Maria Ramirez Period 7 Word count 602 The Amistad The Amistad was a significant historical event that eventually led to important outcomes like the awareness of slavery and the encouragement of public opinion. The Amistad was a Spanish slave ship used in the 1800’s. On June 27‚ 1839‚ The Amistad left the port of Havana‚ Cuba with Captain Ransom Ferrer and two passengers‚ Jose Ruiz and Pedro Montez. Along with fifty-three African American slaves from the Mende tribe in Sierra Leone‚ “Ruiz had forty-nine
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You come late. When you arrive‚ others have long preceded you‚ and they are engaged in a heated discussion‚ a discussion too heated for them to pause and tell you exactly what it is about. You listen for a while‚ until you decide that you have caught the tenor of the argument then you put in your oar. Someone answers‚ you answer him another comes to your defense another aligns himself against you. The hour grows late‚ you must depart. And you do depart‚ with the discussion still vigorously in
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the contrary to what some might think the Electoral College should be in place and not abolished. Why? To understand this one must first know why the the founding fathers created it‚ what the Electoral College is‚ and understand the views of the naysayers. In the year1787‚ American politics was altered forever. The founding fathers decided that the average American citizens wouldn’t suffice in deciding who will lead the nation. The Electoral
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Many assume that (DJ) Zedd is just a scrawny twenty four year old German that performs behind a computer screen for “wanna be” ravers. However‚ those naysayers are oblivious to his variety of musical talent. Some are into his music and others are not. Many respect the music but are not fond of it. I say his music reflects the millennial generation that is looking for “love”. I say that Zedd is a musical genius that doesn’t get enough credit. Those who say Zedd shouldn’t be considered an artist
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When I look back on my life in the next 30 years I want to be able to accomplish me dreams. My educational goal is to become a general Dentist‚ and my main motive for that is to help those people in my community who have lost their smile retain it back. I want to be a dentist‚ because I like to be the reason people smile. Winning this scholarship would ease the burden of student loans I have to repay at the end of my educational years. I want nothing to stand as a hindrance on my way to success‚
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LONELINESS Staying socially connected may be just as important for public health as washing your hands and covering your cough. A new study suggests that feelings of loneliness can spread through social networks like the common cold. “People on the edge of the network spread their loneliness to others and then cut their ties‚” says Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School in Boston‚ a coauthor of the new study in the December Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. “It’s like the edge
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The Hare and the Tortoise Aesop’s fable “The Tortoise and the Hare” tells of an egotistical rabbit who boast about being the swiftest runner among all the animals; challenging all the other animals to race against him. To the rabbit’s surprise a seemingly lowly turtle accepts the challenge to race. The rabbit seems to find the turtle’s statement amusing and decides to race the turtle; thinking the turtle was no real competition. By standers gawked trying to dissuade the turtle who is committed
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we’ve see it all in our mythological movies‚ haven’t we? However‚ since science is always given preference over movies in our media‚ people have gone suitably ga-ga over the invention. And just when the pen is all set to chalk its own course‚ the naysayers (read manufacturers of ordinary gel pens and ball pens) have embarked on Project Sabotage‚ to make sure that the success story of the pen springs a leak. Here’s their side of the argument: “Imagine students writing their exams with this pen. They
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devised answer will suffice. Rather you ask the question to yourself. As you grew up your career took many turns. Some of you did accounting and are a CA. Some of you are bankers or Engineers or Businessmen. Then why do you need to do MBA. Some naysayers might give you an example of some hotshot businessman who did not do MBA but is a successful businessman. Then why MBA? It is an enterprising and enriching study. It is study through case and situation studies. The hotshot businessmen whose example
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Dear Santa‚ This Christmas is one‚ which is like no other. Overseas in Europe‚ dictators are rising to power and it seems that the countries over there are preparing for another war. Meanwhile in my own country‚ the collapse of the stock market has sent my country’s economy in a downward plunge. Therefore‚ what I would like is for you to help the economy get back to where it used to be. Immediately after World War 1‚ my economy rose up to great heights as the war had helped create jobs and our
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