Why I Have Chosen This Career My grandfather served for twenty-seven and a half years in the United States Army as an engineer. That’s where it all started with the idea of me joining the ranks. He began educating me on his field of work and branch of service and telling me the benefits and goals I can achieve while doing a job I love. It sparked my interest. I then began talking around throughout the years to veterans‚ young airmen‚ and even my parents. Everyone supported the idea of joining. Once
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called out to private residence where an elderly woman has suffered a heart attack. You spring to action and you’re responsible for saving her life. Paramedics don’t do their jobs for the glory and the recognition‚ they do it because they love to help people in distress. ARE YOU CUT OUT TO BE A PARAMEDIC? If you see yourself in this list‚ this might be a great career for you: • have a clean criminal record •
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eryEveryone Should Eat Healthier Specific Purpose: I want my audience to eat healthier. Thesis Statement: In this speech I will motivate you to eat healthier and be active‚ rather than eating foods that are bad for you‚ become obese‚ and live a short unhealthy life. I. Did you know that a hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside? II. We have many excuses for not eating healthy: I’m too busy. I don’t live near a grocery store. I can’t afford healthy food. I don’t
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dedication‚ bravery‚ and passion. Throughout the years I have had a variety of experiences with leadership. The leadership position I have been involved with the longest is high school cheerleading. By simply being a part of the squad‚ I have a platform to encourage others and support my school. We‚ as a squad‚ have the ability to set the tone for the rest of the student body before a game and to make others feel great when they accomplish something. I was elected the captain of the Junior Varsity team
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FREE HEALTHCARE SHOULD BE UNIVERSAL 1. Introduction Walter Cronkite‚ once said “America’s health care system is neither healthy‚ caring‚ nor a system.” In a time where emergency rooms are flooded with preventable illnesses and waiting lists for doctor visits expand into months‚ Cronkite’s quote certainly holds true. Around the planet the majority of developed nations have some form of healthcare infrastructure. The majority of these nations have healthcare plans‚ defined by some variety of government-subsidized
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Sand dunes are a very important part of the ecosystem. They hold many plant and animal species‚ some of which are even endangered or on the verge of extinction. People of the community and non-profit organizations have been trying to preserve the sand dunes for many years. Sand dunes are destroyed by winter storms and hurricanes. But that is just part of nature. People destroy sand dunes. When people walk on sand dunes‚ they leave weak spots. The wind picks up the sand and carries it out to sea
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··················5 Abstract Two advances were invented to prevent disasters. To prove early tsunami warning is more important to people than volcanic eruption forecasting‚ the information was collected from special websites. Then similarity and differences of two advances were determined. The advantages of two predictive mechanisms showed similar aspects in saving people and cutting losses; therefore contributions were analyzed. So the hypothesis was true that warning of tsunami is more valuable than
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The title sounds easy right? Eat to live‚ don’t live to eat. Simple enough. So why do I go to the park and half of the people I see are overweight or severely obese? Why are their kids fat? Why do my coworkers have fat rolls that hang off the back of their chairs? It’s a question I have asked myself over and over again. There have been many theories as to why people are fatter today than they were 100 years ago. Now you can choose to believe the BS about good calories and bad calories or
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I have been shaped by many experiences and accomplishments throughout my life‚ but one in particular has done the most to define who I am today. When I was thirteen‚ I spent four weeks at an overnight camp in western Massachusetts. It was the second overnight camp I had gone to‚ and the only camp where I found a supportive community which fostered my social growth. The friends that I made and counselors I had at this camp encouraged me to take risks in several ways‚ and my love for the camp led to
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Jorge Luis Borges is a famous Spanish author‚ known best for his short stories. In this paper‚ I will discuss several short stories written by Mr. Borges‚ what influenced him in his writings‚ and a brief history of his place of origin‚ Argentina. Borges’ The Book of Sand is the story of a man who is visited by a stranger trying to sell a "holy book" called the Book of Sand. The narrator looks at the book and is unable to see the first or last pages of it because‚ as the stranger explains‚ the
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