pushing the world into chaos. The three main underlying causes of WWI are nationalism‚ alliances‚ and militarism. In the years leading up to WWI‚ nationalism was gaining popularity. However‚ the group to stand up for their nation‚ setting off WWI‚ were Slavic peoples in Herzegovina and Bosnia. They wished not be part of Austria-Hungary‚ instead striving to
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or an instrument. I am tall and skinny‚ like the clarinet. Everyone recognizes me by my features. I am loud and energetic‚ like the guitar. I love to talk and sing and shout. I come from a family of four‚ so making noise can be fun‚ and I can make all the noise I want. I am loyal and wise‚ like the piano. I am always there for my friends with my advice and sense of humor and my personality is easily recognized. I use my wisdom and loyalty a lot‚ just like in classical music. I am not quiet‚ conceited
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I Am Malala: Independent Reading I. Cultural Connections Malala Yousafzi is the protagonist‚ narrator‚ and author of I Am Malala. She is born into a religious Pakistan family in Swat during a time of women oppression. Yousafzi makes a point to write about her happiness and freedom before Taliban took over. Her Pakistan heritage encourages many cultural traditions including dressing conservatively. Women are instructed to show respect by wearing burqas‚ which covered their face and body. The role
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What are my career field goals and aspirations? Where do I see myself in five years? Well‚ one of my biggest career field goals would have to be owning my own successful performance automotive shop as well as building cars and restoring classics. In five years I see myself a college graduate‚ starting a family and getting my business up and running. Being only 19‚ many may think that having my own business at 24 is a bit far fetched but I always set challenging goals for myself because you nothing
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the grasslands or steppes of central Asia conquered much of the known world” (background essay). Most of the world called the Mongols “barbarian” referring to people who lived beyond the reach of civilization‚ people who savage‚ evil. Were they barbarians spreading death and destruction‚ or is there more to the story? Cultures had both expanded through conquest and changed the dynamics of regions. The Mongols were important for their limitless empire’s stable rule‚ expansion of safe trade‚ and wicked
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Radiologist Radiologist is very interesting‚ to me‚ and I believe that I would be extremely excellent for this job. I have the main skills you would need to be a radiologist: I’m a great communicator‚ I pay attention to details‚ and I work well individually and in group work. I really want to become a radiologist because I like to help people and their health is important to me. Radiologists are the people that examine x-rays‚ CT scans‚ mammograms‚ ultrasounds‚ and MRI scans. Sometimes
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Dropped in a foreign land at the tender age of two‚ I was too young to remember life in my homeland yet too old not to forget the painful‚ permanent mark of an immigrant. As a first- generation immigrant‚ I had to learn English and take the helms of steering my own education without the privilege of my parents at home. Growing up‚ I remember my mother working two jobs and my father working graveyard shifts in to sustain our family. I watched as they struggled to ensure a better life for me. However
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October 24th 2012 Lewis Peck Alienation in I am Legend One of the main themes of I am Legend is alienation‚ it is hard to imagine someone who is more alienated than Robert Neville. He is a normal American man‚ or at least he was until the world changed around him. Simply by being immune to the virus‚ he becomes first alone (when his family dies‚ “life shuddered to a halt.”)‚ then a criminal (when he decides not to bury her. “No he wouldn’t put her there.”)‚ then the target of frenzied attacks
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frustrated with Britain’s chaotic rules. They decided they wanted to break away from Britain. In the future‚ the Americans won‚ but a curious question popped into the midst of the country. Were the Americans justified in breaking away from Britain? Did they even have the right to challenge Parliament’s laws. Colonists were justified in breaking away from the monstrous reign of Britain because Britain ignored their rebellions‚ unfair taxes‚ and strict laws put
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On the cover of If I Should Die Before I Wake I put Hilary in her hospital bed reliving some of the events in Chana’s life. There are images of children being questioned by Nazi’s‚ families being taken to the ghetto or concentration camps and people behind fences. Beneath the title there is also a heart rate which represents Hilary’s cardiac monitor while she’s in the hospital. My favorite character in the book is Anya. Anya is one of Chana’s younger sisters. I like Anya because despite
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