as Mayor Jim B. Clarke announced a proclamation naming October Disability Awareness Month. The bi-monthly meeting began promptly at 6:30 P.M.‚ 30 minutes earlier than usual‚ as the mayor and city council members filed into their seats. Culver city constituents‚ local police and fire officials and three prominent figures in the disabled community attended the meeting. The reason for the early start to the meeting was the proclamation of October as Disability Awareness month and the recognition of one
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Several years ago‚ times were exceptionally different from to the present day. The United States confliction with segregation and children having to follow their parent’s footsteps of their careers and traditions. A young boy named Homer Hickam struggled with his father’s way of living by choosing Homers dream for him‚ Homer struggled following is own dream due to his father. Homer dream of becoming a rocket scientist seemed absurd for the people in Coalwood‚ where most boys either be a coal miner
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Francisco Hernandez Ms. Gilligan Comp-1 October 27‚ 2014 Monet vs. Seurat The styles of Claude Monet and Georges Seurat are similar and both unique at the same time. They are both very fine artists that specialize in Impressionism. Georges Seurat is best known for his painting “Sunday afternoon on the Island of la Grande-Jatte. Claude Monet is best known for his impressionist paint titled Water lilies. They both were great artists of their time and have left a great impact and artwork for today’s
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worth it to dream because it will bring us happiness‚ our dreams can come true‚ and dreaming can inspire others. I believe it is worth it to dream because it will bring us happiness. This is seen or supported by the evidence found in the book/movie October Sky. This evidence shows that it will bring us happiness because Homer Hickam didn’t want to work in the mines for his whole life and he wanted to move out of his town. When he achieved his dream he didn’t have to work and the mines and he got a scholarship
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“True heroism is remarkably sober‚ very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost‚ but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” (Arthur Ashe). I agree with Mr. Ashe that to be truly heroic‚ one must not be concerned with glory‚ but focused on self-sacrifice. It is striving‚ without faltering‚ to reach your ultimate objective. I believe that heroism is realizing the needs of you or someone else and trying your hardest to fulfill those needs‚ that it is showing dedication
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lasted from October 16‚ 1962 through October 28‚ 1962. This crisis occurred as a result of the Russians placing nuclear weapons in Cuba‚ which is only about one hundred miles from Florida. The docudrama “The Missiles of October”‚ and Russian Chairmen of Ministries Nikita Khrushchev’s personal writings‚ give us insight to the events of the crisis. Khrushchev’s writings‚ and the “The Missiles of October” share a variety of similarities‚ and an array of differences. “The Missals of October”‚ and Nikita
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Martin Luther King Jr. once said “Justice denied anywhere diminished justice everywhere”. This idea of social injustice is represented in October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard. This poem includes a powerful message on human rights violation‚ specifically LGBT rights considering that Matthew Shepard was killed because of the fact that he was homophobic. October Mourning: The Fence by Leslea Newman explores a theme about being considerate about the vulnerability of the meek and is supported by
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James Cook was born on October 27‚ 1728 in Marton‚ (near modern Middlesborough)‚ Yorkshire‚ Britain. Cook commanded three voyages of discovery for Great Britain‚ and sailed around the world twice. He was the first British ship commander to circumnavigate the globe in a lone ship. Cook was also the first British commander to prevent the outbreak of scurvy by regulating his crew’s diet‚ serving them citrus fruit and sauerkraut to prevent the disease. He is considered one of the world’s greatest explorers
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The Ronan Point apartment collapse occurred on May 16‚ 1968 in London. The woman living in flat 90 on the eighteenth floor of the complex lit a match to begin brewing a cup of tea‚ which caused an explosion that blew-out the exterior wall in her flat. This initial explosion led to a progressive partial collapse of the southeast side of the building‚ wherein the structure collapsed from top down due to the debris from preceding floors. The collapse tragically killed four people‚ and injured seventeen
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participants wanting to attain the identical purpose. The successful example I like to use is the real world experience that happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis that nearly led the Nation into a nuclear war with the USSR. The movie‚ “The Missiles of October” (Page‚ 1974)‚ was a great illustration that challenged the group decision making process. When groups come together for the purpose of discussing ideas and formulate plans that will affect the organization and in this case the security of the Nation
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