You must do things you think you cannot do Honorary guest‚ lecturers‚ parents‚ fellow graduates‚ good afternoon. I am your valedictorian Oshane Thomas and I am charging you today to do the things you think you cannot do. The important actions aren’t easy. They are hard because of our fears. No one is without them. One of my fears is being here today talking to you. On preparation for graduation‚ I was notified that I had to deliver a speech and the thought of actually doing it terrified me
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About two months ago‚ our Education Minister brought up the subject of school toilets. He suggested that cleaning these toilets should be part of the school curriculum. The public reaction to this issue was so strong that people have been flooding the mass media with opinions for and against his suggestion. One of the reasons the Education Minister gave for his proposal was that cleaning toilets will teach students humility and respect for others. Firstly‚ the students will be able to understand
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Many people believe that a large income equals success. I believe‚ however‚ that success is more than how much money you make. Some of those measures of success include fame‚ respect‚ and knowledge. Most people assume that famous people are rich people‚ but that isn’t always true. For example‚ some day I would like to be a famous researcher. Few scientists are rich by today’s standards. Still‚ I will feel myself to be successful if lam well-known. Additionally‚ there are many famous humanitarians
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Research Summary Natural Disasters and Foreign Direct Investment M onica Escaleras and Charles A. Register The aim of this paper is to address the linkage between foreign direct investment (FDI) flows and the number of natural disasters. By using the data of 94 countries in the period of 1984 to 2004 and applying a variety of empirical tests‚ the result appears that natural hazards have significantly negative effects on FDI of countries. A. Economic Effects of Natural Disasters and The Determinants
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“Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚” by Jared Diamond is without a doubt a very interesting read that gives you a different perspective about history. The main thesis of the book involves Diamond trying to answer Yali’s question “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea‚ but we black people had little cargo of our own?” Diamond is able to answer Yali’s question with the title of the book guns‚ germs‚ and steel. He believed that these three factors are the main reasons
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Do Fathers Know Best? Do you think your life would be affected differently if a father whose sexual orientation is homosexual raised you? In most cases it would be different because you would have one man who is homosexual as a parent instead of one man and one woman as your parents. Although‚ your life could also be affected differently if you were raised by one woman and the man wasn’t fully involved in your upbringing. In the two articles I read‚ “Children of Gay Fathers” by Robert L
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issues among students. Some hold the view that students can face certain challenges with a part-time job. Meanwhile‚ others argue that working part-time can bring students some benefits. Personally‚ I’m strongly convinced that students should work part-time for three reasons that I’m going to explain in the following essay. In general‚ those people who stand for the idea that students should not work part-time usually claim that students should save time for their lessons and exercises rather than work
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Do You Believe In Aliens Are we alone or do you believe in aliens? Most people would say no in public‚ but in truth most do believe. A survey was taken of 29 people; they were asked one to three questions depending on their answer. Question # 1‚ “Do you believe aliens exist?” out of 29 people asked 24 said yes‚ they do believe aliens exist. Those 24 went on to the next question‚ Question # 2‚ “Do you believe aliens have visited Earth (even if just to fly past)?” of the 24 that
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Following this was the cold war between the US and Russia. Over the last fifty years‚ or so‚ there have been a few times when these two superpowers headed towards conflict‚ but good sense prevailed in the end and the much feared war did not break out. Any conflict between the two could have led to World War III. Since‚ the Russian empire has shrunk and the Soviet bloc fragmented‚ and since there is only one effective super power today‚ there is some reason to believe that a Third World War is unthinkable
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government. The president is given the power to recommend legislation to the Congress. He does this formally in January of ever year in the State of the Union Address. It is in this opportunity that he effectively says to Congress ‘this is what I want you to debate and pass into law’. Also‚ the president has the power to veto bills passed by Congress. This can hinder the effectiveness of the government as bills put forward by Congress could be vital‚ but due to the powers of the president‚ he can reject
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