The situation that caused I stress most often is my study in college. I’m from Vietnam, and I have been here for two years. I speak Vietnamese, and I’m not very good at English. Everyday in college, I always try my best to learn English and the new knowledge in different classes from my teachers and friends. Language now is my most troubling hurdle that I need to overcome. There are too many new words, slangs and idioms that I do not know; therefore, I sometime do not understand what my teachers
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For me, reading has never been a thing I've necessarily wanted to do. Sure when I was little it was a good way to keep me entertained but as time has gone on and technology has grown, reading has become more of a chore. When I was younger I thought of reading as an okay thing. It wasn't terrible and it wasn't something I dreaded doing. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become less and less fond of books. There's a good chance that my liking of literature has decreased because when you get older the books
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Concept Map and Reflection Approaching my concept map for a second time was more challenging than I thought. I thought having deeper understanding of inquiry pedagogy would make the process easier but in reality, once I began to add concepts demonstrating how they are interconnected in a readable way proved difficult. I have learned throughout this year that inquiry pedagogy is complex which makes it feel overwhelming to implement. However, placing my growing understanding and knowledge
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Introduction This paper will be on how Winnie Mandela helped others and how she lead the struggle. Also will be about how she gave people the power of justice. Another thing is that there might be some interesting facts you never knew about her. Maybe you will learn a little on her husband. Also you might know she went though. The first thing that people will learn about is why did she want to help her people. Another thing is
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Over the years my experience and improvement in writing has cultivated me into a person I believe would prosper in the Humanities program. The ability to write well and in a way that is coherent to those reading your work is an important skill no matter what field. As I interact with my fellow students I make sure to be an effective critic and listener. This would not only help my peers work but my own writing as well as I am paying attention to techniques as well as errors. As I am interacting with
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Although writing is taught to children throughout their years in school, it doesn't always have the same impact as a child sitting him or herself down and writing simply because it makes them feel good. Creative writing can be a healthy outlet for a persons emotions. It can also teach valuable lessons and skills to a person that they can apply throughout their life. Creative writing has had this affect on me. Creative writing has helped me grow and expand as a person outside as well as inside of
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Reading is one of the best things, Pictures of Hollis Woods, not something people should read. If you like reading realistic fiction books, this one will ruin it for you. Wouldn’t you rather watch the movie than read the worst book of all? Others would rather hear otherwise of how it is an amazing book. If you like books that have a climax, don’t read this book. One reason to not like this book is that there is no climax. Normally, you would expect your average book to have a climax, such as a huge
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Mishka Kornai, filmed “Growing Up” capturing the essence of maturing in a diverse way. Kornai drew us in and caught our attention by placing seventy-five different individuals in this film, each growing up in a beautiful and complex way. Mishka Kornai displays growing up in a short 16-minute film. The short film by Mishka Kornai is an interesting documentary that uses story telling and film to show us the how complex it is to grow up. The author, Mishka Kornai captures growing up as people transform
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In writing my synthesis paper as well as the reflection done in week 9 discussion I have modified and refined my writing style as well as my approach to this essay to get a successful outcome. My goals for where this essay is going to go has definitely changed from what I want to present and argue. This mentality has come from the commentary given to me by the other students to push my ideas further, to develop the basic idea of my essay and maturing it into a more creative realm. For the drafting
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The name of the topic is “River Rights”.The name of the article I have chosen is “River Plan Too Fishy for my Taste Buds”.The author I have chosen is Bill McEwen.The reason I have choosen this article is because the author uses political and economic facts to support his opinion,which is very convincing.Bill McEwen is a 35 year veteran journalist and the opinion page editor of the Fresno Bee,which makes me believe that McEwen is the proven/better expert.The article was published in the Fresno Bee
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