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    13th April 2013 Dear Mr. Cameron‚ I am writing to express my opinion about the Wylfa nuclear power station issue. It is quite a controversial topic and I hope that you will listen to all I have to say. This map shows Cemaes Bay in Anglesey‚ Wales‚ which is the location of the Wylfa power plant. The current Wylfa power plant is due to shut down in 2014‚ but nuclear regulators have signed an agreement for plans to build new reactors in North Wales. This is the start of Horizon Nuclear Power’s proposals

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    In Julia Alvarez’s short story‚ ”Nombres”‚ and in the visual‚ “Graduation Day”‚ both depict the common theme that people should embrace their culture and heritage. In “Nombres”‚ the theme can be seen when Julia’s mother states‚ “You know what (Julia’s) friend Shakespeare said‚ ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet’‚” (Alvarez Pg. 1). This shows that Julia’s mother doesn’t want her to be ashamed of where she comes from‚ and that she should embrace her name. This theme is also evident in the

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    Since 1845‚ Baylor has strived to be an excellent university for students to learn great things and impact one’s spiritual life. That’s exactly why I want to attend Baylor University. Baylor has been the top university I want to attend for several years. This is because Baylor is a prestigious university that offers all a student needs to succeed‚ such as their high academic standards‚ Christian environment‚ and its rich history and traditions. Students at Baylor have no shortage of classes to choose

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    The Miss America Scholarship Fund? By Megan Oppy Scholarships. The Holy Grail of college funds. A chance to not only escape the adult boogeyman of student debt‚ but possiblly even put some of that saved-up college money towards your first apartment. And as more and more young women enter higher education‚ there should be some scholarships that can be claimed exclusively by women‚ right? This is in fact‚ true‚ but the largest provider of scholarships exclusively for women may just surprise you

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    The Place I Want To Stay In? October 24‚ 2004. It is the first day of school after moving to NY‚ walking in to class I realize I am no longer in a place I know. Everyone looks and speaks so differently‚ they speak a language I can’t understand. Finally‚ a girl walk up to me‚ she is Taiwanese just like me. I was so happy when she told me she will be my translator for the year. Her name is Joanne‚ and of course she is my first friend. As the day goes by‚ I start to miss my old days when I was still

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    To make a strong manufacturing giant‚ he needed a strong government that could build infrastructure and protect patents. He was supporting a strong national government since he wrote so many of the Federalist Papers. Hamilton also envisioned an America that was governed primarily by the elite. His party‚ the Federalist Party would be the one of the rich‚ the able and well-born. Hamilton wanted affiliations with Great Britain due to his passion for elitism and trade. On the other hand‚ Jefferson

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    to college by taking all of the class I needed to get this far. I have came a long way during my high school career because I really thought I wouldn’t have made it this far due to struggling to keep my grades up but as I started it’s not hard at all to keep them up you just have to try hard and get the job done. Although being in Upward Bound has help me accomplish these goals to make it his far from ninth grade to twelfth grade. Due to being in Upward Bound I have learned a lot of things such as

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    Ivan Lopez 9/28/11 Essay EH 101- 3AA My God‚ Why Would a Woman Want a Wife? Judy Syfers in the essay‚ “I Want a Wife”‚ argues implicitly that wives and mothers are underappreciated for what they do and what they do is more than what their counterparts do; women are being treated unequal to men. Judy Syfers supports her claim by using the three major modes of persuasion: ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. The author’s purpose is to get women to take action and to get men to feel sympathy and treat

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    malodorous sense‚ Julia crouched in the shadow‚ her body is aching and her brain is scrambling. She starts to scratch the back of the head as it started to feel plastered against her scalp. What will happen to me now? Will my life end here? What have you got yourself into Julia? Suddenly all these questions are slamming back and forth inside her head. The night passed by slower than usual‚ Julia were feeling atrocious. Headspin His hands were grasping at her throat‚ leaving Julia without air She

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    As an athlete at Harrisburg High School‚ I believe that I have had the benefit of an enhanced high school experience and that I am further prepared for college‚ compared to a non-athlete. Playing sports has conditioned me to have a work ethic that has allowed me to be very successful academically as well athletically. Through athletics‚ I have become competitive in the classroom and have developed a desire to be the best that I can be in everything I do. Mostly importantly to me‚ being an athlete

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