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Juan Jose goes to the Mexican restaurant to buy his favorite type of taco. He gets in the very long line behind a nice old lady. Juan opens up his wallet to get ready to pay, but he is out of money! Suddenly, he gets really sad because he can’t buy his taco. The old lady poodle in front of him sees that he is sad and asks him what is wrong. He says, “I am out of money. I can’t buy my favorite taco!” She hands him a twenty dollar bill. Juan thanks her and steps up to the counter. The waiter asks…

Los Compas Mexican Restaurant has to be the most amazing place to get authentic Mexican food I've been to , and I've been to many. Their burritos are so big and full of fresh beef or even steak if thats what you prefer, and even fresh toppings all freshly made. Aside from their food being oh so good , their service is wonderful as well. Not once have a gone without something to drink with my meal. Talk about their salsa , the way it is seasoned makes the salsa just so wonderful to eat with…

self and life stories. The book tells the life stories of many leaders’ shortcomings’ worries and crucibles’ that needed to be overcame to become an authentic leader to discover their true north. My life story began in that small town of Sulphur, Oklahoma where I grew up and still live to this day. My father was an excellent mechanic and jack of all trades and master at none as they say, and my mother was a nurse that graduating from LPN school. Although people always needed my dad to work on…

Ever since I could remember, my father would always play our Steinway piano in our living room. The sound would always flow through the walls. My father would let me sit on the bench with him and I would press the keys down. The excitement that rushed through me was uncontrollable. When I was seven I had the privilege to take piano lessons. I was not enthusiastic about practicing, but I stuck with it for nine years. After my lessons stopped I continued to pursue piano as a serious hobby. I have…

without feeling pressured. When Human Science majors think of their home at Iowa State they think of one building in particular, Palmer, the Human Development and Family Studies Building. Palmer is the utmost significant place on campus for Human Science majors because of the history of the building, how the building looks and makes one feel when they are in it, and the importance the building has to the Iowa State University campus. Palmer is one of the newer buildings on campus it was…

that time was going to fly by. Next thing you know I began to receive acceptance letters as well as rejection letters from colleges I had applied to. Out of nine colleges I applied to I was debating between four: UC Riverside, Fresno State, San Francisco State University and West Hills Community College. Thinking about where I wanted to go was very overwhelming and stressful. I was only seventeen going on eighteen and I had to start thinking about what I wanted to do with my life, it felts as if…

born in Winnfield, Louisiana on August 30, 1893 (Jeansonne 1). At the age of seventeen, Huey was a traveling salesman from, Louisiana, to Texas, to Tennessee (Simkin 1). At the age of twenty- one, Long went to get his college education from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans. In 1918, Huey started practicing his law career in Shreveport, Louisiana. He presented small plaintiffs against large businesses (Life & Times 3). Long made a name for himself by taking a case against the biggest…

Yes, I arrived late and my chances had decreased. This would not stop me, though. During breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Mississippi State University’s cafeteria, I would pleasantly take a seat at a table where I knew not a single face and end up leaving knowing them all. We exchanged many conversations like what city we came from, how many siblings we endured, our favorite ice creams…

interact in a “partying” environment on campus are: 1. Iowa State University is a public university who has to abide by the Rehabilitation Act. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states that institutions must create access to facilities and activities accommodating to everyone (Johnson, 2011). Access to facilities in this case is a challenge for students with orthopedic disabilities due to older residence halls. Iowa State…

The value of a college education has always generally been high in the United States of America. Most Americans believe that if you work hard and get a college education you are destined to succeed, but what happens when you cannot afford to go to college? Public universities were once easily accessible and affordable, but with rising housing costs and tuitions only those with the most money can afford to get a higher education. Most people assume this is due to inflation, but there is actually…