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    her passing‚ even my extended family. Her funeral was a family reunion of sorts. Although many members of my family were affected greatly by her passing‚ her death was the worst event in my life that I can remember. Before her passing‚ my great grandfather‚ Horace Ware‚ was the first to pass. From what my family tells me his death was the same caliber of tragedy as my grandmother’s. And after that‚ my grandmother on my dad’s side and my first dog died. However‚ my great grandmother’s death affected

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    hope not. In the folktale “The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson” retold by Leo Tolstoy‚ the son and his wife treat the grandfather extremely disrespectfully and meanly. In the poem “Abuelito Who” by Sandra Cisneros‚ the grandfather is sick and the granddaughter feels like the grandfather’s former self is gone. An important theme in both of these pieces is‚ one should respect those who are old and weak. In the folktale‚ the son and his wife treat the grandfather very disrespectfully. They act

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    believe role models do not influence people‚ but rather role models help inspire people. Inspiration is something that sparks emotion. It uplifts us‚ gives us hope and faith and shows us the possibilities. Whereas I believe Influence tends to cause us to provoke change on a regular basis or to act upon a specific power to affect an outcome or result. Influence makes things happen. The role model I have chosen is one who inspires me‚ even though he is someone I never met. My role model is my great-great

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    very timid and observative. She doesn’t seem to know what to do most of the time‚ so she just keeps quiet. Sookan seems to observe the adults‚ especially‚ trying to make sense of what is going on. "I watched her at night as intently as I watched Grandfather in the morning" (Choi 17). You can see throughout the book how different she becomes from the quiet girl in the beginning. As the chapters go on Sookan starts to become more aware and attentive. She notices much more and she cares for others as

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    The adage‚ "Simple Living and High Thinking"‚ implies that cultivation of mind is compatible only with a simple and austere style of living. In other words‚ an austere mode of life is more conducive to higher reaches of thought and con¬templation. In Indian context‚ it does not require much effort of imagination to under-stand the implications of this quotation. From the time of antiquity‚ India has been a home to an unbroken line of sages and Rishis who led a life of austerity and contem¬plation

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    The coach that I most look up too and that I would want to follow the way I would like to coach is former UCLA coach/player Sue Enquist. She was apart of UCLA’s softball program for 27 years starting her career as a player and then making her way up to well known accomplished coach. She retired from UCLA in 2006 ending her career with 1‚314 wins and 11 National Championships and known as the winningst coaches among all active coaches. Coaches 65 All-Americans and 12 Olympians. The coaches today at

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    My Role Model Abdul Kalam

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    RESUME P.JEEVANANDHAM No: 120‚2nd Cross St‚ Elim Nagar‚ Manthopu‚ Perungudi‚ Chennai-600 096. OBJECTIVE: To work in a dynamic environment‚ to acquire new skills and to deliver better value for the growth of the organization SUMMARY: Ability to work well both independently as well as in a team. WORK EXPERIENCE: 2 Years. Currently working in FIRSTSOURCE SOLUTIONS LTD

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    My mom is one of the most inspiring people in my life and what makes her so special is that she seems to have no idea how motivating she is. She has led our family and guided my siblings with simply being herself. She leads by examples‚ showing us her values and making sure we live with a roff on top of our head and food to eat at the table. She would tell us us to do homework ‚ study and to ’’never give up’’. She tell us to treat everyone we meet with respect and I have never heard of her making

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    Important Person-Irvin McDowell graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1838‚ and taught tactics at the academy from until 1845 to many of the generals he would eventually face on the battlefield. He served as an aide-de-camp to General Wool during the Mexican-American War‚ and received a promotion to Captain for his service at the Battle of Buena Vista. when the Civil War started on May 14 Irvin McDowell was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General because of connections to the Secretary

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    us want to be like them. Role models tend to influence a great part of our live and set good examples for other people. They help us to become what we want to be‚ give us inspiration and help us. They are often influential to what we value and because of these things; they play a major role in our lives. There are a lot of things in our society that will help us and influence us about what we want to be and a role model is one of the most important factors. Role models are the ones that usually

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