My school only offered AP classes to students who were seniors. As a Junior‚ I wanted to challenge myself‚ and prepare for college‚ so I decided to self-study for an exam. After doing some research‚ I decided that the best AP exams for me were AP Microeconomics and Computer Science. These topics were interesting and were applicable to my prospective careers. I found an online course for AP Computer Science. For AP Microeconomics‚ I bought an AP exam prep book. Though my aspirations and goals were
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sorrowful incident when I was about to appear the High School Examination. It is a tradition to bid farewell to the students of Class X by the students of Class IX. It was in the month of April that we were invited by the Students of Class IX to attend a meeting in connection with our leave taking. The time was noon and the day was 5th April when our class teacher announced the suspension of classes to prepare our lessons for the High School Examination. The entrance of the class teacher was quite
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In my life I have made many important decisions and the most important decision I have made was to continue my education after graduating from high school. During my senior year of high school I did not know what to do with my life like many other high school seniors feel like when they are nearing graduation. Did I want to go to school and continue my education?‚ did I want to join the military and serve our country or enter the workforce and become a nine to fiver. In the end I ended up a couple
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The Old Neighborhood This story talks about a woman named Sharon Hicks-Bartlett visiting her old neighborhood North Lawndale. She has not visited North Lawndale for fifteen years. She was shocked to see how it looked since she left. Sylvan playground as she remembered it was empty‚ full of trash and had curfew signs posted. Old establishments that used to be big are now shut down and abandoned. Movie Theaters wee either torn down or has turned into a church. Everything else was protected by
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Old Ironsides The poem “Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes was written to remember the US Naval ship the USS Constitution‚ nicknamed “Old Ironsides.” It also had another purpose of saving and preserving the battleship. It has a structure in which the first stanza is referencing the past‚ the second stanza the present‚ and the third stanza the future. This structure helps the reader to understand what is going on in the poem and grasp the tone and theme by allowing the reader to follow the
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the history. Next‚ understanding a place at a particular time can provide not only facts that back up the event but also confirm the truth. As human beings we want to be able to confirm what we think we know and what has been taught to us rather in school or even church. I know that at a retreat I attended had a speaker who had done numerous studies on the New Testament had showed a slideshow with facts from the bible that had been confirmed. Historical research is a crucial part of the bible. Adding
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Saul Bellow‚ The Old System The Old System’ is‚ by no means a simple story. Even though at first sight we are blinded by the superficial facts‚ after reading it a couple of times the simplicity of the action reveals its hidden features. It is a story about the integration of the Jewish in the American society; it is also a story about life and death but‚ above all‚ it is a story about emotions. Regarding structure‚ the story is told in third person by a narrator who tells the events as seen
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The Living Old Nicole E. Mosley Strayer University SOC100 Prof. Lindsay May 23‚ 2011 With the population of adults 65 and over steadily climbing‚ medical professionals and the healthcare system are struggling to keep up. One major issue concerning the healthcare system is that it is not set up properly provide care for these older adults. The physicians today‚ who regularly see patients‚ focus mainly has been; diagnose—usually in a 15-20 minute office visit‚ treat‚ and cure. Many of
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Devon Sahid Humanities 101 September 26‚ 2011 October 24‚ 2011 Olds Poem In Sharon Olds The Summer-Camp Bus Pulls Away from the Curb she states “With a pencil and two Hardy Boys and a peanut butter sandwich and grapes he is on his way‚ there is nothing more we can do for him” the narrator is sending her son off with what she thinks he will need not only for summer camp but for life. She sends him away with two Hardy Boys books. This is relevant because the Hardy Boy characters are
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During my high school career‚ I participated in the MCJROTC program. It was there I met three Marine instructors that changed my life. I had them for four years‚ and every moment I spent with them was with pleasure. Each and everyone had a different influence on me from their advice‚ help‚ and the way they taught. Two of them‚ Major Wirsig and Sergeant Major Pereida‚ made the most influence on me with their different approaches in life. Major Wirsig retired after thirty eight years in the service
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