...person quits for personal reasons. My experience is different from others. Before I even began the path to learn English, I thought about giving up. Later, when I was in that path, I almost gave up a couple of times. I struggled immensely in middle school; but not so much during my four years at high school. First, I gave up because I have heard that learning English was not easy. My old friends used to tell me learning English as your second language is very, very difficult almost impossible; “only few can make it,” they said. Second, my first day of school in this great nation was unpleasant. I considered that day, one of the worst days of my life. Looking back, now I consider it one of the great days of my life; because life without risks is no life. Third, my first two months at high school was like being in hell; because I was not being treated fairly by other students. The unpleasant moments I had during that two months was because of a lack of knowledge. Everything comes to an end sooner or later. When I was in Mexico. I wanted to learn English for a couple of reasons. One of them is because my parents wanted to bring me here to the United States to continue with my education. The other reason was because people that speak more than two languages have more opportunities in academic, professional, and/or in personal life. However, when I told my friends about taking an English class, they were shocked. They have been in this country and studied here, but...
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...fell out of my bed. It was the first day of school after a long enjoyable summer, I dragged my cold lifeless body across the room to my dresser. I reached my hand into the dresser and grabbed a new pair of clothes, I picked up my backpack and carried it down the stairs. My mom handed me my lunch boxs and said “have a terrific day at school sweaty” I gave her a half nod and went outside to wait for the buss. The houl town smelled like depression but I think I was the most discourage because this year I was in the same class as Arnold Feckin, which I believed his life long goal was to ruin my life, Are principal had just sent out an email explaining we will be having some new students this year in class. “Maybe one of them would...
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...unacceptable social norms. The Suffragette Movement began in 1866 when the first campaigns for woman’s suffrage appeared; it began at this time because the Industrial revolution had lead to women’s full time employment, working together and being able to discuss political issues. Suffrage means the right to vote, and that is what the Suffragettes were campaigning and protesting for, they felt that they were being oppressed by the Government as they did not have the same rights as men. The Suffragettes protested in many ways; some of their protests were violent, and so when they were imprisoned they went on a hunger strike. Another form of getting public attention on the Suffrage movement than protesting was what Emily Davison did at The Derby. On 4th June 1913, the Epsom Derby, a horse race, was held. During the race, Emily Davison threw herself in front of the horse owned by King George V and died four days later in hospital. In my opinion, what Emily Davison did was a courageous act and made a statement in the name of what she believed in, the Suffrage movement. It drew attention to the movement and played a role in it’s succession in 1928. I believe that that was the intention of her action. In groups we created a short piece of drama based on the story of Emily Davison at the Derby. My character in the scene was an upper class, and slightly full-of-herself, spectator of the horse race and of the incident with...
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...became friends on that first day of school due to our similar interests and the fact that we had to eat lunch at the same table. Now I don’t really remember the first part of the school year besides a few trips that were ok. We did a trip to Rainbow River and I rode in a tandem kayak with Ramon and got placed into the same snorkel group as him. Other than that I really cannot remember important things this year. I mean I got my phone taken away once because I was muting it due to somebody spamming me and making my phone constantly vibrate....
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...the year 1950 when everything changes, my view of black people. It was an ordinary summer day. I had just helped my mom out shopping, on the way home we saw a bunch of people standing in front of a TV shop, my mother took me by the hand and walked over to the group. I grabbed my mother's arm and asked her what happened, she did not say anything she just kept looking. I pushed myself past some people and finally came in front. I looked over and saw that there was a television on, it was news. I could not really hear what was said. I looked behind me and tried to find my mother. When I finally found her, she had a different facial expression. She looked happier before, I do not know what happened. I went to my mother and asked her "mom mom what happened, something wrong?” She looked down at me and smiled wryly, it was not a real smile. I could look at her that she was worried. Without saying anything, my mom took me by the hand and we went home. I could not help but think of my mother's worrying face. Now it was evening my father had just returned. During dinner, there was silence. I looked over at my father over to my mother, they both had the same facial expressions, and the same facial expression as my mother had had earlier in the day. But none of them said anything. After dinner, my mother said that I have to bathe and go to bed. After a while I could hear some sounds. I went out of my bed and to the door, I opened the door and saw my mother and father. They stood and talked...
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...in that class room all day and it’s that one person who makes the whole class laugh. Maybe that person is you? But the fact is that your laughing he’s laughing the whole the class, laughing. Have you ever really listened to what that person was saying….? Is what their saying hurtful or disrespectful in any way, and if it is then why are you laughing. Disrespect is no laughing matter, but still we laugh. Thus my thesis is disrespect and how it affects people. People are disrespected every day and it needs to stop for a lot of reasons. A lot of people think that only adults can be disrespected but that is not true children or teens can be disrespected to. I was once disrespected; let me tell you all about it. When I was in the 7th grade I rode the school bus like most people did. I had a bus driver and fellow bus riders everything here appears normal, does it not? Well it was not normal far for it was the day that I meet the evil bus driver. The first time that I saw her she stare at me so hard and I know that y’all know what I talking about like so hard that she looked like her I balls were going to pop right out of her head. You how when people stare they follow you with your eyes until the actually have to turn their head. Well her head was completely turned around it literally did a full 180. Well you can see my concern being stared at that hard and all. But I did not make a major thing out of it. So I continue on with my day. But when I got back on the bus in the afternoon...
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...conversation with my boyfriend about dreams and what’s happening for the rest of the day. | Null | Yes | 10:30 AM | I got dressed, and discussed what to make for breakfast and had my coffee. | Null | No | 11:00 AM | Made two sausage English muffins. | Null | No | 11:30 AM | Brushed my teeth and got ready to go to work | A little stressed | No | 12:00 AM | Waited for the bus and took it to the metro station. | Stressed | No | 12:30 AM | Waited for the metro and took it to the metro stop for work while listening to relaxing music | A little less stressed | Mixed | 1:00 PM | Walked to work from the metro station and set up my station. Read my ‘todo’ list for the day. Started my work entry in my notebook. | Slightly relaxed | No | 1:30 PM | Working on a bug I found yesterday while listening to music. | Focused | yes | 2:00 PM | Walked to a sandwich place and ordered a sandwich. | Stressed | no | 2:30 PM | Got back to work and found a possible solution to my bug. | Happy | yes | 3:00 PM | Did some research to see if my bug will work and looked through other parts of my code. | Excited and focused | Yes | 3:30 PM | Research proved that it will work, so I started putting in the fix. | Excited | Yes | 4:00 PM | Finished working on the fix. | Focused and Excited | Yes | 4:30 PM | Tested if the fix worked as it should with all possible actions. | focused | No | 5:00 PM | I emailed my boss about the fix and Users of my tools, checked the bug off my ‘todo’ list and...
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...Social Anthropology Observations Chesney Ward- Smith Site D, Leslie Social Basic setting from the top stairs looking down- to my direct left there is a large tree as well as a parking lot which is semi- full. Further down on my left is a large concrete, grey building known as the Geographical Sciences building. It has about ten stories. This building is covered with ivy which has variants of greens, browns and reds in contrast with the grey concrete. In front of me are also four different coloured bins for recycling. They are red, blue, green and yellow. To my right is another concrete building, known as the Leslie Social building. It has five stories. There are glass doors which make it accessible from the side. To my immediate right, there is a small, round, little hut which is a cafe known as Bananazen. On the outside of it there are various pictures of fresh fruit. There are also many green, six- seater tables outside of the cafe which are covered by large white umbrellas. Looking straight ahead and down there are multiple levels of grey concrete stairs leading down to the avenue. There are also more tables. Overhead there are many concrete beams connecting the two buildings. They are literally joined together. These are very angular and run diagonally across the buildings. Observing with all my senses in detail Sight- This is a place of passing by and much human traffic in between lectures. During these times there are lines of people walking hurriedly to and from...
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...experience? I grew up West of Matlock and went to school in Matlock. No matter the weather, my older brother, older sister, along with myself, had to walk to school every morning. This walk, or bike ride, was about a half mile and sometimes in the winter people would offer to drive us to school which was very kind of them. But sadly, I was quite shy and never accepted their offer, so in turn, my sister nor my brother could take the ride either because they couldn’t leave me alone. My mom didn’t have a license and my dad worked at the elevator in Matlock and didn’t have time to drive us. This...
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...bandana on my head, to the crispy Chuck Taylors on my feet. This is the life that I live by night. My family’s reputation gives me no choice. Either the truth about me is revealed and I am discredited(pg. 4), or I live a life of hypocrisy. My father is a deacon in the church, my mother -- a Sunday school teacher, my sister, the youth president, and my brother an usher. As for me, well, I’m in the choir. I can’t sing extremely well, but well enough to receive a courtesy stigma by members of my church because every other member of my family played an impactful role, and the church itself was founded in our living room. They feel indebted so of course I was “a young anointed boy with the potential to “lead” many people to Christ.” At least, that’s what they say. My gangster family and my biological family could never learn of each other, so I had no choice but to become a master of information control. Back on the West Side, on 2nd Ave & 48th street I’m breaking down weed in my brand new grinder at 7: 15 am. The big yellow school bus should be here by 7:30, that gives me enough time to break it down and put it in the baggies to make sales throughout the school day. I go to Palisades Charter High school, in other words one of the predominantly white schools in Los Angeles County. Its no question, my parents want me out the hood, little did they know they couldn’t take the hood out of me. I put a glob of hair grease in my hair and spray a tremendous amount of axe on my palms and...
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...“It was nice meeting you too, Diana” He said. The bell rang and they both went to their next class. After school, He waited at the pickup area and waited for his grandparents to pick him up. Once he had gotten home he was so tired from school, he crashed out on the couch in the living room. Four weeks later and it’s the day of the field trip. Ethan had gotten up extra early to get ready and have all of his stuff ready. He hopped out of bed, went into the bathroom and put on his glasses. He put on a warm sweater that his grandpa had gotten him for cold weather, and his Timberland Boots. He grabbed his backpack, and headed to school. When he got to school in the distance he could see two big yellow school buses with people waiting in the front, by the door. He walked towards the crowd and started to look for Dmitri. After pushing through the crowd of people for a few minutes, he finally found Dmitri all the way on the other side of the bus. All the kids then loaded up on the bus. “Please, two people per seat” Mr. Gray said Dmitri and Ethan found a seat all the way in the back and sat down. “Do you like plants and insects” Ethan asked “Of course” Dmitri...
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...The painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc.In the novel the Kite Runner the main character Amir faces a series of shame full events.So does Dick Gregory as explained in his essay tittled Shame.In the essay dick explains that as a young child he had a crush on a girl in his class,and he would wash is clothes every night so that he would look clean for her.Then one day when the teacher was asking the students how much their fathers would donate to the community chest which was then given to the less fortunate families,Dick was one of them, as everyone called out their amount the teacher then skipped Dick and told him to be quite because he was mis fortunate and did not have a father. Throughout life I think we all face some form of shame or embarrassment whether it be crying in public or doing something wrong....
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... 2 Back To School Going back to school is something we all dread doing. In this story I (Shabu Samuel) became one of the minority that takes the extra step to get back to school. Seeing all the distractions in my path, I still manage to get on right path for improving my career. BACK TO SCHOOL 3 Back To School I was a great high school student. Being in the ninth grade at the age of fifth- teen is already a challenge. The way I would get up in the morning and get ready for the school bus, was something I loved to do. In the morning after I get dressed, I always make sure I take out the trash from the house. Then I would go over my homework, I had to make sure it was right. While waiting on my bus for school, I admired the morning breeze that blows through my...
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...even than I recently made a mistake. I got pulled over by a cop for not stopping for a school bus. Even being a careful driver that I am, I never saw this bus. I was driving on a twisty road, where you couldn’t see past next bend. I was driving slow and monitoring my surroundings but I got pulled over by a cop and he told me that he pulled me over for passing a school bus. This was a single lane, tree lined road and even though I was following all the signs and speed limits and being careful, I never saw this school bus. I am still not sure if the bus was on side road or some service road. When I go in front of the judge, I will explain what happened from my point of view, and how sorry I am that I did not see the bus. I drive professionally and my lively hood depends on my clean record, which for the past many years, I have kept clean by driving and following all the laws and following safe driving practices. I have been driving by following the posted signs, being aware of my surroundings. I have even driven a school bus in the past, hence I am very careful to follow the rules. I will show the judge, my driving record to show that I have no DUIs or reckless driving charges in the past. I will improve by being extra diligent, taking driving classes and applying what I have learned in my class on the road. I will be careful to be more aware of my surroundings and check my mirrors and check the vehicles in front of me every 5 to 10 seconds and be extra careful to follow...
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...Memoir I remember clearly how my first day in 5th grade went at Sally K. Ride. I went through those horrific doors and it still shocked me that boys and girls go to the same school and there are no uniforms. It all started the day before the first day of school; there was an orientation for the new kids. I met my teacher, Mr. Picca. His name reminded me of this cartoon, Pucca, that I used to watch when I was a younger. Seeing that I’m not the only new kid calms me down a little but not enough; I knew they were not as nervous as I am. This was my first public school experience. Fast forward to the first day of school. I was really having a difficult time choosing an outfit for school. It was so much better having uniforms. Can’t decide...
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