipman COM/170 July 21‚ 2014 Dr. Adams Good Bosses Versus Bad Bosses The management style of a boss can definitely shape an individual’s day and/or career depending upon his/her techniques. In the society we live in offers a diverse and wide range of job opportunities‚ Most people need to work to survive in these hard times. People want to hang on to the jobs they already have. For some people‚ this means dealing with a bad boss. The perception of whether
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Sports and School (My experience) School starts at a young age for most kids. They go to learn Arithmetic‚ English‚ History‚ and get a general education for life. They also learn to deal with others outside of their family and close friends. Such was the case for myself. I lived on a farm where my neighbor was my best friend till he moved away. I then had one year till school would start for me‚ which I would spend with my family‚ and one or two friends who I would see occasionally. When school
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event where I felt like my identity was challenged is when I was in a situation where I felt uneasy about. Immigrants. I am a child of an immigrant. This affects me because I was born in El Salvador and come in the States as a baby. I never know how people will react to it. My parents made the sacrifice of leaving El Salvador‚ their hometown and move to the States. My parents came here to ensure us a better education‚ and in general‚ a better life. Learning a new culture and my hispanic culture at
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far away from home‚ Mom came to see us only at the weekend. During the week‚ Dad assumed all the responsibilities of taking care of me both in my daily life and in my study. Occasionally‚ Dad had to be out for work all day‚ from the early morning to the late night. Then‚ in the morning‚ I would be woken up by an alarm clock near the pillow. Opening my eyes reluctantly and looking at the clock‚ I was sure I could find a slip of paper by it which read:"You had better get up right now before you
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Birth Control through the centuries In the 18th century it was stereotyped for a woman to be a homemaker and mother to several children. Then came along a medical advancement that to this day still asks the question of when is birth control a blessing to those women that want more to life than just being a mother. Birth Control has been an issue for the past centuries‚ debating if it is a blessing for women that long to have professional career or a gateway for women to indulge into promiscuity
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Hannibal Because Hannibal was such a successful leader‚ his character was‚ and still is‚ debated over. By nature‚ the Romans‚ their allies‚ and even Hanno‚ a Carthaginian‚ disliked Hannibal because he brought fear and destruction to their peoples. On the other hand Carthage and its allies respected Hannibal because he brought expansion and wealth. Although both sides of the argument completely oppose each other‚ both have adequate reasoning. Hannibal gave many reasons to be disliked due to his
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I have never really thought about how much I depend of technology. We got our first family computer when I was about 9 years old. At the time my brother was a computer geek (still is) and he would go buy the computer books that had programs in them where you had to type everything out to get a game on the computer to play. So when I would help or when he was teaching me‚ we would mix some of the programs up and see if we could come up with anything. Then it was to BBS’. That opened a whole new world
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writing in my life‚ started at a young age. I remember every time I was riding in a car; I would try my best to read every road sign out loud to my mother or father. I would take great joy out of being able to pronounce words that I saw in public and if I was not able to read it‚ I would work hard to learn how to. Most children did not like the idea of going to bed at night‚ but I loved it because I knew my mother would read a story or poem to me. Writing was also a big portion of my life when I
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