The long awaited day of this year in my life, first day of university, was quite exciting and somewhat surprising. I have always been an introvert my whole teenage years which made the idea of having to make new friends and fitting in a whole different environment intimidate me. But I believe that university years should be the best years of anyone’s lives, and the years of learning new things through experiences. That day, I met new people who are now my closest friends whom I genuinely enjoy being around. Surprisingly, trying to adapt to a new surrounding was not as awkward as I speculated it to be. This whole time, it was all just in my head. I guess Steve Maraboli was right, “Once your mindset changes, everything on the outside will change along with it.”. Ever since then, I told myself that I needed to start seeing things in a different perspective in order to maximize my potential in university, socially as well as academically. Throughout the first week of foundation program, it was very easy for me to grasp information during lectures and tutorials as I already have the basic knowledge of the courses taught. To have taken the …show more content…
While I planned to deliver a good first impression to my lecturers during the first week, I felt like I didn’t quite achieve that. Relating back to my poor habit of procrastination and time management, I was so used to only studying during the late hours and finally sleeping in the A.M. which resulted in me running late for class the next morning. This had happened too many times that a lecturer even commented that I’ve made quite a reputation for myself for being a latecomer. Upon hearing the lecturer’s comment, I felt a sting but it reminded me of how much I’ve been slacking in the past 5 weeks. To clear my label as a latecomer, I need to manage my time wisely so that I would have enough sleep time to wake up earlier the next
During the heart of the Great Depression in Maycomb County, Alabama, an individual 's appearance, values, and reputation often are sources of limitation to the categorical minds of society. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, confinement of even the most complex characters expresses the limiting scope of view of the prejudice society. Atticus Finch, a prosperous small-town lawyer and single father of Scout and Jem defies his stereotypes of being weak and impotent in his career, as well as in his ability as a father. To his kids, he serves as a source of emasculation and embarrassment in comparison to other fathers from Maycomb. His erudite nature and aged appearance, with his seemingly passive occupation are read by society as cowardly and incapable of masculine tasks. The town’s sociopath, Arthur “Boo” Radley, comes off as an insensitive recluse who resorts to violence in his anger, as in the case of his father, as rumors state he mercilessly murders him with a pair of scissors. By distancing himself from society, the only information society knows about him are snippets of unreliable gossip from the town’s crier, Miss Stephanie Crawford. Atticus’s age, moral values on the colored folk, and his lawyer occupation earn him a distinct reputation from the other characters. He is considerably older than fathers of other children close to Jem and Scout’s age, yet defies his stereotyped weakness
Starting University can be quite the daunting experience. Moving to a new city, or on my part; an entirely different country, meeting new people, and adapting to the student lifestyle, your senses are constantly overloaded. With all these new impressions and responsibilities hanging on your shoulders, it is vital to take a step back once in a while, and reflect over where your life is heading. Doing this can play a key role in making the most out of your years as an undergraduate student. I will therefore with the support of Boud, Keogh and Walker’s (1985), as well as Kolb’s (1984) and Gibbs’ (1988) work on reflection, reflect over my own transition into Higher Education.
Society makes one of the biggest impacts on how we look at things. So how does society look at veterinary medicine and the staff? The field is often looked down on even though they go through a lot and have to handle a lot which leads to high suicide rates and a huge burnout in the field. So why would people who have devoted their entire live to saving, take their own?
On a hot and sunny day I was at a local farmer's market looking for some new clothes to buy and some fresh food toOn a hot and sunny day I was at a local swap meet looking for some new clothes to buy and some fresh food to eat. It was so hot outside i had to stop and take a break. I sat on a bench faraway from other people so i can cool down. Where i sat was a lot of shade so I started cooling down fast then suddenly I felt a cold breeze shiver down my spine and as I turned around i see a tall skinny man behind me. He was sort of hunched over and had a mischievous smile on his face he stepped closer to me and said, “My you have very beautiful eyes and nice tan skin! I’m sure the color green would look so beautiful on you.” I gave him an awkward smile and nervously said ‘T-Thank you..” “Here take this necklace I’m sure you’ll take very good care of it.” he said with a devious smile on his face. The necklace reminded me on an ancient Egyptian actifact, it had gold with emerald jewels on it and in the middle has a big golden beetle with small rubies on it. Amazed I said, “oh no sir i can’t take that, it must of costed you a fortune.” he came closer making me fear for my own life and he firmly said, “Take it..I insist” i just nodded my head i fear and watched him leave. The necklace is very beautiful, but why would give it to a random stranger? I continued shopping trying to forget what just happened. I got many compliments on my new necklace and many people tried to buy
I have had several drastic and life changing experiences throughout my life but there is one thing that made a bigger impact than others which was my father going to prison for 8 years. My dad was recently released from prison towards the end of January of 2017.
It was a perfect day. The sun was like always, shining bright. No dark clouds to mar the beauty of the sky. But life is a surprise. You never know what to expect from it.
Everyone human in the world has had a horrible day or the best day that they could ever imagine. Most of the time, an individual will experience both in their lifetime. For example, death, losing a job, or failing an important class could count as a day that an individual would never repeat. Inversely, finding love, getting accepted into college, or winning the lottery could count as a person’s best experience. To summarize, there are days or experiences that a person would pay 1,000,000 to repeat, and there also times at which a person wouldn’t accept an endless supply of money to relive.
Today was the day. My family and I have been waiting for what feels like a lifetime, but was only nearly eight short months. It was early in the morning, the sun had just come up. The house has just awoken, everybody still in their rooms trying to figure out the game plan for a sunny Sunday morning in the middle of June. Then, we got the phone call. It was an emergency and we were all told to meet at the hospital in twenty minutes.
I remember it like it was yesterday, the day that changed my life forever. On March 9th of 2011, my mom was diagnosed with skin cancer in her lung. The doctor gave her about six months to live and this is how it went.
Honestly if I were to think of my most important day, not even one would come to mind, because when your put on the spot to think of one it's hard. Although, there is one day that out of all is clear as daylight in my head, down to every second. I think this is due to the day being different than all the other days. In my life, I experienced something I thought I never would. My most important day of my life is when I finally met my older cousin Akash, while we were on our vacation on the cruise.
As I walk out the door all alone… Thud Thud I hear loud footsteps like someone was walking towards me. I turned around and all I saw were the leaves falling off the trees and pure silence. I tell myself I’m hallucinating. I look to my front and start walking. A mysterious man was walking towards me. He was dressed in all black from head to toe. With his black sunglasses on, I couldn’t tell if he was looking at me. I started to shiver but he passed me. I suddenly turned around to see if he was looking back at me. But he wasn’t there anymore. I started wondering if all the things I saw were just hallucinations. At that moment I heard a loud scream. I thought it sounded like a girl. I immediately took my phone out and began dialing 911. I turn around not knowing what to do and I see the man holding a baseball bat. Then everything went blank.
Projeto Tamar was an incredible life time moment, getting to do extraordinary things you don't do everyday like going zip lining, seeing turtles and most of all going on a trip with your friends and schoolmates without your parents.
Easily agitated or alarmed; tending to be anxious; highly strung: thanks Google for the definition of nervous, but according to my first date that's an understatement. My first date was not only the most memorable day of my life ,but also the most embarrassing. From the first kiss to the hospital, December 20th was no typical first date. Even though I love a crowd, this is a little difficult to share, nevertheless i'm going to tell you guys about the most memorable day of my life, My dreadful most disastrous, yet astounding first time that I went on a date with a boy.
Thursdays have become my favourite day of the week. Every second Thursday is payday, so it's little wonder I received a phone call from Patsy this morning, asking if I'd like to accompany her to the movies. Better still, we get to attend the luxurious cinema, the one with a wide variety of movies instead of the dollar theatre with only two. After making arrangements to meet at the cinema at twelve, I check the weather before selecting the appropriate attire, another brisk day with the possibility of snow. Once I adorn myself with jeans and my favourite midnight-blue hoodie, I delve into the depths of my wardrobe in search of my winter coat. As I bringing out of solitary confinement, I bring it to my nose and inhale deeply. The scent of washing powder remains on the coat instead of the musky smell that saturated it two weeks ago. After tying my hair back, I check my appearance in my full-length mirror. Just as I expected, I resemble a toasted marshmallow. No wonder I never wear this coat to work. The intercom buzzes, indicating the arrival of the taxi. I abandon the mirror and gather my bag and winter accessories, and adorn them as I skip down the stairs to brave the winter chill.
There are many moments in my life that I consider important. While some of those moments are great, others still haunt me to this day. I have had some bizarre encounters in my life, but none as daunting as the night that I was stabbed.