opportunities for high school students to experience the developing world firsthand. During my three week stay‚ I participated in many activities‚ including working on family farms‚ getting involved in community projects‚ working in schools‚ and more. However‚ the most memorable experience for me was tutoring the locals in English. Tutoring other peers is an experience many high school students are familiar with. In my case‚ the Nicaraguan students saw me as a teacher and not as a peer. Every day‚ I got
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My dad always told me that my imagination and ideas are wild. I never quite knew what he meant until a few years ago. Even though you may be terrified of certain things it is important to face them and widen your comfort zone and become fearless. It was a very hot day in July. My friends and I decided to go to the Mississippi River for a few days to hangout‚ get tan and wakeboard. The day we made our journey‚ it was six in the morning on a Saturday. Gross right? I mean who in their right mind would
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English III Final Copy 13 February 2013 My Dream Trip to Venus At last I was at takeoff. 5…4…3…2…1…0… BLAST OFF! I was screaming‚ like I was on the world’s fastest roller coaster. Then in a flash‚ I was in outer space heading towards Venus. My name is Francesca‚ I’m 18 years old and it has always been my dream to become an astronaut and make it to Venus. Finally it has come true; my dream has come true. This is the story of how my dream came true. I was four years old when
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Ludendorff ensured opposition to a Republic when he handed power to the Reichstag so an armistice could be negotiated. On November 9th Prince Max of Baden handed the Chancellorship to Friedrich Ebert‚ leader of the SPD‚ and Philipp Scheidemann declared Germany as a Republic. The new Weimar Government was thus forced to sign the armistice which shocked the German population as they were under the illusion that they were winning the war since the Ludendorff Offensive and the bombings on Paris. From that moment
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It was the middle of the school year‚ and I had just moved into Duluth. I was begging my mother to put me back into public school. At the time I was being home-schooled but I hated it. So one day‚ my mom told me "since you want to go to public school so bad‚ I’ll let you go soon." I was happy! I could finally make some new friends and go somewhere I wanted to go. Few days later‚ we went into the school I will be attending called Northview High School. We went to go get interviewed‚ but the lady that
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A few days after I went home with Phoebe‚ I ended up getting sick and my parents sent me to a hospital. I was trapped in that hospital for about a month with nothing to really do. You know what was funny though? The days practically flew by‚ right out of the window. Before I knew it‚ half a month had passed. I was slowly getting back my strength and everything else as well. I made sure I asked the nurse‚ who was taking care of me‚ to bring me malted milk. She was very kind to me‚ and chatty in a
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established the Nazi party and he believed that the mass elimination of the Jewish culture was the only way to fix Germany. Before there was the Nazi party or wars there was just a young man named Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was the founder and leader of the Nazi Party and the most influential voice in the organization‚ achievement and execution of the Holocaust through the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. Adolf Hitler was one of six children‚ two sisters and three brothers. All of Hitler’s brothers died at
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wanted to travel to paradise on a cruise that has food and fun activities everywhere you go? Two summers ago‚ my family and went on one together and had the time of our lives. On the boat there is all the astonishing activities and food you need to have an excellent time. We went to a variety of places‚ but my favorite ones were Aruba‚ Dominican Republic‚ and Caraca. Going on a cruise with my family is for sure‚ an experience i’m never going to to ever forget. To get onto the cruise is a long process
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t was summer 2014 in Phoenix Arizona‚ just like every year I was visiting my mom’s side of the family. Early in the morning I woke up from the hard carpet right after Shaun‚ my brother. Gabe‚ Papa Doug‚ and Lola were the only ones out of bed once Shaun and I had walked down stairs. Many hours hours the rest of our family members had woken up finally. Once they did Lola cooked eggs and rice for Shaun‚ Gabe‚ and I. My family had already planned to go on a walk to the park after we had eaten. This
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the Ottomans these ships had become more than just tools for war they had become a symbol of national pride. This sleight of hand by Great Britain was the final straw for the Ottoman Empire war would ensue. The Ottoman Empire did more than joining Germany in World War One to seek its vengeance against Great Britain. The sultan of the Ottoman Empire‚ who was also the Caliph or holy leader of the Sunni sect of Islam‚ declared a jihad or holy war against Great Britain. This is significant because the
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