Badminton Essay

At the age of twelve, I left the woman I love the most in Vietnam to start a new life with my dad in the United States. I was always wondering why my mom did not want to go with us, and our family could live together. But then as I've growing up, I realized that she sacrificed to stay there, so my dad can take care of me better. I remember the first day I went to an American middle school, I was clueless, I could not speak English and the people around me, we have different cultures, and…

At the age of twelve, I left the woman I love the most in Vietnam to start a new life with my dad in the United States. I was always wondering why my mom decided to stay, but as I have been growing up, I realized that she sacrificed to stay there, so my dad takes care of me better. Remember the first day I went to an American middle school, I was clueless, difficulty in communication and the people around me have different cultures, and ethnicity. When in Vietnam, I felt so confident and proud…

Introduction Throughout the course of our lives, we as an individual have developed values, belief and attitudes. These were developed mostly from our family, friends and the life events that we had experienced in which give us the sense of who we are and the perception on how we view the world. Most of the time, values were built from specific events that we experienced whereby leads us to recognize personal values, discover what is actually vital for us and who we want to be. In order to find…

To start off, I came up with the idea of a tiger as the head, as it is a national symbol, and it is the national animal of Malaysia. While the tiger also indicates bravery and agility in the Malaysian culture. Whereas, I used the orangutan because it is indigenous in the island of Borneo which includes parts of Malaysia. However, the orangutan is often seemed to show happiness and fun. Moreover, I used the Malayan tapir, because it is indeed a unique creature, due to the fact it almost resembles…

At the age of twelve, I left the woman I love the most in Vietnam to start a new life with my dad in the United States. I was always wondering why my mom did not want to go with us, and our family could live together. But then as I have growing up, I realized that she sacrificed to stay there, so my dad can take care of me better. Remember the first day I went to an American middle school, I was clueless, difficulty in communication and the people around me have different cultures, and ethnicity…

After attending the lectures based on Latin America in semester one I found myself particularly interested in one specific aspect of Latin American history, the independence of Latin America. Because of my lecturer’s recommendation I chose to base my learning portfolio project on the film ‘The Liberator’. ‘The Liberator’ was initially released in 2013 in Toronto’s international film festival. Written by Timothy J. Sexton, directed by Alberto Arvelo and starring Edgar Ramírez who plays the…

My mother, Melba used to play badminton against her class peers and would win. However, my father, Rafael took table tennis a whole different level. He used to play for his college in the Philippines and was the top player in the school. My father even got into championships, but unfortunately…

I mentally groan when I realize that my neon yellow sports bra was visible underneath my black orchestra dress. There had been little time for me to change after I finished winning both my singles and doubles matches before rushing to the auditorium. Not to mention that I still had to help friends study for the physics and chemistry tests after this. But as the orchestra strikes the first note, I smile softly - I would not trade this for anything else. At Northwestern, I would not have to. With…

26 medals at the Olympics – 9 Gold, 6 Silver and 11 Bronze. The following table shows the Sports and events at which India has won medals at various Olympic Games. Sport Year Position Event Name Athletics 1900 Silver 200 metres Norman Pritchard Badminton 2012 Bronze Women’s Singles Saina Nehwal Boxing 2008 Bronze Men’s 75 Kgs Vijender Singh 2012 Bronze Women’s Flyweight Mary Kom Hockey 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980 Gold Men 1960 Silvers Men 1968, 1972 Bronze…

I am currently a year 9 Student at Victor Harbor High School. As I am coming to an age where I need a job I have put thought into that area of my life and I’ve decided that it was time I got some work. I have not had any official work as I turned 15 as of July this year. But I have completed two weeks of work experience at South Cost Auto Repairs on the 6th-17th of July 2015 and two weeds of work experience at hasting design no the 28th of September to the 2nd of October. As my parents both…