JEFF GORDON FOUNDATION Jeff Gordon‚ the famous philanthropist‚ has been a former NASCAR champion. In addition‚ he has dedicated his time and effort to the children for his foundation. He formerly drove the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrik motors in 23 full-time NASCAR sprint season seasons between 1993 and 2015‚ and served as a substitute driver for Dalen Ernest Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in select races during the 2016 season. But portraying Gordon solely in terms of his driving
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“Daddy! I miss my daddy!” I probably cried those words more than you could count. Because my daddy was gone. And my mom never wanted him back. I was only four when it happened. I was too young to understand what my daddy had done‚ or where he had even gone at all. All I knew was that one day we were happy‚ and the next my daddy wasn’t there anymore‚ and I was old enough to understand at least that he probably wasn’t coming back. My dad had cheated on my mom‚ and now they were divorced. My mom
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Good morning friends‚ family and all those of you who are here today to celebrate the life of a great man‚ Victor Chang. Before I begin‚ I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to the Chang family for their unfortunate loss. This was a senseless and wasteful murder of such an innocent man. <br> <br>When I remember Victor‚ three words come to mind; Compassion‚ talent and persistence. <br> <br>Victor Chang‚ born on the 25 November 1936 in Shanghai‚ China was a very talented and naturally gifted
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It is a pleasure to nominate Dave Giles for the "Most Outstanding Person" award. He is a former alumni of Carl Sandburg College. My first impression of Dave came in 2012 when he gave hands-down the best speech on the importance of education that I had ever heard. He truly enjoys spending his time helping the community’s youth. He has also continued to live up to that impression of being a passionate man who is optimistic‚ supporting‚ and is as committed to children as he is to bettering our society
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I walked into my first dual enrollment class of my high school career and there sat 70 kids‚ which in college might seem like your everyday lecture class but in high school‚ it was a little intimidating. The teacher of our astronomy class introduced himself and spent the rest of the day cracking jokes and going over how the year was going to pan out. Little did he know he would turn out to be my favorite teacher. Dr. Albright‚ who now teaches classes at JMU has truly shaped the way that I think about
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I belong to the ethnic Punjabi community. We are a friendly people‚ known for our resilience‚ love of adventure and good food‚ vibrant music and the pulsating Bhangra dance‚ apart from our ability to work hard and adapt to new situations and immerse in new environments‚ making them ours. My grandparents‚ paternal and maternal‚ moved to Delhi during the mass migration of 1947‚ when India and Pakistan became two sovereign nations. My grandfathers‚ both qualified engineers‚ etched new lives in what
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As I look around from my where I stand‚ I see many faces; familiar and unfamiliar. We are all gathered here for one reason: to pay tribute to my Baba; Agha Sahib to most of you. I am aware that most of you have travelled long distances just to be here and this sheds light on the kind of man he was. For those of you who aren’t acquainted with me‚ my name is Amir and this is my father. Baba was the most hard-working person that I have ever met. He worked hard at his career‚ at being a good father
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small roles portraying their historical status at the time. Although Gertrude is the Queen of Denmark and Ophelia is the prince ’s lovers‚ they have no standing in the society and their voices are never heard. Their actions and fates are greatly influenced by the men ’s decisions. All their lives Ophelia and Gertrude are led by the men ’s power; they together make a weak image of dependent women at Shakespeare ’s time. Although Gertrude and Ophelia are not well developed through out the play‚ their actions
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“builds” the qualities of identity. Prime examples of expressing the intricate nature of identity is clearly seen through Alice Pung’s short stories “The Face in the Mirror” and “Sticks and Stones and such-like” alongside Paul Keating’s memorable eulogy speech “The Unknown Soldier”. In Pung’s short story “The Face in the Mirror”‚ the author explores how ethnicity illustrates how a person’s relationship in the world creates a sense of identity. The idea is seen in the quote: “For much of my
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ultimately leads his downfall. As he assumes his brother’s throne‚ Claudius displays a personality that is not one of a tyrant‚ but rather a compassionate and diligent man. In “Outrageous Fortune” by Olaf Loske‚ Loske praises Claudius’ solemn eulogy of the late King Hamlet in Act I‚ scene II‚ declaring that with this speech “emerges a King who is well qualified for his office” (Loske‚ 79) He inspires the idea
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