for the guidance‚ love and care bestowed on us over these years. It has been a matter of pride to belong to this institution and we look forward to an unending association with the staff and school. We shall not be dismayed at goodbyes because a farewell is necessary before we can meet again in life. I would like to close with a quote of Winston Churchill says‚” This is not the end‚ his not even the beginning of the end‚ It is instead the end of the beginning. Thank You & cheers to a new beginning
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ELAH 1 Susana Mendoza Expository Essay Period 1 12 November 2013 Axworthy In the memoir‚ Farewell to Manzanar‚ written by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston‚ Papa was born in Japan and he moved to America. While he was living in America the bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred. He was a fisherman who spent a lot of his time out at sea and he was accused of selling oil to Japan. He is sent to Manzanar and it is there where his true colors are shown. Papa
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United States Constitution is so important because it still affects us today by granting citizenship‚ civil rights‚ and congressional representation. The Fourteenth Amendment is the main source of power for most of the laws concerning affirmative action‚ desegregation‚ hate crimes‚ voting‚ and congressional representation
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I remember when I first heard of Cornell. They said Cornell was a school where you would walk up a 90 degree hill in 5 degree weather to score a 20 on an exam. I recall laughing at that description. Little did I know how literal that portrayal really was. That being said‚ what a great huge climb up the hill we’ve all had. Without the comfort of home‚ grade inflation‚ and trust funds‚ we are the egalitarian member of the Ivy League’s freshest batch of eager minds greased by the will power that
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deaths of over 3‚000 innocent people (9/11). The aftermath and the coping of the citizens of New York City set as the backdrop of the novel‚ Falling Man written by Don DeLillo. As a native New Yorker‚ DeLillo has made references to the World Trade Centres in his previously written novels such as Americana‚ Player‚ Mao II‚ and Underworld (Conte 562). Falling Man introduces the reader to the family of Keith Glenn‚ a survivor of the World Trade Centres‚ Lianne Glenn‚ spouse of Keith‚ and their son‚
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moment‚ as they clung to those windows high above the streets of New York with the unbearable heat and smoke drawing near‚ that they chose to jump‚ and in that moment of complete surrender they became graceful sacred angels returning to their source. “Falling Man” is an article focusing on the identity of one of these jumpers depicted in a well-known photograph taken by Richard Drew. The article is composed of numerous rhetorical devices that eventually give way to the author’s arguments towards the photograph
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Ironical Significance: The title of Arms and The Man is chose after careful consideration. The title is both apt chosen attractive and the dramatist’s choices justified. It is an ironical reversal of Virgil’s original intention. Virgil in his famous epic The Aencid recounts the martial exploits and adventures of Aeneid. But Shaw does not look at war with the same eyes as Virgil. He does not write this drama to speak about the glories of war. He rather proves that heroism and utter foolishness do
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On December 7‚ 1941 there was a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii by Japan. The attack came from the Japanese‚ yet it caused unfounded fear in this country toward Japanese Americans. The book Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston depicts the reactions of the government and the American public toward Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor. So why were they the ones punished for it? We still see examples of inaccurate assumptions‚ hypocrisy‚ and discrimination
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An Army White Paper: The Army Profession of Arms‚ Its Culture‚ and Ethic The overall objective of the Army Profession of Arms campaign is for Soldiers and leaders to refine their understanding of what it means to be professionals--expert members of the Profession of Arms--after nine years of war and to recommit to a culture of service and the responsibilities and behaviors of our profession as articulated in the Army Ethic. GEN Martin E. Dempsey‚ CG‚ TRADOC The preeminent military task‚ and
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The “Luke Arm” The DEKA arm system‚ nicknamed “Luke Arm” in honor of the Star Wars hero‚ is a new and improved prosthetic limb. Created by famous inventor Dean Kamen and his team‚ the “Luke Arm” is one of the most advanced prosthetic ever built‚ with the ability to pick up both delicate and rugged substances. This is very important for amputees‚ especially those who live alone‚ and should hopefully improve their lives. Prosthetic limbs interested me specifically because they are one of the many brain
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