Since 1784, The Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (also known as The Old Guard) has been proudly serving as a ceremonial symbol for the United States Army. The Old Guard originates from the First American Regiment. The First American Regiment fought its first battle in 1790. It has since gone through a series of both successful and unsuccessful battles, multiple relocations, and a significant change in the role. The modern day role of the Old Guard is to conduct ceremonial responsibilities at the funerals of fallen veterans and to represent the United States Army…
The Navajo people washed and dried themselves. Then they heard the gods four times on the 12th day. The god appeared before them they carried a rarer buck skin and two ears of corn. The gods put the buck skin down with its head in the west then the two ears faced the east. Then the feather of a white eagle under the yellow eagle feather. Moments later two humans appeared one man one woman.…
Louie Zamperini, when asked what he would do if he had to go through his experiences again, replied that he would “kill himself”(page number). In fact, most of the people involved in any war end up hurt either physically or mentally. Louie Zamperini was captured in WWII by the Japanese and survived 2 years in captivity. In Louie’s story, the two emerging mental side effects caused by war are jealousy and anger. After the war, Louie felt much anger toward his captors. This overtook him, leaving him more injured than he was in the camps. In the camps, he had his defiance and his resiliency. When he got back, he could not resist the urge to drink, and he did not recover very quickly. In the book Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand conveys the fact that war is an extreme event that can have very negative effects on those involved.…
Despite a separation in time, the poems Carpe Diem and To Virgins, to Make Much of Time share multiple similarities in their poetic composition through the use of imagery, symbolism and tone. In addition, author of Carpe Diem, Horace, and To Virgins’ Robert Herrick have united ideas in which they stress to “seize the day” and live life to its fullest. The poems share a parallel of a philosophical outlook on life through the use of poetic devices and metric skills.…
Etsy is an e-commerce site that allows you to sell all of your crafts. There are a lot of people who are able to earn a full-time living by selling their stuff on the site, but with any other site, learning the ropes and making money will take a lot of hard work and dedication. But unlike most other e-commerce sites Etsy is different and may not be for everyone. Here are some of the pros and cons of Etsy.…
The population of elderly adults is growing quickly. The oldest members of the popular baby boom generation are now over the age of 65, which means there are more seniors now than ever before in the United States. Of this age group, 43.8% are either single or widowed, and living alone (U.S. Census, 2010). Aging adults desire to remain in their own homes, and this leaves the question as to who is responsible for making sure their physical and emotional needs are being met? Many cities provide a senior community center, but are these centers able to provide support to homebound seniors who are not able to participate in on-site center activities? Cities should also focus on programs that meet the needs of homebound seniors. A senior community companionship program that makes free home visits to homebound seniors could make an overwhelmingly positive impact on their lives. A companionship program for homebound seniors should be supported as an essential community volunteer function because it enriches the lives of immobile seniors by improving their emotional and physical health, and increases their quality of…
I attend the premier high school in the state of Illinois and I am constantly reminded about it. Even though this has become a running joke between the students, I am really glad that I have been able to attend my prestigious high school, because Edwardsville High School that has motivated me to be successful and given me amazing opportunities that I may not have had somewhere else.…
In this essay I will be talking about being popular and being an outsider. People think you have to be gorgeous/handsome, play sports, be preppie, or have money to be popular. Then,to be an outsider you don’t have nice cloths, you don’t have money, you don’t play sports, and you don’t have nice things. Well you don’t have to have all that stuff to be popular or not be an outsider. The way I see it everyone is the sameway just have different talents.…
One of the biggest fears of college students is gaining an excessive amount of weight. As most UMass students know, the school’s dining commons are currently ranked second in the United States by the Princeton Review. When I began attending school, the term “Freshman 15” was a common term that was often spoken about amongst my friends. The term “Freshman 15” refers to the amount of weight which is expected to be gained in the first year of college because of the easy access of food. I always looked at the “Freshman 15” as a myth before college. I wanted to learn more about UMass Amherst’s food. I wondered if it could be possible that UMass could be ranked as having one of the best dinning commons in the country and also have healthy…
All teen activist are fighting for different thing. But look at Malala she is fighting for girls education. And Fay Carry is fighting for people to get lost dogs a home. Plus Alex Lyne is fighting to get electronic waste and have people recycle it and not throw it away. And they all have one thing in common they all stand up for what they believe in.…
People have judged and misunderstood others for as long as humans were on this Earth. People have a nasty habit to think of people who have been lonely and bullied as outsiders, although outsiders are just people who are completely misunderstood and judged the wrong way. If people took the time to know these “outsiders” people mistreat, they would understand that these people are just normal kids that got mistreated badly. Nobody wants to be an “outsider”, but sometimes you become one for various of different reasons like being a new kid, being smarter than most kids, wanting to be alone, and more.…
Currently I am on the Indiana Core 40 high school diploma. I think that I chose this diploma track for myself because I don't really plan a whole lot on going to college. I have had thoughts of going to college and getting a degree in something. Personally I would much rather just go to a trade school and learn what I want to do rather than going to college and having to learn stuff that is oblivious to the career that I pick.…
I am a second level student in Early Childhood Education. Our second level project is the implementation of a grant, Awareness: The Key to Friendships. We will present centers to 3rd grade students at Delmae Elementary School. I have chosen to create my center on Pick & Clip.…
Today I am asked to reflect on my eighth grade year and how it has changed me and my view going into ninth grade. I believe that I have changed a lot since the beginning of the year and I think that a lot of what I learned in eighth grade will reflect in ninth grade. I learned a lot of different things this year that I will carry with me into high school. All of these ranging from simple things like doing your homework, to putting in the most effort.…
Going back to my best year! Sophomore year was the year I had to get myself together and stop acting so amateur, it was the year I start acting like an adult. Therefore It was a great year for me. My sophomore year was not like other teenagers, I had many downfalls, but that didn't stop me from accomplishing my goals. Around this time I wanted to try a sport for the first time, so I tried out for the wrestling team, but they didn't work out so well. Sophomore year I didn't make any new friends, cause I don't like making new friends, it's just too much. My day one friends stayed the same, these are the people who have been through hell and back with me. I didn't learn how to drive my tenth grade year, because I was procrastinating. I was skipping school and getting into…