One of the requirements of being in the Honors Leadership Program (HLP) is that first-year students live in the HLP Living Learning Community (LLC). When I found this out‚ I was excited as I would be able to live and develop relationships with students who were driven and striving to reach the same goal. I also did not have worry about what dorm I would live in‚ and I was quite happy to have that stress taken away. Now‚ all I had to do was find a roommate. Fast forward three months and move in day
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conservation of natural resources Introduction conservation of natural resources‚ the wise use of the earth’s resources by humanity. The term conservation came into use in the late 19th cent. and referred to the management‚ mainly for economic reasons‚ of such valuable natural resources as timber‚ fish‚ game‚ topsoil‚ pastureland‚ and minerals‚ and also to the preservation of forests (see forestry)‚ wildlife (see wildlife refuge)‚ parkland‚ wilderness‚ and watershed areas. In recent years the science
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protest the National Anthem‚ which has created much controversy in our country. Personally‚ I firmly feel those NFL players created this protest for the right reasons. Their protest leads me to believe in their cause for equality. Those who play in the NFL have an influential voice that can call for others to join in for change. This protest allows me to identify the problems within America‚ and drives me to join the cause and use my voice. When Colin Kaepernick first took a knee for the National Anthem
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Title: The Help Author: Kathryn Stockett Stockett‚ K. The Help. (2009). The Help. New York‚ New York: Putnam Books‚ Inc In the novel‚ The Help‚ Kathryn Stockett places readers back into the era of the Civil Rights Movement. Stockett give readers a viewpoint of a young‚ unmarried white woman named Skeeter. Skeeter has recently moved back in with her ill mother and her father in Jackson‚ Mississippi; while living with her parents Skeeter struggles to find a job. Not only can Skeeter not find
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While serving as Miss Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society my sophomore year at Jackson State University‚ we organized meet and greets for the university freshmen. Alpha Lambda Delta’s mission is to "encourage superior academic achievement... to promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning‚ and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their unique roles in society." It served as an opportunity to provide freshmen with advise and
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Expository English Essay Writing Chapter I Course Orientation 1. General Introduction This course is designed as an advanced writing course for advancced English learners. As is suggested by the title‚ the course will focus on one mode of English writing: exposition. We will first discuss briefly some essential issues about writing and the relationship between reading and writing as an introduction‚ laying special emphasis on the importance of mutual enhancement of critical reading
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The Help Helps Out While reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett‚ it quickly becomes apparent that in 1960’s Southern Mississippi‚ the maids‚ or “the help”‚ played an important role in the family—not only as the maid‚ but often also as the childcare. The maids formed a special bond with the children‚ especially the children who were very young or were born during the maid’s time at the household‚ and in a lot of cases‚ the children seemed to be the only reason the help stayed with the family they
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Strategies for Essay Writing How to Read an Assignment Assignments usually ask you to demonstrate that you have immersed yourself in the coursematerial and that you’ve done some thinking on your own; questions not treated at length in classoften serve as assignments. Fortunately‚ if you’ve put the time into getting to know the material‚ thenyou’ve almost certainly begun thinking independently. In responding to assignments‚ keep in mindthe following advice. • Beware of straying. Especially
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The Help‚ which was originally written in 2009 by Kathryn Stockett and then released as a film in 2011 is an extraordinary example of courage‚ dignity‚ and self respect. In a time during racial injustice‚ segregation and oppression; three courageous characters break an ancestor cycle providing a new outlook of respect and dignity. I selected this film to review because I felt it truly displayed character‚ dignity‚ and self respect. This movie displayed the hardships of racial issues and the courageous
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Carly Marie Odegard Honors English 10 Steiner Final Essay Final Essay Identity‚ Dreams‚ and floating into Reality “I don’t flit! I-I experiment with different forms of expression-...-people have to express themselves one way or another.” Beneatha is a college student who provides a young‚ independent‚ feminist perspective‚ and her desire to become a doctor demonstrates her great ambition. Throughout the A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ she searches for her identity. She
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