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    Parental Figures in Human Development The importance of parental figures in human development throughout childhood and adolescence is fundamental; parents provide their children with a foundation on which to lead their lives. Parents are expected to provide their children with food‚ shelter and other necessities for survival along with love and kindness which helps to develop the child’s personality. In the novel Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley explores the roles in which a parental figure can affect

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    Everyone has dreams they want to achieve‚ and don’t want to give up‚ no matter how much of a struggle it is. This is what “Hidden Figures” of Theodore Melfi conveys in a warm‚ lively‚ and funny way. The story of a team of African American women mathematicians who served an important role in NASA during the early years of the US space program. It is a story of brilliance‚ and struggle. Set in 1960s‚ Hampton‚ Virginia‚ during the space race. Katherine Johnson (Taraji Henson)‚ Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia

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    Review of a Filmed Speech “I Have A Dream” Martin Luther King Jr. Evan Rodgers On August 28th 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr delivered a speech on the equality of whites and blacks. He gave the speech in front of an audience of approximately 250‚000 people at the Lincoln Memorial. It was a dynamic speech that touched the hearts of audiences and brought the country together to fight for a common dream of equality. The main message that the speech has is freedom and equality. King had suffered

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    The More Perfect Union speech presented by Barack Obama on March 18‚ 2008 was said to be as strong as the famous “I Have a Dream Speech” by Martin Luther King. After hearing this speech then listening and then reading it and then being able to feel that energy with a strong agreement on some points. With Barack’s style of pausing and‚ eye contact and with a tone of voice never boring but drawing you with a wanting more draw. Although he never left the podium he kept the audience on the seats edge

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    historical figure? Everyone is always arguing over which historical figure is the best. Nelson Mandela over his brave acts and words. Martin Luther King Jr. over all of his sacrifices for African Americans. Nelson Mandela was a brave man who stood up for what he believed in‚ he faced Apartheid‚ and became a leader for all of the people in South Africa. To begin with‚ Nelson Mandela stood up for what he believed in. For example‚ when he was giving his “An Ideal I am Prepared to Die for” speech. He stated

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    shimmers of colour sparkling in the sky‚ jumping with joy above the vast‚ luscious green fields. The local bakery let off an appeasing aroma of sugary treats‚ which frolicked throughout the air. As Alex looked over‚ he gasped. Humongous mountain figures loomed as they towered over him. They housed what seemed to be civilization. Alex felt as if he had a special connection to this mystifying world. A chime rang‚ he HAD been here before‚ but in a dream many years ago. Wow! That is a great idea! Surely

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    is illegal but many of us do it anyways‚ including myself. Today I will be informing you all about the possible dangers of texting and driving‚ the cost of texting and driving‚ and even the emotional after affects of texting while driving. After my speech today I want you all to think twice before you even think about texting while driving and hopefully you will all agree with me not to. Lets begin with the risks of texting while driving. There was a study by Virginia tech transportation institute

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    There are many things that make a huge impact on people during their lifetime‚ but I think everyone can say even if they weren’t alive when 9/11 happened‚ it still has a huge impact on them. We watched a video in class‚ and I was amazed at the disaster September 11th was!! The way people pulled together and the heartache that shook the nation when two airplanes crashed into the twin towers‚ and the threat of terrorism that struck our sheltered country had to be scary. It automatically has a huge

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    CPR: CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSITATON D= Danger R=Response S=Send for help A=Airway B=Breathing C=CPR D=Difibulation What is CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a combined of mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing and chest compressions. It helps to keep blood And oxygen circulating to the heart and brain of a person whose heart has stopped beating. The term CPR is used to save life’s. Knowing how to do CPR and doing it as soon as someones heart stops beating can save a persons life. CPR buys

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    InCRS 325 Introductory speech “This I believe…” I believe that nothing is impossible if you believe in yourself. Everyone experiences hardships at least once in a lifetime and there are many different ways how each person deals with those hardships. For example‚ some people just give up because they think they cannot do anything about it and some people keep try to work in a way so they can overcome the hardships. I understand that there are some situations that many people just can’t do anything

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