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Mission's Trip The third week of June, 2015, marks the week my perspective on life changed. This trip contributed to the obliteration of my egotistical state of mind. I went on a prayer tour, spent time at an elderly apartment complex, helped at a community outreach, served at a food bank, and visited a children's learning center. Each of these experiences affected me differently, but were similar in that they all changed my outlook on life. The prayer tour I went on revealed the diversity and…

Losing connections with others is a very easy task, sometimes intentional and sometimes unintentional. My connection with my cousin Summer was a very strong one until she moved back to California. I had some friends who were best friends at one time, but as time digressed, so did they. Then there is the most significant loss of connection that I have had and that was with my ex girlfriend. Some connections and relationships last in life and then there are some that have a loss of connection.…

larger group known as society" (Henslin 153). Primary groups are a close-knit family. With the primary group family members help each other stay on track and on the right path. My parents influenced me to follow my faith even though it could be hard at times. My parents want me to grow into a person that knows that there is always someone there to help and guide me even if they aren’t there. I will always follow my religion and never forget what I learned through the years. It’s a big part of…

I never thought about what it means to find myself or to know myself until I joined the Korean Army. I had so much time to self-reflect, yet not enough people to share my thoughts and feelings, so I thought that I can’t find myself there. Right after I was discharged, I went on a pilgrimage in Spain called Camino de Santiago, where I walked for eight to ten hours a day for a month and a half. I walked 600 miles, hoping to find myself, and the meaning of my life. Although I learned a lot from the…

fated to happen. However, it is ultimately our decisions that can lead us to prosperity or to hard times. Mukaram also realized that prosperity is only possible through good education. Both Karam and Mukaram were given the responsibility of running a shop by their elder brother, Muhataram. Karam was happy with the responsibility, but Mukaram thought it was not the right time for him to work. It was time for him to study and learn. However, he was not able to say anything to his brother…

In this world, everyone has a time limit; moreover, some have more time than others. It is inevitable to beat death. That is why we are told to live life to the fullest because we never know when our time is up. Our Town is a play in three acts by Thornton Wilder that portrays this way of life. Wilder expertly utilizes the setting and literary devices to show that humans should appreciate the beautiful transient life one is given. The whole play is basically structured in three days. Thornton…

About one third of the way through my second face-to-face interview with Diana Orozco, she said something that provided a window into her current state as an adult learner. She stated that “Time is precious and I feel like I don’t have a couple of hours a week to continually be in a class or a course were I’m not going to gain anything.” This statement wasn’t even a direct answer to the question at hand. It was a side comment, but it gave me insight to build Diana’s profile as an adult learner.…

409) observed that during this time in all parts of the world, life revolved around the production of food and living close to the breadline was a reality for typical families. Whilst there were still a few million nomadic hunting and gathering societies most of the population were farmers by the year 1800. During this period, the majority food was produced locally requiring large areas of land to be set aside to support the locals. Farmer’s lives…

full attention is not on the road, but instead on their device. Texting takes the driver’s attention away from driving more frequently and for longer periods than other distractions. It takes their attention away from driving for a longer period of time because they have to read and process what they received. Other distractions such as eating or fiddling around with the entertainment system can be done while looking at the road. Although these options are not safe either, they are more safe…

The bed mercilessly taunts my exhausted limbs to return but my determined heart persuades me to brave the trial by water once more. As I dive over the ice cold pool, dread and regret fill every moment until my body finally makes contact. For two, sometimes three, hours the situation will only worsen as I repeatedly raise my arms above my head and pull back as hard as possible. Weeks of this pass by, all for the sake of being able to travel through 100 meters of water a few milliseconds faster.…