Letter to Ninth Graders‚ Patrick Sullivan states that there is an “exception gap between the skills students are typically bringing into college and what teachers like [him] think students should be bringing with them to college.” Throughout the writing‚ Sullivan mentions that without “college readiness skills” you are not going to be prepared for college. In my opinion‚ how academically involved a student wants to be in his/her education is what determines
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Drones’ world Hopefully‚ as technology has improved so much‚ the world has managed to obtain very useful products. One of the brilliant improvements in the robotics‚ the aeronautics and the electronics’ fields is known as a drone. It is also called an unmanned aerial vehicle. A drone is an aircraft‚ which can be controlled by pilots who are on the ground and it can be piloted by a pre-programmed mission. Its use has grown quickly due to its recent ability to stay aloft for many hours. Drones are
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A Dystopian world Dystopian is when there is a bad Place or scene where people have no freedom‚ total government control ‚surveillance ‚violence‚ death‚ poverty known as an “imperfect” world. The hunger games can be considered a dystopian film. Having many dystopian characteristics playing a role through the film. In the world of the hunger games it’s all about suffering‚ pain and depression set in the future. In a place called Panem people have agitated lives. They have complete government control
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The fashion of the 1960’s has greatly impacted adults and teenagers behavior today for the better. Much like the era itself‚ women’s clothes underwent a revolution. The early 1960’s were similar to the 1950s in terms of style‚ the large full skirts and dark pant - suits were still considered the style of choice for most women. The idea was to emulate the glamour of Hollywood movies that captivated the public at this time. It was aimed at being formal‚ young people still had not discovered a reason
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This video actually made me sad. I think it’s unhuman to have made anyone uproot thier lives and be forced to walk 1000 of miles because of a signed piece of paper. The Trials of tears came to be because President Andrew Jackson signed the Removal Act. The Act stated that "no state could achieve proper culture‚ civilization‚ and progress‚ as long as Indians remained within its boundaries. The Indians have lived there and it was there home. The government didn’t give them options; basically gave
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Essay 2 Gulliver’s Travels is the story of one man’s journey to hating humankind. It poses as a parody of traditional travel log literature‚ while simultaneously representing the satire of human nature. The first chapter of each section of the novel begins with Gulliver arriving on a remote land‚ the victim of forces out of his control‚ where he discovers a variety of humanlike beings. We learn much about Gulliver as his own person
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Most of the victims were children in the second to sixth grades (7–14 years old) attending the Bath Consolidated School. This was one of the deadliest school massacres in the history of the United States. The bomber was school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe‚ 55‚ who was enraged about a property tax made to fund the construction of the school building. He blamed the extra tax for financial hardships which led to the foreclosure of his farm. These events apparently provoked Kehoe to plan his attack
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Radio in the 1920’s In the 1920’s Radio Broadcasting became one of America’s favorite sources of entertainment. During this time period most Americans depended on radio for their source of communication‚ since television was not yet invented. The invention of radio had a major impact on Americans. Radio stations sent out a variety of shows and programs such as; sports‚ musical concerts‚ and newscasts. The radio became a regular past time for Americans in this time period. Radio became a production
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How does Ellen MacArthur succeed in enabling the reader to appreciate the grueling and difficult nature of the incident described? Ellen MacArthur became famous in 2001 when she competed in the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world competition. She later wrote a book about her journey and the troubles/dangers that she faced. The moment that we start the extract‚ we are shown the first difficult situation that McArthur is faced with ‘it was the hardest climb to date’. Ellen goes on and tells the reader
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10/08/12 Mr. Houck AP World History Spread of Buddhism in China. When Buddhism was first introduced to China the philosophy was met with mainly positive responses‚ but a time progressed Buddhism was met with less favor and was often blamed for political or social problems before ultimately becoming a fundamental aspect of Chinese society. While some advocated following the teachings of Buddhism and some the eradication of Buddhist beliefs from Chinese society‚ still other preached
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