1. The Opium Poppy: Although the poppy is a simple flower‚ it has had both a good and a bad influence on the world: Anaesthetising: The extraction of Morphine‚ one of the opiate alkaloids found naturally in opium‚ was revolutionary in the medical world. Even though local anaesthesia is available to us by a completely different plant‚ the Coca‚ general anaesthesia became possible with the Opium poppy. It allowed patients to be knocked out completely for operations they were having‚ which gave
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How did I learn to read? Let me start from the beginning when I was a little kid‚ I was born in October 26th 1999‚ at jalisco‚ Mexico that is where my story took off. I can’t recall what was my first book that I started reading when I was 3 years old I don’t exactly know the name of the book but the title was something like “baby duck and the father”‚ I didn’t know what genre it was but all I remember is that the book was just a piece of art that changed my world. I was a little kid that was anxious
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together to sound cool. Words mean something‚ they have a huge affect on the people around us. They can bring a person down or make them the happiest person alive. Words have affected me throughout my life‚ but this year a couple sentences finally enabled me to accomplish my goal. It all started last year‚ my freshman year. It was the begining of highschool. All new things all around me‚ nothing was familar. I had new classes‚ new teachers‚ and new friends. More importantly‚ I started a new sport called
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Volleyball had a significant impact on my life. It really helped build my self-esteem and instilled a value of hard work and setting goals. I was never the tallest player‚ never the fastest‚ or most athletic but I did work the hardest and I had a leadership quality. I also loved the game. I wanted to play every second that I could. If I wasn’t playing I was training. My motto was the harder you work the luckier you get. I remember trying to explain this concept my second oldest sister‚ who was an
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even friends. I thought I had my life all figured out‚ and that I did not need anything more than what I had. I stayed that way‚ until I became friends with Hannah Hennings. My life suddenly screamed new colors and my attitude flipped. I did not know life could switch in such a drastic way. Hannah Hennings is a relatively new friend of mine‚ but she has changed me in more ways than one. When I made it to my junior year‚ I thought I had already made my friends for life. I was not necessarily open to
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Scouting has had a tremendous effect on my life since I first started as a Cub Scout. Principles of honor‚ respect‚ and responsibility were introduced to me and then developed further through Boy Scouts. These themes have benefited me up to now and will continue to assist me in the future. The next five years of my life will include high school and the start of college. Throughout scouting‚ I have learned that it is up to me to do the merit badges and complete my part through self-discipline. Self-discipline
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How the Bill of Rights Affects My Life In 1791‚ the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States‚ also known as the Bill of Rights‚ become ratified. The Bill of Rights contained freedoms that Americans held to be their inalienable rights‚ and were so important that before ratifying the Constitution many states insisted on a promise of amendments guaranteeing individual rights. It was created to set limitations on the power of the United States government‚ protecting the natural
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Brandon. I worked on projects led by fellow scouts in my troop and picked up trash in the local park in Rosendale more times than I can count. I’ve learned many skills in scouting besides the stereotypical knots and campfires that usually come to mind. I learned leadership skills‚ public speaking skills. Heck‚ I learned how to organize people to achieve a common goal when I had to lead my service project in the community. Scouts strengthened my religion‚ reinforced
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luckily for me my little brother kept that to a minimum. For me my little brother was my best friend. Jerry was always athletic; any sport he played‚ did he excelled in. His intelligence was enlightening. My favorite characteristics however‚ was his heart; his heart was full of love. Jerry always saw the beauty in people‚ and nature. Sadly‚ he never saw the beauty in himself. Jerrys teenage years were not easy. I always knew how important jerry was for me‚ however‚ I never realized how much he would
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major event in our history that it changed the way we live today. Other major events that impacted my classmates and I as we grew up included: school shootings‚ terrorism‚ the Joplin Tornado‚ and other natural disasters‚ like Hurricane Harvey. School shootings have changed the way schools do lock downs. Schools are more prepared for them due to the fact that they have happened in the past. Terrorism has also affected the way we live‚ because of the fact that it happens so often around the world. The
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