...Personal Essay Whenever I think of my parents, I think of many things. I think of the future and the past, I think of the years we spent together and the funny moments. From as far back as I can remember, I saw my dad everyday but not often because he used to come home from work late, and at that time I used to be asleep. However, my mom was there most of the time. On weekends two of my uncle’s, my aunt, and my grandfather come to our house. The adults go to the living room and they either talk about their week, about family related, or politics. My brother and I enjoyed playing with our cousins, but at the same time my dad insisted that I should stay with the adults. My sister helped my mom in the kitchen. As soon the food was ready we all would go and help my mom to get the food on the table. It would take my mom all morning just to make Arabic food;dolma, kabab and some rice . Yet she would be last one that starts eating. At the table everyone would be busy either eating or passing the food. On the weekends that my uncles, aunt, or my grandfather couldn't come to our house my dad would take us to a restaurant that my brother, sister and I choose. We always choose BurgerKing, McDonalds, or PizzaHut. However, my mom prefers to eat healthy food. My relationship with my parents when I was small was perfect to me. I still remember those moments of my childhood, the times that I used to sleep in my parent’s bedroom every time I felt scared, and the times I used to love going with...
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...little brother. I still have problems with him now, but not like back then. He would always annoy me, and I did not do well holding back my anger towards him, and for that, I got in trouble with my parents almost every day. This cycle went on for a few months. One day, I was so fed up with his noises that he made, that I made a gun shape with my fingers and pretended to shoot him, without realizing that my mom and stepdad were directly behind me. They took every single thing from my room except for my bed, my desk full of markers, and the five stuffed frogs in the closet that my grandpa bought me when I was five. By that age I was, “too old” for stuffed animals, so I just left the frogs there in my closet. However, after about a week of staring at the wall all day, (except for when I came out to eat), I started to lose my mind without anything to do, so I opened up my closet and grabbed the frogs. I didn’t really know what to do with them, until I started talking to them. For about 3 months those frogs were my best friends. Even after I earned my belongings back, and could play with my video games again, I still just talked to the frogs. I named the smallest one Grolmo, and another one was named Horus. They earned a special place in my heart, for being there for me in my time of need....
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...notifications. After reading all of my notifications, and lets be honest, playing a few games, I got up, went to the bathroom, and fixed my black hole of a mess hair. It was a long process of fixing my crazy, atramentous, convoluted hair. Some people, which includes my sister, thinks that in the morning, my hair's a rat's nest and I wholeheartedly agree with her. I hustled down the curvilinear, cafe au lait, arduous stairs and went to the kitchen to grab the ambrosial breakfast that my mom has made ever since I was puerile and petite. Ahhh, those were the days, I remembered. I wonder how mom and dad became so contradisnict? As I waddled like a penguin to the living room, I grabbed some exquisite orange juice from imported oranges from Florida. At least, that’s what the box said. Anyways, I plopped down on our gelatinous couch and started watching...
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...because they asking millions of questions and they have sometimes a weird requests. For example after a diner my mom always ask me if I’m still hungry and why I didn’t eat vegetables which I usual don’t eat because I was already full or I just don’t like them. On the other hand my dad was always trying catch me and he usual come from nowhere to put a hat on my head when I was going to party with perfectly spiked hair. I know this all sounds ridiculous however I think you can’t really understand why our parents does that till you actually become a parent. Hi my name is Sebastian and tonight I want to share with you how it is to be a parent and how my life get changed when my son David was born. Becoming a parent bring a bigger purpose to my life, yes I learn how to change a diaper and believe me it is possible to put the diaper a wrong way which can finish with very bad consequences. However my first life lesson was something else, I learn that as a parent you will always want you baby to be safe and conformable. Comfortable which means that David will stay dry and worm. Now I understand why my dad was always trying to make me to wear proper clothes because he was still see me as that little boy which he wants to take care of. Parenting is difficult however it brings to my live a lot of joy and make me more thankful. Almost every day my son do something new one day he learn how walk another day he find how to climb well here we go no he knows how climb and walk on the...
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...I was only six months old when my mom decided to move to San Diego from Mexico. I obviously have no memories of where I was originally born, but one thing I do know for sure is that I do not want to go back. My parents are always suggesting to go back for a visit to see my grandparents, but for some unknown reason I cannot seem to convince myself to go. I basically grew up in San Diego and have adapted to its culture and the environment. I come from two wonderful parents who like to put my sister and my life to the test. They are always telling us, “we are preparing you guys for life, it is not going to be easy living on your own in this big world with crazy people, so might as well get prepared now.” Something that I do appreciate them saying...
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...high school in 1991 and I have found it very hard to adapt to learning in an online classroom as to learning in an actual classroom with a teacher in front of the classroom. Today’s technology has become far more advanced than what I ever realized it would be even when I was sixteen-seventeen years old. I choose this topic to write about for my personal essay to see how many others in my classroom may have the same struggles and fears of online learning as I do. My reason for seeking a college degree are really plain and simple, we have all age groups in our online classroom and all over our online campus, we have students such as my son that are fresh out of high-school and then you have students that have been to college already and want to further their knowledge for whatever the reasons may be, a job promotion, a change in career or just simply to keep their minds fresh and up to date with all the new things that come about everyday. I myself have a goal of pursuing legal studies to one day become an attorney and opening a law firm with my son that can be passed down to generations of our family if that is something they want to pursue and if not that is also okay, it is still dream that I will have fulfilled thus making me happy in life. It will give me a feeling of great accomplishment to say to myself I have done something in my life besides just being a wife and a mother to my children. I am showing my children that if...
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...mommy and even daddy will be mistreating me even other people have joined. It’s not my fault that i am not as healthy and strong as everyone else and yet they maltreat me and make me feel like i am not needed like i don’t exist because i do exist. I just want to disappear from their sight, their lives forever (sobbing) BLESSING—what about me! i do care about you please don’t go AMANDA—I love you but i have to go; you will be fine.(starts running again) BLESSING—Amanda, if you want to go where will you go AMANDA—anywhere but here sis i have to go(runs off) BLESSING—Amanda... This was my last interaction with my sister that i love so much its already twenty years since i last saw her but yet every day this conversation plays over and over again in my head. When I got home and reported the incident to my parents they didn’t even bat an eyelid all my dad said was that “she will be back when she is done crying!” just because of this statement i felt a rush of adrenaline all over me and i saw that my parents saw her as a pain in the butt and her running away was like a relief to them – i hated my parents bitterly and i wished they would just die by the next morning little did i know that i was about to experience the same thing my sister had experienced. I could not sleep all through the night because i was replaying the past events of me and her together and trying to remember all our time together and trying to figure out how cruel my parents were to her...
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...Freudian Defense Mechanisms While we studied Freud’s defense mechanism in class I could recognize how almost every single one of the mechanisms has been present in my life at some time, but a few were more predominate than others. The four that really stood out to me during your lecture were compartmentalization, displacement, emotional isolation, and undoing. In my life all four of these have been used by my ego in a way to try and reduce stress or tension that was or is occurring. I was born and raised in a strong Christian family. We prayed before all our meals and went to church every Sunday morning. As I grew older I also started to attend church on Wednesday and Sunday nights for youth group and small groups. I was taught numerous things such as not to drink, do drugs, have premarital sex, gossip, cheat, use curse words, or lie. Since I attended a private Christian school the majority of my childhood everyone around me had the same morals and beliefs so it was not hard to believe that this was the way I should live my life. Once I hit seventh grade the private school I was attending stopped offering classes to adolescents my age forcing me to attend public school, this is where everything changed. I began to date boys and say phrases like “ Oh my god” instead of “ Oh my gosh.” Public school was a completely different world that I didn’t even know existed until then, but middle school was just the beginning of my complete life change. Once I reached high school I got...
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...not only one person who has made an impact in my life there is actually mutiple people, who have opened my eyes to many things. My mother is prime example in my life that no matter what life throws at you can always get through whatever it is that you give up hope , and has you feeling like you just cant make it , or that your not strong enough . she loved to tell me when i was going through a certain situation witch she helped me get through with her words. "God doesnt put things in your life that you can not handel" when im feeling like i just cant take it anymore saying life is too hard and all i want to do is cry i look up to her and she tells me Trust in God he will never forsake you , i get up wipe my tears knowing i wont be going through this for long asking God for his strength and peace. because of her words i have learned to look up to God when things are falling apart. "i can do all things through christ who strengthens me" I dont know where i would be without my mom and her words of encouragement she has truly made a mark in my life that will never be erased look up to the lord and everything will fall into place. My significant other has also made a very big impact in my life . He encourages me and pushes me to fufill my purpose to look further then just my pretty face , Not only to be beautiful but to be intelligent . when i feel like im not smart enough i cant do this and...
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...terrorized, and teased each other. Ethan was always quite fond of jumping out behind walls to startle or poking my incredible squishy face, while I usually leaned towards talking to him non-stop about absolutely nothing to annoy him. Little did I know, on this particular night Ethan was going to cross the line of playful sibling terrorization. The second day of my parent’s absence was when the incident took...
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...never met him before.And I hadn’t planned on having to until today. Just like most guys we were all determined to show off our skills to the girls, especially my best friend Kaynen and I. It was a normal game like any other that we played before, except it wasn’t for fun this time both teams wanted to win bad. I got the ball and dribbled up court and of course Kaynen was right there in front of me doing everything he can to get the ball. That’s when I did the worst thing I could have, I picked up my...
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...Liberty University ENGL 101 Author Note 1928 Cypress Lane, Newton, Kansas Abstract Children doing chores has almost become a pastime in some families. In my family it is a building block for life. I use chores in our household to teach life lessons and to strengthen integrity and work performance. I also, believe that it builds a strong character and a work ethic that businesses are desperate to have out of is employees. Teaching our children the value of a dollar and the hardships that come with not earning a dollar is something all parents need to focus more of their time on. Life is not about how much money you can make or how much stuff you can have. It is about whose life you can impact. Children that lending helping hands to do chores for money or no money are children that will grow into adults that are valued in a place of business or in a firm. Children should take pleasure and enjoyment out of chores, because they need to learn that sense of accomplishment that is derived from a job well done, a chore completed and a project finished. In my paper I will touch on key points such as building character, work ethic, incentives and the value of the Spend, Save and Give system. Keywords: household, chores, character, ethic, incentives Children Doing Chores: Are Chores Beneficial to a Child’s Development? It has always been pondered by parents, grandparents, and children themselves; are doing chores beneficial to a child’s development? In all reality it depends...
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...smoking habit is a physical addiction to tobacco products. Many health experts now regard habitual smoking as a psychological addiction, too, and one with serious health consequences. Smoking risks Smoking is recognized as the leading preventable cause of death, causing or contributing to the deaths of approximately 430,700 Americans each year. Anyone with a smoking habit has an increased chance of lung, cervical, and other types of cancer; respiratory diseases such as emphysema, asthma, and chronic bronchitis; and cardiovascular disease, such as heart attack, high blood pressure, stroke, and atherosclerosis (narrowing and hardening of the arteries). The risk of stroke is especially high in women who take birth control pills. Smoking can damage fertility, making it harder to conceive, and it can interfere with the growth of the fetus during pregnancy. It accounts for an estimated 14% of premature births and 10% of infant deaths. There is some evidence that smoking may cause impotence in some men. Because smoking affects so many of the body's systems, smokers often have vitamin deficiencies and suffer oxidative damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals are molecules that steal electrons from other molecules, turning the other molecules into free radicals and destabilizing the molecules in the body's cells. Smoking is recognized as one of several factors that might be related to a higher risk of hip fractures in older adults. Studies reveal that the more a person smokes, the...
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...- E Moor 79 B 5 SS - P Hollimon 85 A 1 Giants LG - D Mcgee 86 A 1 C McEvoy 79 A 2 HB - D Flemming 85 A 4 FS - J WIlliamson 86 A 4 E Clarke 80 A 5 June 13, 2012 12:10pm Maverick Andaloc C - WR - RG - FB - LOLB FS- RE C FB June 28, 2012 1:40pm Maverick Andaloc C - L Paul 83 A 2 WR - T Cobbs 81 A 1 J Palmer 80 A 2 FB - Z Boone 80 A 7 DT - C Cabunoc 80 B 4 LOLB - D Molton 79 A 3 C - N Miles 79 B 1 QB - T Terrell 71 A 2 CB - D Banks 81 A 1 J Woods 72 A 2 DT - J Washington 7 TE - K Yancy 74 B 5 July 2, 2012 2:27am Maverick Andaloc i dnt kno wat to say ive already explained everything ooh jeez thinking about it now that thing you said about making more efforts with your friends more me than with me* but like i still like you and you like me so i dnt wanna just sit here and do nothing about it and like lose you Maverick Andaloc 15 minutes ago Maverick Andaloc and thats wat pisses me off wen you encourage me to get over you its like your fine with it.. like your fine with me getting over you that i wnt like you this way ever again cuz i honestly wouldnt be fine with it wen i still like you and...
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...something like a discussion is all over the map, it doesn't stick to the main topic and goes off on tangents. Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades Used in response to someone saying "almost" in a win/lose situation. The full expression is "Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades." An alternate form puts "and flinging shit from a shovel" at the end. Armchair quarterback An armchair quarterback is someone who offers advice, especially about football, but never shows that they could actually do any better. As mad as a wrongly shot hog If someone is as mad as a wrongly shot hog, they are very angry. (Same as, Angry as a bear or Angry as a bull). As rare as hen's teeth Something that is rare as hen's teeth is very rare or non-existent. At a drop of a dime If someone will do something at the drop of a dime, they will do it instantly, without hesitation. At loose ends If you are at a loose end, you have spare time but don't know what to do with it. At the bottom of the totem pole If someone is at the bottom of the totem pole, they are unimportant. Opposite is at the top of the totem pole. At the end of your rope If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the limit of your patience or endurance. Baby boomer A baby...
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