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    life after high school

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    you do not have to go to college to be successful moreover success is an achievement of something desired or planned. There are a lot of successful people who achieve their goal without having to go to college. “Jay-Z” for example made it from rags to riches without a degree or a high school diploma‚ which means colleges do not teach you how to make money; it prepares you for the real world. From this prospective‚ I believe that college is a great place for students who are passionate about school

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    Pamela Sánchez SPC 1608 Professor Casper February 2nd‚ 2017 Mademoiselle Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: In the beginning of the twentieth century‚ women were bombarded with the trend of restrictive clothing and waist-cinching corsets. They were expected to wear stiff clothing or they risked the chance of not being considered a true lady. This was the norm until the revolutionary Gabrielle Chanel made her name known in the world of fashion. B. Motivation for Listening:

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    their life or childhood that were notable to them. One prominent rap song “Juicy”‚ by Notorious B.I.G. is “Biggie’s ode to growing up in the ghetto. Alternating between his impoverished childhood and life at the top of the charts‚ Big creates a rags-to-riches narrative exemplifying the American Dream lived through Hip Hop.” Another example is Tinie Tempah’s “Written in the stars”‚ which also references his life as an impoverished young boy living in the ghetto. The is is evident in lines such as “Look

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    Personal Responsibility

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    Marquise Moore University of Phoenix 16 May 2013 Personal responsibility is a term that is defined individually and varies from person to person. A general definition used by most describes this term as taking responsibility for your actions‚ accepting the consequences that come from those actions‚ and understanding that what you do impacts those around you. There is only one person responsible for your life and how you choose to live it. That one person is the individual that is seen in the

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    Modern Relevance of “The Great Gatsby” F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ is an American classic‚ not only because it is relatable‚ but because it is incredibly relevant today. 1. Class and Income Inequality When Nick accompanies Tom to meet his mistress: “About half way between West Egg and New York the motor-road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it... so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land. This is a valley of ashes--a fantastic farm where ashes grow

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    people gave statue of liberty to America * we are all equal * individualism * able to live by his/her views rather than others * mobility – ability to move between social classes American Dream * Land of opportunity * Rags to riches – anybody can became rich‚ famous‚ and powerful * Jobs and education are available to who want them * Meritocracy (rewards) = skill + effort * Through hard work‚ courage‚ and determination Americans can live better than their parents

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    Chicken Ala Carte

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    Ong‚ Geneveive 2006-22131 IR204 Chicken Ala Carte by Ferdinand Dimadura depicts a way of life. Dimadura showed me a window through which I saw life far removed and yet similar to what I know. My own experience made me see a cycle of hunger and poverty but when I place myself in the shoes of those who have less‚ I believe I see relative subsistence and‚ as the film framed it‚ happiness. The film shaped an interesting perspective to visit‚ wherein‚ you place yourself in someone who has a different

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    I Have A Dream Analysis

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    For instance‚ Anita Ahuja from ‘Rags to Riches’‚ decided to run a unique income-generation program – recycling plastic waste to create beautiful export-quality handbags‚ thus achieving the dual objective of helping the under-privileged and creating a sustainable environment. Even‚ Harish Hande

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    80 yard run

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    spent the most of his career blocking for someone else better. Louise is Christian’s wife and she treats him like gold and spoils him with many gifts. Christian Darling’s character completely changes throughout this short story as he goes from riches to rags. A mans football career is never remembered by what he does at practice. It might be remembered for a day but never a lifetime. Football is judged by what you do on the field when a war between two teams is at hand. Christian did not have many

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    It was 1920 and the war had left France devastated. After the war‚ our industries were destroyed‚ our economy collapsed‚ and our families ripped apart. Our lands and homes were gone; so we all had decided to leave and rebuild elsewhere in a land of opportunity. We were gathered on this ship in hopes of making a new life for ourselves. There were many men aboard‚ but even more women with children‚ perhaps going to meet their husbands already in America. One particular woman caught my attention. She

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