Dear UAW – Local 685‚ My name is Jessica Gates and I have been selected to be a student ambassador for a People to People program. Fifty years ago President Eisenhower’s vision for these Ambassador programs was to give everyday citizens of different countries a chance to meet and learn understanding‚ friendship‚ and lasting peace. It is an European Heritage trip. In the summer of 2014‚ we will travel to England‚ France‚ Germany‚ Belgium‚ The Netherlands‚ Austria‚ and Switzerland. This is going
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“Why I am in college” There are several reasons why I am currently attending college. In my opinion‚ education is always an important topic in any society because it determines our future and helps us achieve our goals. My three main reasons for being in school would have to be increase knowledge‚ to obtain new experiences‚ and to prepare for a better career for my future. To begin with‚ I’m attending school to increase my knowledge and understanding in the field that I am studying. I’m
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WHO AM I? I consider myself many things‚ some positive‚ most negative‚ but one trait that comes to mind when someone asks me‚ “What is one adjective to describe you?” I cannot really answer that honestly. “Hi‚ I’m Andrea and I would say that my overarching trait of all others is cynicism. I believe that I am the way that I am from learning how to cope with tragic events that have happened in the past. Sigmund Freud’s ego defenses could clearly back up this idea. I am not cynical because I saw
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I am one of the 99% The fact is all but that little 1% is one of the 99%. Does that mean that I need to march down the streets of different cities to tell everyone that I am one of the 99%‚ camp out for months at a time and take the charity of others‚ so that I can proclaim the fact that I am like 99% of the nation? I think not. 1% of the world controls most of the money and then the other 99% share in what is left. Between 2002 and 2007‚ the income of the 1% increased at least 10 times faster
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Malala Yousafzai declared‚ “I don’t want to be thought of as the ‘girl who was shot by the Taliban’ but the ‘girl who fought for education’ (309). This statement proves the bravery and fearlessness that Malala has after facing a struggle that no teenager should have to face. In her memoir‚ I Am Malala‚ Malala tells her story about the battle between her and the Taliban. After her father‚ Ziauddin Yousafzai‚ opened up a school that allowed women to attend‚ the Taliban tried to prevent it‚ but Malala
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"Who am I?" Well I’ll start from the beginning I guess‚ I’m Wyatt Robert Sykes I was born August 16th 2002. I have lived in the same house‚in the same town my entire life‚ I was born and raised here. Now to go more in depth. I did soccer 1-4 grade I started acting and singing in 4th or 5th grade I can’t remember but one of the two. I have been acting ever since then . I’ve gotten more serious about it and a lot better at it and performing over the years same with singing I took singing lessons
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Why I Am in College College is the place to gain knowledge and having more knowledge gives you more power. I have a strong drive to go to college because I want to be rich‚ I want to make a difference‚ and I want to discover who I am. I believe that college is the first step to my success and I will take advantage of that. College is my building stone to get a degree so I can earn more money to become a billionaire. I want to use the money I earn to help my family out to thank them for raising
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into the person I am today. My family‚ peers‚ religion‚ teams I’ve affiliated with‚ my school‚ the workplace‚ and the media have all contributed to my life in some way or another. These factors‚ also known as agents of socialization‚ have taught and molded me‚ into the person I am today. My family is a immense part of my life and I’m truly grateful to have been blessed with the most astounding and supportive family. As much as I am a social butterfly and love being with my friends‚ I also really enjoy
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Who Am I? My name is Lillian Smith‚ I also go by Lilly. I’m not a straight A student‚ an athlete‚ or someone who people look up to. I’m just your average 16 year old girl Junior trying to make it through High School at the moment. I’d rather not say that "I’m still trying to find myself" because i’m not really lost‚ i’m taking things slow and figuring out them along the way. Teachers think of me as a student who rarely gets things turned in on time and procrastinates until the last minute. When
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Why are You Here?" I have fallen short in many ways towards the goals that I have made in my life. No matter how high the standard is set‚ and whether failure awaits me‚ perseverance and my faith will carry me on. Some would label me as a dreamer. Someone could say I have reality to face‚ but without dreams we have no hope‚ and without hope we have nothing inside of us to fuel our deep passion to succeed and win the race that we have been running. Everyone has his own opinion about college
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