MY JOURNEY TO AMERICA In African countries as a whole, and most especially in Nigeria where I came from, people view America as the best place in the whole world. A place that is second to heaven, a country that is filled with money, a place that is full of life and enjoyment. People literally think that dollars fall from the trees in America, that’s why getting American Visa is like securing a ticket to heaven. So it is a very big blessing for any family to have one of their son or daughter
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field increases the chances of getting a good career job, and gives you more knowledge and confidence. The CompTIA A+ certification is a definite must that I want to get certified in, because it is a great starting point to get my foot in the door to start a successful IT career. This is a certification that is more than likely a requirement for my IT support specialist degree. I feel like the A+ certification will get me my first entry level job in IT, and I am very interested in studying the maintenance
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think about my life goals, I remember when I first started thinking about a career and what I wanted to do when I was older. For as long as I can remember, I knew that I wanted to be a doctor in order to help people physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I was not sure what type of doctor at that time, but eventually I found that I wanted to become a physical therapist. There reason why I want to become a physical therapist is because of my time in physical therapy during high school. My senior year
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Assignment 4: Interview with a Creditor For my interview I was unable to meet with someone face to face since I have a full time job and classes to tend to. I emailed a creditor by the name of Alex Orr at First Bank and Trust in Lubbock, Texas. He was very helpful when answering questions. Before I emailed Alex Orr my questions I decided to answer them in my head. After reading the answered questions I was very wrong about my creditor assumptions. My first question that Alex answered was about
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XXXX Ms. Dan English II January 27th, 2015 MYSELF My name is xxxx most people just call me xxx. I am 18 years old, soon going to turn 19 in April. I am the middle child; I have an older brother and a younger sitter. I am very close to my brother even though we fight almost every day I enjoy his companionship. The first half of my life I was living in Belize City. Then we moved to Benque, my home town, which was a very hard transition but I’m use to it already. I come from a huge family which
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happened to stumble upon my gofundme page! My name Allison Soucy and I'm a soon to be graduate of Van Buren Secondary District High School with the goal of attending college to obtain my Ph.D. in psychology. Like hundreds of thousands of the other high schoolers all over the nation time to decide which college I should attend is running out. As I have evaluated each college the main factor in which college I choose comes down to the price tag attached to each college. Unfortunately, my first choice college
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States so that their children may have the opportunity to live what many call the “American Dream”. Though there are multitudes of reasons for leaving their countries, some people are forced to leave due to conflict or to escape persecution and prejudices, while others may voluntarily do so. Some face the hardships of being unable to find any source of income. Those that are fortunate enough to find jobs, face difficulties making enough money in order to take care of the basic necessities that
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provided me assistance with my resume and gave me some valuable job seeker tools. When I came to Workforce Solutions, I felt as though I was the only person in my situation. I had been job searching on my own and not having much success, even trying to remember what I learned many years ago in the book, What Color is Your Parachute! I had spent the majority of my working years in technical positions, mostly as a field service technician. When I got laid off from my last job in the field, I fell into
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three different schools; two of which were public, but located in different states. I had moved from Cincinnati, Ohio to Corbin, Kentucky to take care of my grandfather. I ended up dropping out of school at the end of my junior year, at the age of seventeen due to the circumstances. After awhile, I decided to move back home and sought out a way to get my high school diploma, which I managed to obtain through an online high school based out of Columbus, Ohio at the age of twenty. I liked a variety of things
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Challenges and Strategies for Personal Success Frank M. Asi HCS/504 May 27, 2012 Danielle Patrick Challenges and Strategies for Personal Success Every human being have dream, have ambition, they want to be successful but very few work hard enough to achieve their goal. Many want an easy lives, they were waiting for their break or luck. Herbert W. Armstrong, a prolific writer and church leader said “Success does not just happen you have to create it.” Definition of success is different
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