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Sitting in class my stomach was twisting inside me, the teacher 's voice was a dull buzz, background noise to my thoughts. Anxiety rose like bile in my throat and made it hard to breathe. I couldn 't stop thinking about it, i was finally going to tell someone. The thought of telling made my stomach nearly combust, but i had been keeping this in for far too long. The air was so hot and damp in the classroom, it only made my anxiety worse and no matter how hard i tried i couldn 't focus on the…

Walking into Hemlock Creek Elementary School, I get a feeling that I do not feel at any other school. I was able to attend this school the first two years after it was built. A great number of memories have been made here by the kids heading to school. The children are kind and greet you every day. During the summer, a lot of additions were being made to this somewhat new school by Miron Construction. They were adding a new gym and many new classrooms because the school was expanding quickly.…

“Who can say where the road goes, where the day flows, only time.” So begins Enya’s most recognized song, and so, in a way, begins the epic story of Mr. Kaufmann, a High School Forestry teacher who was a carpenter before that, and a student before that. When I first met Kaufmann, I was immediately struck by his eccentrism and clear passion for his job. He is unheeding of barriers, very loud, and tells many stories. He doesn’t take much bull, and is firm but fair. He often claims to be “Almost…

Journal 20 Make a choice: Write about one of the following (A or B): A: Write three different responses to the instructor describe in the following situation. 2. Write what you have learned or relearned about being assertive. There is a fine line between being assertive and stepping over a person’s boundary. Yet, I have always found that being assertive and using a respectful tone will both help and benefit me in the long run. I have always been someone to stand up for myself or others, so…

As Maya Angelou is quoted as saying: “It has been said that we need just three things in life: something to do, something to look forward to and someone to love. (Willis, 2014) I have to be honest, for the longest time I didn’t know what career was a best for me. That’s when I had to ask myself, “What is in it for my future if I don’t develop a stable foundation within my career?” I noticed that it became a pattern with me working jobs that always ended in unsatisfaction so that’s when I decided…

I learned so many things while doing this interview. It was fun interviewing the people I did and learning things I didn’t know. Head Start is a great program for any child, it teaches many life skills. I’m glad we did this interview because it made me realize how important Head Start is for children. The first parent I interviewed was my neighbor back in George, Iowa. Her name is Carla Rokusek, she has three kids. A six year old girl, a 5 year old boy, and another 1 year old little boy. Her…

Views of Ownership The philosophical term “ownership” can be viewed in a variety of ways. There’s the ownership of an object, your own perception of self, a hobby or passion, and even a certain feeling that you may own. All of these forms of ownership take part in defining who you are. Ownership is not only crucial to a person’s character or sense of self, but is dependent on the evolution of one’s self. Depending on what kind of a person someone strives to become, that someone may…

It was like any other day; basketball warm ups, a few sprints, rehydration, and everyone gathering around in a circle to start the game. This game wasn’t like every other game, we had a different coach sitting on the bench. We put our heads together and tried to play the game we love, but we looked like baby deer learning how to walk. We were so uncoordinated and confused. My team and I were left with so many question and such little reasoning. As we packed up our bags, you could feel the…

When asked to describe yourself what do you say? Would you say your outgoing, bubbly, have an outgoing sense of adventure? Or maybe you would tell everyone how you have twelve cats and still live in your parent’s basement, maybe you would want to leave that part out. When we are asked to tell someone about ourselves we want them to see our best sides, our greatest achievements, our proudest moments right? So why don’t we tell them the truth, what about the pain, and suffering we have gone…

An experience that is genuinely unique to me Experience of a person differs from each other. I remember that day 2072/01/12 Saturday at 11:56 am, I was doing my work in my house at Kathmandu at the time of the 7.9 quake. It feels happy that I can announce that I am finally safe. While talking about my experience, being the citizen of developing country, the experience during earthquake was unforgettable for me. It is called the dark day of every citizens living in NEPAL. People were homeless…