unharmed. Safety remains an important factor because it’s what people demand to possess. Many cases have risen broadcasting the importance of safety throughout the United States. Incidents such as the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting‚ Boston Marathon‚ and Bully. Every citizen should feel safe in the economy they live in. On December 14‚ 2012 A 20-year old man made news headlines throughout the country. Adam Lanza fatally took the lives of twenty innocent children and six staff members. This
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Canadian history‚ no name resonates closer to the word hero than Terry Fox and his marathon of hope. His innate sense of selflessness‚ and perseverance in the face of adversity has become Terry’s lasting legacy. Turning tragedy into opportunity‚ Terry inspired an entire nation‚ and reconnected our faith in the human spirit‚ showing the world that a hero can come in any form. What started as a modest fundraiser‚ Terry’s marathon of hope gave Canada its own living hero‚ whose struggle evoked compassion‚ empathy
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Sunita Williams Sunita Williams (born September 19‚ 1965) is a United States Naval officer and a NASA astronaut.[1] She was assigned to the International Space Stationas a member of Expedition 14 and then joined Expedition 15. She holds the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travelers Personal Williams was born in Euclid‚ Ohio to Deepak Pandya and Bonnie Pandya‚ who reside in Falmouth‚ Massachusetts. Dr. Deepak Pandya is a famousneuroanatomist. Williams’ roots
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At the young age of two I was diagnosed with a disease that did not have a cure. Luckily‚ I was spared the memory of being diagnosed‚ but I often wonder what it would be like if I had been diagnosed later in life. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes‚ an autoimmune disease that affects the body’s ability to manufacture a hormone called insulin. I have to prick my finger four times a day to get a blood sample to test my blood sugar‚ which wasn’t easy as a toddler at first‚ but eventually I became
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discussed is the radicalized persons. A good example of radicalized persons is the Boston Bombers. The two brothers that were involved in the bombing of the Boston Marathon had developed over the years an extreme Islamic belief. These beliefs were finally turned radical when they decided to kill participants of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Just like the Special-interest groups‚ these radicalized persons are focused on an issue‚ but do not have direct ties to a terrorist group like Al-Qaeda or
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GREECE TIMES Socrates‚ our Greek philosopher‚ has profoundly affected our philosophy. Born in Athens‚ the son of Sophroniscus‚ he received the regular elementary education in literature‚ music‚ and gymnastics. He familiarized himself with the rhetoric and dialectics of the Sophists‚ the speculations of the lonian philosophers‚ and the general culture of Periclean Athens. I interviewed Socrates outside of his cell after his trial. He had just finished talking
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military. The reason I have been assigned to do this task is due to my failure of being attentive and securing my weapon and having it with me at all time. I failed by leaving my M9 Berretta at home in my safe before I left in support of the Boston Marathon. I was told by certain individuals to leave it at home‚ but I failed as an NCO to ask my section leader on how to properly secure my weapon. I did what I thought was best and left it to at home limit the amount of time I traveled with it. In doing
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Mrs. Erickson English III March 18‚ 2014 Humanity: Kind or Cruel? Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “When I despair‚ I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers‚ and for a time‚ they can seem invincible‚ but in the end‚ they always fall. Think of it—always.” Gandhi’s words are true. There will always be murders and war‚ but in the end kindness will always win. In Mark Twain’s essay “The Lowest Animal‚” he explains why he thinks humans
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Title: Breast Cancer Specific Purpose: To inform the audience of how simple steps can help them catch breast cancer in its earlier stages before it is too late. Central Idea/ Thesis: Through the help of mammograms‚ self-examinations‚ and funding you can find a way to either detect breast cancer in its earlier stages or possibly be able to prevent it all together. Introduction I. “Each year‚ about 192‚000 women and 1‚900 men in the United States are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. And
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The Ancient Greeks impacted the world through sports‚ language‚ culture‚ math‚ science‚ philosophy‚ the arts‚ and in other ways. They shaped the modern world‚ and a lot of things that we have now wouldn’t exist without them. Math‚ science‚ philosophy‚ and the arts were all impacted by Greece because of many different people. For example‚ Pythagoras created the Pythagorean Theorem‚ which we still use in math today‚ Archimedes discovered pi‚ and Aristotle studied plants‚ animals and rocks‚ devised
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