On the surface I think I am like most young and modern American women: I take school seriously‚ I have dreams and goals for the future that I am determined to make happen‚ and I don’t expect anyone to do the hard work for me. I come from what is an increasingly normal background: my parents are divorced and I live with my mom and sisters and only occasionally see my dad since he now lives on the other side of the country‚ but I still feel very lucky to have a supportive‚ if spread out‚ family behind
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formal letter 22 Road Street Cambridge CB21 17 May 2011 Town Gazette Human Resources Department 29 West Station Way Hypermarket HY23 5GC Application for the position in administration Dear Sir or Madam‚ I am writing to apply for the position of The Town Gazzete administrator‚ which was advertised in the local newspaper. I am really interested in media and I want to join your professional work team. As you will notice on the attached CV‚ I have graduated from Bronx Academy High School
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Amsterdam To gain a strong understanding of the Dutch culture and lifestyles‚ you should definitely visit Amsterdam. You will be amazed by the large number of bicycles‚ stunned to see the culture and the architecture and be surprised of the smell of tulips. It is also the city for shopaholics and fashion lovers. But the most famous area would definitely be the red- light district‚ also known as the Wallen. When you are there you will be surprised to see the vast offers of legalized prostitution
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Since I have decided to become a better volleyball player‚ I will condition and study the sport. First‚ every day I will go to the gym‚ run for fifteen minutes to help with my endurance and lift weights every other day‚ such as squatting and deadlifting. By going to the gym‚ it will help me to keep up with my more advanced volleyball friends during long rallies and long games. In order to help with my volleyball skills‚ I plan on going to local San Jose open gyms. At the open gyms‚ I will focus on
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Learning through Experience Filled with eye-opening and complex ideas‚ Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse highlights the life of a man striving to achieve peace and enlightenment. Starting out as a boy‚ Siddhartha started as a Brahman‚ to a Samana‚ to a merchant‚ and finally to a ferryman. Many life lessons can be uncovered from the life of Siddhartha. Blazoned through the journey of Siddhartha‚ SIddhartha learns the life lessons of being grateful‚ learning from oneself and past mistakes‚ and learning how
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My hero is Helen Keller‚ the girl who was both deaf and blind yet still succeeded in life and did not let her physical disabilities get her down. Helen is my hero for quite a few reasons actually. A few of those reasons are I admire how much she achieved throughout life‚ how caring she was toward others‚ and how determined she was. She is most certainly a strong‚ achieved‚ caring‚ and courageous woman. She was an inspiration to many others like her back then and still remains an inspiration to many
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The Difference between a Hero and a Tragic Hero The tragic hero is one of the most interesting characters within a Greek or Roman play. They depict many emotions and often their lives end in a horrible disaster. When we think of a hero‚ what automatically comes to mind? To some it may be someone legendary. Others might think of a hero as someone of great strength or ability. Perhaps someone admired for their achievements and great qualities. To me‚ it once meant someone that showed great courage
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After reading‚ listening to and watching a variety of texts‚ I settled on a favourite Neil Hilborn poem of mine called ‘OCD’. I’ve chosen to focus on his reading of it‚ rather than the written version‚ as the pace Hilborn delivers the poem with adds emphasis. The poem deals with an emotional journey‚ more so than a physical one. Hilborn’s poem focuses on his struggles with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and how it affected his relationship with a girl he fell in love with. Hilborn immediately dives
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Odysseus: A Hero or a Flawed Hero? The epic poem‚ The Odyssey written by Homer near the end of the 8th century BC‚ focuses on a Grecian hero named Odysseus. Although after the falling of Troy Odysseus embarks upon a long‚ grueling journey home‚ it is through his travels that Homer is able to illustrate him as a hero. A hero is known as‚ “a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.” (Dictionary.com) Homer’s projection of Odysseus is essentially
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These poor animals weren’t saved they just went from one hell hole to another. We despise Vanderpoop for actions and while many will claim she is a hero or brings publicity the reality for this reality star is she is a fraud and does NOTHING for this cause. The people fighting to end the Yulin Festival and shutting down the morally rehensaple dog meat industry in general have been fighting the good fight for YEARS before Vanderpoop and her oxygen sucking publicity tour even knew you didn’t spell
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