woke up Saturday morning without my alarm which was the first time because I got an extra hour of sleep. I usually warm up my bagel in the toaster‚ but instead turned on the oven for that. I had to do some homework for my classes and read a couple of chapters of Fahrenheit 451‚ and I did that for a couple of hours. Every time I wanted to check my social media‚ but I stopped myself. Since I was so bored‚ I started drawing and coloring. I played some card games with my sibling. Usually‚ when I am doing
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My First Visit to New York City Few years before‚ I visited New York City for the first time‚ so before I went there‚ I studied a travel guide for a long time. My cousin told me New York City is a beautiful city‚ especially during the Christmas season. She said I would see Christmas decorations everywhere. Therefore‚ I said to myself that I had to visit the city during the Christmas season. My cousin lives in Long Island City‚ so when I left from there to go to downtown Manhattan‚ I took an MIA
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Oct 9‚ 2010 English 001 MA Essay My First Job in U. S. A. Before I came to The United States‚ I worked in several jobs in my natal country‚ Dominican Republic. The most of them were not exactly the kind of job that people would enjoy. I have worked under the hot Caribbean sun‚ lifting and carrying heavy bags of sand at a construction
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"My First Time Away From Home" Leaving to go to college was my very first time away from home‚ and it took a lot of adjusting to a new surrounding. I didn’t have my mom right by my side anymore and I needed to become more independent on doing things on my own. Adjusting to a new city‚ community‚ and school was a challenge because I was used to being in my own city‚ with my old friends‚ at my old school. I often got homesick and wanted to go home‚ but I soon adjusted. At first when I originally
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As stated in my first journal entry‚ I originally saw this course as a skill to add to my resume. After reading chapter one I realized the value my personal life would gain learning about nonverbal communication‚ so I went into week two all gung ho and ready to tackle it! I knew having this skill would put my life back on track by giving me the tools I needed to hide my screwed-up life. This would lead to new friendships and relationships where I could verbally open myself up to others. All I had
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In the summer leading up to my first semester in college‚ my expectations were high. I assumed that all I had to do was study‚ attend my classes and I would breeze through the courses with ease. As I predicted‚ I began the fall semester effortlessly and my confidence was higher than before. As a student in the Honors College‚ I was presented with a mass amount of opportunities that I found it impossible to isolate myself from others which I always had a tendency to do. I began to participate in several
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“Strike!” yelled the umpire. I knew my time was getting close. I tried not to think about hitting a home run because I have before‚ and I always
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My First Time Shooting It’s Christmas 2014‚ my Dad and I went to go shooting with my Cousins‚ my Uncle‚ and my Grandpa. He brought his AR (Assault Rifle)‚ .45‚ .09‚ and his AS 12 gauge (Assault Shotgun). I brought my BB gun too. The boys shot off a couple of rounds with the .45‚ the .09‚ and the AR. Grandpa taught me how to shoot a BB gun first. Then my Dad let me shoot the .09. The .09 goes like this BAM…… BAM…….. BAM it is semi automatic‚ that means it is not rapid fire. I was pretty good with
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On September 3‚ my boyfriend and I attended the 38th Chicago Jazz Festival in Millennium Park. This was my first jazz concert. My boyfriend and I headed towards the Jay Pritzker Pavilion; its stage looked like a steel version of the Sydney Opera House. As we looked for a place to sit‚ I noticed that the audience’s demographics consisted of Indian‚ Asian‚ some African Americans‚ and Caucasians. We sat near the stage in the plastic orange seats because the grass area was extremely packed. However‚
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Book Report on First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung The name of one of the books that I read this summer is called "First they Killed my Father" by Loung Ung. I choose this book because it was recommended by an older friend and it was recommended to me by my English teacher. My older friend told me this was a good book and he couldn’t put it down. He also told me that it was a easy read and that I would like it. My English teacher also told me that this book is good and that I would be interested
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