Hailey Bila 4 November 15 Second Hour ELA Mr. Parks Fun in the Upper Peninsula It was in the middle of the summer when my mom started planning a trip to Pictured Rocks in the Upper Peninsula. When it had finally came to the day before we left‚ I was very excited to start packing so we could leave the next day. My mom and dad told me and my sister‚ “Don’t pack too much.” I said‚ “That might not happen‚ but we will try.” We still went a little overboard. The next day we put all of our things
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In April of 1996‚ President Gordon B. Hinckley gave a devotional to the youth of the Church entitled‚ “Stand True and Faithful” During this magnificent talk he spoke about the calamities that are pressing and the currents that are pulling. He goes on to talk about life and how we are meant to traverse. In his simple but profound way he coined this phrase‚ one that I might add that has been quoted‚ posted‚ tweeted‚ intsagramed and blogged about since he gave this address. He said with words of soberness
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES Chapter IV Sub problem 1: What is the main reason of IT students to enter gambling through the use of computer games? Reasons | Male(n= 58) | % | Female(n=42) | % | Totaln=100 | % | Rank | Lack of Money | 15 | 26% | 13 | 31% | 28 | 28% | 8 | To forget love problems | 14 | 24% | 10 | 24% | 24 | 24% | 10 | For Enjoyment | 43 | 74% | 33 | 79% | 76 | 76% | 2 | To earn extra income | 14 | 24% | 9 | 21% | 23 | 23% | 11 | Addiction in Playing | 33
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noise surrounding me; the cries of the Apollo’s dark-wind messenger stretched through the sky‚ gossiping of all it had seen. As I strolled pass the creamy-yellow painted‚ wrought-iron gates‚ under me was a concrete pathway stretching and defining the parks orbicular shape. Over to my right I saw a children’s playground; with a sandpit‚ swings and roundabouts all communing and reminiscing of the past when they were used their full extent by a myriad of squealing
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Charlie Gordon showed us that surgerys are very risky and we should really think before we do risky things. In the science fiction story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keys‚ Charlie has a passion to get intelligent but in my perspective the surgery was useless and risky. Charlie Gordon should not have had the Artificial Intelligence surgery because i was risky and it wasn’t permanent. Charlie Gordon lost his friends because of the AL surgery. His “friends” didn’t like how smart he get and I
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“Your accomplishing day and weeks what it takes normal people to do in a lifetime” said Miss Kinnian (Keyes). During Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes‚ Charlie Gordon is the main character he is a thirty year old man trying to learn how to read and write again‚ as is his buddy Algernon the mouse. Charlie is doing the experiment with him to see how it will go at to get his test score up. He is also trying to accomplish so much even though his brain will not mentally let him‚ this is because he
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In The Mall in St. James Park‚ 1783‚ oil on canvas‚ Thomas Gainsborough uses color‚ composition and body language to demonstrate the social relationships and tension between women from a high social class. By focusing on the subtle gestures between those women‚ the razor-sharp eye contacts I will try to reveal those feelings. The painting depicts an outdoor environment‚ in the center a wide non-paved road with people‚ cattle and dogs walking on it. The road is contained in two rows of trees from
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ability‚ like being smart‚ inspires confidence. It does‚ but only while the going is easy. The deciding factor in life is how you handle setbacks and challenges. People with a growth mindset welcome setbacks with open arms‚” (Travis Bradberry). Charlie Gordon‚ a fun interesting man who craves to be smart‚ has a mental disability which keeps him from being able to comprehend many things such as spelling and complex concepts. This is his setback. Luckily‚ there is a new experiment coming around trying to
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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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Ernest Gordon was a stalwart young man who fought and belonged to the Scottish regiment of the Allied POW during World War II. Soon‚ however‚ he was captured by the Japanese military and got sent to the Chong-Kai Prison Camp in Myanmar. At the prison camp‚ Gordon was forced to labor to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle. Gordon experienced the most extreme pain that humans can ever endure. The situation was getting
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