a. Should Native Americans be able to perform their ceremonies in prison? Yes. Although physically restricted behind penal bars‚ Native Americans‚ as well as inmates of diverse devotions‚ may express their religious liberties without obstruction. I believe that all prisoners have the right to observe their traditional religious practices while incarcerated‚ including the right to perform ceremonies that are common amid unconventional ideologies‚ such as the ritual performed by Yellow Thunder. “Because
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chilly Wednesday morning I parked my truck and briskly walked toward the school entrance. The sky was still dark and gloomy‚ but inside I was filled with joy and excitement. It was a morning of opportunity as it was my first chance to establish myself as the leader I never thought I could be. An activity I didn’t fully participate in until halfway through my sophomore year‚ the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) has quickly become an organization I keep close to my heart. Once a week‚ the group
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The stillness of the empty church shattered as fifteen-year-old MaryAnn Levin brushed her fingertip over the ivory organ key. The worn burgundy bench creaked as she sat upon it and poised her fingers over the keyboard. The eerie shrill from the organ resounded off of the creamy walls of Bethany Lutheran Church and the mellow tune of “His Eye is on the Sparrow” drifted around the vacant pews and over the crimson carpet.The words of the melody‚ which were singing in her heart‚ brought comfort to her
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an adult? There are three experiences and ceremonies that mark a person an adult: eighteenth birthday‚ graduating from university and his marriage ceremony. One of the events making a person be an adult is his eighteenth birthday. At this time‚ he has all civil rights‚ such as getting married‚ having a driving license‚ doing military service etc. In some families‚ theycan discuss family issues. Take my brother an example. On his eighteenth birthday‚ my grandfather gave him a car and declared
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Good Evening Honored Guests‚ Ladies‚ Gentlemen and Students - Our high school years seem to have passed in a flurry of activities: courses attended‚ grades attained‚ extra-curricular activities‚ social events and lessons learned. It is hard to believe that the next few months will see the Graduating Class of 2013 facing new horizons and challenges. Some of us may stay closer to home‚ some may move slightly further away and yet others may find themselves in a totally different continent. Where
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National Graduation Week social media campaign. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/gradnation-activation As I mentioned‚ we support your foundation’s initiative Goal 2025‚ and also an Alliance Partner of America’s Promise‚ in raising the nation’s graduation rate to 90% by 2020. This year‚ we’ve launched the National Graduation Week project in supporting of both causes; as it relates to our project -12 Million Drive for 2025 http://usent.org/12_Million_Drive.html The National Graduation Week main
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In the speech‚ Remarks by the President at the Holocaust Days of Remembrance Ceremony‚ President Obama is speaking to mourn the lives lost‚ to celebrate and honor the survivors‚ and to bear witness to the tragedies. This speech took place on April 23‚ 2009 in Washington D.C. at the ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance near the Holocaust Memorial Museum. President Obama effectively convinces his audience that everyone needs to learn from the mistakes of the Holocaust in his speech through rhetorical
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My name is --------- and first I would like to thank everyone in my life that has helped me to reach this very moment. Id likes to thank my family for being there every step of the way. To all of my teachers‚ thank you for pushing me to do my best and grading my papers hours on end. I’m grateful for all my friends‚ family‚ teachers‚ and peers‚ without you guys none of this would be possible. As the graduation class of 2014 id like to praise everyone for making it to this moment in our lives
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Picture yourself seventeen-years-old‚ ready to take on the world after you graduate high school. But‚ there is a slight dilemma‚ you have over four F’s on your transcript. This means that you will not graduate‚ won’t walk at graduation‚ and will have to repeat those classes to graduate. This is the reality for nine of the students of the graduating class of 2016 at Horseshoe Bend High School. This problem affects the students‚ the teachers‚ the school‚ and the community as a whole. Education is
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Parting Paths I truly hated the end of the school year. I never really enjoyed my previous summers. I constantly sat at home‚ did not go anywhere or do anything. The summer of 2017 was different. No one‚ would have expected that four hours once or twice a week in an auditorium would be that special. The rehearsals connected each of us‚ brought us together‚ and the only thing left was one final night to enjoy the connections we had created. Just a few amazing people around a fire‚ but it was enough
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