A Penny For Your Thought Everyone at least once in their life has heard the rhyme‚ “Pick a penny up and all day long you’ll have good luck.” What if I told you that the fun rhyme you have heard since you were a child is more of a lie than you would think. In reality to see a penny and pick it up is more of a burden than a way to grant you good luck for the rest of the day. If anything the penny should be a symbol of bad luck. The United States should simply eliminate their penny because it costs
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KEY PLAYERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1. George Washington - Served as the Continental Army’s commander-in-chief to raise troops. During the war more than 230‚000 soldiers served in the Continental Army‚ while 145‚000 served in militias. 2. Marquis de Lafayette - A French aristocrat who served in the Continental Army. Known as the hero of two worlds‚ he was also great friends with George Washington 3. Baron Friedrich Von Stuben - He trained the soldiers of the Continental Army through his humane
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Slavery has been something that has been around since the beginning of time‚ before history was even recorded. Whether it is making someone do a simple task or hard physical labor‚ slavery is forcing another person to do something for you against their own will. In America‚ we pride ourselves for our rights and freedom‚ but besides all the bright and glorious things we have accomplished‚ there are also some dark shadows that as a nation we have been blind to‚ and we’ve failed to address and bring
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The Odyssey is an epic poem about the greek gods‚ goddesses‚ and monsters but is there an absence of an epic hero in this poem? Odysseus -the reigning king of Ithaca- was taking part in the Trojan War for 10 long years. After the Trojan War‚ he was thrown of his course by the gods and goddesses. These gods were upset by how Odysseus had overthrown and held hostages during the war. He was then traveling another 10 years to return to his home‚ Ithaca. On and on he raced to go home while overcoming
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“I think and think for months and years‚ ninety-nine times‚ the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.” -Albert Einstein. It is stated from an online dictionary source that perseverance is defined as “continued effort to do or achieve something despite of difficulties‚ failure‚ or opposition” as a noun. Known as a verb it is “the action or condition or instance of persevering”. Some commonly known synonyms are persistence‚ tenacity‚ determination‚ and staying power. On the other side
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Hadrian was born the 24 of January in AD 76 in Italica‚ Spain‚ which was part of a Roman settlement. When he was only 10 years old his father passed away and his father’s cousin‚ Trajan was granted custody. In AD 98 Trajan became emperor of Rome. Trajan sent Hadrian to fight and train in the military when he was around 14 years old‚ but Hadrian much prefered hunting and living a more luxurious life style. He was able to leave the military and Trajan have him a position on an inheritance court in
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Age of Reason was a time of perseverance and today is a time of courage. Perseverance means never giving up on what you believe or dream no matter how many obstacles you face. Courage means believing in yourself when facing difficulty‚ having no fears People everyday are overcoming obstacles and fears. You will be discovering all the difficulties america has faced then and now a day. Perseverance was a major part of the Age of Reason is because they never stop fighting to get independence. They
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1. U.C. Banerjee Commission :- Enquiry into Godhra carnage (railways) 2. Sarkaria Commission : Centre-State relations It was set up in June 1983 to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments in the country and suggest changes within the framework of Constitution of India. It was headed by Justice Rajinder Singh Sarkaria‚ a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. 34. Shah Commission inquire into all the excesses committed in the Indian Emergency
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Parameters * Population mean = μ = ( Σ Xi ) / N * Population standard deviation = σ = sqrt [ Σ ( Xi - μ )2 / N ] * Population variance = σ2 = Σ ( Xi - μ )2 / N * Variance of population proportion = σP2 = PQ / n * Standardized score = Z = (X - μ) / σ * Population correlation coefficient = ρ = [ 1 / N ] * Σ { [ (Xi - μX) / σx ] * [ (Yi - μY) / σy ] } Statistics Unless otherwise noted‚ these formulas assume simple random sampling. * Sample mean = x = ( Σ xi ) / n *
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Being an AP Senior English student what does it mean to me? In my opinion‚ this title "AP Senior English student" is a symbol of a larger commitment. A commitment‚ by definition‚ is dedication to a particular pursuit. In this case‚ I have chosen to pursue the study of English at such a high level (for a high school student) not simply because it is required by my diploma‚ but because I have a genuine interest in the subject and a passion for knowledge. Commitment to AP Senior English is
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