You see‚ Pluto was a miner‚ the best one in all of the land. He could sniff out a silver ore deposit from six hundred yards away‚ making him quite famous among the wealthy families all over Europe. Every king wanted Pluto to work for them but every time
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have been able to accomplish these things. Waverly‚ the main character of Rules of the Game taught herself how to play chess from a used chess set her brother got for Christmas. She started out not knowing anything about chess and struggling to understand. Her brothers beat her every time. As
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uncertain if my parents or myself could pay for my tuition. Because of my DACA status‚ I think I have had to work twice as hard to prove that I am capable of success‚ and that I am in this country to pursue a prosperous future. I am dedicating my spare time into looking for scholarship opportunities and for a form of employment. I am determined to go to college‚ and I think my motivation and aspirations are greater than the invisible barriers that come from being undocumented. As a teenager with limited
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Just came to America. And you already think about money. Wait till you’re worth any money.” The American dream may be known as somebody owning a home‚ money‚ having a family and a career but really it is the idea itself of achieving the dream‚ having hope‚ an opportunity and faith to reach the
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getting pregnant‚ and as such there is an alarming rate of teenage pregnancies in schools which can have a negative impact on most teenagers’ life. According to the article “How Many Teen Girls get Pregnant every year?‚ it reveals that every year‚ about 16 million girls aged 15-19 years old give birth. In addition‚ in a prominent high school in Jamaica‚ the school nurse reported that the percentages of teenage pregnancy increase from 20% in 2011 to 40% since the start of the year. The school nurse
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Many people value dance in a different way. When I say the word “dance”‚ I do not mean the jumping up and down at a party; I mean ballet‚ tap‚ jazz‚ contemporary and the many other styles in this world. Dancers are looked at as a piece of artwork‚ when they are so much more. Although they are bringing an artist’s piece to life‚ the dancers are the athletic aspect of the whole piece. Working just as hard or even harder‚ dancers are still not considered athletes. With all of the opportunities that
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Why cutting weight can be good and bad for you In high school‚ he wrestled varsity at 98 pounds his freshman year and at 105 pounds as a sophomore. He didn’t have to cut weight either year. In his junior year‚ he weighed 140 pounds before the start of the season. Although he was determined to wrestle varsity again‚ he couldn’t beat any of the number one wrestlers within 20 pounds of his weight. he thought my only alternative was to drop to 112 pounds. He decided to go for it. His days of carefree
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Time Is Money Time is an abstract thing. Time is all around us. It governs everything we do and how we do it but how do we perceive time? The oldest meaning of the word as it is described in the Oxford English Dictionary is‚ ”A finite extent or stretch of continued existence.” This description does not make a lot of sense to a lot of people. Then how do we understand time? ”Time is money” is one way to look at it‚ but what exactly does this mean to us today? The idiom is commonly attributed to
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Some people may argue that college is a waste of money. For example‚ in the article College is Worth the Cost it states‚ “The cost of four years tuition for a public school amounts to approximately $28‚000 and for private school is about $100‚000. This may be a lot of money‚ however‚ this argument is wrong because you will earn more money over your lifetime with your job you get from college. You will have a lot of extra money that can help pay off bills‚ but still have some for yourself
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appearing as I was beaten over and over again. This was not a fun experience. Battered and bruised‚ on the verge of tears‚ I told my brother that I couldn’t do this camp. I’ll never forget how he responded. "If you quit now‚ don’t think about joining wrestling at Ignatius. You’re not tough enough." I’m not tough enough? I thought to myself. No way I’m not tough enough. I’ll show him. The next day turned out to be no different than the first. So did the next day‚ and the day after that.
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