In order to satisfy the requirement of leading a project to achieve Eagle Rank in Boy Scouts‚ I took on an uncommon venture in which I gained substantial life skills. Seeking out a unique project‚ I came across the overwhelmingly neglected Gleason Cemetery‚ a burial ground for early settlers in Oregon which clearly required restoration. I recruited friends‚ family‚ and fellow scouts to assist me as my weed-pulling arsenal. Along with delegating tasks‚ I labored alongside each worker. In between
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To Kill a Mockingbird In the book “To kill a mockingbird”‚ the character Atticus is criticized openly through the whole book. Although Atticus is criticized he is a very respected man throughout the town of maycomb. Why is this true? What makes him an admirable character? I’ll tell you why Atticus is so looked up to and why he is such a respected man‚ in the following text. Even though he is criticized‚ Atticus has managed to stay a respected man in the town of maycomb. How? Or better yet why
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Personal quote: Through economics‚ engineer the world… ECONOMICS 232 BRAZIL- SA REPORT Introduction In 2010‚ South Africa joined The BRIC and set its level of ambition not only as an African leader‚ but also as an emerging world class economy along Russia‚ China‚ India and Brazil. This report will analyze and look at the economic trends and fluctuations between the later and South Africa from
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The two treaties of Versailles and Vienna were both established to promote an enduring peace all through Europe. This mindset‚ achieved through the devastating wars that just occurred‚ urged European powers to create dependable frameworks for peace‚ specifically the Concert of Europe and the League of Nations; however‚ these groups experienced varying success levels. The Concert’s eagerness to obliterate any resistance through a legal use of military power kept any real clash from coming to fruition;
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Robinson and Gallagher contrasted with Cain and Hopkins As we all have hopefully already learned‚ Robinson and Gallagher’s main focus when it came to the study of the British Imperialism was the importance of continuity throughout Britain’s imperial age. While previous imperial historians mostly limited their attention to the fluctuations within the formal empire‚ Robinson and Gallagher argued that we must not only pay attention to where Britain maintained direct control over within the world‚ but
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teenager yet. My father‚ Fritz Steinmeyer‚ was very much against Hitler. My brother was two years older than me and had been a Boy Scout for two years. When Hitler came‚ the Boy Scout organization became known as the Hitler Youth. The Hitler Youth brainwashed innocent minds. They taught us to ignore what the elderly and our parents said. The only difference between the Boy Scouts and the Hitler Youth was the uniforms. My dad wouldn’t let me join‚ but eventually‚ in 1935‚ I became a member. By then everyone
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We all need to grow up someday to continue life. To Kill a Mockingbird shows coming of age experiences as an enormous part of this novel. It shows how things cause situations and feelings‚ how young adults face the reality of first-hand conflicts‚ and how these situations affect them. Scout and Jem undergo conditions to help them mature in the book. The encounters help them bloom throughout the novel with noticing the components and point of views involved in the situation. To begin with‚ the
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Ceasing of Woe Effectively Constitutes the Good Life as Compared to Epicurus’ Theory of Pursuit of Pleasure I will argue that although Epicurus holds validity in his argument on achieving happiness through the pursuit and fulfillment of pleasures‚ it is Buddha’s method of the ceasing of woe through following the eightfold path to enlightenment that most comprehensively constitutes the good life. I will first explain Epicurus’ vision of the good life through his invitation to join him in studying
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At a weekly Scout meeting‚ a boy in my troop - around 12 years old - pointed out my shoes to me‚ desire in his eyes. For the next few weeks‚ he subtly mentioned them‚ and in a month he had his own pair - a birthday present. He wanted them because he looked up to me‚ and he hoped that those shoes alone could hide the challenges he was faced with. The boy’s family had become unable to care for him‚ so he was placed in foster care‚ at the mercy of an underfunded bureaucracy. The boy was gone a few weeks
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Atticus doesn’t hurt his kids when they do something wrong‚ he just lets them try to fix it. Atticus lets his kids do what they want to certain extent‚ this helps them build their own identities. With these characteristics‚ Atticus can live a good life and influence others to do good. Atticus finds our why people do the things they do before judging them. Bob Ewell was mad at Atticus so he went and spit at him. Atticus‚ being a good person and father doesn’t lash out on him‚ but
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