Walking down cracked cement streets strewn with used syringes‚ students‚ ages four to ten‚ are captured by the surprising 1993 documentary I am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School. Taking place in a troubled inner-city neighborhood of northern Philadelphia‚ the Academy Award winning film explores the dynamics and challenges of a Chapter One School‚ which is a federally funded school to help disadvantaged poor children who test below the national norms. Stanton is composed of all
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I Am Malala Book Report Would you take a bullet for freedom‚ especially if that freedom was the right to be educated? Many young Americans take education for granted. High school drop out rates have soared over the years. But what if education was not granted to the majority of citizens in America? Would that change our viewpoint on education? Would that cease the complaints towards the most powerful weapon we can use today? Well over twenty notable countries do not grant girls and women the right
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Exceptional. I hear the word reiterated often in reference to myself. My test scores are exceptional. My grades‚ races time‚ the fact I have lived in 7 different states are considered exceptional. These numbers which often define my life are just a small factor into who I am as a person and a potential cadet at the Air Force Academy. Beyond the numbers‚ my unique experiences with life molded me into a strong‚ qualified person. I will not only excel at the Academy‚ but will advance the entire Academy
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known as Sam Walton) was born in Kingfisher‚ Oklahoma on March 29‚ 1918. He lived until April 5‚ 1992. After being voted the most versatile boy in high school‚ he went on to the University of Missouri. After some years in the retail business including working at a J.C. Penney in Des Moines‚ and after serving in the army from 1942-1945‚ he bought a Ben Franklin store. He used a $25‚000 loan from his father in law to buy the store. He worked with his brother James and they were successful but Sam was not
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Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence edited by Marion Dane Bauer Evelyn V. Johnson Grade Levels and Audience: Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence (1994) edited by Marion Dane Bauer presents issues of adolescence and homosexuality in a valuable anthology of short stories. Christine Jenkins (1994‚ June)‚ reviewing the book for the School Library Journal congratulates the authors for successfully conveying “the very mixed emotions that accompany the acceptance of sexual difference at any age that
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Who am I as a Learner? I am passionate to learn new things in an interesting way. I am a quick learner of theories andconcepts if it is delivered through visuals and demonstrations. I would prefer to learn in a practical way rather than reading books‚ articles and journals. However‚ I am a good survivor in nature. S o‚ if in case I would have to learn through books and articles I could do thateffectively. I believe in learning through a mix of theory and practice. S ometimes I may get bored
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critical events in my life identify who I am today. I am a first generation Taiwanese and daughter of two Taiwanese parents. I am an older sister to my younger sister‚ who is three years younger than me‚ and to Jacob‚ my six-year old little brother who apparently is a miniature Schnauzer. I am a very family oriented person and I strive to become a family practice/ internal medicine physician in the future. With the many series of drama that happened in my life‚ I have come to think of occurrences
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Currey Wr-95 MWRF Perkins 11’ Essay 3 Wednesday‚ March 6‚ 2013 Because Of You I Am The Person I Am Today I can say that I am the person I am today for many people and obstacles that I have had to overcome. I wouldn’t be able you choose what is the most important‚ but there are two main things that make me who I am today. If I was able to describe the person I am today to someone the first thing that would come to my mind would probably start with is horses. Horses
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Position Paper Topic: Clerical Marriage Side: Pro Arianne Christian G. Tapao Wedding Rings for Catholic Priests “When you go home‚ regardless of the day you had‚ you go to your wife and family. I go home to an empty rectory‚” said one priest. For a cleric to marry or not has been subjected to debates long enough‚ after its being passed as an obligatory discipline‚ and for the longest time‚ it has been an issue unresolved‚ for the reason that: it would largely dictate the essence of being
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I am thankful for this class‚ and how it has had such a positive influence on my health. I am grateful for how I have become a lot more flexible and have become more self-aware as to the progress of my health. I am thankful that I was able to wake up at 5:30 each morning‚ and hear classical music as we warmed up at the barre. I am thankful for the opportunity that this class gave me to challenge myself‚ and to learn the benefits of practicing dance steps at home. I was able to see a live ballet for
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