On May 14‚ 1804 a small group of men including myself‚ William Clark‚ were tasked with exploring where no American ever had -- the West. It began with a letter from Lewis‚ an old army companion‚ asking for my assistance on the journey. We road on the Corp of Discovery‚ where we found new plant and animal species along with natives. The west was riddled with Indian tribes‚ 50 of which we were privileged to meet. Some showed us open arms while others threatened us; either way‚ if it wasn’t for them
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As new students head off to college‚ thousands of young adults are getting their first real taste of freedom - a chance to sketch out dreams‚ manage their time‚ and test various Ramen Noodle creations unaware of the pressures they are about to commit themselves to. According to Zinsser all college pressures can be combined into four classifications. Peer Pressure‚ Economic and Parental Pressures‚ and Self-Induced Pressure. Without them a student of our generation would not be a student‚ but with
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Amanda Stivala Composition 1030-72 Summary and Response 9/24/12 Growing up in America one doesn’t really question our customs or the daily lives of the people here. Everyone kind of has a precedent for our everyday live and no one really tries to break the mold on that. Poranee Natadecha- Sonsel argues that Americans are unlike many other countries because they have a certain individualism about everything they do in their culture. In her article‚ “The Young‚ the Rich‚ and the Famous: Individualism
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the new environment‚ such as rename and change nationality.The articles from “Two Ways to belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee and “The F Word” by Firoozeh Dumas‚ both of the author faces different issues and go through the problems that happened in their life. Even through both of these author are immigrants but they do experience different things. The author of “Two Ways to belong in America”‚ Mukherjee wants change her identity into American citizenship‚ while her sister wants to keep nationality
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Letter to America In Margaret Atwood’s “Letter to America” she expresses her disappointment over the current state of America. She mentions how much America has changed throughout her years and goes on to compare the America of her youth. This essay discusses the changes that America goes through. Margaret is trying to show how people are feeling about watching America begin to decline. This essay discusses Americas faults from a Canadian perspective. Atwood moved from Canada to America to attend
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It is my privilege to take this opportunity to recommend Dr. Juan Pablo Ortega for a position in Internal Medicine. I have known Dr. Ortega for about 2 months during his observership in the Lymphoma/Myeloma Department at MD Anderson Cancer Center. During this time‚ I have seen firsthand the dedication Dr. Ortega possessed. He is on the right track to being an outstanding internist who values the advice of his peers. He has a clear vision of where he wants to be and dedicates much of his time and
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Life with Other Races On pages 283-284 of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places‚ Le Ly meets a Korean proprietor‚ Lee‚ through Red‚ her boyfriend. Lee makes her spin around foolishly and asks her if she can dance. Le Ly is confused and says no because there is not any music playing. Red replies that Le Ly dances like a “firecracker”. She is still so confused until Lee explains the whole thing. Lee says that he would pay her a week’s worth of hospital wages if she works as a “go-go dancer” in
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A RECONSTRUCTED PORTRAIT OF JUAN DE LA CRUZ By Roger Don S.J. Cerda How do we describe today’s Filipino? What are the qualities or physical attributes that make us stand out among all the races in the world? What distinguishing marks do we have? Is it our nose that is as big and wide as the gorilla’s? Is it our fair skin? Is it our round brown eyes? Is it our moderate height? Is it our unique black hair? Is it our proficiency in the Filipino language? Is it our conservative way of dressing or
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America! America! The perfect place to dream‚ billboard country of perfect families. The place portrayed were liberty and justice stand‚ with a billboard of equality and people holding hands. America is like a torn piece of paper once has been ripped not being able to be brought together‚ just another crumbled piece of paper. Commentators say American Dream is a myth that is unachievable and inadequate that gives people hope but no access or resources to achieve. Many Americans assume to believe
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William certainly lived up to his title. He conquered the English and then went on to succeed as King; but it was not easy and William tried and used many tactics and tricks to make sure he secured his victory. The Battle of Hastings Before William even began preparing to invade‚ there was a great debate on whether or not the Normans should risk invading England‚ as it was quite a strong country at the time. William of Normandy won the battle because was well prepared and had a good army. The Normans
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