"If I were President" Hello my fellow Americans‚ I come to you today to address the complex issues facing our society in this contentious time. The biggest concern of my administration is our foreign and domestic policy issues. Let me take the time to familiarize the American people with our policies and where we stand today with them. I want to assure the American people that my administration is doing the utmost best in resolving these issues. We will all have to make small sacrifices in order
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What is a primary source versus a secondary source? Please describe each and provide an example of each kind of source that we have used in the class so far. A primary source is a first-hand eyewitness account of an event or time period. Most of the time it is written or made during‚ or close to‚ the event or time period. It could be a creative writing‚ a primary source‚ a historical or legal document‚ work of art‚ music records‚ but original‚ not interpretive. A secondary source is a second-hand
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In How I Became a Prison Gardener‚ by Michelle Scott‚ the author talks through her experience of caring for plants and how things progress in her tangible garden as well as the garden of her mind whilst in prison. Michelle discusses how in the beginning there were few animals lingering around the garden and her sole motive for going there was to escape from the fact that she was in prison. Scott says she poured her all into her garden work and eventually it became an introspective activity. According
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Primary/Secondary Sources Summarization Project Jeremiah Shivers The book “Night” is the first book of a trilogy (three-part series) written by Elie Wiesel. This book is about his first hand experience in Nazi German concentration camps with his father. It takes place between the beginning of the Holocaust and the end of World War II. Primary and Secondary Sources‚ like books or documents. They help us find out what happened in the past. Depending on how it is being used makes an object
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The study of secondary sources challenges a person’s understanding of history because the primary source can have a whole different point of view on things than the secondary or they can contradict each other in many different ways. During the civil war it used up lot of the government’s resources and because of it the Native Americans weren’t paid how the treaty said they were going to because of this there were a lot of Native Americans to fight with the south. The government did not have the resources
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I Became Her Target Growing up black and living in a prejudicial and racist society is how these two author “Shame’” by Dick Gregory a young boy whose peers continually to ignorant to him because of his color‚ poverty and not having a father. In “I Became Her Target‚” by Roger Wilkins a young boy is the only black child in and all white‚ upper –class school. He dealt with racism when his parents moved to a white community. They both share similarities dealing with racial issues from their teachers
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Rivera 1 Rafael Rivera Ms. Rigsby AP English Literature and Composition 11 November 2009 Suddenly‚ I Became Me Suddenly‚ I became me when I was born in the year 1991‚ the Day 9‚ and on the Month of march. I was born in the Florida‚ were my entire family member’s awaited for the arrive of a new son‚ nephew‚ and grandson. There was a wired circumstance surround my birth. The wired circumstance was‚ when the family called me: “The child of the house”‚ which also‚ in the same moment‚ the
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Why I Became a Nurse “Why I Became a Nurse” Nursing was not always something that I wanted to do in the beginning. I wanted to be a Photographer. Looking back at that period in my life there were many areas of my life that I needed to assess. I already had a daughter and was currently going to school for Photography. So the question became do I keep my passion‚ and will it always pay the bills? Alternatively‚ do I change career paths and pursue a new career that I know will pay the bills
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The Day My Life Changed forever I had been awaiting her arrival for a long 9 months. Saying I was over ridden with joy was an untruth I was afraid to bare‚ So I put on a smile and pretended that the arrival of my first child was going to be a good experience. Truth be told I knew my life was about to change forever and I wasn’t sure I was going to be a good mother. All these doubts running through my mind was almost draining out the pain of the inconsistent contractions in my belly‚ my head started
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lightly; this decision was a culmination of a process of reflection about what I wanted to do with my life. I have chosen a career in education because I believe that it is one of the most important functions performed in our society. I believe that teachers individually and collectively have to not only change the world‚ but improve it. During my process of teaching‚ I hope to find both personal and professional renewal. I want to be a part of a noble profession with the hope of one day being counted
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