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Last year before my Grade 6 school year started, my family and I took a trip to the U.S.A. It was a trip my parents planned to give me before I entered middle school. Being from Dubai, I have exposed to aspects of a large city all my life, but Manhattan was a whole new story. It was like discovering...
New York CityPersonal ExperienceTrip
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Childhood memories are strange because sometimes I can't be sure if I remember anything. Someone said that spending your whole childhood wishing would grow up, and then spending the entire adult life hoping to become a child, that's right! On the hustle and bustle of life, accidentally bumped into small corners that in my childhood years, it was the whole...
Childhood MemoriesPersonal Experience
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As a child, my favorite time of year was the summer time, because it meant I could go and visit my family. Most of my family are from and still live in a small seaside town called Lowestoft, which is located in the south-east of England. Every visit back home is important to me in its own way, but my...
Personal ExperienceTripVacation
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After keeping a food diary for two days it has come to my attention that the nutritional adequacy of my daily diet is actually quite poor. It has never really been brought to my attention until I physically had to write it down for this assignment. I realized I tend to blindly eat what is readily available rather than going...
BreakfastEating HabitsPersonal Experience
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This essay aims to illustrate my career development journey within a theoretical framework which I will reflect on, using two career theories discussed in the duration of career psychology module. This theoretical re-telling will incorporate ways in with my career choices were made and how they developed and continue evolve through different stages of my life, the role played by...
CareerCareer ChoicePersonal Experience
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In the article ‘Be a Gamer, Save the World’ by Jane McGonigal makes the argument that games are not a waste of time but rather a useful tool to promote growth. She shows this when she says “many critics consider such games a mind-numbing waste of time, if not a corrupting influence. But the truth about games is very nearly...
Personal ExperienceVideo Games
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Eating brownies with my mom was the best bonding experience, until an unforeseen occurrence took place after my tenth birthday: I was left despising the very thing I loved the most. With me having no fondness towards cake, cookies were always a go to for my birthday parties. I felt as though I had tried every cookie in the galaxy...
Childhood MemoriesPersonal Experience
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In 2015, I had the best trip of my life. It was a trip, I can never forget. It was in the summer. This trip made me so happy because I went to states I have not been in before. In the trip, I met new people and went to new places and saw new things. I never expected the...
Personal ExperienceTrip
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“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living” – Miriam Beard. It may be very cliche to say that travel has the power to change and inspire but as cliche as it may be, it's also very true. From a young age, I have been...
Personal ExperienceTrip
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Imagine if our society blamed people for being raped and claimed that it was their own life choices that had led them to such a horrific experience. Now, envision putting that shame, on someone who is fighting for their life, someone who is experiencing depression or anxiety. This happens every day, not just to rape victims, but also to the...
DiscriminationMental IllnessPersonal Experience
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I still remember the day of this incident. I was thirteen years’ old then. It was pouring heavily, and I had to go to a nearby store to purchase medicines for my grandmother. As it was raining, I pulled on an overcoat and went out. When I reached the main road, the traffic was heavy, and almost every vehicle is...
Helping OthersPersonal Experience
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We consider the word ‘No’ predominantly as a symbol of self-respect and discipline, which is right. Most people think it’s a difficult word to vocalize but saying ‘Yes’ is often harder than saying ‘No’ because it’s a verbal devotion to be an active contributor. ‘No’ easily transitions into a slippery slope of plans never fulfilled and good intentions never achieved....
Helping OthersPersonal Experience
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I recently spent a few days in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a unique destination with a wonderful combination of urban sophistication and small-town charm. And in this essay, I want to share my experience. With great art, shopping, restaurants, lively nightlife and cultural attractions, Grand Rapids is the perfect holiday destination. It is not surprising that people travel hundreds of kilometers...
Personal ExperienceTownTrip
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One time, I was talking to my students and they said: “Mrs. Jumana you always find ways to be optimistic about the future and that’s so beautiful but the reality is different, life is so hard! We’re living in a bad situation, we are surrounded by social and political crisis…... Look all around you, everything is a disaster and no...
GoalsPersonal ExperienceStudent
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Erikson states “adolescents struggle to discover their own identity while negotiating and struggle in a complex social world” (pg.211). The terms ‘Who am I?’, ‘Who do I want to be?’. These are the questions that I heard since elementary school and high school. So many people are on this journey to live a perfect life. I personally think it’s senseless....
About MyselfPersonal ExperienceWho Am I
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Today I am going to be discussing why video games are affecting us in a negative way. I want to discuss this topic as it is something I feel very passionate about, as I feel I spend too much time on video games and believe this is the case for many people. There are many arguments about whether video games...
Personal ExperienceResearchVideo Games
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Most people don’t know what it means to have real courage until they are faced with a situation that requires them to be courageous. For me, it wasn’t until eighth grade that I found out how courageous I could be. My family had just moved from a small town in Arizona to its biggest city, Phoenix, and it was my...
BraveryCouragePersonal Experience
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Every single one of us wants to be remembered in one way or another. We want to be remembered for more than just being normal and ordinary. Many people believe that their legacy is reflected by the wealth that they have accumulated and the degrees and diplomas they have achieved throughout their lifetime, I believe that one's legacy isn't merely...
LegacyPersonal ExperienceSociety
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With all the lessons that I have in this training “TEACH ON: Keeping the Passion Alive”, I’ve learned a lot that will help me in my teaching profession as a newly hired teacher. And before it ends, there’s one word that always stuck in my heart; the word “Passion”. I’ve realized that once you teach from the heart and not...
GoalsPersonal Experience
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Being the oldest of three has been one of the toughest obstacles that I have gone through due to all the responsibilities: taking care of my sisters; earning good grades so they can view me as a role model; being the first one to speak English in my family and having to translate for my mom. “ There’s agua in...
Personal ExperienceResponsibilitySister
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My story starts when I was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, my parents decided to move to the land of opportunities and go to a far-away land, called America. I was born on the 6th of February in 2002. The things I have learned and believe in and the experiences I have had throughout my life have shaped me into...
ImmigrantsMoving to AmericaPersonal Experience
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Everyone remembers their first job. It’s a definitive time in your life: it’s a step up from childhood, and a preview of adulthood. It’s a proud moment when you are old enough to earn your own money. First-job experiences are also formative. Not only do they teach you the value of hard work and money — but they also shape...
JobPersonal Experience
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Writer Stephen King commits to writing two thousand words a day, and usually, he does so between 8 am to 11:30 am every day. Swimmer Michael Phelps gets up and does warm-up exercises and creative visualization exercises every day before a competition. Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey, who had worked 8 hours per day at each company, created the...
Personal ExperiencePersonal LifeStephen King
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Talcott Parsons was an American sociologist who was born on December 13, 1902. He is seen by many as the most influential American sociologist. He has brought the ideas of Weber and Durkheim to American students. After bringing this to his students, he challenged them to think bigger than the ideas brought forth to them. One of the theories he...
CommunityPersonal ExperienceSociety
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Ever since I was young, my biggest fear has always been heights, I have other fears too, but none of them triggers me like this one. Maybe because I’m afraid of falling but to be honest I really don’t understand why. It’s not even being in the sky however like tall bridges or anything of that sort. The first time...
About MyselfFearPersonal Experience
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Like a flower withering away from the sun’s absence, my past of seclusion stripped my spirit for years. The numbing memories I have of a lonely past bewilder me, and although I’d love to clear the sinking into the depths of the ocean, all I can do today is thank the experience for happening. I began to drown as a...
Personal ExperiencePersonal Life
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For the cultural interview, I interviewed Andrew Tran, a long-time friend of mine, who is currently a junior at the University of Oklahoma. We have known each other for about eight years now and were happy to help me with this activity. Andrew is Korean American and was born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma. His parents immigrated from Korea and...
Cultural DiversityPersonal ExperiencePersonal Life
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This quarter, I had the opportunity to intern at the Colorado Department of Transportation as a Budget Analyst. This public organization is one of the twenty-eight departments under the Government of Colorado, and its primary purpose is to execute state transportation responsibilities in creating a safe and multi-modal transportation system for Colorado. It is a billion-dollar institution that incorporates engineering,...
Career ChoiceInternshipPersonal Experience
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Introduction to American Citizenship and Immigration Policies There are two ways to become an American citizen: birth within the United States and its territories or naturalization. The naturalization process requires an individual to permanently reside in the United States for at least 5 years, pass the naturalization test on English and US Civics, have qualifying services in the US armed...
ImmigrantsPersonal Experience
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‘Who am I?’ is a question that runs through my mind as I reflect on the person I am - my strengths and vulnerabilities, my natural inclinations and aversions, and what gives me fulfilment. As I step into social work, a helping profession, clarity regarding how my character has been shaped by my past and the system of beliefs that...
About MyselfPersonal ExperienceWho Am I
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