My cultural event is The Color Purple. Not only did I see the show but I was involved in the production. I was assigned to be a crew member‚ which allowed me to view the show from back stage. As an African American I felt as though this play was a great example of some of our cultural background. From the script to the scenery‚ this show dealt with many dynamics of African American’s (Black people) around the early 1900’s. The play also explores how life was in Africa during this time period.
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Football players more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease‚ study finds By Nadia Kounang‚ CNN updated 4:38 PM EDT‚ Wed September 5‚ 2012 [pic] (CNN) -- Just hours before the 2012 NFL season kicks off‚ a new study suggests that professional football players are three times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases than the general population. When researchers specifically looked at Alzheimer’s disease and ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease
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in College Writing 19 September 2011 Volunteering in Costa Rica A significant event in my life‚ that has recently passed‚ was when I traveled to Costa Rica. At the end of my junior year of high school‚ I decided that I wanted to graduate a half year early and travel to do a volunteer project. After my early graduation I traveled with a volunteer group out of Europe to Costa Rica for two months. This event has taught me many knew things and has influenced me to look into more volunteer projects
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A sport event I have attended I like speaking about this topic‚ because I am a huge tennis fan. My most memorable match was in the last year‚ the Roland Garros final. I got the ticket‚ and the trip to Paris for my 18th birthday‚ from my niece who came with me because he likes tennis too. When I got the ticket I didn’t know who would play in the final‚ but I was very lucky‚ because my favourite player Maria Sharapova reached the final and she had the chance to win the French Open and to secure a
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A Memorable Event in My Life My father died at the young age of 48. He was my pillar‚ my hope and he was the one that helped me not be scared of the future. I was ten years old when my dad died and I felt like I had lost everything. I became unhappy‚ unwilling to talk ‚ and most of all almost suicidal. His death was a memorable event that I cant forget: before going to the hospital ‚ while being in the hospital and after the catastrophe. He had a sudden heart attack. He’d been having chest
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In light of the following documents and your knowledge of the 1820’s and 1830’s‚ to what extent do you agree with the Jacksonian’s view of themselves? Andrew Jackson was a highly respected man of his time. He possessed loyal followers‚ the Jacksonian democrats‚ who championed Jackson’s constituency both before and during his presidency. The Jacksonians placed a high value on the common man and his worth to the American government‚ so they made a large effort to protect him. In the eyes of the Jacksonians
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Michael Porters Strategy Michael Porter is the University Professor (the highest honor in Harvard University) in Harvard Business School. He is acknowledged as the father of competitive strategy. He has two main theoretical perspectives; one is “the five forces model of competition”‚ and the other one is just the “three competition strategies” (Michael Porters Strategy). The three competition strategies are cost leadership strategy‚ differentiation strategy and segmentation strategy. These strategies
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The Cobra Event Richard Preston The book I read “The Cobra Event” is a very detailed and really gruesome book. The book starts off in the late 1990’s in New York. A girl by the name of Kate Moran‚ who is well later to be known as the first victim from a mysterious virus‚ lived her life as a usual laid back teenager. Well one day at school‚ out of no where‚ Richard Preston‚ which is the author‚ goes into great detail of Kate’s spontaneous reaction toward the virus that she had gotten that
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan was an exciting book from start to finish. This fiction book takes you on the adventures of the twelve year old Percy Jackson as he discovers who he really is. Being a demigod‚ a child of a Greek god and a mortal woman‚ Percy is in for the ride of his life. Percy Jackson is not what you would consider to be normal; aside from having ADHD and dyslexia strange things just seem to happen to him and no one seems to understand. His
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Laurie is a misbehaving student who had often been disrespectful and also severely injured young children! “Charles” a passage written by Shirley Jackson is a story about a young boy named Laurie who avoids getting in trouble by referring to himself by the name of Charles. Laurie is a sly young child further more he can act quite mischievous. The story is set in the 1950’s around a few locations Laurie’s home along with his Kindergarten where most of the story takes place. The main conflict is that
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