spirit. I am a Kentuckian to heart‚ and when I see an opportunity that could potentially change my life‚ I don’t pass it up. I saw my older sister go through the Gatton Academy and witnessed her experience the richest‚ most challenging two years of her life. I was first intimidated by the prospect of something so challenging that my sister was having difficult time. But then‚ as I looked deeper into her journey‚ it inspired me to experience new things and work harder towards a better future. I also want
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Illinois; Washington D.C.; and Atlanta‚ Georgia. Aside from the intellectual knowledge gained from attending these unforgettable events‚ I have been able to learn about my background and ambitious upbringing through my parents. At first I was reluctant to travel outside of the state I’ve been inhabiting throughout my
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People have told me all my life that going back to school was a waste of time. These same people would also say your mom and dad did not go to college‚ so why would you? Influenced by the negativity of those same people‚ I chose not to return to school for some time. However‚ after a lot of research‚ and a lot of soul searching‚ I decided to return to school. I found that most of the careers that I was interested in you had to have a degree to get. The benefits outweighed all of the cons‚ and I would
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GPS/GSM based train tracking system – utilizing mobile networks to support public transportation. Dileepa Jayakody‚ Mananu Gunawardana‚ Nipuna Wicrama Surendra‚ Dayan Gayasri Jayasekara‚ Chanaka Upendra‚ Supervisor‚ Rangana De Silva Abstract : The paper presents a solution implemented at Sri Lanka‚ to provide an intelligent train tracking and management system to improve the existing railway transport service. The solution is based on powerful combination of mobile computing‚ Global System for
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One‚ two‚ I remember counting my grandfather’s blood pressure pills every evening. At the same time‚ I would take a syringe‚ and place the correct amount of insulin in it for my grandmother. Since I was twelve years old‚ medicine has always been personal. Both of my grandparents were from Libya‚ spoke no word of English‚ and were illiterate. This combination made it very difficult for them to manage their own care. I would always accompany them to their medical appointments‚ and served as the intermediary
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Professor Stephen Leech English 1A 6 July 2015 My Educational Journey: From Cannot to Can Aristotle once said‚ “The roots of education are bitter‚ but the fruit is sweet.” Every person has experiences that influence their view of education. Every day we are influenced in one way or another. Whether it be by our parents‚ our family‚ our friends‚ our environment‚ or society. A significant event for me‚ which influenced my education‚ was the day that my parents told me they could not afford to send me
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Life is a journey! We live‚ we die! We say hello and we say goodbye… but what happens in between? The comparison of life to a journey has become to cliché. One would hear it from parents‚ from teachers and even from preachers‚ but what I’ve leant from this cliché is that despite what anyone believes‚ we cannot deny that life is definitely a journey. When I think about a journey‚ a picture of a long dusty road‚ over beautiful hills and plains‚ appears in my mind. Sometimes I’d see hikers walking
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Train fares go off the rails. Are train fares becoming affordable for only the rich? Travel is ridiculously expensive: bus train or taxi‚ but especially the train. As trains are used by many people for various reasons to travel: to and from work; to and from school; to and from visiting family or holidays. They are used daily‚ and can be used by anyone any age‚ to anywhere they need‚ and this is why trains shouldn’t be so expensive. Trains are know as being the quickest‚most efficient
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or unconscious. Still‚ most paintings tend to be similar enough to others in theme or composition that they lend themselves well to being compared and contrasted. I will compare and contrast George Tooker’s The Subway‚ and Cyril E. Power’s The Tube Train. George Tooker’s The Subway is a haunting yet beautiful piece. Painted using the egg tempera method‚ it is stunning for its strategic usage of warm colors. The intention of Tooker’s painting is to portray such a familiar scene as a subway as ominous
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Dr.K.R.Seethalakshmi Asso. Professor & Head Dept of Music Queen Mary’s College Chennai – 600 004. INDALA PAN & MIRACLES IN TEVARA TIRUPPADIGAMS Abstract: gz;ZsPuha; ghl;Lk; MdPh;’ PANNULIRAI PATTUM ANIR gj;jh; rpj;jk; gutpf; nfhz;Bh; PATTAR CHITTAM PARAVIKKONDIR (TIRUVENKADUPADIGAM – SUNDARAR) ‘PAN’ is the divine gift endowed with the power of miracles. It is the language of pure sound‚ capable of expressing subtle thoughts‚ delicate shades of feelings‚ sublime ideas effectively
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