demanded equality‚ freedom and respect. Dr. King refused to stand by and watch his people continue to be mistreated‚ unfairly judged‚ disrespected and overlooked. He not only wrote a compelling argument but he delivered it on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The same Abraham Lincoln that Hughes refers to in his poem. “I heard the singing of Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans‚ and I’ve seen its muddy blossom turn all gold in the sunset.” Third Body Paragraph: Both of these incredibly
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be far away from home‚ family‚ and friends for almost one month had me with my nails in my mouth. I anxiously waited for my departure day to come‚ days‚ weeks‚ even months before. When I got trapped in the subway‚ I realized it was the most unusual trip to Europe I will ever have. Marked in my calendar with an Eiffel Tower sticker‚ June 8‚ 2008 came in the blink of an eye. All of a sudden‚ it was my departure date. It was around 7:30 am and I was like an owl starring at the clock waiting for my
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The Bad Trip It was October‚ 2012‚ when my uncle Dan was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Everyone was devastated‚ cancer is bad‚ but stage four is the worst. Mom was crushed‚ Dan was like a dad to her. So she went up to Batesville‚ Indiana for as long as it took for him to get better. Sadly‚ he passed two months into his treatments. The family and I suspected mom would be coming home soon‚ but that didn’t happen the way we suspected. Mom was leaving and she wasn’t coming back. I couldn’t believe
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attacks. The Twin Tower attacks happened on September 11th 2001‚ over 3000 people died. So where the towers stode they made a memorial‚ the 9/11 memorial. The memorial honors the people who died during the attacks. With the two waterfalls and lots of trees many people go to see the memorial. Have you? The 9/11 memorial is 110‚000 square feet and covers 16 acres. The memorial is located at the World Trade Center in New York. Where the Twin towers once stood are to waterfalls in there place. They are
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UNC Memorials Since its founding as the first public school in America‚ The University of North Carolina has created a rich past dating back to 1789. In honor of its history‚ UNC also has numerous memorials throughout the campus commemorating those who have helped build and shape the school. Four monuments that stand out are the Carolina Alumni Memorial in Memory of Those Lost in Service‚ the Caldwell Monument‚ The Unsung Founders Memorial‚ and Silent Sam. The Carolina Alumni Memorial in Memory
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Trip to London Ketura Delisca Here I am sitting on the plane to London for the third time. I know‚ three is an awful lot of times considering how expensive tickets are nowadays. It’s just I haven’t been able to decide whether or not I am ready to leave everything behind. Everything ‚ as in my cute apartment‚ my adorable cat‚ and best of all my friends‚ the same friends who met me the first day of kindergarten; The same friends who helped me through thick and thin‚ from tying my shoes to making
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Reaction Paper For College of Science Field Trip (2009-2010) Hazel Grace M. Bellen BS Biology 1-1 I arrived at PLM before 5:30 am. I’m ready for a fun-filled and exciting day. This is not my first field trip‚ but this is my first in PLM and the first with my new classmates. We left the school at exactly 6:30 am because there is a problem with the number of seats but it was settled when they’ve found out that there were still vacant seats in another bus. I have been to Laguna many
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all of us in Malaysia agreeing to the reunion. I started praying about the trip to India right from the start. I prayed for the various aspects of the trip – flights‚ accommodation‚ food‚ transport and friends and of course for good health for Choon and me. This was truly a trip bathed in prayer as it was planned 14 months in advance as compared to the usual vacations. As we told other friends about our proposed trip‚ two others – Teoh and Bangga‚ who had studied in the Punjab Agriculture University
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Lincoln Memorial is a monument to honor our sixteenth President Abraham Lincoln for all he has done for our country. Abraham Lincoln was known as one of the best presidents that America has ever seen. Abraham Lincoln even helped fight for slavery in the Civil War. Although those things are important‚ he was mostly known for keeping the union of the north and south states together. The Lincoln Memorial appears on the back of the five- dollar bill and on the front is Lincoln. The Lincoln Memorial is monument
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When asked about my most significant experience‚ I instantly know what experience has shaped my life the most. My church takes an annual trip to Guatemala City; my sister and mother attended the year before and pushed me to attend the next year. Medical clinics are set-up based on the recommendation of a church missionary who resides in Guatemala City. After reading the prompt‚ I was instantly swept back to that amazing‚ life changing experience that took place in a beautiful foreign land.
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