CHAPTER 4: A FEW YEARS AGO: “Cadet Lloyd Ackerman‚ sir! Ready to serve our country!” Lloyd shouted‚ standing at attention before his sergeant. Lloyd was a gifted young man—born from a wealthy family‚ a mathematical genius‚ naturally athletic‚ and one of the fastest recruits to rise through the ranks. In battle‚ he was always the first to engage‚ he was never scared of death as he was prepared to die for his country. After just a year and a half‚ Lloyd was already among the toppers in sergeant rank
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In recent discussion of vegetarianism‚ a controversial issue has been whether we should eat meat or not. On one hand‚ some argue that eating meat is a part of life and the only way to live. On the other hand‚ however‚ others argue that eating meat is morally wrong and we should only eat plants. According to Drew Ramsey‚ author of “Meat Is Brain Food” it is problematic that the “…American diet [consists] of processed foods laden with sugars‚ salt‚ and…fat” (Source A). However‚ eating plants exclusively
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Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday that only happens once a year. During the month of November‚ many families get together to eat and celebrate what they are thankful for. Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday and is usually on the 3rd or last week of the month. The holiday has been occurring for several years and is the reason most of us live in America today. INDENT First‚ I want to describe the first Thanksgiving. It was many years ago in the fall of 1621. The pilgrims and the Native American
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I never wanna lose my mango tree after all these years of caring. I heard that neem oil would be useful to get rid of mealybugs. Neem oil is an organic method to suppress mealybugs. Different percentages of neem oil extraction could repel different species of mealybugs. However‚ a higher concentration
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The Journey to Medicine I want to be a Medical Administrative Assistant at Vanderbilt hospital to honor my late sister and my parents. When I was 18 years old my sister Debbie died from cancer. The majority of my childhood and teenage years were spent in hospitals and the majority of my parent’s money went to paying the doctors. During this period of my life I thought medicine was doing more harm than good. Because I was older at the time of Debbie’s death my perception about medicine changed
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can disappear and to show how powerful Qaddafi was. Through the novel‚ Matar values children and makes this clear that children are seen as another innocent casualty of Qaddafi’s totalitarian regime. The author’s deliberate use of Suleiman‚ a nine year old narrator‚ as opposed to the adult Suleiman‚ as it shows how children aren’t able to
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personal experiences during the Holocaust‚ during which he lost his family and many friends. As a young man‚ Eliezer’s faith in humanity and religion is shattered following the unparalleled evil perpetrated by the German’s against the Jews. In the year 1944‚ at the young age of fifteen‚ Eliezer and his family were taken from their home to the Auschwitz concentration camp‚ and then to Buchenwald where they endured unimaginable cruelty at the hands of the Germans. Eliezer and his townsmen are packed
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When you are in high school‚ six months can feel like forever. Just remember back to a week before graduation and how slow those last few days moved. I know it is hard to imagine but I dated someone for almost one year. Although there have been many life defining moments‚ deceiving Paul was by far the biggest challenge I have ever had to face. My ability to move past him affected my life in ways you cannot imagine. Paul and I became friends in the summer of 2008. At that moment‚ I felt
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Ms. Loomis: Whether your employees are novices or seasoned professionals at word processing the new Word 2010 offers features to improve productivity professionalism performance in organization. A few of these * New features Include Microsoft word Office Backstage ™ view that lets you access important do- cument tools information all in one place the ability to customize the Ribbon new artistic effects a screenshot feature you can use within word. * For more details on the features
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When training new parents on the importance’s of child development in the first two years of life the following issues should be discussed or researched. • Child nutrition • Immunizations • Emotional/Psychological development • Sensation/Movement • Child care. In the first two years of life there are several things that need to be cautiously thought of when caring for a child. Beginning with nutrition. Nutrition is a vital component in development; without adequate nutrition the body and
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