LA period 1 23 August 2012 “Token kid” In school social circles‚ I always find myself becoming “The Token Black kid." Most people just naturally assume by the tan skin and curly hair that I must be half black. They mistakenly assume that many of the accomplishments I have made are due to the fact that I am mixed. It is true that I am mixed‚ but not with African American‚ but with the Latino culture. My mother was born in the Dominican Republic‚ and my dad is a Yankee from Columbus‚ Ohio.
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I haven’t participated in much of my college’s activities/clubs. However‚ I do take part in helping arrange study groups for the more challenging classes I am taking for my classmates and I. In my spare time‚ I enjoy bringing my dog to the dog park in Westfield/Agawam and bringing him to Stanley Park to walk the trails. When I was a student at Westfield High School I participated in a variety of clubs and sports. I was on the High School Cross Country team for my freshman and sophomore year while
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matter what children are doing‚ they are always surrounded by advertisements. Whether it is watching television‚ Reading a book/magazine‚ or browsing the internet; advertisements are everywhere. Eric Schlosser has a good point when he argues in his essay “Kid Kustomers” that more advertisements are being directed towards children each day. It is not only directed toward children‚ but influencing children to beg their parents for products they do not need or even want. As in‚ the stuff they see on television
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are in need or difficulty is a true friend. In our daily life we come across people who over a period of time become close to us. But we cannot be sure if they are true friends or just fair-weather friends. Many people develop contacts with influential people for their benefit. It will be a great mistake if one considers these apparently close people as friends. The test of true friendship is in time of difficulties.On the other hand‚ the fair-weather friends disappear in times of trails. They
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“The Popular Kids” It’s hard to fathom how competently the United States of America has been able to develop as a country in all the years it has existed as a nation. The U.S. is held intact by a democracy that survives on the voices and idea’s of its people; the people being you and me. A supporting wall to the skyscraper that is our government are Special Interest Groups. SIG’s are created so that our rational selves can demand what we find is necessary to maintain‚ gain or change in our society
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“Friends” “Acquaintances we meet‚ enjoy‚ and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots”‚ (H.Jackson Brown‚ Jr.) Friends are people you enjoy hanging out with‚ and share a similarity with each other‚ while acquaintances are people you know slightly‚ but aren’t close to them. Many people have lots of Acquaintances‚ but not that many close friendships. There is a huge difference between having a close bond with someone‚ and knowing little about one person. A person should have
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My Best Public Speaking Experience My Best Public Speaking Experience was at the fourth course of university at meterology class . Everyone from our group need to prepare the presentation and abstract paper‚ which would be dealt with in this course. I choose the topic : « Aerozol and physical mechanisms of its formation». I presented it to the public very efficiency. Even though ‚ my opponent was a student at six course of the university‚ I have managed to defend the topic in the best way
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Best Buy‚ we make technology easier for you! Back in the day when I was a young lad ( 2003 ) I worked at a place called Best Buy. The undisputed heavy-weight electronic’s retailer champion of the world. I worked there for over two years and got to see what Best Buy was really all about. If you don’t know what Best Buy is you probably don’t live on the planet which we call Earth‚ especially if you live in the United States. Everybody whether they want to admit it or not has shopped or purchased
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blessing to have you all here today to celebrate my mother and best friend’s birthday. It is very special for me to have two very special people in my life share the same birthday‚ I’m blessed to have them. My best friend Junior‚ will be turning 19 while my mother turning 40. What a blessing! Time has really moved fast. Junior do you remember when we first met. It was in our first year at kindergarten. I remember saying to you‚ ‘Let’s be friends’ and I was stuck with you forever. You introduced
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There are a variety of situations in which CCTV cameras are used to provide surveillance‚ especially schools. Sometimes‚ in larger schools‚ providing security guards is not enough. It is not uncommon for some schools to install CCTV security systems in their premises to monitor and keep track of all the activities that take place. Sometimes‚ in larger schools‚ providing security guards is not enough for school security. This is usually done with complete awareness on the student’s‚ parent’s and teacher’s
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