Walking down cracked cement streets strewn with used syringes‚ students‚ ages four to ten‚ are captured by the surprising 1993 documentary I am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School. Taking place in a troubled inner-city neighborhood of northern Philadelphia‚ the Academy Award winning film explores the dynamics and challenges of a Chapter One School‚ which is a federally funded school to help disadvantaged poor children who test below the national norms. Stanton is composed of all
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“Why I am in college” There are several reasons why I am currently attending college. In my opinion‚ education is always an important topic in any society because it determines our future and helps us achieve our goals. My three main reasons for being in school would have to be increase knowledge‚ to obtain new experiences‚ and to prepare for a better career for my future. To begin with‚ I’m attending school to increase my knowledge and understanding in the field that I am studying. I’m
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IF I AM GIVEN A CHANCE‚ I REALLY WANT TO VISIT KOREA.. WHY SHOULD I?? IF I WHERE TO CHOOSE ON WHAT COUNTRY WOULD I PICK IF I CAN VISIT ONE.. I WOULD DIFINITELY CHOSE KOREA.. WHY KOREA?? Well‚ Hi everyone‚ I am ******* I am 18 and I am from PHILIPPINES. Woow! Far‚ far places from korea. Heheheh.:)) There are many reasons to why I would want to visit korea.. FOR ONCE in my life‚ I have been dying to visit korea. Though I don’t think I can afford‚ but I think I CANT! I have live my 18years on a
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Dear UAW – Local 685‚ My name is Jessica Gates and I have been selected to be a student ambassador for a People to People program. Fifty years ago President Eisenhower’s vision for these Ambassador programs was to give everyday citizens of different countries a chance to meet and learn understanding‚ friendship‚ and lasting peace. It is an European Heritage trip. In the summer of 2014‚ we will travel to England‚ France‚ Germany‚ Belgium‚ The Netherlands‚ Austria‚ and Switzerland. This is going
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"Who am I?" Well I’ll start from the beginning I guess‚ I’m Wyatt Robert Sykes I was born August 16th 2002. I have lived in the same house‚in the same town my entire life‚ I was born and raised here. Now to go more in depth. I did soccer 1-4 grade I started acting and singing in 4th or 5th grade I can’t remember but one of the two. I have been acting ever since then . I’ve gotten more serious about it and a lot better at it and performing over the years same with singing I took singing lessons
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Malala Yousafzai declared‚ “I don’t want to be thought of as the ‘girl who was shot by the Taliban’ but the ‘girl who fought for education’ (309). This statement proves the bravery and fearlessness that Malala has after facing a struggle that no teenager should have to face. In her memoir‚ I Am Malala‚ Malala tells her story about the battle between her and the Taliban. After her father‚ Ziauddin Yousafzai‚ opened up a school that allowed women to attend‚ the Taliban tried to prevent it‚ but Malala
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I am one of the 99% The fact is all but that little 1% is one of the 99%. Does that mean that I need to march down the streets of different cities to tell everyone that I am one of the 99%‚ camp out for months at a time and take the charity of others‚ so that I can proclaim the fact that I am like 99% of the nation? I think not. 1% of the world controls most of the money and then the other 99% share in what is left. Between 2002 and 2007‚ the income of the 1% increased at least 10 times faster
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Who Am I? My name is Lillian Smith‚ I also go by Lilly. I’m not a straight A student‚ an athlete‚ or someone who people look up to. I’m just your average 16 year old girl Junior trying to make it through High School at the moment. I’d rather not say that "I’m still trying to find myself" because i’m not really lost‚ i’m taking things slow and figuring out them along the way. Teachers think of me as a student who rarely gets things turned in on time and procrastinates until the last minute. When
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into the person I am today. My family‚ peers‚ religion‚ teams I’ve affiliated with‚ my school‚ the workplace‚ and the media have all contributed to my life in some way or another. These factors‚ also known as agents of socialization‚ have taught and molded me‚ into the person I am today. My family is a immense part of my life and I’m truly grateful to have been blessed with the most astounding and supportive family. As much as I am a social butterfly and love being with my friends‚ I also really enjoy
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Section A Part 1 – Who am I as a learner? 1.1 What is learning? Nowadays‚ people believe that learning can enhance their status or values (Beagrie 2007). They trust that learning is a part of their lives (Beagrie 2007). Learning is related to the process of knowing and understanding information (Bransford‚ Sherwood‚ Hasselbring‚ Kinzer and Williams 1990). Student can create and evolve the knowledge structures by learning (Bransford‚ Sherwood‚ Hasselbring‚ Kinzer and Williams 1990). Learning
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