Growing up in El Salvador‚ I would have never imagined my life would be filled with so many adventures. However‚ due to my dad’s work we moved around a lot. In the past seven years‚ I have lived in three different countries‚ and each of them has taught me something different. For my fifteenth birthday‚ unlike most hispanics‚ I did not get a big party‚ but instead‚ an airplane ticket to Mexico. Moving to Mexico was thrilling and terrifying at the same time; for the first time‚ I was leaving my comfort
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A Cyberspace Community Most people view a community as the people that surround them daily and live in the same area as them. However‚ others may see a different aspect of the meaning. The definition of a community is a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality‚ share the same government and often have a common cultural and historical heritage (dictionary.com). Although this may be an accurate definition‚ it varies from other peoples ideals. To some a community can
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A young man going through puberty‚ not knowing what he is doing or where he is headed‚ in a world in which he feels he doesn’t belong in‚ and feels he is always around a bunch of "phonies." This would describe the position of Holden Caulfield‚ the main character in The Catcher in the Rye (1951) written by J.D. Salinger. The book‚ all narrated by Holden in first person‚ in its very unique and humorous style‚ is about Holden‚ and all the troubles he has encountered through school‚ family‚ friends
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Growing up poses challenges to most people at some point in their lives. 16-year-old Holden Caufield is no exception. He is an apathetic teenager who’s flunked out of many schools. Underneath the cynical exterior though‚ Holden is troubled. He has different methods for escaping his problems but in the end they just cause him more problems. J.D Salinger‚ in his novel The Catcher in the Rye shows that often times when an individual faces problems in their life they will try to find a means to escape
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Obama made history by becoming the first African-American president. Although‚ I think becoming president shouldn’t be based on our ethnic background‚ but I think it should be based on how they will change the economy. It shouldn’t depend on whether you are a different race or nationality‚ as long as you have the determination and skill to lead and make this country a better nation. However‚ because I’m Asian shouldn’t emphasize the fact that I’m more or less eligible to become president than any
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My Past‚ Present‚ and Future | | | | | My Past My Past‚ Present‚ and Future [Type sidebar title] [Type the sidebar content. A sidebar is a standalone supplement to the main document. It is often aligned on the left or right of the page‚ or located at the top or bottom. Use the Drawing Tools tab to change the formatting of the sidebar text box. Type the sidebar content. A sidebar is a standalone supplement to the main document. It is often aligned on the left or right of the page
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Globalization Impact of the globalization Positive effects of the globalization • Increased Competition • Employment • Investment and Capital Flows • Foreign Trade • Spread of Technical Know-How • Spread of Culture • Spread of Education • Legal and Ethical Effects Negative impact of the globalization • Employment issues • Safety and security concerns • Environmental issues • Other negative effects What is the influence of the globalization
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This short story is about a father coming home from a business trip to his family. He expects joy and excitement at his homecoming from his daughters and is surprised by their indifference. He meets his daughters and they begin to behave in an alarmingly violent fashion. He panics but the ’game’ ceases as abruptly as it had started. Later the girls’ mother arrives with the welfare committee and they conduct themselves like well-educated young ladies should to the bewilderment of their father. After
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IFIP ’77 Congress (Toronto): 465–469. 13.^ A Chronicle of Merit ’s Early History‚ John Mulcahy‚ 1989‚ Merit Network‚ Ann Arbor‚ Michigan 14.^ "Roads and Crossroads of Internet History" by Gregory Gromov 15.^ Hafner‚ Katie (1998). Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-83267-4. 16.^ Ronda Hauben (2001). From the ARPANET to the Internet. Retrieved 28 May 2009. 20. ^ NSFNET: A Partnership for High-Speed Networking‚ Final Report 1987-1995‚ Karen D. Frazer
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Gentrification happens to most cities at one point or another. It means that investors renovate neighborhoods to make them more appealing to people of the middle and upper classes. In theory gentrification sounds like a positive thing‚ but in reality it can have a negative effect on the lower class people who inhabited these neighborhoods first. Short writes that every city has projects where very poor people live‚ often in public housing. The projects often come with crime‚ food deserts‚ and a lack
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