Avid Speech This was my first year of participating in the avid program‚ and to tell you the truth‚ I wasn’t sure what to expect. However‚ I feel that with the help of Mr. Kaiser’s freshmen avid class‚ my first year of highschool will become one of my most memorable. From field trips‚ to tutorials‚ our class has been extremely interactive with one another. We have gone on a total of 3 field trips. One to Pacific Lutheran University‚ one to UW Tacoma‚ and one to Evergreen State College.
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encompass all that a person is. A Ted talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie warned about the dangers of single stories. A single story is essentially a stereotype built by limited knowledge or interpretations of something or someone. The point of her speech was to say that both people and culture are more complex than the one side people are aware of. This remains true with identities. A person
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The December 26‚ 2004 Sumatran Tsunami [pic] On the morning of December 26‚ 2004 a magnitude 9.3 earthquake struck off the Northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The earthquake resulted from complex slip on the fault where the oceanic portion of the Indian Plate slides under Sumatra‚ part of the Eurasian Plate. The earthquake deformed the ocean floor‚ pushing the overlying water up into a tsunami wave. The tsunami wave devastated nearby areas where the wave may have been as high as
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Historical Validity in 2004’s "The Alamo" In the 2004 release‚ by Touchstone Pictures‚ "The Alamo" takes a famous story told throughout time and recreates it on the screen once again. This time was it really any better than the other releases? Maybe the flashy effects and better film quality could interest you in this movie but the real question is how valid is it. To the average person this story looks as if they have recreated it perfectly‚ but to a historian it might not look so genuine. Although
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the period from 01 September 2004 up to 20 September 2005. CHANGES IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS Rules & Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 9239 otherwise known as the Optical Media Act of 2003 In February 2005‚ the Optical Media Board (“OMB”)‚ under the Office of President‚ promulgated the Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 9239 (Implementing Rules”)‚ otherwise known as the Optical Media Act of 2003 which took effect on 02 March 2004. The Implementing Rules enhance
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IDEA 2004 IDEA 2004 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) was created so that any student with any type of physical or mental disabilities would receive an equal opportunity for a better education. I feel that IDEA 2004 has satisfied its purpose. Idea 2004 has implemented special education teachers to teach the students with disabilities. Since the first time that the act was created‚ it has been modified several times. Each time implementing special elements that aid mentally challenged
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that were published in order to raise discussion on the matter‚ Every Child Matters. This then produced The Children Act 2004 which is an update to the main legislation of the Children Act 1989 that covers the child protection. The Every Child Matters covers include children and young adults up to the age of 19 years and 24 years for the ones with disabilities. The Children Act 2004 focuses on 5 main points:- 1. Be healthy 2. Stay safe 3.
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2004 DBQ The French and Indian War altered the political‚ ideological‚ and economic relations between Britain and its American colonies in many ways. It changed things such as cultural groups inhabiting the American colonies and the way the colonies were taxed. Document one clearly shows the difference in the changes of cultural groups‚ before the war mostly French and English with Spanish in the far south inhabited the east of North America which was affected. After the war there were no longer
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THE LAST SPEECH OF PRESIDENT NAPOLITANO : BETWEEN FARAWELL AND WARNINGS. Italian President of Republic‚ Giorgio Napolitano delivered a special speech on New Year’s Eve. He starts confirming the assumptions on his resignation‚ but he also directed strong words of warning to Italian politicians and of hope to citizens. 31st December is the day when leading political figures traditionally welcome the new year with a reflection on the past one. In this occasion with a 21 minutes speech aired on television
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Why is Benedict Arnold Considered A Traitor In American History? When one thinks of Benedict Arnold‚ you can’t but help to think of him as a man who let ambition and greed distract him from what was generally important; independence. A once treasured American hero‚ but a man who is now put in the same category as Edward Snowden. How does this happen? How does a man go from a national hero to a national traitor? Benedict Arnold fought for the Americans in the beginning of the American Revolutionary
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