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    “If you would like the job at Lucca’s it is yours, you just need to come in and interview with Ken” Jasmine told me over the phone. “I need to know if you want it by the time I am off of work tonight” she continued, “I have to get back to work, see you at eight when you pick me up.” Do I want to work at this restaurant? For Ken, the guy who keeps Jasmine late and calls her at the last minute? The guy who never gave her the raise? The guy who never cares about requested days off? Why would I choose to work for a place that I have heard countless awful things about? Despite my anxieties, I had never had a job, so this was exciting. The possibility of having money sounded especially enjoyable, I could imagine myself driving to Chipotle to buy my double steak burrito bowl with a side of guacamole when I crave it and having the means to pay for it myself without my parents needing to finance every outing I went on. As I was thinking about this I became extremely aware of my body, I could feel my heart beat rocking my body while I sat in my bed. I could feel my body heat on my gray fuzzy blanket, yet my feet felt as if I was standing in the snow without my shoes on. My own voice in my head sounded panicked; What am I going to wear? I texted Jasmine a simple I’ll be there at 7:45. I called my mom as I frantically threw all the clothes that I owned around- stuff I knew I wouldn’t wear went on the floor and the clothes that I could possibly wear went on to my bed so that I could…

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    Burquini Hits The Beach

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    The famous Australian play “The One Day of the Year” by Alan Seymour explores various conflicts over ANZAC Day in the 1950’s in a working class family from Sydney’s Western suburbs. Since then, opinions on gender roles and cultural diversity in Australia have changed and so have ideas about Australia in general. This is also closely examined in Ellen Connolly’s article ‘Burquini Hits the Beach’, written for the Sunday Telegraph on February 4th 2007. The text reveals a plan by Surf Lifesaving…

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    Introduction To Healthcare Information Technology Healthcare Information Technology, or HIT for short, is a fast growing sector within the medical industry that helps solve the complex problem of information management. According to HelathIT.gov, the ruling body on HIT infrastructure in America, “[HIT] is a broad concept that encompasses an array of technologies to store, share, and analyze health information.” The most common and impactful HIT technology is the Electronic Health Record (EHR).…

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    Personal Narrative: Hit

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    Hit. I had never imagined that a man’s bare knuckles could cause so much destruction to a human’s face; until I threw my first punch. Hit. “You know what makes a person a true fighter?! It’s not a number of punches he can throw, or how long he can last in the ring. It’s when he shows real audacity and courage to overcome his battle wounds and scars. You have scars, Jasper! Own up to them! “ Having those words screamed in your face during training while your focusing on murdering a…

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    jerry was gone he ran away from the orphanage just before his mom got out people say it's our fault really our fault that he hit me broke my nose messed up my face for a long time and now my nose is messed up and since i was so little only 6 my nose was completely broken and it won't heal and know it looks like i have a big wart scar thing on my nose AND I HATE IT.but i have to live with it and it's part of me and it's now who i am but i do want to say i wish this never happened but time travel…

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    did what was best for his image instead of his family. Instead of loving his family unconditionally he washed his hands clean now he is the one all alone because of it. In our second story is kind of a similar setting but with completely different outcomes. “The only man on Liberty Street” by William Kelly is a simple story about a white man named Maynard, Who decided to follow his heart and leave his wife to live with his mistress and daughter named Jennie on Liberty Street. Seems fair enough…

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    All three students have strengths in being very observant in class. This notifies me that I need to engage the class is a discussion. A debate or Socratic seminar might work best for this class and especially these three students because of how vocal they are. However, their weaknesses and the ways in which these three learn are very different. I would never be able to pair Aiden and Logan because Aiden is dependent on another person, and Logan is independent and works best by working alone.…

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    Essay On Personal Goals

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    Purpose is demonstrated through the way a person lives their life, the goals they set, and consequently their psyche. More importantly, my “Purpose Paper” goes over my long term goals, short term goals, and what will result after they are achieved. Briefly my goals all fall into one finish line, academically get my college degree in order to pursue a career that’s stable to support my personal life with family friends etc. It’s been embedded into our central intelligence to follow the strict…

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    1.Tell me about yourself. My full legal name is Diego Martinez, I am 21 years old and I am full time student while working a part time job. I have always worked while attending school and that goes to show my responsibility and effort that I put to both my education and work experience. I consider myself an ambitious person that is always striving for greatness. I am also a team player that knows how to build solid relationships and work in a team. 2. Why should I hire you? In all honesty, I…

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    Who Am I ? “Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” Dr. Seuss once wrote this poem which was music to my ears growing up. It fascinated me to think that in this gigantic world filled with 7 billion people that I was the only Amanda A Laryea to ever walk its surface. Until about 8 years later on a random Facebook search, I found about four other individuals who share my name. However, our similar names do not connote similar personality…

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