How to Make It in College‚ Now that You’re Here by: Brian O’Keeney The author of this selection presents a compact guide to being a successful student. What’s the secret of getting good grades? First‚ set up a study place where nothing or no one can distract you. Second‚ get into a study frame of mind. Decide that you are going to study and learn now. Third‚ give yourself rewards. Fourth‚ skim the textbook first. After skimming‚ you should be able to explain to yourself what the main
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eighth grade year. Not to mention the countless documentaries the History Channel cranks out each year detailing the horrid details of the genocide. Because of all of the media I have taken in over the years‚ I went into reading this book with few expectations of being introduced to something I hadn’t already been told. I Have Lived a Thousand Years did just that. The book singled itself out to me as an insightful and fresh perspective of the Holocaust in a strong way. The story starts with Bitton-Jackson’s
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Thanksgiving: Then and Now Americans love Thanksgiving. Let’s face it. They love eating‚ and they love football. But‚ where did this holiday come from? Actually‚ the tradition of Thanksgiving dates back to the time before our country’s birth. Modern day Thanksgiving represents a time where Americans gather together with their friends and family. It is a time of year where people are thankful for being blessed with these friends and family. The first Thanksgiving was also a gathering where its participants
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Topic: There is no denying that the invention of internet is definitely one of the greatest ones human have ever met. The widespread use of the internet can prove how this innovation affects people’s lives. There are following my opinions. Firstly‚ thanks to the internet‚ it is normally available that we can send any message and information to anywhere in the world immediately. In addition‚ so easy and quick to upload the latest information and news that we can receive all of them right away
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Jazz Dance: Then and Now Jazz has been around for centuries‚ starting in the 1600s with the rhythms and movements brought to America by African Slaves. Being forced into America‚ Africans from many cultures were cut off from their families‚ languages and tribal traditions. African cultures intermingled creating a new culture with both African and European elements. African dance has rhythms and movements such as vocal soundings‚ hand clapping‚ and foot stomping and tapping. All of these were woven
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The worth of a civilization can be judged by the place given to women in the society. Of the several factors that justify the greatness of India’s ancient culture‚ one of the greatest is the honoured place ascribed to women. Manu‚ the great lawgiver‚ said long ago‚ ’where women are honoured there reside the gods’. According to ancient Hindu scriptures‚ a man without the participation of his wife can perform no religious rite with perfection. A wife’s participation is important in some religions‚
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Imagine if you‚ were a jew during the Holocaust. How would you have felt? Probably pretty awful. Although you may not want to live during the Holocaust‚ there were many who did and they didn’t have the choice. The Holocaust involved many people including rescuers‚ children‚ and adults. As a rescuer during the Holocaust‚ they faced the threat of the death penalty if they were caught helping a jew. By hiding a jew‚ Polish people put themselves in great danger. This threat was also feared by and extended
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How the Other Half Lives In How the Other Half Lives‚ Riis startles readers with the following statement “Long ago it was said that ‘one half of the world does not know how the other half lives.’ That was true then. It did not know because it did not care. The half that was on top cared little for the struggles‚ and less for the fate of those who were underneath‚ so long as it was able to hold them there and keep its own seat”(Riis‚ 5). This book definitely changes history in a material way
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n 1890‚ Jacob Riis published a groundbreaking booked titled “How the Other Half Lives.” Jacob Riis‚ a Danish immigrant‚ spent the majority of the 1880s collecting the information that would later go into his bestselling book. “How the Other Half Lives” provides a written and visual portrayal of the horrendous living conditions in many New York City slums. While the middle and upper classes lived considerably more comfortable lives‚ the people suffering through the horrid conditions in the aforementioned
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