I am the youngest child of my family. In addition to that‚ my older sibling is an inherently dominant boy. Therefore‚ I have spontaneously felt inferior to him. My strong sense of leadership was not established until I left my home country. A thirty-hour exhausting flight physically transported me from Vietnam to a foreign land - America‚ as well as figuratively transformed a childish girl to a young leader at the age of fifteen. I moved in with my uncle’s family in Texas. From a careless‚ youngest
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Hannah Schleis FSN 250-01 April 15‚ 2013 Ethnic Dining Experience Since I have been living here in San Luis Obispo I have walked by Thai Palace many times while downtown but I have never gotten the chance to go. This assignment was the perfect opportunity. I have tried Thai food before‚ back home in Idaho‚ but have only tried a few of the most generic dishes offered. This time I was eager to try something a little more out of my comfort zone. As I walked in the restaurant I noted a very distinct
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My First Military Experience The date was September 23rd 2003. I was leaving my home for the first time; I had been dreading the unknown of entering basic military training for months. I knew difficult challenges would lie ahead‚ but little did I know what changes were about to become of me in my first military experience. The trainees were stuffed into the bus like sardines; I was shoved to the very back on the floor by exit sign. The smell of fear and the odor of a gym locker room filled the
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the Philippines in the Visayas Tacloban College Into the Shoes of a CPA A 150-hour practicum experience as a requirement in BA 123 course Public Accounting Office INTRODUCTION What I expect to get from the Practicum When Professor Bernadette Lorenzo‚ our BA 123 (Public Accounting Office) adviser told us to look for accounting firms for our practicum‚ I got excited because I never had the experience to work in an office or company before. Practicum is defined as a school or college course‚ especially
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I was hospitalized for three weeks at Seattle Children’s after enduring emergency surgery to remove a rare tumor in my large intestine. What I figured was random stomach pain was life threatening. Since I have endured so much in my life‚ it is not easy for me to be emotional. When I found out that I needed surgery in a mere few hours I did not know how to process my emotions. Being in the hospital taught me that I need to take what may seem meaningless as something that could be serious. I learned
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My Job Search Experience In September 2009‚ I was laid off for the first time in my career. I was given a 60-day notice by my previous company. So I had about 2 months to find a new job before officially becoming unemployed. But luckily enough‚ I was able to land a new job within two months. So today‚ I would like to share that intensive job search experience with you in my report. Also as you already know‚ the financial crisis and recession began in 2008‚ by the time I was laid off‚ the job
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My most important experience sought me out. It happened to me; I didn’t cause it. I call it serendipity‚ and he maintains that it was fate. Carolina and I had collected enough signatures to return to our group. She glanced around‚ and without notice walked to a stranger. “Sir‚ do you have a moment? We’re conducting a survey” she asked. He gave the question some thought before agreeing‚ but on condition that we followed him to his workplace. In making answer to this proposition‚ Carolina did not
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150 September 18‚ 2013 Writing Experiences It’s hard to imagine a life without writing. From research papers‚ school essays‚ and resumes‚ to text messaging‚ grocery lists‚ and passing notes during class‚ writing is a huge part of my daily life. Sometimes I write as part of requirements for a class of to apply for a scholarship or a program. Other times I write to amuse myself or to remind myself to do something. I’ve changed as I’ve gotten older‚ and my writing has changed along the way
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explanation of my previous writing experience mostly focused on writing performed in school. In the past I’ve mostly written a wide variety of narrative and expository driven material and most of it was part of any given english or writing class. In particular my last English class focused heavily on rhetorical writing and had us write a number or persuasive papers designed to teach us some basic rhetorical analysis skills. Outside of school I haven’t done as much creative writing‚ most of was either
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How many people have the good fortune to travel by plane? I was one of the fortunate few. My first flight in the air was the most exciting experience in my life. I was travelling from Delhi to London by air. I entered the aeroplane in the morning. It was like getting into a car or bus but the noise of the machine made us feel that it was different. Soon the plane took off and rose in the air higher and higher. The buzzing sound which had fascinated me continued. When I looked down‚ things looked
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