WRITING THE COLLEGE ESSAY PURPOSE OF THE ESSAY Your GPA‚ class rank‚ SATI and SATII scores are all important to a college admissions officer in helping to assess your academic abilities. But they are only numbers – they have no personality. What can make your application stand apart are the personal essays. The college essay will allow an admissions officer to look beyond those numbers and see you as a person. A well-written essay should convey your thoughts‚ attitudes‚ personal qualities‚
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rather than knowledge based Good morning‚ today I‚ Sparsh Garg‚ am going to speak for the topic ‘Education should be skill based rather than knowledge based’. As school ends and commencement addresses are given‚ two pieces of data caught my eye recently. Only 56 percent of law school graduates are getting jobs proportionate with their education. And there are 3 million jobs currently unfilled in the U.S. So what explains the disconnection between a large number of highly educated workers
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The book of Genesis contains two accounts of creation that contrast in content. The first account of creation speaks about how God created the earth and describes what He created each day‚ but the second account primarily speaks about the creation and fall of Adam and Eve. The order in which things were created seems to be very different in both accounts. The creation of plants‚ vegetation‚ wild animals‚ and birds was mentioned in the first account before the creation of mankind was mentioned. God
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The book “Who Moved My Cheese?” is a simple story about mice and “little people” that helps readers handle and deal with changes in their lives. The story is about two mice and two human-like individuals named “little people” (who are the size of the mice). The two mice’s names are Scurry and Sniff. The two little people’s names are Hem and Haw. The story takes place in a “maze” and the characters look for “cheese” to nourish them in the maze. When the characters find cheese‚ only to have it
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Reflection is the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of light‚ sound and water waves. The law of reflection says that for specular reflection the angle at which the wave is incident on the surface equals the angle at which it is reflected. Mirrors exhibit specular reflection. In acoustics‚ reflection causes echoes and is used in sonar. In geology
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The Book of Romans was written by a man formerly known as Saul of Tarsus‚ a Jewish Rabbi who belonged to the Pharisee group. He was very passionate about the Torah of Moses and the Jewish traditions. Saul was threatened by Jesus and viewed his followers as a threat until he had a radical interaction with Jesus after he was risen from the dead. Jesus commission him to be an apostle‚ one of the chief disciples of Christ. Saul became an official representative to the non-Jewish people‚ known as the
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around‚ people needed something new and crazy. People’s hair was outrageous‚ and the 80’s got the name‚ “the big hair decade” from this. Bright colors and flashy clothes. Hair and clothes were a direct reflection of the music people listened to. “I WANT MY MTV!!” was the cry from thousands of teens during the 80’s. MTV‚ otherwise known as music television‚ brought videos along with music to TV. MTV brought the artist closer to their fans. Music was not the only thing that impacted in the 80’s. Pac-
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Friday Oct 26 -Canary Wharf -Hamleys Saturday Oct 27 -Notting Hill cards Sunday Oct 28 -Hampton Court Palace Monday Oct 29 -dinner at Ruben’s with the family Tuesday Oct 30 -Tower of London -Chelsea -dinner at Mildred’s café with my friends Wednesday Oct 31 -Victoria and Albert Museum (ballgowns‚ Hollywood costumes) -Harrods -Hedda Gabler play Thursday Nov 1 -dinner at food for thought -Matilda play Friday Nov 2 -Kew Gardens Saturday Nov 3 -Kensington Gardens
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Book Report on First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung The name of one of the books that I read this summer is called "First they Killed my Father" by Loung Ung. I choose this book because it was recommended by an older friend and it was recommended to me by my English teacher. My older friend told me this was a good book and he couldn’t put it down. He also told me that it was a easy read and that I would like it. My English teacher also told me that this book is good and that I would be interested
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Bacteria are unicellular and ultra-microscopic organisms‚ yet they play an important role in nature. They are of tremendous importance to man. They play an important role in agriculture and medicine and are the basis of many industries. Some are beneficial to man directly or indirectly‚ others are very harmful as they cause various plant and animal diseases. Bacteria are considered as our friends and foes due to their beneficial and harmful activities. Their economic importance can be studied under
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