It’s hard to believe that nearly 8 years have passed since mom and I took Austin and Tanner to the Inauguration of Barack Obama‚ our nation’s 1st black President. I have been thinking a lot about it as we near the end of the most contentious and ill qualified election cycle I think our country has ever had. Celebrating holidays such as Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday has always provided opportunities for me to teach all of our children about the civil rights movement‚ how far we have come and
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Slide 1 I want to begin with one question. Are we truly Americans? Slide 2 You call yourself patriotic for celebrating Independence Day‚ for obeying the laws‚ for driving within the speed limit. We call ourselves a “Developed Society”. Yet when our setting foundation is in crumbles. We just sit back and shrug “not my problem”. Slides 3-6 523‚000 orphans are in America alone 153‚000‚000 worldwide are classified as orphans. Every day 5‚760 more children worldwide become orphans. Slide 7
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To understand yourself and to understand what we want to achieve can be instrumental in discovering one’s own voice. In the chapter‚ ‘Slice of Life’‚ the narrator states‚ “The problem was that I could no longer hear Ayn Rand’s sentences without hearing her voice.” (Wolff‚ 91). Ayn Rand is so strongly opinionated in her beliefs that she easily influences others‚ whether they think of it in a positive or negative light. That is when one knows that they discovered‚ or are in the path of discovering their
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I was scared‚ scared of our adolescent love and where it would lead. I kissed my fear instead of her. The rumbling of the train drowns out my thoughts into reality. I’m on my way West Point‚ I’m on my way to New York‚ a lifelong dream of mine‚ something I’ve been awaiting for a while. West Point has always been somewhere in between delusion and prophesy and now…. Now I couldn’t be bothered‚ I find it now intimidating‚ daunting‚ it has a castle like structure and it feels uninviting. I
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High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States Jay P. Greene‚ Ph.D. Senior Fellow‚ Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Greg Forster‚ Ph.D. Senior Research Associate‚ Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Funding for this report was provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CCi CENTER FOR CIVIC INNOVATION AT T H E M A N H AT TA N I N S T I T U T E Education Working Paper 3 September 2003 Public High School Graduation and College
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The assembly was very inspiring. Eric Bostick was trying to inspire us by not letting anything stop us from our dreams. Then how we should be leaders not followers. Trying to achieve for better even if you have literally nothing but‚ if you trying as hard and depending how bad you want it you will succeed. For example‚ when you live in small apartment with very little money but you want to go to college try being in sport or academic scholarship. It really just depend how hard you really want it
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we won together and we lost together. We hugged and screamed and cried‚ we experienced suspense and pain and thrill. We did it all together. We reached a breaking point‚ but it was all worth it in the end‚ for we thrived and succeed. Our strong and unified Mustang Nation. I will never forget it or the people who got me to this point. Mom and dad‚ I don’t know how you raised
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Joseph Bradley has always been an outstanding Quarterback! Ever since playing junior football‚ standing at 6’4 now with a rocket arm‚ he has been the talk of the state. He was only 8 when he lost his mom and dad in a fatal car accident. This is what made his determination! Joe is now 17 years of age and is going into his senior year in high school‚ he says “This is my last year of high school football‚ I want to make something out of it. I don’t wanna be known only as a high school legend. I wanna
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Well‚ it’s a place where all of your fantasies can come true. You can come to this country with just the clothes on your back and hope in your heart. Then after settling here you will have a closet full of clothes‚ a big house to live in‚ and a bountiful supply of money. You’ll be living the American Dream. You can be and say whatever you want in America. That’s why it’s called ‘’the land of the free‚ and the home of the brave’’ right? Wrong. If you come to America with just the clothes on your back
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Good Evening‚ Thank you once again for conducting and holding the MiLB Diversity Leadership at Tennessee State University. Taking time out of your busy schedules to speak and educate students who want to expand on their knowledge of what goes on behind the scenes. Speaking on the extraordinary and limitless possibilities for minorities really allowed me to never sell myself short because I never know what opportunities are awaiting for me if I don’t apply myself. Being rewarded for my resume’
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