President Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993. Ms. Angelou is also known as "America’s most visible black female autobiographer". She is known because of her harsh and honest writings. Another entertainer was Marian Anderson; an opera singer and the first African-American to sing at the New York Metropolitan Opera. She helped break the color barrier in the arts. Then‚ of course is Oprah Winfrey: a talk show host who motivates both young and old. Oprah is an American television host‚ producer‚ and philanthropist
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First Day in Delta College January‚ 14th 2014‚ was my first day at Delta College. I have heard some say that their first day of college was full of excitement‚ but for me it was completely new experience. My first day in Delta College was a memorable experience due to three reasons: I was exposed to the new environment‚ I met new teachers‚ and I met some new friends. On the first day of college‚ I saw the new environment and it made me feel more and more comfortable. At my first glimpse
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success and innovation. The motivation of first generation college students can be broken into multiple categories. As a new first generation college student I can confirm that a student’s motivation can change over time when going to college. In the article “First Generation College Students: Motivation‚ Integration‚ and Academic Achievement summary” written by Moises Prospero and Shetal Vohra-Gupta (2007)‚ they explain that students who attend college to receive a higher paycheck tend to have a
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As a first-generation college student‚ I have personally elected to further develop my passion‚ which pertains to the proper education of young minds. It is my desire to prepare our region’s current youth and sequential generations for prosperity in our ever-changing society through the education sector. It is my belief that cultivating younger generations with proper ways of utilizing technology can exponentially increase their cognition and thus raise our society’s intellectual levels. I am currently
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Mary E. Jimoh Black History Month Speech February 1‚ 2014 Langston Hughes In honor of Black History Month‚ I’ve selected Langston Hughes as the figure I would write about‚ because through his poetry; Hughes displayed to America‚ the world through the eyes of African Americans living in Harlem‚ in the rough 1920s. The poet‚ lyricist‚ author‚ playwright‚ and social activist‚ was born on February 1‚ 1902‚ in Joplin Missouri‚ to James Hughes and Carrie Langston
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Since 1976 Black History Month has been a remembrance of the events in the history of the African American movement. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in the month of February‚ and the United Kingdom in the month of October. In the U.S.‚ Black History Month is also referred to as African-American History Month. Black History Month actually started as Negro History Week in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. The goal of Black History Week was to educate the American people about
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2010 December; the best month of the year Perhaps...It certainly falls in the middle of the best six months of the year as far as I ’m concerned. By far‚ October through March is so much nicer than April through September. And on this December 1st in the deep south we are anticipating tempertures below freezing tonight. And with this type of cold weather comes wonderfully low humidity and air you can actually breathe without fear of drowning. December is a great month for obvious reasons but
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Pilipinas Observes Sight Saving Month Alagaan ang Mata mula Bata Hanggang Pagtanda By Argeline Quiason and Rey Emmanuel Quiason All over the world‚ about 285 million are visually impaired with 39 million totally blind and the reset with poor vision‚ according to the WHO. In the Philippines‚ no exact figure is available but a survey in 1995 showed that more that 1.2 million Filipinos are either totally or partially blind in one or both eyes. Visual Impairment is not‚ however‚ limited to blindness
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Birth Month and Lifetime Disease Risk When we ask people for their birthdays‚ some reasons may be because we are wondering how old they are‚ when we should buy them gifts‚ or we have a plain curiosity about what their zodiac signs are. Most of us do not intend on figuring out how their birth months might predict the kinds of diseases that they could develop over their lifetimes. However‚ in an online article on Discover Magazine‚ written by journalist Carl Engelking‚ called‚ “Your Birth Month Influences
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Mahdi Issa Mr. Recker L.A.II 24 January 2014 The Month of the Century Purpose: To show how people are now and how they acted before during the month of Ramadan Its different every year. The time for Ramadan goes back two weeks from the last year. So that way‚ over time‚ fasting can be easy and hard.The real question is though‚ how hard is it to fast from food and water for 11-18 hours depending on the season? Not that hard‚ so why is it so important? It is said that one good deed is multiplied
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