The Most Terrifying Experience I have always on mind a trip with my class when I was in high school. Normally‚ when you travel with your class to a foreign country‚ you have fun. But the visit to the concentration camps in Poland was not funny at all. I was just sixteen years old and I didn’t know if I was enough strong in my head but I thought it was a good opportunity to do it. I had already seen movies or pictures from these terrible places. Nevertheless it’s not the same thing when you are
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The most influential experience in my life has been‚ participating in giving back to the homeless during the Christmas holiday. During this experience‚ I’ve had the pleasure of feeding the homeless and giving Christmas gifts to the less fortunate children. This influenced me to want to help others and to be more humble. When I was participating in helping others I felt that I was making a difference in my community. Instead of being selfish I set time aside to help the ones who really need helping
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Pierre de Coubertin‚ the father of the modern Olympics‚ once said that "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part.” Well‚ I believe that no one should be taking part in the Olympics‚ because they should be cancelled. Yes‚ it can be argued that they provide countries with sometimes much needed unity and strength to improve‚ and that the Olympics are highly competitive that is great for the athletes competing. But‚ the pros greatly overweigh the cons. The Olympics
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On April 6‚1978 in Los Angeles‚ California‚ my mother was born at a hospital in China Town. Her birth name was Nancy Chung Yee Ho. My grandfather gave her the name Nancy after Nancy Reagan who was the wife of president Ronald Reagan in office from 1981 to 1989. My mother was born as a middle child with a big brother named Chung Ho‚ born five years older than her in Hong Kong. She also has a younger sister named Lucy Ho‚ born six years later in Los Angeles as well. The three of them and both their
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to most it is the most painful one. “He would put his peewee in my peewee‚ and touch my peewee”. Those are the words no parent or adult wants to hear come from a child’s mouth. Child abuse is sadly a common issue that our society has to face‚ and I was one of those who went through it. I was sexually abused by my grandfather multiple times day from the age of three to six and half. I was abused multiple times day in different ways each time‚ and it was only when I was left alone with him. My parents
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My literacy skills began to increase‚ like most peoples. It first started through the moral stories by my parents. Later on it was developed even more when I started going to school my teacher started mold my style of reading and writing. In my opinion the reason I developed my literacy is because in my childhood I dreamt of being a novel writer. Everyone‚ who wants to be successful‚ needs to know how to read and write. I learned that I had to write however my teachers wanted me to write and ultimately
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think of my bedroom‚ I realize why some people are so crazy about locking their doors and not letting anyone inside it and touch their stuff. My bedroom is the place where I can sit back and relax. It is the only place where I can get away from the world‚ away from the stressing college student life; a place away from work and rude customers‚ that even though no matter how nice you are to them‚ there’s always someone that finds the way to bring your mood down. A place when I can have my own privacy
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that time my mother was busy preparing breakfast for our family. Today I am very happy because today is the day promised by my parents to take me to an interesting place in Kuala Kubu Bharu. I ask if there are interesting places in Kuala Kubu Bharu but I’m just waiting to go there. After breakfast‚ my mother asked to prepare all the equipment such as Quran and neat clothes‚ Stops for a while my mind why do I need to bring the quran but I only by what my mother commanded. Suddenly‚ my brother has told
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The Most Underappreciated Teacher Sometimes we do not realize how much we miss something until it is gone‚ or realize how much someone has helped us until later in life. I have finally realized how wonderful my tenth grade English teacher is‚ and if I could write a book about anything‚ I would write it about her. When tenth grade started‚ I was unaware of what to expect. My first period class was English. I had heard many stories about Mrs. Trahan‚ the dreadful English teacher. I was a little
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Kobie Douglas Douglas 1 2-6-12 My family history "In all of us there is a hunger‚ marrow deep‚ to know our heritage - to know who we are and where we came from. Without this enriching knowledge‚ there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life‚ there is still a vacuum‚ emptiness‚ and the most disquieting loneliness.” –Alex Haley This quote explained to me the importance of my grandparent’s legacy and their history. A long twisting family tree inspires one who
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