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    Math Problems Sometimes the most obvious person is the one you forget to ask. I was a fourteen year old boy‚ going to middle school in San Antonio‚ Texas. I was in advanced classes‚ and had never gotten below a high B on my report card. Throughout my whole life‚ I had only failed a few assignments and‚ to be honest‚ wasn’t used to having to work hard. When things started getting harder‚ I wasn’t ready. I was able to pass math with help from my parents‚ who showed me that parents are your biggest

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    Four years ago‚ I began my high school career not fully knowing who I was or what I wanted to become. Now‚ as a senior‚ I have discovered so much about myself through the clubs and activities which I am affiliated with. One of the touching moments in my time as a volunteer was when the BETA club helped to landscape the nursing home’s garden. The staff members and residents were so proud that the youth had come to beautify the area for them. I really started to understand that people feel better when

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    I. [Attention Getter] Did you know in 1971 the US college education cost only $500 (cnbc.com). A. Today even our books cost more than that. According to the College Board‚ the average cost of tuition for the 2016-17 year was around $34000 (collegeboard.com). B. Tuition is increasing at a fast rate; in 2005 public college tuition took up about 35% of a typical family’s income but now costs the equivalent of 47% (time.com). II. [Establish Controversy] The total student loan debt in the US as of

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    I have always seen myself in a much bigger light. Growing up I would always pretend to be an icon not a superstar‚ I wanted to become someone kids and even grownups would look up to. Throughout my elementary‚ middle‚ and high school years. My teachers‚ would always tell me that I was the leader of my class; and the kids would look at me to make the moves. I notice that within myself‚ however when a teacher tells you things like that. It tends to hold more value. With that being said‚ Mass Communication

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    lug all those books home it’s easy and practical to just take a tablet home. Yes I know that they seem expensive at first but everything is now a day. But over time they pay for themselves. What I mean when I say that is that they hold hundreds of textbooks without paying for most of them. Everything now is about being up to date and tablets take us one step closer to that. Also instead of paying for new books because they are out of date or the binding is falling apart because of over use‚ tablets

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    Sometimes don’t you feel like you’re really good at something and you just don’t know why? But then you realized you good at it because you’ve been experiencing it since a long time. I don’t know about you but that’s exactly how I feel sometime. I used to have those days where I used to ask myself‚ how am I capable of doing all these things? And then I realized why‚ after I ….. I’m from a family where basically all the males do sport specially soccer. Soccer is my life I’ve been playing since I

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    As I near the end of my high school career‚ I realize that I am not the same person who began 3 years ago as a freshman. While my teachers instilled the fundamental aspects of a well-rounded education‚ I learned through my own experience that education extends beyond the classroom. My activities in academics‚ athletics‚ community service and work experience‚ have instilled qualities in me that will prepare me for the immediate future of college and beyond. My unique educational environment of

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    How To Outline A Textbook

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    How to Outline a Textbook Outlining a textbook chapter is not just copying down the first sentence of every paragraph or every heading headings. A good outline demonstrates understanding of the material and an ability to identify and summarize its main points. If you are outlining for a class assignment‚ follow any assignment instructions first; some teachers prefer outlines with sentences‚ while others want outlines with keywords and topics only. If you are outlining for yourself‚ follow whatever

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    higher education; the most important steps in society today‚ are high school and college. Although high school and college aim for the same goal‚ which is acquiring an education and graduating‚ the demands‚ expectations‚ and social atmosphere extremely contrast.   However‚ after going to high school for four years‚ college is definitely a step up. There are similarities‚ but at the same time more differences. Both college and high school are very important for a student because everyone in this

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    stability and serviceability of structures. Cost has its proven importance as the prime factor for project success. It was against this backdrop that Oyegoke (2006) identified cost‚ scope‚ time and quality as the client expectation on a construction project. Thus cost can

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