The biggest obstacle I have overcame in my life was attending college at a four-year school. While my family had a decent income‚ some spending decisions and my parent’s desire for me to “make it on my own” meant I had to pay for whatever education I acquired on my own. This was made more difficult because their income disqualified me from multiple scholarships. Another problem was that the quality of education offered by my local schools was not very high. We weren’t offered AP classes and had to
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Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall‚ don’t give up. Figure out how to climb it‚ go through it‚ or work your way around it.” -Michael Jordan. Sometimes life throws difficult obstacles at us that may seem impossible to overcome‚ but why not make something good out of it? The human specie has the ability to overcome obstacles‚ but only some are able to benefit from it sooner or later in life. Some therapists can teach you how to overcome obstacles‚ and that’s great because
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Kristine Thomas Professor Lee Bio 120-171 November 25‚ 2012 “Alternative cancer treatments” Is radiation therapy and chemotherapy the best resources out for the fight against cancer?” Cancer has been around for most of human history. Evidence of cancer has been discovered in fossilized bone tumors‚ as well as in human mummies from ancient Egypt. Western medicine has made great discoveries toward cancer treatment‚ but I often wonder
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Alternative advertising options * In recent years researchers have noticed reduced effectiveness for television due to increased commercial clutter. * Furthermore TV advertising costs have risen faster than any other media costs and many marketers are looking for alternatives Place Advertising: * Or out of home advertising is a broad category including many creative and unexpected forms to grab consumers attention * Rationale = marketers better off reaching people where they work
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was a slave born around the year 1818‚ never knowing his when he was born‚ and died in 1895. Douglass was born into slavery‚ but his determination proved to overcome his situation‚ as he persistently resisted the Peculiar Institution. He favored resistance through the mind mostly‚ writing his first work called A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave in the year 1853‚ which would only contribute to his fight against slavery in the Americas. Frederick Douglass wrote about the
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Alternative Energy Sources Fossil fuels will not last forever. If the human race wishes to continue to live the way we do‚ then we have to look at alternative energy sources such as: geothermal‚ nuclear‚ solar‚ wind‚ and hydroelectric energy. Alternative energy sources are not without faults‚ but along with faults‚ there are benefits and solutions to the issues. Geothermal energy is a well-proven energy resource that can be used to provide both heat and electricity. Geothermal energy is very
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Sophia Tiongko CAL 103 D4 12 October 2023 Professor Ogden Essay 2 Final Draft The Perils of Passive Resistance When a body of people comes into power‚ there is always a risk that those who compose that body will abuse their power for personal gain and at the expense of the people they govern. Consequently‚ victims of this ugly facet of human nature are left to decide between two main methods of response: violent retaliation or amicable appeals to the government. Aggression is at times viewed as a
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The most challenging obstacle I ever faced was life. Life is difficult and comes with a variety of problems. Facing defeat can sometimes be challenging. We are not all gifted with what society thinks its right. Today I can divide my greatest obstacle in to three parts‚ which are race‚ disease‚ and personality. This three problems have shaped my challenge into something that most people are not welly or fully capable of living with it. Today I can fully acknowledge that they have shaped my life and
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When my twin brother and I were about 4 years old‚ my dad decided to relocate to Cuba. My mom did not want to leave him‚ so she obliged to his demand. Once we were in Cuba‚ I completed kindergarten through fourth grade‚ but after second grade my mom left us with our dad and returned to the United States because she could not keep living under the conditions we lived in. In the time that I was with my dad‚ my juggled many different jobs relentlessly until she had the required amount of money to collect
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Reflection on Alternative Assessments Traditional and alternative assessments share some key elements‚ yet differ as well. All assessments‚ whether given as a test after a unit or alternative‚ should be measurable and be reliable and valid by having clear criteria to measure the learning targets. Traditional and alternative assessments generally differ in timing‚ feedback‚ student’s involvement‚ and how the teacher uses the information though. The time in which traditional assessments such
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