I didn’t spend my academic career seeking accolades or awards so my list will be neither exhaustive nor distinguished. I did however manage to accomplish some things of which I’m proud. The accomplishment of which I’m most proud is the fact that I raised two well-behaved‚ disciplined and intelligent children. While my wife was working I stayed home and provided Michelle and Ian with structure and basic education. Michelle was accepted into a well-respected private school one year early and consistently
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I want to remember with my monument to my family in Germany. I choose family because family means everything to me. Without my family I don’t know where I would be. Since I`m here I had so much time to think about them and to miss them. Family are the people that make you who you are. They are your blood. Your family is the people that you care most about‚ but at the same time because you are so comfortable being around them‚ they are the people whom you sometimes take your anger out on. They may
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Textbooks “More Americans have learned the story of the South during the Civil War and Reconstruction from Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind than from all of the learned volumes on this period” -Warren Beck and Myles Clowers The book Lies My Teacher Told Me was written by James Loewen. I choose to read Chapter 5: “Gone with the Wind”: The Invisibility of Racism in American History Textbooks. The chapters that I read discussed how in many of the American History Textbooks‚ that many young students
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Scott Ashbridge The Most Influential Person in My Life The most influential person in my life has been my grandpa‚ my abuelo. He just turned 88 years old and no one believes it. He looks and acts so much younger than his years. My grandpa was born in Ecuador in 1922. He has seen many changes and adapted to all of them with ease. He was born in a little town called Manta. He left school at the age of 7 to help my great-grandfather in the fields. In between harvest he learned to read
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All of the three approaches have had a way to generate legal cynicism‚ but I believe that Enforcement Problem Oriented Policing is most likely to generate legal cynicism in a community because many residents don’t see police enforcement as one to trust. Even though enforcement problem oriented policing might be effective‚ if there is no confidence in the police‚ the ability to prevent crime will be weak and this generates residents to suffer from high crimes and question the police fairness. Many
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There are many reasons why education is important to me. One reason is because it will center on a better career. Most employers will not employ me if I don’t have a college education in the required field. Another reason education is important is because it will give me better knowledge. Also I will learn how to be more responsible for myself which is important in life. Having a good education will improve my chances of having a good paying career. Without a career I wouldn’t be able to afford
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James W. Loewen wrote the book "Lies My Teacher Told Me" to help students understand the past of the United States‚ and how it is effecting the present. "Lies My Teacher Told Me" examines 12 various American history text books‚ and points out the various lies‚ flaws‚ and sugar coated stories the text books present. Loewen explains how textbooks practice heroification‚ and how race and race relations are a major issue when it comes to American history. Among these topics‚ Loewen also sheds light on
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My Mother Is My Greatest Influence in My Life I’ve learned through the eyes of my mother that life isn’t easy. My mother has come a long way after losing her mother at a very young age and growing up with her father and grandmother and five siblings‚ one being a twin. My mom’s dad had to make sacrifices while raising my mom and her siblings; it wasn’t easy growing up without her mother‚ my mom put herself through college with the help of her dad. My mom has a successful career and is married and
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The Effects of My Parents’ Values on Me Every person has his/her own value toward everything. But if you are already a parent‚ do be careful! The effects of parents’ values on their children have already played pretty important role in their kids’ lives since ancient time till now. They’re the closest people to you and you’ve been together for a long time‚ so your behaviors and attitudes toward life do affect by parents’ values a lot. My parents have three main values on me; punctuality‚
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To my surprise‚ I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I was taken back when I read that Dukhiram murdered his wife Radha over the lack of dinner when he arrived home. It was interesting to me to analyze the dynamic between the wives and their husbands as well as the brother’s relationship. I didn’t think the story was going where it was going‚ and never could expect what was to happen next. I was intrigued the whole time‚ while being appalled at the way individuals were treated or tossed to the side.
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