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    My Short Term Goals

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    Introduction Goals Everybody have a dream, but we need to set a plan to help us to achieve the goals. If not we are doomed to failure. In order to avoid we fall into the pitfall or stuck in the progress, we need to build a goals which is short term goal and long term goal. It can be a good idea to set a clear target and achieve it whatever happens in our life. Short term goal One of my short term goal is I hope I can score in my final year project which is intelligent fire alarm system and I…

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    Host Culture

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    of beginning and host culture, like- language experience, gender, age, education level. According to a survey done at Australian universities international students showed evidence of distress , discomfort , dislocation . It was suppose that the homesickness was happened to missing family , friends. Individuals who are unaware of their own values and belief system are most likely to bring liablity into perception and conflict. Personality disintegration may result as there are psychological as…

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    Cultural Outsider

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    depictions reveal that Mrs. Sen affiliates her self-identity with her past life. By accepting her new home, she will lose touch with her sense of self and identity irrevocably, which can be the worst nightmare for Mrs. Sen. In effect, Mrs. Sen’s homesickness is her unique way to rationalize the unbearable pain of losing her self identity. 
 On the contrary, Eliot approaches the new culture with open…

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    Esperanza and her five other family members live.Her family is very poor and they don't live the american dream. Her family faces many obstacles while trying to pursue The American Dream, these obstacles include poverty, language barriers, and homesickness. The most challenging struggle was poverty, when moving to a different country it usually takes a lot of money. so when you get to the country you don’t have much money left. In the story Esperanza says many things that imply poverty.…

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    Since the world is now a global village, international students tend to look beyond their home countries to pursue their education. However, the U.S and other westerns countries are preferred by international students. The main reason why many Africans leave their home country to pursue higher education in a different region because there are not enough post-secondary institutions to accommodate everyone who is eligible to attend and they want to receive better or higher quality of education…

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    Sexual encounters amongst college students are largely affected by religious beliefs, and the overall strength of those beliefs (Young, M.; et al. 2005). Religious beliefs play a role in homesickness and depression as well. Students who are more attached to home are more susceptible to depression in college, whereas those who are less attached to home and more religious are much less susceptible to depression in college (Longo, G.; Kim-Spoon…

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    With regard to the development of a broader understanding of the pan-Indian identity as relating to boarding schools during the 1900 to 1940 time period, the experiences in these schools served to clarify the fact that Native Americans are not just intended for domestic, low paying, heavy labor work experiences. The rebellion and consistent desertion of these schools by students en masse is a clear indication that the pigeon holed perspective toward those who attended these schools was a narrow…

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    Every college student has barriers throughout their experience at school. Three challenges in becoming a successful college student are time management, homesickness, and lack of focus. College is academically challenging, it requires a lot more work and effort than you’re used to. It seems impossible but it’s important to know your limits. Homesickness is another huge challenge we all face. I was homesick the first two weeks of school, I had trouble sleeping, no appetite, lack of interest, and…

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    Why I Choose Alma College

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    city or somewhere extravagant; therefore, I believe that it would be a phenomenal opportunity and experience to go to Alma. The entire area is tremendous and heartwarming, and it reminds me so much of home that I believe it would help with any homesickness I would get while attending there. Another reason why I would appreciate the opportunity to go to Alma is that I would love to continue playing football there. Football is a love and a passion of mine, and I would love to have the…

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    Since I was about ten, I have been obsessed with horses. Obsessed truly is a good term for my enchantment with equines, but a girlhood obsession is much different from the obsession of young adulthood. My interest persisted long after most childhood infatuations do. I began by researching horse breeds extensively and learning to draw the animals. Eventually, my mother appeased me with regular horse lessons, but horseback riding is an expensive hobby. Riding requires lots of equipment from…

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