Fear As the instructor put me in that choke hold on my second to last day of swim instruction I knew I broke the one rule I tried so hard not to. “Get the hell out of my pool” he yelled. I dangled there in the middle of the pool wondering how this man could hold me in a chokehold while keeping both of us afloat. “You weak bitch‚ get the fuck out of my pool”. As those words echoed through the empty olympic sized pool room I was let go‚ left to reach the side of the deep end under my own power
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Jorge Velez Diaz Professor Hargraves ENGL-1005 18 September 2014 My First Cruise Like it was yesterday I remember my first vacation on a cruise. My Dad and I went on a three- day long cruise to The Bahamas. I had never been on a cruise‚ so it was a new experience for me. We needed to be in Tampa for our departure‚ so we drove the two hours from Orlando‚ Florida to Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida. My Dad and I used this time to talk‚ make plans for the trip and think about our upcoming adventures on the
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Caroline Martinez English 101 CRN: 4144 Aug. 10‚ 2010 Facing Discrimination I was eight years old when my father abandoned my pregnant mother. She had four children to provide for and awaiting another; she acquired zero work skills while being a stay at home mom‚ which is a requirement for those looking to join the work force. She had no money and was obligated to live off of what friends and family could spare. It’s amazing how the discrimination of others impale mothers from moving on in
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prepare me for an office work environment; I am obtaining my Associate of Art Degree in Medical Office Specialist. I have some existential number of years contributed to customer service and I am available immediately! I have an awesome personality and I am a very reliable individual; also‚ I have the ability to catch on to new‚ exciting tasks easily. I have great work ethics and I believe that I would be a great asset to your company because of my willingness to succeed! I feel that this particular
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religion‚ social class‚ and our generation. My cultural identity is based off of family‚ food‚ sports‚ video games‚ automobiles‚and welding; and it is what made me be who I am today. I believe that my family is one of the fulfilling part of my cultural identity. Although I did not grow up with my father in my life I still had many more relatives to love and care for me‚ such as my mother‚ grandmother‚ grandfather‚ uncles‚ aunts‚ and many more family members. My family is who showed me everything that
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almost solely for the first ten years of my life by my mom and in the first few years she could not speak English. I would be raised day after day by her and her only with only a few streaks of time where I would see my father on weekends‚ holidays and two afternoons. I was thought to speak and read almost solely by my mom. From my early years she drove me to do my best in school and life. She was the one who made me study and instilled my desire to succeed
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exactly normal or average. While most children held the all too common dream of being a racecar driver or astronaut‚ I set my goals more realistically and thought I would most likely end up at a desk job in a cubicle; and while other people’s ambitions diminished while growing up‚ mine grew. I remember the look of astonishment on my parents’ face when I charged “interest” to my brothers while lending money around age eight‚ I could never quite tell if it was a look of disbelief or pride. But not everyone
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My First Liar It was 22nd of December‚ 2001‚ my 10th birthday. As usual on every birthday when i was 10‚ my parents bought for me a super fancy bike. That was the best gift i’d ever had‚ but i was not suitable to receive it. At that times‚ a Math competition was held at my high-school‚ everyone in class had to join this event ‚and the reward from my parents is the Martin bike . As a arrogant kid‚ I was very confident about myself‚ and I assumed that I’ll win that competition. I didn’t prepare
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“Facing the Giants” I. Introduction “Never give up.” “Never back down.” “Never lose faith.” “With God NOTHING is IMPOSSIBLE.” These are just some of the quotations that were mentioned in the movie. Grant Taylor‚ who is a football coach‚ is struggling to keep the school’s football program alive. But when things seems like they can’t get any worse‚ Grant prays‚ gets inspired and renew his entire philosophy of coaching. The movie strengthens my faith in God and at the same
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like to share a story about my maids. I used to rely on maid services because I have two children‚ aged one and three respectively. When my eldest son was born‚ I initially sent him to a babysitter who lived nearby my area. However‚ the babysitter was only able to take care of my son until he was six months old due to her own pregnancy. So‚ because of the unavailability of my babysitter‚ I really needed to find a maid to look after my kids when I was away at work. My first maid was from Indonesia
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