...Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates. In everyone’s life, people go through steps, obstacles, and challenges that shape them into the individuals they are. Common obstacles in everyone’s life are their adolescent years. As everyone can attest, the adolescent years may be the most fun but also the hardest, most emotional, and most rough times in everyone’s life. To become individuals, we all have to go through our own journey, which includes the letdowns and miracles because it is what builds us to be the person we grow up to be. Some people may waste life, some may rush through it, but the ones who cherish every moment and live every minute as it was their last, get the richest experience life has to offer. Life is a mystery, and you never know what is going to be handed to you. Just like when Tom Hanks said, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get". To get life’s richer experiences, take risks, have fun, and take on critical decisions instead of being afraid of them. In my life, there have been several people who have made the most impact in my life, and my number one fan, although our relationship has been up and down is my mother. My mother has never pushed me aside, and has always kept me under her angelic wings like the precious son I am to her. I have disappointed her time after time, but she has never given up on me. Although there have been times where she said she’s one incident shy, but I know my mother’s strength, and she’ll never...
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...Gabriella Monica English 126 Marcie Sims 8 August 2013 Experience in Life Nowadays, people have learned that experience is a process of learning. Whether the learning is met to be a bad or good experience to the person, it will influence his or her life. Similar with every story that is written, the main character will face a conflict in his or her life. A Story like “Aladdin”, a well-known children story, can be interpreted as a part of learning. Whereby we can see that the sultan of Agrabah learned that he could not trust Jafar, his royal vizier anymore. This was because Jafar tried to take over the Sultan’s power of owning Agrabah. If the conflict had not happened, the Sultan would have not learned about Jafar. This kind of conflict can be defined as an experience to the Sultan of Agrabah. In consequence, the Sultan of Agrabah learned to distrust Jafar. This kind of analysis also applies to some stories and poems. As it is mentioned that most stories or creative writings have conflicts of their own, ”A Good Man is Hard to Find”, “When I heard Learn’d Astronomer”, “The Things They Carried” and “The Secretary’s Chant” lifted up their own conflict by the authors. However, they shared the same theme that is possible to engage them together that experiences shape the individual’s belief. People affect each other’s lives that it is possible for the individual to learn under another person’s influence. This causes people’s comments or actions can change the individual’s way...
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...Homework GE117 Conrad Howell ITT Technical Institute July 03, 2014 Composition1: A Life Experience Mr. Roger Reynolds A LIFE EXPERIENCE: Thousands of spectators were gathered on this huge, open, sun-drenched field, yet the venue and its surroundings were as quiet as a graveyard in the wee hours of the morning. Even the slightest whisper could be heard from miles away and could be even mistaken for an explosion. Although I was only a few months shy of my eighth birthday you cannot begin to imagine how this moment and experience influenced my life. It was a gorgeous May Day. The sun was shining in all its glory. The cool northeast trade winds fought relentlessly to keep the temperature in check, as they blew gently across the field fluttering a few leaves on some of the beautifully landscaped trees which were scattered in uniformity across the vast expanse. The silence was broken only by the occasional sounds coming from birds here and there as they rendered a few melodious notes from their repertoire. I could not help wondering what the next move would be, what was this fan-fair all about, why were there so many people dressed in their Sunday best behaving as though they were all Christians at a church service. Or, was it because we were on a military base where good behavior is the acceptable norm. As I sat there in awe the massive crowd which was so orderly erupted in a tumultuous uproar second only to that unforgettable rendition of the national anthem done...
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...A Wonderful Life Changing Experience Kimberly Manuel American InterContinental University Life Changing 2 Abstract This essay is a major part of my life, and it means the world to me. So I want to share my experience of me getting married and/or being married. I will be informative with how it came to where I am today of being married and how I have learned from prior mistakes that was made in my life. And I will also tell how our love for each other has grown stronger and how we have become closer in our path of life. This is a hard journey to accomplish and make it last a lifetime. Life Changing Experience 3 A Wonderful Life Changing Experience I was young and had lots to learn about being married and becoming a wife, the thought I had in my mind that marriage was supposed to be easier, as they make it look in fairy tale stories. I then realized it was not so easy. I was married to a man that never took marriage seriously and it affected our relationship drastically. Our marriage lasted for only six months. In those six months he refused to work to support our family. After several months of financial struggle, I woke up one day with the realization that my sons and I did not deserve this type of life. I decided to move on and search for someone who valued a marriage the same way I did. When I think back on when I first met my husband, it still gives me butterflies. Our...
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...Life Experiences Essay Being a Christian has always been a huge part of my life and because of this, my worldview is Christian. I grew up in a white family who all had a very Christian upbringing. Both sides of my family considered themselves raised as Southern Baptists. My Great-Grandfather, while growing up in a Jewish home, converted to being a Baptist once he met my Great-Grandmother. He learned so much from her and as he became deeper into his faith, he decided to go to seminary to become a Minister. They were two of the most influential people in all aspects of my life. Shortly after I was born, my parents got divorced. Since my Mom was a single mother, I spent most of my time with my Great-Grandparents. I was one lucky girl. Starting from a very young age, they raised me to be a Christian and taught me to love and trust in God with all of my heart. My Mom, my Grandparents, and I would go to bible study and church every Sunday. When I was five years old, I made the decision to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and get baptized. The best part was that my Great-Grandfather was the one who baptized me. Even though I was so young, that is a moment I will never forget. This is mostly due to the fact that he passed away the following year. From pre-school all the way to fourth grade, I went to two different private Christian schools. It’s kind of surreal to think back to this type of school because we prayed all the time, had worship, had chapel, and studied the Bible...
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...Angel Lopez 9/12/2013 A Significant experience in my life would start off the first year of Middle School, I had a major problem with depression because I had a problem with my eyes, which was having a lazy eye. Everyone made fun of me and the main part is that my own brother made me feel like I was different and not normal. Even though he started everything from home, he still continued to tease me about my lazy eye outside of home. I got use to the fact that my brother teased me but in school was a different story because everywhere I went anyone would make fun of me and tell me “Are you looking at me or the ceiling” and every time I heard that I felt so bad that I had to ask the teacher if I could go to the restroom so I can cry there in private. Then, seventh grade came and I was really scared they were going to keep making fun of me for one more year. People sort of grew up in the case of teasing me and I was sort of glad but knowing that I was still different and horribly hurt for one year which was the first year of middle school, which I thought was supposed to be the best year. It was still not going to be a good year since I was still going to come home to get teased at from my brother. During the second semester of seventh grade I told my mom I couldn’t handle being made fun off and she told me “Son I know it hurts to be made fun of something...
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...Life Changing Experience Carolas Purvis November 6, 2013 PHI2301| Introduction to Philosophy Faculty: Jena Jolissaint South University Online Individuals all over the world over experience countless experiences throughout their life. With each experience affecting a person in a different way, the day my life changed forever was August 10, 1990 when my beautiful baby girl was born. Bringing her into the world was the most life-changing and memorable experience, I have ever had. I can’t think of anything else that would compare. I was twenty-three years old, unemployed, not married, and hadn’t always made smart decision with my life. I was petrified of having to raise her all alone, how could I with no money or strong support system. The moment I saw her sweet little face, I knew I would do everything I could to make sure she had a good life and I would be the mother she deserved. Society and Single Mothers Despite the fact most Americans have become accustom with couples of the same-sex or couples raising children who are unmarried, they still see single mothers as disadvantageous to society, in accordance to a new poll of society’s thoughts with regards to the nation's rising number of nontraditional family units. And more than two eras after the hit TV show “Murphy Brown” triggered a public commotion when she had a baby out of; a lot of people continue to frown when it comes to the choice of single motherhood. The traditional way of life in our society when I...
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...3. Key experiences The first life experience that contributes to my personal effectiveness is my upbringing. My father did not complete school beyond the seventh grade, and my mother only had a high school diploma, but they wanted more for me and my sisters. They pushed us to get an education and did not accept poor grades on anything. After a house fire led to my family becoming homeless in high school and it took months for my parents to save up to get a deposit for another home, I decided I never wanted to experience poverty and homelessness again. I became conscientious about completing work early and to the best of my abilities. I developed a high self-efficacy, or belief about accomplishing tasks, due to taking both high school and college classes while living in a Ford Escort for six months with 4 other people. The second life experience...
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...The experience of the National Association of Science Laboratory Workshop in Dallas, Texas was incredible. It had an enormous impact on me in many ways, changing the way I look at the world and connecting me with people and events far beyond my formerly limited experience. It gave me a new perspective on life. I am extremely glad to have had this opportunity. It was a wonderful experience on multiple levels. It challenged me, expanded me intellectually, and socially. I feel that this experience has had an immense impact on me. This program was created to know the performance of student in different field of science. Through this program I had first-hand access to some of the brightest young minds in the country. The sharing of ideas among students with their experiences in science, and in other areas as well was enlightening. I felt like I had the chance to absorb knowledge from those around me. This environment spread beyond the students and also included the faculty and speakers. We had access to incredible faculty who were able to give much to the experience and share their own science insights. The program also brought in speakers and other science professionals from other countries that were at the top of their respective fields. This workshop gave me many memorable experiences, taught me much about science, gave me real access to the movers, and shakers of the science in different countries, an experience beyond any available to me anywhere else. The workshop allowed...
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...Throughout my life, there have been many ups and downs which have been caused by the people who have come into and out of my life. Here I am, 16 years old, and have been through some things that I hadn’t really thought I would have to endure. I understand that many other people have worse problems than mine and have endured much worse than what I have, but I believe that because of my past experiences and hardships, it helps me learn how to deal with tough situations and the power of forgiveness, which ultimately makes me become the person that I am today. Growing up, I didn’t get to have or experience grandparents that I had, in a sense, wanted to have in my life. Instead of having grandparents who took their grandchildren out to do fun...
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...A Life Changing Experience The experience of the APEC Youth Science festival was incredible. It has had an enormous impact on me in many ways, changing the way I look at the world and connecting me with people and events far beyond my formerly limited experience. I am extremely glad to have had this opportunity. It was a wonderful experience on multiple levels. It challenged me and expanded me intellectually and socially. I feel that this experience has had an immense impact on me. Through this program I had first-hand access to some of the brightest young minds in both the United States and the world. The sharing among students of ideas and experiences in science, and in other areas as well, was enlightening. I felt like I had the chance to absorb knowledge from those around me. This environment spread beyond the students and also included the faculty and speakers. We had access to incredible faculty who were able to give much to the experience and share their own science insights. The program also brought in speakers and other science professionals from around the world who were at the top of their respective fields. This festival gave me real access to the movers and shakers of the science world, an experience beyond any available to me anywhere else. The most fascinating aspect of this experience, for me, was the exposure to new cultures. This includes the twist culture puts on science. I found huge difference in the viewpoints of many cultures...
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...state his or her most important point in your own words. Suki Kim is the author of the essay “Facing poverty with a rich girl’s habits” which is contained in her autobiography book, namely “Interpreter”. The origin of this title was stemmed from her real life experience. The most important point in this essay is her life changing. Suki Kim emphasizes that she was grown up in the rich family. Unfortunately, her family suffered from her dad’s bankruptcy which was considered to be criminal problem, causing of going to prison in Korea. In order to avoid this legal responsibility, her dad decided to move the whole family to New York, United States. The story of her life changing is an interesting experience for Kim when she was transformed from high class person to lower class as a poor kid. In this circumstance, she began a trip of new life forever. Her essay points out the way of handling to the life differences and what was called new generation, namely 1.5. Also, it emphasizes that transferring to new life circumstance is not easy for teenagers in 1980s. 2. Summarize the other main points and their supporting details in separate paragraphs. One of the important points is the difficulties Kim met in new life. As she mentioned, adapting to US is not easy when learning English is always her big trouble, especially for her case of confronting “poverty with a rich girl’s habits and memory” (Kim, 2004, pg 63). The essay points out that Kim tries to watch “Three’s Company”...
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...Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts by Jonathan Franzen “Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts” is an essay by Jonathan Franzen. The essay was published May 2011 inside The New York Times. It is based on his speech at Kenyon College, Ohio, USA. This essay is about the contrast between peoples love for technology and real life. A very new and common expression is called “Like”. This originates from the social website, Facebook. This is mentioned as ”commercial subculture’s substitute for liking something. ”. Our parent’s generation has expressed popular terms. It is understandable, as we are entering a modern age, where everyone wants a little taste of this new world of technology we are entering. They are representing our era and the obsession with the Internet, smartphones and other things that contribute to the construction of our massive shield of technology. A lot of people use social media like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc. to express their emotions. It is an effortless way to hide from the actual issue and emotions that are inside you. Jonathan Frenzen thinks, that people have a desire for consumer technology. It gives them a different point of view, which in a way satisfies them, without giving them anything at all. It is a contrast to an actual relationship with a boyfriend or a girlfriend. The author, Jonathan Franzen, has a very creative and different way of capturing his readers. He makes this essay very interesting for the younger generation, as...
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...Greek life vs non greek life Renee Wright Kristopher Robinson EN 1113/31 8 Febuary 2011 Greek Life vs. Non Greek Life Greek life is depicted and usually thought of as a giant party; however it can creates a more stable and structured environment for a college student Measurable differences can be seen in a comparison of the average gpa’s of greek students versus that of non-greek students. A common misconception is that your paying for your friends and that is all Greek life consists of. Most people see the media give a perception of Greek Life and convinces everyone tobelieve that everyone acts the same and is stuck up, even though you meet some of the most interesting people through the Greek system The Student Printz, a regular magazine published by USM students reported nearly a .327 difference in the GPA average of a greek students versus a non-greek students Most people would guess opposite of the actual results due to an all-party-all-the-time perspective given to greek society by the media Most greek organizations have a minimum GPA requirement which forces a higher GPA’s from the start. A minium GPA is required just to register for Formal recruitment. Most fraternities and sororities are required by IFC, Panhellenic,and there nationals to host study hours on a weekly basis to help boost grades further Weekly study hours are usually set up for brothers, and most pledges are required to attend, so that they can pick up good habits...
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...Journal 4 : The Unforgettable Experience of My Life. I wondered what others had to say regarding their past encountring mishaps and accidents especially during their childhood life. I remembered when I was at the tender age of five. I was quite playful and active child of the age of mine. As simple minded as a child, I never heed to advices and ban the elders used to cry at. Of course being a child of no experience made me curious and persistent to do things as the grown-ups did. Never did I thought of dangers posed in every action and move I take. One day, I woke up to my usual Saturday morning and had the breakfast my mom prepared. She asked me to follow her to her workplace, a primary school which I agreed. There, my mom let me play with the staff’s children so we wouldn’t disturb them at work. But my mom reminded not to go too near the fish pond in the science garden. Lately, some reports were made that student got stung by bees near the fish pond. The beehives was believed to be at the rock pile of bricks. It was normal for my fellow friends and I to play near the fish pond. That place was shady and cool. We played hide-and-seek game. I hid behind the rock pile of bricks and accidentally toppled the unstable structure. The beehives was destroyed at once and the bees were furious. They swarmed over me and stung me. I was lucky as I wore long-sleeved shirt but my bare foot became the target. My friends and I run to safety, but the stings was so much that I cried in pain...
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