A Raisin in the Sun (Integrative Reflective Essay) February 12‚ 2010 Lorraine Vivian Hansberry (May 19‚ 1930 – January 12‚ 1965) was an innovative pioneer who broke down many barriers in her short life. The youngest of four children‚ she was born in Chicago‚ IL to Carl and Nannie Perry Hansberry. Her parents were well educated social and political activists who exposed their children to Afro centric ideology throughout their lives. Her father‚ a successful real estate developer and entrepreneur;
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In regards to how much I feel I improved my knowledge and skills of advanced math during this course‚ I sadly have to say none whatsoever. I am just as frustrated with math at the end of this course as I was when I started. I did put an honest effort into trying to learn the material as best I could. I thought that since I had not taken math since high school nearly ten years ago‚ I would grasp the concepts easier. Apparently I was wrong. I honestly believe that as lackluster as my performance
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[Company Address] 08 Fall The Port of Singapore Prepared by : Rajib Das‚ Student # 38410098 This document discuses about the Port of Singapore and the strategic importance of its location to the modern traders. It also discusses the government incentives and the Advanced Information Technology that the port has been using to attract new shipping companies in the recent past. Anything beyond is not discussed for the limitation of the term paper. Table of Contents The Port of Singapore
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Going into the weekend‚ I had no idea what to expect from the musical Chicago. I had never seen the movie‚ or anything related to the musical. I had however been to the city of Chicago‚ although it turns out‚ that wasn’t very useful information preluding the musical. I went into the theatre not having any clue‚ and I returned actually learning quite a bit. The things I learned from this experience are not solely related to the musical. I learned that musicals‚ and not understanding the arts very
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I have learned much in my 11 years in California public school. I learned to write in cursive; I learned my times tables; I learned the equation for a line‚ and I learned a thing or two about Shakespeare. However‚ the most important thing I learned is that is that the Common Core doesn’t work. The Common Core Standards Initiative is an approach to keep all American students on the same page. The problem is that it keeps all of us on page 1. In my AP Calculus BC class‚ my 13 classmates and I are piloting
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This journal will be reflecting on my experiences from the past two years of high school English. There were quite a few parts of the curriculum that interested me and units of study that I enjoyed. Within those two years‚ I have learnt what learning strategies and what methods of planning have and haven’t worked for me. Based on what I learnt about my abilities in English in grade 9 and 10‚ I have made goals that I’d like to reach by the end of this semester. There were a few parts of the curriculum
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In my room‚ I have a pair of shoes that I have displayed for a special reason. One incident led me to stop wearing those shoes and to display them instead. Many Nepali refugee children come to the ESL class I organize. One day‚ a thin child looked at my shoes and said‚ “I made shoes like that.” I was shocked and even more surprised when I learned that many popular shoe brands are manufactured by child laborers. In fact‚ some of those children were in my class! I became aware of the hazards of child
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The world around me is huge and intricate‚ and with each experience I become more and more aware of just how complex it is. The more I see and learn‚ the more I begin to ask questions. One experience in particular led me to ask a multitude of questions about not only who I am‚ but who others are and how our beliefs and choices shape us into who we become. When I was sixteen‚ I attended to a pre-college summer program for three weeks. When I arrived‚ I had a dorm room‚ a roommate‚ and seventy-nine
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As a staff nurse in the emergency room I had to develop leadership skills in order to effectively deliver quality care and maintain safety in a fast paced environment. By identifying safety risks associated with the assignment of inexperienced nurses to triage and discussing the breakdown in communication between physicians and staff‚ caused by inaccurate triage acuity levels‚ I effectively facilitated the change in the process of assignments to triage. Once the need of education‚ mentoring and
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Moving Moving schools is definitely a challenge for kids since it means they are forced to leave their comfort zone and find a new one. When I was about 9 years old my parents and I moved from Boise to Meridian. It wasn’t necessarily a big move since we still lived in Idaho‚ but it meant I had to change schools. It was difficult for me to do that since the old school I had been attending since kindergarten. Moving meant that I would have to leave my 4th grade class in Boise‚ to join a new one
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