Blood. Blood was the first thing that I had seen when I walked in to the E.R. of NYHQ in Flushing‚ Queens. A young man‚ about the age of 25‚ had been injured in a car accident. There was blood running down the left side of his face. This reminded me of one of my favorite television series‚ "HOUSE‚" the only difference was that this was reality. I was standing in the middle of the emergency room in a real hospital‚ a hospital full of real sick people. Community service means much more to me than
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general way of thinking. Ten years from now‚ you’ll regret the things you didn’t do‚ not the ones you did. That’s definitely true. I don’t regret the past for the things I did‚ indeed I would repeat everything I’d have the chance‚ but I certainly wouldn’t mind having pushed my boundaries further. Whenever I think about this‚ I realize how many opportunities we waste by occupying our mind with the wrong things. I want you to do a simple test‚ it wont take you more than a few minutes‚ and I think it’s
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The Family before and now The family is a very important institution in our society. Each person belongs to a family. In the last forty years this institution has suffered several changes due to social evolution. Traditionally a family is composed of two parents (mother and father) and one or more children. The number of children per family has decreased in the last few decades. For example‚ in the past‚ people usually had three or four children. Indeed‚ there were families with
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“What You Pawn I Will Redeem” (Response Paper) “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie is the story of the mission of the humorous character of Jackson Jackson. Jackson Jackson is a homeless Spokane Indian in search of money to repurchase the regalia that was stolen from his grandmother about 50 years ago. He embarks on a journey to collect 999 dollars‚ the amount of money the pawnbroker is willing to sell the regalia for. Throughout this journey‚ the humorous character of Jackson Jackson
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knew it wasn’t the pawn man’s fault the clothing was stolen and it was his job to get it back on his own. I loved the end when he put the regalia on and started dancing. He said everyone stopped and starred. Now that part can be true because Native dances aren’t your typical dances that you see every day and people who have never seen it before would be take it by surprise. They are beautiful dances that catch a lot of
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revolutionaries‚ Spanish friars‚ guardia civils‚ circus folks (where he met Diding‚ a girl whom he fell in love with)‚ and Filipino elites who identified themselves as the real Filipinos. He was confused on what a Filipino truly is‚ on who has the right to call himself/herself as a true Filipino. He had no idea of what a Filipino is‚ or why he was called as one. He asked Don Tibor‚ a Visayan lawyer‚ if he has the right to call himself a Filipino‚ to which the lawyer answered that in order to be a Filipino one
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My name is Ida B. Wells Barnett was in born in Holly Springs‚ Mississippi on July 16‚ 1862. Six months after my birth the Emancipation Proclamation was signed to freed the slaves. My parents James and Elizabeth Wells were born slaves and I was the oldest of seven siblings. My father was one of the first broad members of Rust College‚ so education was very important to my parents. In 1878 the tragic outbreak of the yellow fever took my parents and one of my youngest sibling lives. At the age of sixteen
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Dating younger men‚ what’s in it for you? Demi Moore‚ Madonna‚ Halle Berry‚ Mariah Carey‚ what do these names have in common aside from being famous? They have all dated significantly younger men. These women are always attending parties‚ events‚ red carpets‚ meeting millions of people‚ so what made them choose the young boy over so many attractive‚ interesting men around their age? They are “cougars” some people would say‚ a term referring to women dating younger man‚ that according to sex
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Adam Ward Book Report 2 Pre-AP Oklahoma History May 3‚ 2013 The book I read was called That Was Then‚ This is now by S.E. Hinton. The book tackles issues of growing up. The main character‚ Bryon‚ will have to choose his best friends and how to deal with change. One theme of the book is that stuff will happen‚ and there is nothing that we can do about it. The book starts with Bryon and his best friend‚ Mark‚ at a bar‚ owned by their friend Charlie. Bryon and Mark are a couple of typical kids
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We look in the mirror and what do we see? We see scars‚ we see failure‚ and we think about the past and worry that it will define our future. We find ourselves searching for a way to change. Change the way we were created to be‚ but for what? To impress the people that we think are our friends; to seek a compliment and feel popular or appreciated? Society tells us to change ourselves and act a certain way to portray us as someone else. We admire and want to be like people for all the wrong reasons
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