Dear Mr./ Mrs.‚ Our names are Rebecca and Vanessa Streiner. We are in the 8th and 9th grade at French Middle School and Topeka West High School. We were recently interviewed and accepted to participate as members of the People to People Student Ambassador Program to Italy‚ France‚ Switzerland‚ and Austria this summer. The objective of the program is to promote international understanding while building leadership skills among America’s youth. The 21-day experience includes meeting with government
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Three ways of Oppression In this essay‚ “The Ways of Meeting Oppression‚” Martin Luther King Jr. was speaking about three kinds of oppression and how people deal with their oppression. The first acquiescence‚ which means that the oppressed resign themselves to their doom. When this happens the oppressed person gets accustomed to their oppression and they never try to get out and become accustomed to it. He criticizes the people who use this first method. The second method talks about physical
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disabilities set in on her at eighteen months. As she grew older she didn’t let her incapacity defeat her. In 1933‚ Keller wrote an essay entitled‚ “Three Days To See”. In this article Keller gives a response about what she would like to see if she were given her sight back for three days. She also speaks about what it would be like if others were to lose their sight for three days as well. The opening statement of Keller’s article reads‚ “I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being
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Cutchins Government and Economics 9.17.15 The Three Branches of Government In 1787 leaders of the states came together to write the Constitution. A set of principles that says how the new nation would be governed. The leaders of the states wanted a just and strong national government. And they also wanted to protect the peoples rights and freedom and prevent the government from taking advantage of its power. They believed they could do this by having three seperate branches of government; the Legislative
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“Neat People vs. Sloppy People “ Summary: The writer in this essay describes the difference between Neat People and Sloppy people‚ and how their attitudes toward things every where. However‚ sloppy people are usually messy and they can’t get things done because of their sloppiness and they save everything‚ planning someday to file‚ order‚ and straighten out the world. But while these ambitious plans take clearer and clearer shape in their heads. But‚ neat people as the writer “Suzanne Britt”
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Reasons to Attend College Why do people attend college? People attend college for multiple reasons. College is not just a place you go after high school. People of both genders‚ all races and rich or poor attend college. College is for anyone who wishes to attend. Some people attend college right out of high school trying to find a career path right for them. They attend college looking for further education in their lives. They are looking or creating a whole new lifestyle for themselves
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Healthy People 2020 Assignment 1. Access the Healthy People 2020 website by Google search or at: www.healthypeople2020.gov 2. From the home page: click on ‘2020 Topics & Objectives’. a. From this page you can peruse the list of 2020 topics. b. Clicking on a topic will take you to that topic. 3. ASSIGNMENT a. Choose 5 topics. b. For each topic write: i. Name of the TOPIC ii. GOAL iii. OVERVIEW (brief‚ may truncate
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There are many reasons why people go to college. College plays a role a student’s life‚ one of these roles are to help get students a better job that pays them a lot but that isn’t the only reason. According to Melisa McCreery “Higher education provides a number of benefits; most notably to the nation’s economic stability and job creation‚ civic engagement‚ and pulling students from low socioeconomic situation and landing them securely in middle class America.” In other words college is to help better
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just for a while‚ to simply see you can’t? I was born gay‚ just like you were born straight.” -Anonymous. Whether or not people are born homosexual (or choose to be)‚ has been an ongoing debate for a while now and continues to stay relevant‚ especially since there have been multiple studies‚ lots with opposite finds and views. I personally do not believe that people choose to be gay‚ but rather have a trait that they are born with. Homosexuality is when someone is romantically attracted
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Anne Frank believed that people were really good at heart. Striving for adulthood and adventure‚ she carried herself with great positivity and character throughout her days. Miss Anne Frank cherished things such as being outside and spending time with her family and friends. She believed that even though people might be horrible they still have good in their heart. “In spite of everything‚ I still believe that people are really good at heart.” Anne was a young girl and living in a harsh environment
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