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Funny Memory Writing Exercise
Medpl 294 Typical in it’s Brooklyn nature, our old building was quite fond of two animals: mice and cockroaches. It created a nurturing environment for them to run wild when silence qued safety. In an attempt to fight against the pests, we laid a bunch of banana mice traps around the different corners of our rooms. On a Saturday afternoon, my dad came home from work and took a nap in his room. My mom was out for a gathering at her friend’s house and my grandmother had tagged along. It was a fairly quiet afternoon with all of us siblings busy in our own shenanigans. Suddenly, my 6-year-old baby…
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Do immigrants help or hurt the US economy?
Do immigrants help or hurt the US economy? For the longest time debate over the role of immigrants in the United States, specifically their role in the US economy, has created waves of controversy and debate. Moreover, a greater access in publishing stories, opinions, and at times false news has only added fuel to the fire. With important outcomes of the presidential race and current policies being made based on immigration, it’s important to know exactly what role immigrants play in America. After going through a multitude of well-sourced published news content that, the answer is clear: Americans need immigrants for a successful US economy. The current administration’s hard stance…
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Do immigrants help or hurt the US economy?
Sadaf Ayaz Media 211 Professor Alm For the longest time debate over the role of immigrants in the United States, specifically their role in the US economy, has created waves of controversy and debate. Moreover, a greater access in publishing stories, opinions, and at times false news has only added fuel to the fire. With important outcomes of the presidential race and current policies being made based on immigration, it’s important to know exactly what role immigrants play in America. After going through a multitude of well-sourced published news content that, the answer is clear: Americans need immigrants for a successful US economy. The current administration’s hard stance on immigrants…
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#sadafayazwrites On Perfection
October 09, 2018 I’m someone who is subconsciously wired with an obsession with perfection whether it is internal or external and there are times when I beat myself over for slipping up. This mentality, at my highest of moments, forces me to perform my absolute best and, at my worst, paralyzes me. Cutting off my laughter for fear of laughing too loud. Keeping my mouth shut for expressing my thoughts in case it doesn’t come out right or I say something wrong or offensive or unheard of. Be quiet don’t make a suggestion. It forces me to hold back on the skip that’s yearning to come out of my toes.…
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#sadafayazwrites On Happiness and Self-Appreciation
July 1st, 2018 Sometimes I get caught up with the idea of happiness. But as I’m getting older and experiencing the world minus the protective arms of my parents—both experiencing successes I never imagined and losses I don’t think I was (or anyone can be) prepared for, I’m realizing happiness is not the award at the top of the mountain. It can’t be. I think I’m realizing that happiness and bliss does constitute of is all the ups and downs. Finding downs that highlight the ups in your life you never appreciated before. I’ve noticed I tend to overlook my hard work at times and forget the struggle I’ve gone…
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#sadafayazwrites On Patterns, Anxiety, and A Thing Called Depression
June 14th, 2018 I spent this past month recognizing patterns. Both in my life and in the lives of others. While fasting, I was able to take a step away from the world to focus on myself like an outsider seeing everything unfold in slo-mo. I noticed moments and words that were actually triggers. I admitted that sometimes when I was feeling overwhelmed it wasn’t just nothing that would leave in a few minutes if I could *just* switch my mindset. I recognized it as anxiousness. As anxiety. I noticed my low moments as depression and how it’s not there all the time (at least not to it’s fullest) but…
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#sadafayazwrites Be Brave
June 11th, 2018 Hey, you. Be brave. In those moments of self-doubt and those moments of fear. Be brave. Eff it. Go out there. Face them head on. Eye to eye. And then keep at it. Be brave. You have more than what you think you’re capable of. You are more than good enough. Don’t settle. Fight. Be brave. Believe in you and your dream, and all that you one day hope to be. Be brave. You are extraordinary and phenomenal. Resilient and beautiful. Strong and intelligent. It’ll all pass. Let go of everything that holds you back. Cut it all out. Cut them all out. Be brave because all…
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A Poem to My Voice
Sadaf Ayaz Professor Benjamin Moore Thea 263: Basic Voice and Movement for Performers 05/19/2018 Sometimes I wonder why You choose to hide The bright flames That reside Inside. Sometimes I wonder why You reside on an island. You can be a mountain. You can burn the world to flames. You can encompass the horizons. You can be a forest. So, sometimes. I wonder why. Despite all that you find, Why? Why can’t you be the wind. Why can’t you be all that you see? Why can’t you? Why can’t you just. be?
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#sadafayazwrites On Accepting My True Self
May 14th, 2017 As I grow older and meet new people with amazing life stories, I can’t help but realize how limited I’ve made myself in accepting my true self, doing what I love, and saying how I truly feel. I grew up thinking I didn’t matter and neither did my thoughts. And once I made mistakes, I knew for sure I should just stop. Somewhere along the way, I stopped forming opinions. I silenced the part of me that had something different to say. I forgot, in a weird way, what it was that I truly liked. Like a new habit, I began shrugging and agreeing with the people…
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The World’s Fare Food Festival | Listening Post Assignment
By: Sadaf Ayaz They say there are two ways to get to know a culture: through its arts and food. The World’s Fare Food Festival was the epitome of what it means to integrate and share the best of the world’s cultures with each other. Especially in America. Over 100 vendors came together for the weekend to share food from their country but left leaving and taking so much more. From music, dance, and anecdotes hundreds of people joined the vendors for a journey of exchanged food and culture. A journey of experiencing what it meant to be someone who belonged to a specific country. A walk through the…