Good Afternoon‚ thank you for coming to our 8th grade promotion. 9 years ago I walked onto this campus for the first time hand in hand with my mom. Being only 5 years old‚ I had no clue regarding what would happen in the years to come. All I knew was in that moment‚ I was utterly terrified. Looking back on it now though‚ I had nothing to worry about. These past years have been eventful‚ exciting‚ and strange. I have formed new friendships‚ and left some behind as I’ve grown. I have been challenged
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In the article published on August 3‚ 2012‚ Still Puritan After All These Years by Matthew Hutson‚ an author for the New York Times‚ Eric Luis Uhlmann conducted numerous tests on American citizens‚ finding that many Americans resemble the work ethic of Protestantism. The studies also showed that Americans solved anagrams involving religious words faster than Canadians. The last study revealed that the American minds are more approving towards prudish schools cancelling prom because of sexual dances
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To anyone who has ever walked across the stage‚ in a cap and gown costume‚ announcing to the world that you have just overcome tweleve trechearous years in school only to… (be able to answer…..the NOW WHAT???!!! Question of what to do with your life.) At this age there is not much you do not know; or so you and your educators have convinced yourself to believe. Until now‚ you may have been able to answer every essay question‚ multiple choice‚ etc. kind of test question out there. This is why
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Social Development Checklist for 3 -5 year old children (taken from: A Teacher’s Guide to Using The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum Assessment System LISTENING AND SPEAKING (Lemisha Moss) 1. Hears and discriminates the sounds of language Forerunner examples: Checkpoint dates A. Plays with words‚ sounds‚ and rhymes | | 05/23/2011 | | B. Recognizes and invents rhymes and repetitive phrases‚ notices words that begin the same way | | 05/23/2011 | | C
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futures. In the beginning‚ we measured time in class periods which we felt like imprisonment‚ counting down the periods until eventual freedom. As the weeks passed‚ we measured it in semester‚ and later in years. We moved from being those clueless freshmen to the seniors who are
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Jasmine Santos Mrs. Shafer IU English 19 December 2011 Community Service as a Graduation Requirement A wise person once said‚ “If you light a lamp for someone else‚ it will also brighten your path.” This particular quote has helped me realize that not enough teenagers are helping their community become a more desirable place to live. Implementing community service into the senior project outline as a requirement would ultimately benefit the students and the community. Not only will the students
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The Five-Year Plans were first used by Joseph Stalin in 1928 and were split into three parts. They were introduced because of the realisation that if attacked by countries in the West‚ the Soviet Union wouldn’t be able to defend itself. Other reasons included the expansion of industrial production and collectivising agriculture. During the Five Year plan the Soviet Union gave opportunities to young Communists‚ who were often called Pioneers and women. The Pioneers turned empty land into new towns
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Running Head: WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES: SWOT ANALYSIS WinnebagoIndustries: SWOT Analysis and Three Year Strategic Plan Paul S. Bodkins Strayer University BUS490 (008016) Business Policy Professor: Kelly Lambert May 30‚ 2010 Winnebago Industries: SWOT Analysis and Three Year Strategic Plan Winnebago Industries‚ located in Forest City‚ Iowa has recently experienced what could be considered its most challenging decade since founded in 1958‚ by business man John Hanson. Synonymous
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it feels to reach this milestone in life. When I reached this point of my life I was full of a sense pride‚ relief‚ and accomplishment. I knew that I had just officially joined something much bigger than myself. The memory of my basic training graduation ceremony will forever be burned into my memory. The date was December 7th‚ 2012. This day was one of the toughest I had to endure. This day started early in the morning when we woke up and began packing up our gear from our field exercise. The
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period. Though in drastically different countries; one a democracy in the western world‚ and one a communist totalitarian state in the east‚ their plans of action to pick their countries up after different defeats do have some similarities. Granted their actions also have drastic differences‚ parallels can also be drawn between the New Deal and the Five Year plan. Franklin Roosevelt was first elected in 1933. He set in place The New Deal‚ which revolutionized social works and programs for the average
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