more! It can hold more!" During my ninth grade year I saw an opportunity to complete my Eagle Scout project‚ helping the Lenape Valley Church remove massive piles of downed pine branches fallen during an early March ice storm‚ creating an eyesore and complaints from the local community. The project I was tackling was Herculean‚ and I‚ compared to now‚ very inexperienced at leading people. But it is Boy Scout’s duty to give back to his community and I had promised that the enormous piles of branches
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World War I is known as the most deadliest conflict in history and was declared by‚ George Kennan. During the war‚ their was a total number of forty-one million military and civilian casualties; there were eighteen million deaths and twenty-three million people wounded. This war effected many innocent lives and people. During the war‚ a total of twelve million letters were delivered to the frontline every week. The families sent those letters to the soldiers to try and stay in touch with them. Families
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The quote assigned to group two‚ that I am a apart‚ is “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty‚ or that youth would sleep out the rest; for there is nothing in the between but getting wenches with child‚ wronging the ancientry‚ stealing‚ fighting…”. This quote came from Act III scene iii of the William Shakespeare play “A Winter’s Tale” (1565). The quote came from the shepherd in The Winter’s Tale‚ who speaks about the atrocities that he faced at the hands of juveniles during
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“Teely‚ because I’m so interested in seeing you apply with your Eagle Vision Application…” Central University. “An exclusive invitation from UNCP..” UNC Pembroke. “Mai-Teelee‚ you’ll want to read this.” Western Carolina. All these colleges and universities showed interest in me by reaching out through emails and letters in the mail but‚ it wasn’t them whom I was interested in. It was you‚ UNC Chapel Hill. The first time I heard about you was back in my sophomore year‚ in AP Environmental Science
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I believe you assigned this book for us to read because it is a clear representation of what it means and takes to be a great officer in the United States Army. It has taught me a lot of positive and negative attributes of leadership. Sam Damon represents everything that an officer should be‚ and Courtney Massengale represents everything that you hope your superiors are not. After reading this book I can ask myself‚ when encountered with a difficult problem‚ "What would Sam Damon do?" This book has
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Management Information Systems E-Business: American Eagle Outfitters American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) is a popular clothing and accessories company that markets primarily to young men and women between the age of 15 and 25. The company’s mission is to provide “high quality‚ on-trend clothing‚ accessories and personal care products at affordable prices” (Corporate Overview‚ 2009‚ p. 1). AEO manages nearly 1000 stories in the United States and Canada in addition to its retail website‚ which
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The Nuremberg trials were descried as “the best trials I history” by Norman Birkett a British judge who presided over the major war criminals (www.wikipedia.org). In my research paper I will be talking about how the Nuremberg trials were created‚ the main events and the people involved and the first and second parts of the trials. The international military tribunal and the doctor and military trials. The Nuremberg trials were essential in bringing Nazi war criminals to justice
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If I were an African American living in the South between 1890 and 1928‚ I believe that times would be very hard. Being an African American living and working during that time was very hard. Discrimination and racism were at their highest during this time. It was extremely hard for an African American to find a good job or have a great life. African Americans faced great challenges during these times. I would continue to live in the South. The South is an area that I would have known all my life
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SYNTHESIS ESSAY #2 “Why fit I when you were born to stand out?” (Dr. Seuss). In both short stories “Learning the Language” by Karen Connelly and “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro‚ the authors address the theme of Alienation. In “Learning the Language” a foreigner named Monsieur Nolan is ridiculed for being different and all he wants is to fit in. In “Boys and Girls” the narrator wanted to break social normalities and be accepted as unique‚ which is why alienation is a 2 way street
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to achieve Eagle Rank in Boy Scouts‚ I took on an uncommon venture in which I gained substantial life skills. Seeking out a unique project‚ I came across the overwhelmingly neglected Gleason Cemetery‚ a burial ground for early settlers in Oregon which clearly required restoration. I recruited friends‚ family‚ and fellow scouts to assist me as my weed-pulling arsenal. Along with delegating tasks‚ I labored alongside each worker. In between sessions of removing ivy and blackberry bushes‚ I created a
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