Thorner School sixth-grader Stephen Bush‚ Reagan School fifth-grader Paityn Boyt and Discovery Elementary fourth-grader Jessica Stump emerged as winners at the annual Bank of America Essay and Speech Contest held (tonight) May 5 at University Square in Bakersfield. The three were the best at their grade levels from a finals field featuring 31 of the area’s top essayist-speakers. Each had three-to-five minutes to deliver their speech from an essay they had previously written on "Traditional Libraries:
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engineering marvels. He built a turntable for 75 to 100 ton locomotives literally on the side of a steep mountain. This was so locomotives with snow plows could be in front of the train while negotiating switch backs. But this man was not alone it seemed America was full of such men in the late 18th and 19th century. As we cover hot metal history we find even more outstanding men like Otto Mears but in the iron and steel business. Another thing was nobody on the planet could dish out cooperate skullduggery
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writers also had become very popular‚ such as Margaret Fuller or Catharine Sedgwick‚ who wrote serials for magazines and newspapers or some women had written best-selling novels. Edgar Allan Poe may have been the most whimsical author in the 1800’s in America. His poetry and short stories reflected deeply troubled lives‚ containing abused drugs and worrying constantly about money. The Americans still seemed to enjoy his work. As far as scientific advances go‚ people had taught themselves astronomy‚ developed
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Living in America‚ I came to understand the difficulties of practicing Islam in urban life. There is not enough time to pray five times a day because most of the time I spend is in school. For example‚ waking up at 7 a.m. to get ready and go to school until 3 pm. Also‚ there are no facilities in high school where you can pray during lunch time or breaks to pray unlike in rural areas of Bangladesh. There are other challenges such as types of food that are served in the school cafeteria. I remember
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center counts with more than 30.000 lobbyists and‚ the annual estimated profit range around the order of billions of dollars. Lobbying deals with the support and leveraging of a whole diversity of‚ if not all‚ interest groups; “Every possible group in America is pushing something in Washington”. Consequently‚ lobbyist are important players in policy making in the present days‚ just as mentioned in the video‚ an important part regarding the conception and promotion of laws is directly linked to K street
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Lynching in History The event "Symbols and History of Lynching in America” gave me an insight into the facts behind lynching in our history‚ along with providing impactful discussions that I couldn’t have gotten anywhere else. Before the event‚ I didn’t understand a variety of different aspects of lynching and other black experiences that are even present in modern day. One example is the variety of things that black individuals would get lynched for; such as attempting to vote or disregarding
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Voting in America There are many things that people in America can vote on. They range from taxes to presidents to laws. For the sake of simplicity‚ the following will be focusing on the voting of presidents since it is the most well-known and relevant at the time. Most if not all of the things noted in the voting of presidents can be transferred to the voting of anything else. However‚ in order to understand what is wrong with the voting of our president‚ it is essential that the process of how
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Healthcare in America: Financially Subsidizing Cultural Competence in the Healthcare System Introduction Healthcare has always formed a fundamental aspect of any nation. In fact‚ the economic health of any nation can be determined by examining the healthcare sector. Unfortunately‚ many countries are unable to provide comprehensive healthcare to their citizens. Of course‚ there are varied reasons for this in different countries‚ but for the United States‚ one of the most fundamental reasons
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The Rise of Industry In America By the 1900’s the United States had emerged as the leading industrial power in the world‚ with a manufacturing output that exceeded Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. There were many factors that helped to accomplish the rise of America. Those factors include natural resources‚ immigration‚ new inventions etc. On May 1862‚ the Homestead Act let any American‚ including freed slaves‚ to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of land. In exchange‚ homesteaders paid
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Rushing to Medicate Our Children Should children with ADHD be medicated? Many parents‚ physicians‚ and teachers may say yes‚ but I believe there are too many risks for children with ADHD to be medicated. Parents in America are often turning to medication as a first option for their children instead of seeking alternative methods of medication and therapy. The Food and Drug Administration reported that some 10.8 million prescriptions were dispensed for children with ADHD in 2002 (Roberts). Taking
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