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    There are six reasons why GPA is necessary. First‚ with a high GPA Students could easily get scholarships. So the number of scholarships offered out there‚ certainly gives the requirements regarding the value of the GPA as one of the conditions that must be met by applicants for a scholarship. Almost entirely with the standard value of the minimum GPA of 3.00. These values can indeed be said to be relatively high. For some people who have values below 3.00 is indeed usually less secure if you want

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    Activists are very important people in the world‚ without them our world would not be the same. Activist helps our world by fixing and solving Earth’s problems. Alex Lin‚ Martin Luther King jr.‚ and Malala are great examples of amazing activists. They each worked super hard to solve the problems around them. Everyone of them influence people all around the world. Alex Lin helped pass an e-waste law in Rhode Island. Malala continues to fight for girls’ education. Martin Luther King jr. helped pass

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    There are several reasons I am in need of financial assistance to attend Gateway. I am a non-traditional student‚ living below the poverty level while raising two children under age 12 as a single Mom. I have the financial burdens of keeping a roof over our heads‚ the lights on‚ and the house warm in the winter. I am working two part-time jobs in my field of study while attending college to make ends meet. I have taken out student loans to ease my financial burden‚ but I do not want to keep increasing

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    and summer Olympics. Let’s first take a look at some of the advantages the winning host cities can expect to enjoy when they host these high profile events. According to Chung and Wan Woo (2011) mega-events such as the Olympics have typically been viewed host countries as opportunities for economic growth and revenue boosting. Research has shown that hosting mega-events affects host country in terms of consumer awareness and attracting visitors to the country (or city) during the event (Chung‚ Wan

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    ancient olympics were a series of events that only highly ranking people in society could attend. In the beginning the olympics only consisted of one event and only rich men could compete and attend. The main reason the olympics were so significant is because they honored the mythical god Zeus. The olympics at first only consisted of one event but eventually grew to have many more. The olympics came to be because of a fight between Greek god Cronus and his son Zeus. The ancient olympics was an event

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    that a sporting event first held in Greece in 776 BC is still being competed in today. When I first began to research this event I thought there had to be huge changes between an event held over two thousand years ago to an event held in the modern World. There are obvious changes to the event but was surprised to find that so much of the original ideals behind the Olympics exist today. Such as customs‚ ceremonies‚ rules‚ events‚ participants  and sponsors. Nowadays the Olympics are advertised worldwide

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    The Olympic Games first started at Olympia in Greece in 776 BC. At that time‚ the games held were organized into festivals. There was a peace agreement called the scared truce between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The reasons for hosting the Olympic Games at that time fall into three obvious aspects —— the honour of competing‚ the opportunity for trade and also‚ for peace. The reason why cities bid to hold the Olympics now are more complicated than in ancient time. But the main reasons remain

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    an increase in heart rate and a decrease in concentration and will to work. The real danger of cannabis is that it is a gateway drug. Most people who take part in other‚ addictive drugs say that cannabis introduced them to drugs. Another important reason to not smoke cannabis is that it is against the law. If an officer of the law catches you smoking‚ you can go to jail. Getting high is not worth going to jail! Another drug teenagers must be careful not to take is ecstasy. Ecstasy is called MDMA

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    Group 1 Events Management Group members: Gelyn Gudes Charmaine dela Peña Mara Joanne Angeles Rodilyn Bengado Bahan Golda May Descargar Jelie Ruth Villahermosa Daphne Ofilas Aloha Grace Supatan Jerome Carabeo Clejever Cabreros Section: BH802E Submitted by: Mrs. Berodita Prestoza EVENT MANAGEMENT Aims & Scope Event Management‚ an International Journal‚ intends to meet the research and analytic needs of a rapidly growing profession focused on events. This field

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    The Economic Effects of the Olympics The Olympic Games is a sporting event that attracts worldwide attention. People travel from different parts of the world to participate in the Games‚ or to watch and support. Countries that are hosting the Games have to prepare to welcome this great number of visitors. They also have to set up all the equipments that would be needed. Hosting the Olympics is an expensive project‚ and it always leaves an effect on the host country. These effects may or may not

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