JROTC’s mission statement has always been the constant phrase: To motivate young people to become better citizens. Providing service to others is merely one of the many ways of becoming a great citizen. In the JROTC classroom these past four years‚ I have blossomed into a better citizen through the skills they’ve taught me such as respect which has allowed me to successfully bring happiness to others by being so willing to lend a helping hand. Just last year‚ my company set up a Breast Cancer walk
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Jeremiah was an important prophet around the time of 600 BC. He lived in the southern Kingdom of Judah where people did not follow the laws of the Lord. The Israelites were also worshipping idols and they did not share their wealth with the poor. Jeremiah’s message to the hebrews was to treat each other fairly and not follow strange gods. The people rejected his message‚ beat him‚ and put him in prison. Jeremiah still continued to preach to the people that they should repent or else the temple would
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Children in Poverty Markus Zusak‚ author of The Book Thief‚ does a wonderful job portraying the life of Liesel Meminger‚ a poor German girl suffering the effects of poverty‚ yet trying to make the best of life where it seems most unlikely. He expresses her hardships in such a realistic way that makes the reader feel sympathy for his characters--all of which are struck with poverty. Child poverty has been around for years and is still caused by problems in family structure‚ educational issues‚ and
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grateful to have an unselfish sister. Another reason my older sister is my favorite sister is that she is compassionate. She has great sympathy for other people’s suffering. For instance‚ she often tries to help poor and homeless people by donating food‚ clothes‚ money‚ etc. She used to work as a volunteer for in a school for the blind children in Vietnam. I still remember when I saw her taught those children to read by touching the special characters. She patiently held her students’ hand and instructed
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on the world. Then as she/he‚ sits and pounders the thought of being able to get the dream job that they have being dreaming of since they were three feet tall and barley able to feed themselves. Now that we are old enough that we fit in our own clothes; being able to think for ourselves and flush after using the restroom. Our ego sits in and says I don’t need to prepare for my career before I get that job. The college students that are better prepared in the work force usually have to work your
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Charity contributions Philosopher and political economist‚ John Stuart Mill‚ first coined the term “economic man” in the 19th century and went on to describe Man as a “being who inevitably does that by which he may obtain the greatest amount of necessaries‚ conveniences and luxuries‚ with the smallest quantity of labour and physical self-denial.” Not only evident in economic theory‚ the concept that human beings will always choose to get ahead in order to survive and propagate‚ even at the expense
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supply drive such as donating a computer‚ books‚ pencils‚ and several other needed items. This is just one of the ways colleges could save a little extra money during the school year. According to NCAA.com they say that “Last year’s final game between Kentucky and Wisconsin had the most viewers of all time 160 million. A ticket to this game would have cost at least 1500 to 2500 dollars! If college athletes were paid‚ then they would have extra money to spend on such as food‚ clothes‚ computers‚ and school
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1_6 Service Learning Project Part A Directions: Begin by creating a folder or notebook where you can keep all of your information‚ research‚ and logs. You can save this packet or print it out. If you save it‚ be sure it is in a safe place to avoid academic integrity issues. Investigate Name of Community You Will Serve _______Citrus County/Ocala______________ List at least five issues in your community. Indicate the two that interest you most. 1. *Littering in the forests 2. *Budget
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On August 3‚ 2004 a baby girl named Sophia Sadek was born. That baby girl was me. I was born at Kaiser Permanente in Riverside. I still live in Riverside today. Today‚ I am 13 years old. I am an Egyptian Christian girl. I have blackish‚ brownish‚ and curly hair. I have tan skin and big brown eyes. I’m 5’1‚ which is average‚ so I’m not tall but I’m not short either. I am very involved in sports and other hobbies. When I’m bored i like to draw while listening to music. I like drawing things from tumblr
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look like and etc. Some stereotypes for the homeless are they are drug addict or mentally ill‚ they are too lazy to work‚ it’s their fault they ended up homeless. When thinking of what a homeless person looks like‚ many people think dirty hair and clothes‚ body odor and etc. This is not always the case. By definition is homelessness is not having a home or permanent residence‚ but homelessness means something different to everyone in the world. In society homeless people’s treatment is degraded due
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