the movie Selena. Throughout my life‚ I’ve dealt with a lot of obstacles‚ but one I seem to continue to deal with is knowing my cultural heritage. I am a Mexican-American. Every day I have to deal with the struggles of not fully understanding what being a Mexican-American means. There are days I’m with family and they speak to me in Spanish. Of course‚ I respond‚ but I respond with Spanglish. They look at me either laughing or angry and say “Que? No eres Mexicana? Hablame en Español! What? Are you
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What is EEW? The Earthquake Early warning (EEW) will give advanced warning to those who will experience a tsunami. All earthquakes produce a series of different types of shock waves‚ which travel at different speeds and carry different amounts of energy. The fastest shock waves‚ and the first to arrive‚ are called P waves. These travel about twice as fast as the next fastest shock waves and rarely cause any damage. The next shock waves to arrive are called Shear waves (or S waves)‚ followed by
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The Merrill Mouthpiece EDITION THIRTY-NINE November‚ 2008 Jean Merrill-Doss‚ Editor Dear Family and Friends‚ Hope that you all thoroughly enjoyed the last lazy days of summer‚ and have settled into the cool‚ crisp‚ weather of fall. We traded baseball and softball games for football and soccer‚ and fall softball leagues‚ so we still have no rest around here! Our men and women’s basketball and volleyball seasons are in full swing at the college‚
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As a dental hygienist you must be prepared for the busy day that lies ahead. From the moment you get to work until the time you leave you are always busy with patients. While talking to a dental hygienist‚ of 24 years‚ I found out they have many roles during the day. As they go through their busy day they might have a couple of difficult things to deal with. As they enter the building the first thing they see is the office and the lobby. They then go down the hall to begin their 7 to 8hour shift
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Specific Purpose: To persuade my classmates to consider becoming organ donors after death. Thesis: Becoming an organ donor after death is not only an important decision for yourself‚ but it is also an important decision for the life that you may have the power to save.
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It is very important to be thankful. If you aren’t thankful for anything in life‚ you can go through life miserable for not having anything positive. There need to be some things that make your life happy or you will be sad. Some of the things I am thankful for are FaZe‚ phones‚ and sports. The thing that I am most thankful for is FaZe. FaZe is an intelligent group of gamers that play Call of Duty and hit trick shots for a living. The reason they do this is for self satisfaction‚ and
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April 22‚ 2013 CHASE AUTO FINANCE: P.O. Box 901076 TX1-0055‚ Ft. Worth TX 76101-2076 Dear Customer Account Research Department‚ I am writing to you because I am currently obligated to your company for a loan bearing an interest of 6.75 %. This obligation was entered into on March 11‚ 2013 under contract number : Since Incurring this obligation‚ I have entered the active duty military service of the nation in the United States Army on October 05‚ 2010. This entry into active military has
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The Importance of Being On Time At Your Place of Duty There are many important reasons that a soldier needs to be at his or her appointed place of duty on time. Being at your appointed place of duty on time is important because your leadership is held accountable for you and your absence. If you feel that you are going to be late you should contact your chain of command and let them know of your tardiness immediately. If you are not at your place of duty then you should expect your chain of command
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The discussion about school uniforms has been going on for a very long time through schools in the United States. Some schools believe uniform helps with behavior problems and other believe no uniform is a way to express oneself. As a tenth grader at Orange High School‚ I personally am not a fan of uniform because I like to be creative with my outfits the way I dress is a very big extension of the kind of person that i am. Without that who would we all be? Uniform does not give students a sense
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affect ourselves‚ we must remember that our actions can affect everybody around us. This statement holds most true when we speak of the importance of being on time. Military wise‚ tardiness is just plain unacceptable. As United States Army soldiers‚ we are held to a higher standard. There are many reasons why soldiers are to receive corrective action‚ if not UCMJ (Uniform Code Military Justice) action‚ for failure to be at ones place of duty at the time specified. That one late soldier is not only affecting
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