Jacob Casto Dr. Liz Locke Revised Draft #3 Expo 1213 November 6‚ 2012 Truth‚ Justice‚ and Common Ground: Lessons from Heroes on How to Get Along After centuries of independence‚ political polarization‚ and international war‚ it’s hard to resolve what exactly America stands for these days. We’ve turned our nation into a moral authority‚ fighting wars constantly in the name of peace‚ occupying foreign nations for the sake of freedom‚ democracy‚ and independence. There is a conflict with the
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strands or cylinders‚ collenchyma cells help support young parts of the plant shoot. Different types in collenchyma cells are classified according to the arrangement of the wall thickenings Types: Angular collenchyma: Angular collencyma is the most common type of collenchyma cell. The cell corners are differentially thickened or the deposition may be restricted to the corner. This type of collenchyma cells can be seen in herbaceous stems and petiole. Lamellar collenchyma Lamellar collenchyma is very
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Common Core was adopted by many states in hopes that schools would perform better and be able to compete with the rest of the world. With the new Common Core Standards in place some states are not doing as well as they hoped. In April of 2012 at a public school in Brooklyn‚ a teacher named Trisha Matthew assigned her students to write self-portrait poems. Most of her students compared themselves to LeBron James or a loud piano. One student named Chrispin decided to write about something more meaningful:
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tall‚ fit‚ blonde wearing Guess jeans. Now‚ there are more diverse people that represent the media. We no longer have a one sided view of beauty. Standing next to Candice Swanepoel are models with curves‚ short models‚ and models of color. For example‚ Winnie Harlow is a high fashion model. She is black‚ which is one way in which she breaks the standard beauty stereotype‚ but she also has a condition called Vitiligo. This condition affects one’s skin. It creates patches of skin with the absence of
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Finding Common Ground The question whether humans can cohesively live together in this world‚ in society‚ but most importantly‚ in nation‚ has been discussed among inner circles of scholars for centuries. The answer to this questions is yes‚ they can live together as one human race. The 43rd president of the United States‚ George Bush‚ once stated‚ “ In the face of all this evil‚ we remain strong and united‚ ‘One Nation Under God.’ ” Bush said this after the tragic 9/11 incident. As one can see‚
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of the future generations. In their seats they expand their knowledge and learn vital information. This information is currently being standardized by Common Core in forty-two states. Common Core is a state standard initiative that aims to “provide clear and consistent learning goals to help prepare students for college‚ career‚ and life” (Common Core). This initiative lays out the foundation for education. It plans what students should be able to do at each grade level and what they should be learning
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Genary Gomez Mr. Scheiner English Period #4 11/21/13 Argumentative Essay on Common Core “Without Common Core we (America) are not where we want or need to be.” The New York Times reported this in August‚ 2013. Currently‚ every state sets its own curriculum for its schools. The result is that the United States ranks “25th in math‚ 17th in science‚ and 14th in
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knowledge that you are never alone." Beauty is the measurement of your radiance‚ soul and personality. However‚ Webster’s and the media would like you to believe that beauty is a one hundred percent physical term‚ that its definition is the measure of having the closest to correct bust line and waist line. Beauty itself has an incredible definition‚ a incredibly large definition of what it is not and an interesting history. Although‚ the media wants you to believe beauty can come in a bottle‚ it actually
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Period-2 English-6 3/19/15 Tragedy & The Common Man Essay Arthur Miller has written many books and has had many modern tragic heroes. It has been asked which of Arthur Miller’s protagonist best exemplifies the modern tragic hero. The character I have chosen is John Proctor.The Crucible is considered
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American Beauty PREEEEEEEP Themes Happiness Exists as an myth‚ goal (illusion) All the characters want to achieve it They all have different thoughts and beliefs of what happiness is and how to achieve it Lester Burnham Pursues happiness by reaching out to his true desires and ignoring what the society (mostly his wife) has to say In the end he realizes that he found true happiness‚ however he took it to a significant extent‚ by doing drugs‚ smoking pot‚ getting a cheap job‚ seeking a sexual
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