...Jessica Guzman November 7, 2013 I admire her the most……… For me admiring someone is the act of looking at someone with approval, respect, and even love. As we grow older, we find someone we look up to and admire. The person I admire the most is neither world famous nor a multimillionaire. I save my admiration for a special woman, my mother. Who as I grew older has taught me many things in life, those in which have helped me in many situations till this day. My mother has showed me more than I could see in the world. She’s the reason why I keep going despite all the challenges. Because of her I am who I am today. I can certainly sit here and write you a whole book about the many qualities I admire about her. Above all my mother holds the qualities necessary for her to be someone I admire. Her strength has taught me how to overcome the obstacles I face day by day. Her motivation has inspired me to complete tasks I thought I couldn’t accomplish. Lastly I admire the way my mother cares selflessly for others and the ability to make someone smile despite any personal difficulties. An important quality I admire about my mother is her strength. I grew up with a single mother that was both a mother and a father to me. I never really focused on not having a dad around; it wasn’t as important as having our mom, who was always there for us. No matter how hard it was for her at times she always found strength. Strength, to be able to help her daughters whenever they needed something...
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...Graduation: Who I Am This is where your personal statement will be featured. This will be a short biographical statement describing your personal and professional history and defining personal characteristics. This is a statement of “Who I am and where I have been.” It can include how others would describe you, things you have always wanted to do, and your talents, abilities, and challenges. My goals 1. List Goal #1 here 2. List Goal #2 here 3. List Goal #3 here My plan for overcoming obstacles LIST FIRST OBSTACLE HERE My fears Explain one of your biggest fears about going to college or something you are worried about here. My plan Create a plan for addressing this fear here. Create action steps you can take for each obstacle you identify. LIST SECOND OBSTACLE HERE My fears Explain one of your biggest fears about going to college or something you are worried about here. My plan Create a plan for addressing this fear here. Create action steps you can take for each obstacle you identify. My study schedule These are the times I am setting aside to do school work every week. Place X’s or other marks within the table to show the times you have selected. | A.M. | P.M. | | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Mon. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tue. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |...
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...Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. |Part I: Matrix |What is the group’s history in the United |What is the group’s population in the |What are some attitudes and customs |What is something you admire about | | |States? |United States? |people of this group may practice? |this group’s people, lifestyle, or | | | | | |society? | |African American |Antecedents of a tribe I belong to, |The population of the African American |Numerous of African American loves going |African Americans try to be the best | | |(African American) were bind and the |in the United states 12.5% |to church. Most African American is |person they could be when they are | | |African Americans were taken to North | |Baptist and has a lot of spirit. Women in|trying to reach their goal. Barak | | |America. They was entitle to the | ...
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...and to most of the world he is known as the greatest hero of South Africa. According to the Oxford dictionary a hero is: “1 a person especially a man, who is admired by many people for doing sth brave or good. [...] 3 a person, especially a man, that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that they have.” There were several political prisoners imprisoned on Robben Island both before, during and after Mandela served on the island. But why was Mandela the only one to become a living legend? The poem “Yes, Mandela” by Dennis Brutus, is a lyrical poem describing the sender’s strong emotional relationship to Nelson Mandela, as both a personal hero and a hero for fighting apartheid. Brutus was born and raised in South Africa in the year of 1924. He was a teacher, a political activist, a poet and an academic. He fought against racial discrimination, like Mandela, and he was sentenced and served part of his time in Robben Island convicted to hard labor, like Mandela. In the poem, we therefor see Brutus express an inside understanding and appreciation for Mandela’s actions and will to stand up for his believes, no matter the price, and yet remain the same person: a role model, a leader and a savior. “in the salt island air you swung your hammer, grimly, stoic facing the dim path of interminable years now, vision burred with tears we see you step out to our salutes bearing our burden of hopes and fears and impress your radiance on the grey morning air” The tone of voice...
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...1. Describe something you did to help you learn a foreign language 2. Describe a conversation you had with someone you did not know. 3. Describe an occasion when you moved to a new house or went to a new school. 4. Describe a TV program you like to watch. 5. Describe a season or time of year that you like. 6. Describe a work of art (e.g., a painting or a sculpture) you have seen. 7. Describe something that you could not live without(not computer or mobile phone). 8. Describe a piece of clothing you like to wear on a special occasion. 9. Describe a place near water(e.g., a lake, a river or a sea) you visited. 10. Describe a plan you have about your future (e.g., your job or study) 11. Describe a sports event or competition you participated or watched. 12. Describe a competition you would like to take part in. 13. Describe a place(not in your country) you want to visit 14. Describe a decision that took you a long time to make 15. Describe a subject you did not like in secondary or high school 16. Describe a successful family business you know 17. Describe a famous and important person in your country 18. Describe a group(e.g., a film club or a sports team) you enjoy 19. Describe an important letter you received 20. Describe a tourist attraction you visited. 21. An interesting story you heard or read in your childhood 22. An occasion when someone visited you 23. A photo you are interested...
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...Rima Begum ‘How far do you agree that Hero is presented as an ideal women in act one and act two?’ Hero is presented as an ideal women in act one and act two through the way other characters describe her, what Hero says and what she doesn’t say. However Beatrice’s non-conformity leads to ambiguity when trying to categorise her as an ideal women. The way other characters describe Hero presents clearly as her being an ideal women. “Is she not a modest young lady?” This quotation reveals one reason why Claudio admires hero as he claims that she is a modest young lady. He admires her for the respect and value she gives to others and in a sense it tells the audience that she is from a respected background. “That she is worthy, I know” This quotation has connotations or worth and value, ideally it is showing that Hero is following the rules and duties of the conventional women as other characters such as Don Pedro recognises them and through his statement it portrays her that way. Through what Hero says presents clearly as her being a ideal women. At the start of act two, Beatrice referred to Don John as being so sour and tartly looking that it gave her heartburn. Whereas Hero sympathises towards him and claims that; “He is of a very melancholy disposition” This quotation tells the audience that she is considering the sad position that Don John is in, even knowing that he is illegitimate. This also relates back to act one when Hero corrected Beatrice when she...
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...all questions) ☛Make it NATURAL, pauses, such as “well”, “um”, and “you know”, are advisable, but don’t do it too much. ☛CORRECT your mistakes as soon as you find out, for example, “... I really like standing in, I mean, ON the mountain,” (I know it’s a bad example. What I’m trying to clarify is that it is OK to make mistakes, but you gotta correct it once you made it.) so the examiner would not count down your score. ☛There is NO NEED to use freaking words, like “exonerate”, which means absolve, and “flamboyant”, which means showy. But those words are good to use in your essay. ☛“The FIRST way, the LAST way, the NEVER FAILING way to develop self-confidence in speaking is--TO SPEAK.” --Dale Carnegie Independent speaking (Question 1 & 2) In this section, you are asked to present your own opinion and provide examples to support your ideas. Useful tips: ☛Your answer should be as SPECIFIC as possible. You need to stick to a point UNTIL you finish it, have done with it, and need never return to it again. ☛The key to score high is to make each point WELL-DEVELOPED, and that DOES NOT mean you need to make as much points as you can, two would be great. ☛Truth and REASONABLE LIES are totally acceptable. ☛DO NOT say “I have three (or whatever) reasons to support my idea”, or something like that after you state your opinion. There is no guarantee that you are able to finish your answer within 45 seconds. Instead, you can say “I have a couple of reasons to say.” Question 1 Your answer...
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...In Clocks and Lovers by W.H. Auden the attitudes of the “clocks” and “lover” are shown to differ from one another. The lover feels that time is never ending when with spent with the person they admire. They sing about loving their “dear” “Till China and Africa meet”, which is hyperbole that describes the continuing existence of their love. Throughout the following lines, the lover continues to hyperbolize how long they will love their partner with scenarios that very unlikely to happen. This presents the lifespan of their relationship in a more abstract manner in order to further emphasize the commitment that the lover feels. The simile in the fifth stanza of the “years shall run like rabbits” illustrates how the lover expects their time to...
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...(William and Mary) 3.Tell us how a particular book, play, film, piece of music, dance performance, scientific theory or experiment or work of art has influenced you. If you choose a novel, film or play, assume we know the plot. (University of Notre Dame) 4.Consider the books you have read in the last year or two either for school or for leisure. Please discuss the way in which one of them changed your understanding of the world, other people, or yourself. (Duke University) 5.Tell us about a situation where you have not been successful and what you have learned from the experience. (William and Mary) 6.First experiences can be defining. Cite a first experience that you have had and explain its impact. UPA 7.Recall an occasion when you took a risk that you now know was the right thing to do. (University of Penn) 8.Tell us what you think about a current scientific or social controversy. (William and Mary) 9.Most people belong to many different communities groups defined by (among other things) shared geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong, and describe that community and your place within it. Limit your response to half a page, or approximately 250 words. (University of Virginia all applicants) 10.What can you contribute to a multi-cultural world? (William and Mary) 11.The quality of Rice¹s academic life and the residential college system is heavily influenced by...
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...In her speech to the Union League Club of Chicago, Jane Addams utilizes experts along with logic while concurrently evoking emotions from her readers for the purpose of both admiring George Washington and promoting charitable causes. Addams delivered the speech in 1903 on the anniversary of the first president of the United States and famed politician George Washington. In the piece, the author connected the righteous life of Washington to what the modern person should be doing. Although Addams portrays Washington as a patriot and heroic American, he owned slaves, which, in turn, weakens her argument. She claims that the average man can be just as honorable and selfless as George Washington. Addams uses George Washington as the higher power while utilizing...
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...The first point that describes what is sociology is human behaviors. For example in the article it said “He will naturally be interested in the events that engage men’s ultimate beliefs, their movements of tragedy and grandeur and ecstasy. But he will also be fascinated by the commonplace, the everyday”. This demonstrates that sociologists care about what people do and why they do it and what they were thinking. For instance if a man killed someone a sociologist would wonder why did he do it and what was he thinking when he killed the other person. The second point that describes what sociology is human interaction. For example in the article it said “He will be interested in…the relations between people employed in restaurant or between a group of little girls playing with their dolls”. This shows that sociologists are interested in how people socialize with each other from children playing to adults having conversations. For instance if there was a group of girls at a park a sociologist would wonder what are they doing here and what are their relationships with each other. The third point that describes what sociology is history. For example in the article it said “The sociologist may be interested in many other things. But his consuming interest remains in the world of men, their institutions, their history, their passions. And since he is interested in men, nothing that men do can be altogether tedious for him”. This shows that sociologist care about how humans have changed...
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...What type of pets do you have? 2 Parakeets and a Cockatoo • What is your favorite color? Black • What is most memorable about your high school years? Graduation and getting voted for best smile in freshman yearbook • What word describes you best? Spontaneous • What is your greatest accomplishment? Playing the piano for 12 years • What drives you every day? Wanting to pursue my education to get my degree • What is your favorite food? Filipino and Chinese dishes • Where do you want to retire? Manila, Philippines • What is your business goal this year? • Where do you want to vacation? Boracay Beach • Who do you admire? My grandmother because she is the most giving person • What is your mission? To give back to society once I get my degree in psychology • If you were invisible, where would you go? Rob a bank • What traits in others are you attracted to? Those that give but do not expect anything in return • What is the kindest thing anyone has done for you? When my mom left me in the Philippines for almost a year • How do you want to be remembered? As someone that has helped others through psychological counseling • What would you do with a million dollars? Give ¾’s of it to my family in the Philippines and spend the rest of it on my family and I here in the states. • If you were on an island, who would you want to be with? Why? My family because they have always been there for me through all the tough times • You have a 10 minute speech...
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...class family that was well educated. Elliot went on to achieve a higher education and soon became a well-known poet, he had a high social ranking in society. In 1915 Elliot’s poem, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, was published in a magazine (Kennedy). The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is about a man who is very self-conscious about his appearance and worries what other people think of him. Prufrock has such a low self-esteem he is unable to approach women of a high class, because he thinks he is not good enough for them. Throughout the poem Prufrock explains and vividly describes the emotions he feels about himself and the social world around him. In T.S. Elliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock love, impassiveness, time, appearances, and symbology are themed into this poem. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is a dramatic monologue; a dramatic monologue is when a person in a poem describes himself or herself to a silent listener due to a critical situation that has occurred in his or her life (“dramatic monologue”). Elliot was no rule...
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...Behavioural/Competency-based Interviews Behavioural interviews are based on the idea that past behaviour is the best predictor of future behaviour. The interviewer will want specific examples of when and how you demonstrated particular behaviours. Prior to interview each position is assessed for the skills/competencies and characteristics that relate to job success. Interview questions are then developed to probe into these areas. All candidates are asked the same questions and notes are taken in order to evaluate candidates. The word competency is widely used in business and personnel psychology and refers to the behaviours that are necessary to achieve the objectives of an organisation. A competency is also something you can measure and lists of competencies form a common language for describing how people perform in different situations. Every job can be described in terms of key competencies. This means that they can be used for all forms of assessment, including appraisals, training needs analysis and of course, selection. • Individual competencies – your personal attributes: Flexibility, decisiveness, tenacity, independence, risk taking, personal integrity • Managerial competencies – taking charge of other people: Leadership, empowerment, strategic planning, corporate sensitivity, project management, management control • Analytical competencies – the elements of decision making: Innovation, analytical skills, numerical problem solving, problem solving, practical learning...
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...by the 1880s craze for boating as a leisure activity. This story tells us about a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The chapter for the interpretation Jerome K. Jerome begins with the lyrical describing the area where three friends had come. Those picturesque views and plenty of time inspire the travelers to try to cook a good, slap-up supper. They use all their sharpness and resource to cope with the assigned task. And during their tortures the author makes fun of their actions and raises some philosophic problems. In this chapter the reader can see three main characters. The first one is George. In my point of view he dominates over others in the given extract. He looks like decided, enterprising and active person who can make someone followed him. He always gives some ideas for two other men,...
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