Challenge of Eighth Grade One of my challenges for my eighth grade year is to get A’s and B’s all four grading periods. I have never had trouble with grades but I have noticed that as I get older I have to work harder to maintain good grades. The assignments and test have become more challenging and harder to pass. Getting good grades is very important to me because it shows me that I can succeed in academics as well as physical and social activities. During the school year I will do several
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Personality project Captain America 4.20.13 4th period By: Maggie Keune Captain America is a character in so far two movies such as Captain America: The First Avenger and Marvel’s The Avengers. In these movies he plays the role of the hero that is strong‚ smart‚ has an invincible shield‚ and not to mention he is super attractive. At first he was just Steve Rogers before being rejected by the army in the 1940’s. Around this time there was a villain named red skull who was trying to get
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delivered by Captain America and Mark Twain to Spider-Man on the issue of how it feels to be label as a traitor from the American public‚ Captain America builds a case for himself against the general public about what it truly means to be patriotic. The authors effectively do their persuasion through the use of asking rhetorical questions‚ using repetition of words and phrases‚ and by ending their speech with a powerful simile. In the very beginning of the conversation between Captain America and
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM Introduction “Children need to have access to and control over the language of power both in school and in society in order to overcome the current inequity in the world.” * Prof. Roderick Motril Aguirre‚ Professor De La Salle University Teaching as a profession assumes different meanings and definitions and it is always depending on the practitioners’ ultimate goal. Accepting it as an art does not lessen the concern for the methods and techniques employed in
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December 14‚ 2012 Bullying: America’s Worst School Issue Did you know that a massive amount of students in America are being bullied? What is bullying? According to Webster’s New World Pocket Dictionary‚ bullying “is the act of threatening weaker people.” There are many different types of bullying that we will be discussing too. This subject has a huge impact on students that are against bullying. Bullying is the most important issue in schools‚ because it can cause insecurity‚ suicidal thoughts
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It depicts a tale of insurmountable political unrest following the assassination of Julius Caesar‚ the ruler of Rome during the Roman Empire. As the story unfolds‚ two powerful speeches given by two main characters‚ come to mind‚ that greatly impact the meaning and direction of this tragic theatrical play. These speeches were given at the burial site of Julius Caesar to a mob of Romans that were in shock and disbelief upon the death of their beloved ruler. Brutus‚ one of the assassins and a good
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During my Junior year of High School‚ I had the honor to be elected as the Junior Varsity Cheerleading Captain. The team and I instantly had a bond that was unbreakable‚ although we faced some difficult times. When the season began‚ we did not have a coach to lead us‚ so we practiced apace with the Varsity squad. A few weeks into the season‚ the Varsity coach found us a mentor that would lead us. As a few more weeks went by‚ our coach started picking up on more activities‚ which was too much for
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Captain Vere is the character that represents the way the society expects of the individual in dealing with issues that are past personal jurisdiction. Through this character‚ the author is able to portray the need for every individual in the society to put away personal perceptions‚ emotions‚ and feelings while dealing with social obligations. While prosecuting Billy‚ Vere literally decides to follow the letter of the law and fails to apply the sense that Billy is the personification of goodness
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The industrialists were captains of industry because they Put in time and effort into making the economy stronger and bigger. Captains of industry are considered people who are very high on the social chain. Carnegie & Rockefeller were both considered captains of industry rather than robber barons because they did more good rather than bad. These people benefited society and helped created better or stronger ideas that helped businesses or helped save lives. These industrialists weren’t considered
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the sea with swarms of sharks circling around them. Captain McVay‚ the captain of the Indianapolis‚ was charged with negligence. Truly‚ Captain McVay did his job with what he had‚ and should not be the scapegoat for the navy. Generals‚ Lieutenants‚ and Commodores are all partially responsible for the sinking due to negligence‚ miss communication‚ and important top-secret intelligence. Captain McVay did nothing wrong‚ and did a great job as Captain with the knowledge and information that he was aware
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