did not have to account for any actions of the past. As I lugged my bags up to the fourth floor of the Georgetown LXR dormitory for the start of the JSA Summer School‚ I imagined the people I was going to meet: my roommate‚ my floor-mates‚ and my classmates. Just before I entered my room‚ I saw a student walking out of the room across from mine. With a tremor in my voice‚ I introduced myself to him‚ shook his hand‚ then retreated to my room. That evening‚ we met for the first time as an RA group and
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Apollo 13 directed by Ron Howard is the story of the real space mission that took place in 1969. The three astronauts had always dreamed of landing on the moon but not long after the astronauts launched into space did they realize that the task would be near impossible due to an explosion of an oxygen tank. Getting home safe became their next mission. A character in this film from whom I learned something is Gene Kranz played by Ed Harris. I learned that thinking calmly helps you and people around
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Literacy in My Life Growing up‚ I cherished the shelves on top of shelves of books that my sister and I had collected. On rainy days I would be doing one of two activities‚ reading a book‚ or writing my own book. I was such a bookworm that my mom would have to ground me from reading and force me to play outside. All throughout elementary school‚ I was on the Creative Writing‚ Listening Skills‚ Editorial Writing‚ and Spelling UIL competitions. I got to school early and stayed late just to work on
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inspired me My daily life is a routine. I go to school‚ work‚ and home. Every other weekend I’m at work. In between all of that‚ I’m a mother. This is my schedule most of the week. My routine can be stressful. But this particular day‚ I enjoyed. I enjoyed it because my daughter made me think of something different. I woke up‚ bug-eyed‚ to my alarm clock ringing and tinging‚ of course I don’t want to move. I was just awakened from an adventurous dream‚ by this man-made item. The coolness of my bed‚ softness
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In this essay I will examine how different sociology groups such as; social action‚ functionalists‚ and Marxists‚ would each view Zees colony. Social Action sociologists would say that Zees society is based on choice and free will; for example‚ when Zee goes to dance with the princess and chooses not to dance in the same way that the rest of the colony dances. This is because social action sociologists believe that we‚ as individuals‚ are not shaped by society but by our own free will and choice
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I have worked very hard in my high school to become an engaged student that preserves with hard work and dedication. I have achieved this in many different ways but one of my favorites has to be becoming president of a student club called Youth Action Network. Through this club I have been able to become closer to my community and have been given multiple opportunities to help the Tyrone community. With this experience being provided through my high school I might not have met some of the great people
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and move around in it until its name they knew and called with love‚ and call it HOME. One of America’s most quoted writers William Arthur Ward said: «A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams». And I fully agree with his opinion. My home is my castle. We all know this phrase from our childhood. In actual fact‚ we‚ all human beings have a universal desire to love and to be loved. What a blessing it is to have a loving and peaceful home! What can we do to nurture
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Every family has a different approach in how they deal with the conflict. As a class we have read and discussed Caroline Hwang’s essay “The Good Daughter.” as well as Janna Malamud Smith’s essay “My Son‚ My Compass.” There is different approach illustrated by Hwang’s and Smith’s essay as they choose their own lifestyle and confront their parent’s arrogant behavior. Hwang essay explains how immigrant children are living a paradox‚ forcing her to keep her Korean culture and adapting to the American culture
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the law. This is still legal since they are just trying to persuade the government. Since they are patriotic men they try to follow the current government as best as they can. A patriotic man Henry David Thoreau‚ a writer from the 1800’‚ said in his essay‚ “Men generally‚ under such a government as this‚ think that they ought to wait until they have persuaded the majority to alter them.”(16) This means that most people usually try to fix things by trying to persuade the majority of the people or government
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Sharayah Campbell ATSW 430 Landmark Sports Agency One job that has always been a dream of my own is to one day be the owner or partner of Landmark Sports Agency in Los Angeles California. I have always been interested in sports‚ but I have always wanted a career on the business side rather than being involved with the sport directly like a coach. The path to attaining my dream job will not be simple. It will require more education‚ and a lot of perseverance. After graduating from Clarion
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