UC-Davis : Personal statement (250 words) Your Personal Statement provides an opportunity for you to share perspectives and experiences that you believe will be most informative as the Admissions Committee evaluates your candidacy and writing ability. Before settling in the city‚ my family was one of those rural families struggling to make a better life. I witnessed how my uncles were forced to become migrant workers. My cousins‚ therefore‚ became left-behind children. Unconsciously‚ my career
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American mother who was killed because she used a curse word while in the pool was very sad and brutal. Her children were left motherless and her son lost; longing for his mother’s touch. This presentation made me appreciate how far our culture has come over the years; as well as; my not having to live in that particular time and era. I can only image what life was like for individuals who were subjected to that type of mistreatment. I REALLY‚ REALLY‚ LOVED the technology/communication presentation
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Anne Frank The Diary of Anne Frank‚ a play written by Franes Goodrich and Albert Hackett in the play they decribe the life of a young Jewish girl‚ named Anne Frank. Anne and her family were forced into hiding because Hitler’s discrimination against the Jews. The hiding place is small attic of a office owned by Miep Gies and Mr. Kraler in Amsterdam. The people hiding in the attic commonly known as the secret Annexe. The secret Annexe consists of Mr. and Mrs. Frank‚ Anne Frank‚ Margot Frank‚ Mr.
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2013 Frankenstein Final Writing Assessment Frankenstein by Mary Shelly is one of the finest expressions of a gothic novel and also fits many characteristics of a romantic novel. Gothic novels are the combination of horror and romance; also they question the mysterious‚ supernatural ways of science and nature. Romanticism is also seen throughout the novel. Romanticism allows this novel to be more linked to a gothic novel and to one of the major themes; nature. Shelly uses these ideas of a gothic
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Kingdom Come Matthew Miller 2/26/2013 Throughout history there have been many devastating and brutal dictators who have tried to create a “perfect” society‚ but none have been quite as impacting or devastating as the leader of the Nazi arm‚ Adolf Hitler. In his book Kingdom Come‚ Mark Waid is able to use a character named Magog to create an allegory to the Holocaust and Adolf Hitler. On way that Waid creates an allegory in the book Kingdom Come is by showing that people’s beliefs are malleable
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Miles Davis and Steve Reich This paper will briefly discuss some of the music of Miles Davis and Steve Reich. While both of these composers were instrumental in the development of the kinds of music they composed and played‚ they have very different sounds. Steve Reich created minimalist music‚ while Miles Davis created jazz. In 1959‚ Miles Davis released‚ ”Kind of Blue”‚ the best-selling jazz album ever. It was an example of a new type of jazz‚ called modal jazz. I listened to “On Green Dolphin
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have come to the conclusion that I am applying to UC Davis. UC Davis has caught my attention since it is renowned as one of the best Universities in California and the commute is only a 35-minute drive from where I live. After further research‚ I have also learned that UC Davis is one of the most ethnically diverse colleges in America‚ which is an important factor to me‚ as a person of color. Furthermore‚ I am deeply interested in majoring in Biological Sciences and I have read that UC Davis has a
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“Come to the Donetsk” The Donetsk region in the Southeastern part of Ukraine boasts some of the most industrial thriving scenery in the country. Our region is famous for its advanced industrial structure and magnificent scenery in some of the larger towns. Alternatively‚ if nightlife‚ shopping or different sport events are more your scene‚ all are readily available in some towns. Why not base a visit the main city in this thriving region in the Southeastern part of Ukraine? This is the ideal destination
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‘I don’t even like rhythm‚ assonance‚ all that stuff. You just go on your nerve.’ – Frank O’Hara (1959) One can’t be sure how far back we need to recede to enter the realm of the ‘traditional’‚ nor precisely how we would recognise it when we arrived there. Nevertheless‚ I see ‘tradition’ as broadly framed by the rules of the past; norms which its adherents feel compelled – or indeed willing – to follow. And yet‚ when W. C. Williams argued ‘I have never been one to write by rules‚ even by
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NO SUGAR (JACK DAVIS) Jack Davis’ “No Sugar”‚ written in 1985‚ is a play that highlights Australian racism and cultural destruction caused by British colonialism. It is set in 1929 (Great Depression) in Northam‚ Western Australia. The play explores the impacts of the European social and political philosophy of the early 20th century on Aboriginal society. The focal points of this play are the superiority of white people‚ racism‚ and the bond between Aboriginal families. These themes highlight
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