patriotic American because I admire the ideas that motivated the founders to put their lives‚ fortunes‚ and sacred honor on the line. Like the founders many others have dedicated their life to fighting for this country. A sacrifice I think is one of the greatest act of patriotism. Patriotism‚ in America‚ also has its own holidays. Memorial Day‚ one of many patriotic holidays‚ is to honor those who died serving our country. It’s celebrated on the last day of May. It was first instituted to remember soldiers
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Antibiotics Antibiotics transformed medicine. The discovery of antibiotics began by accident. On the morning of September 3rd‚ 1928‚ Professor Alexander Fleming was having a clear up of his cluttered laboratory. Fleming was sorting through a number of glass plates which had previously been coated with staphyloccus bacteria as part of research Fleming was doing. One of the plates had mould on it. The mould was in the shape of a ring and the area around the ring seemed to be free of the bacteria staphyloccus
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Ryan Anderson Product Placement Assignment 2/3/2013 Greatest Movie Ever Sold In this movie‚ Morgan Spurlock studies the world of marketing by attempting to sell brands a chance to be apart of the film. The movie gives you an in depth look inside the business of advertising by showing the steps and decisions involved. Whether people are turned on or off by this film‚ it should help viewers gain knowledge on the reality of today’s society at large. The key steps such as brand selection for
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The Achievements of Edwin Powell Hubble By: Patricia Hageman Astronomy September 7‚ 2011 When I think of an accomplished Astronomer from the 20th century‚ the first person to come to mind is Edwin Powell Hubble. He had numerous achievements in the study of Astronomy before his death in 1953. Among those was his discovery of galaxies outside of the Milky Way‚ the expanding universe‚ and overseeing the construction of the Hale Telescope. Because of his major contributions to the study of Astronomy
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remember being a high school and being overwhelmed with all the choices of colleges‚ majors‚ occupations etc.? This seems to be the most confusing time of an adolescent’s life and one they will never forget‚ however what most don’t realize is that there is not just a point that we are all grown up. Instead‚ there is a very long process and it takes a lot of effort. James Marcia delved beyond Erik Erikson’s stage of identity achievement and created four different levels of this achievement. These levels were
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circumstances that caused us to wonder about why we are here? And which method for searching for the meaning of life do we prefer? Such questions have also boggled my mind. The philosophy of one’s life‚ can only be answered by that person whom it consumes. <br> <br>Philosophy and our daily lives are closely linked to each other. At work and or school we are sometimes bombarded with questions that may occasionally affect our way of thinking‚ and in some cases our moral beliefs. In the community‚ we are subjected
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front of our eyes for some time now. As the years go by there are more and more old-fashioned and classical buildings which are demolished for different intentions and corporate companies. CURRENT SITUATION One building in my town has always caught my eye while I was walking to school for the past years. I was impressed by the Renaissance view of the building and over-the-top details. Most importantly‚ I felt in love with the traditional overview of the construction and its unique style. Needless to
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My change from middle school to high school was very scary because high school is a bigger school than middle school. The things about high school that scared me were the hallways‚ people‚ and how difficult it was going to be overall. In the middle school there’s wo big hallways‚ one little band hall‚ and a tiny gym right outside so it’s not hard to get lost. The high school is a different story there’s two big hallways‚ classes outside on the hill‚ the band hall‚ and the event center. The sophomores
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The achievement gap is catching up and challenging the low income‚ African American and latino population which is an undoubtedly complicated problem. What is the educational achievement gap? The educational achievement gap refers to the imbalance of the academic performance of a group of students‚ specifically these groups of students are defined by their race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ family’s economic and social position; that is based on income‚ education‚ and occupation. Subsequently‚ the educational
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Santiago about the book he was reading. The man inspected the book and found it irritating‚ it was the same as every other book and it always ended up with everyone believing the one greatest lie in the world. This sparked something inside Santiago that started his journey. When the old man told Santiago the world’s greatest lie‚ he did not believe it applied to him and wanted to prove the man wrong. This is the first spark of determination the reader sees in Santiago. If this man had not sat beside
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