Jaynyah Bland Miss B. English1-2nd per. Dec 7. 2012 My Basketball Experience When I was in the 8th grade‚ I came back to public school. I was eager to make the basketball team. My friends who were on the team last year motivated me to tryout. So after school I went to the tryouts and surprisingly‚ I saw most of my friends there. The coach‚ coach Huff‚ had us do lay ups‚ free throws‚ running up the bleachers‚ three point line shooting‚ two point line shooting‚ and suicides. Then we had to
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impacting the ability to embrace a situation that originally may be perceived as fear. My first obstacle with this course was to admit to myself that I had created my own fear of math. I had fully produced what I now view to be a huge challenge. The inevitable had finally arrived. I had postponed my taking this math class for close to ten years. I was now at age 29 sitting in a math class that I had avoided through out my collegial career. So here I was‚ struggling from the beginning‚ prior to a math
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is a gift. Throughout my professional career‚ I have always struggled with the choice of following my educational ambitions or gaining work experience. While I had the desire for a more advanced level of knowledge in the form of a doctoral degree I struggled with timing and opportunity. During my first year as a college student‚ I questioned whether college was the right fit for me. I lost my focus because I could not decide what I ultimately wanted out of the experience. Three majors and one
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four years old‚ my mother was the first of the family to come from Kenya to the United States. She moved here to build a better life for our family. About a year later‚ it became apparent my father would not be joining us here; by the end of 2004‚ lung cancer had taken my father from my family. The passing of my father was‚ by far‚ the most difficult experience I have ever had‚ however it has only made me more capable of moving on from hardships. I vividly remember the tears in my mother’s eyes as
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My Salvation Experience My Father Was 62 Years of Age and My Mother was 16 Years Old when I was Born . My Father was appointed full custody of me at the age of 7 Years Old. I was repeatedly Touched Inappropriately‚ it started to occur every day and then 4 to 5 times a week until finally I was raped. I would hurt so badly‚ Emotionally‚ Mentally‚ and Physically. My only way to cope with the pain was to drink. My father had liquor Cabinet‚ I started to steal his whiskey and
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My learning experience I think my learning experience start from the time when I was young. I live with my grandparents. My grandfather was a lieutenant colonel in Indonesian army‚ therefore‚ no surprised if I have similar daily activity like a soldier‚ full of rule and discipline but less in physical training. He uses is rules to build my attitudes and habit. Among thesse rules are‚ I should wake up at 6 am every morning including holiday otherwise he would throw a glass of water on my face. Also
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My Educational Experience My name is Liang Yingyi‚ a new transfer student who major in nursing from Guangzhou‚ China. I have learned English since grade three in primary school and fortunately I did well in almost every English test in China. However‚ in the US I found that my vocabulary was never enough for me to express my thoughts and sometimes I couldn’t even understand in class. Besides‚ the grammar is another issue for me to focus on. Before I entered university‚ I studied in No.16 High
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was eight years old my family and I moved hundreds of miles from my childhood home. This news both surprised and challenged me. Nine years and two moves later‚ I still find myself being challenged and learning every day. I have lived in three different states‚ gone to multiple different schools‚ and made so many meaningful memories. The idea of moving years ago was scary‚ but I am thankful for the experiences and opportunities that each move has brought me. Transitioning from my childhood home to an
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My Experience with God If you look closely at the world around you‚ you can see God in everything and everyone. Just recently‚ I had my very own personal experience with God. Even though I can see God through His creations‚ I finally found the place where I feel closest to God. Many people have told me it is easy to see God in life‚ but I just realized that God is everywhere. Some people have a harder time finding the right path to go down towards God. I happen to be one of those people. On the
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English Writing Experience English is not my native language; my experience in writing was very minimal‚ I starting writing when I came to college. First‚ when I star to write a sentence in English‚ I have an idea in Chinese. However‚ I have to write it in English‚ the confusion starts when I try to translate my previous idea. And the structure of a sentence‚ like we put the time and place at the beginning of the sentence in Chinese‚ but in English we put it at end of the sentence. After I come
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