DIVERSITY DAY (MS AND US) On Friday‚ January 20‚ upper school students and faculty participated in the fourth annual Diversity Day. The day began with personal insight from faculty member Jeff Kirkman. He shared how embracing diversity had shaped him into the person (and Spanish teacher) he is today‚ and spoke to students and faculty about how accepting people different from us helps us to become better people. Students listened to members of the student group “Leaders Empathetically Affecting
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Day of the Dead Day of the Dead is celebrated in the beginning of November by mainly Latin American countries. In Mexico‚ it is a major holiday and taken very seriously. It is a celebration in which the dead are joined with the living. Those from the afterlife come in contact with life on earth and partake in both scared and joyous festivities. The dead come as spirits from their afterlife to rejoin their families and visit their homes. It is a time when the deceased are able to enjoy once again
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things professional athletes in action sports can do. So knowing and seeing this definitely inspired me as a kid. All of this inspiration from watching action sports as a kid finally leads me to the sport of wakeboarding‚ which I still enjoy to this day. Wakeboarding is a water sport in which a boat pulls you via a rope and you use a buoyant board‚ which comes in several brands and sizes‚ to glide against the water. You are strapped onto the board via boots and bindings just like a snowboard. The
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for some. However‚ for the people of Latin America‚ this is beautiful portrayal and magnificent celebration of life after death. A large feast is served‚ graves are decorated‚ and altars are set up as colorful vigils. In Mexico‚ this is called the Day of the Dead or Dia de Muertos. This is the Mexican tradition of celebrating the afterlife and inviting the deceased spirits of loved ones back home. Many people today view death as a tragic and heartbreaking experience‚ but the people of Central America
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By that time it was 12:30-1:00 in the morning. I ended up not going to school the next day due to the fact that I didn’t want to be judged with the way that society is today. Having the right side of my face swollen‚ I would have been and easy target to be picked on. Eventually as the days passed my face became more normal and not swelled up. Later that week of the accident‚ I had seen my neighbor who had tryied to shatter the pen and all
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It was a broiling hot day in Florida. There were the bluest skies you had ever seen‚ a weak breeze just strong enough to weakly whisper through your hair. It was about mid July‚ the hottest month of the year. In the distance you could hear the enjoyment. Blissful laughing‚ screaming‚ gleeful conversations of families and friends. “The happiest place on Earth” is right in front of you. Meanwhile‚ you’re standing in line with about 300 other anxious people. No one knows why the lines for tickets take
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The only thing he had left after a lifetime slaving day after day at the docks was his pride. He would never accept anything from anyone‚ and he could manage on his own now‚ as he always had always managed before. As he continued his March towards his apartment as his back ached heavily and his old injured leg was so stiff that he had to frequently stop and attempt to rub some life back into it. Nurse Williams came out of the old folks’ day centre as he passed the gate and invited him in‚ with
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home town of Eagle Pass. When I was little‚ my parents were always fighting every other day‚ so I would feel depressed most of the time because I felt like it was my fault. That all changed though right when I stepped past the tall dark green door of my grandma’s front door because it was there that I felt truly at home. Since we lived like two houses down for her it was very easy for me to go there every day and spend time with my little cousins doing whatever we wanted. We were always thinking
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It was the day after i had gotten arrested. I was sitting in a jail cell‚ just me and one other guy‚ he was watching me curiously. He finally started to speak up and asked what my name was‚ I replied “Bob‚ what’s yours?” “Billy‚” he replied quietly. The man was old seemed like he’d been here forever. He asked me what I was here for‚ I replied with “It’s a long story.” After a long moment of silence he says “Well tell me‚ we got the time.” “It happened just yesterday‚ I was waiting outside of
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Training Day Film Critique Bisi Lawson ENG 225 Professor Waltman May 19th 2013 Training Day Film Critique Have you ever wondered what it was like behind the scenes while watching one of your favorite movies of all time? Well‚ there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes that some individuals never even think to think about. In the film Training Day‚ there are many fascinating aspects that all went into use to make such a terrific film. Everything from great storytelling‚ acting‚ characters
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