Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen‚ I am Cadet Captain Aaron Aguilera representing the Montbello Campus Warriors 10th Battalion of the Denver JROTC Brigade. I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Windsor Garden Club for hosting this event and inviting me and my fellow cadets to participate in this fine competition. Regardless of who wins‚ you’ve pushed us all to become better citizens by giving us this unique opportunity. I was asked to write a speech about myself but how
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Racism: Just because other people do it‚ doesn’t mean its right. A comparative study of racism based on the works of Gates and Rattansi. Race and Racism in Latin America and the Caribbean Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet‚ and‚ hopefully‚ we shall overcome. – Rosa Parks Racism‚ this simple word conjures up images of abhorrence and suffering. Brother hating brother because of the colour of their skin. Whole ethnicities of
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Mecca Nelson Mrs. Balas & Ms. Delivuk Period 8 2/7/13 Carl Sandburg and Walt Whitman show the effect the death of a great President has on the nation in their two pieces “O Captain! My Captain!” and “The Funeral Train.” They include significant details such as the amounts of people affected and the shock of the nation due to this tragic event. Whitman and the American people in Sandburg’s piece have two unique but somewhat similar responses to Lincoln’s assassination. In “The Funeral
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the political and economic systems the U.S. is famous for are seen to be derived from past civilizations as well. But this of course leads us to asking the inevitable questions of where did it all begin‚ and what caused people to settle here in America of all places. In order to answer this however‚ we have to look back past explorers and crusades. Past the kings‚ uprisings‚ revolts‚ and trade routes. We must go back in time to the Roman Empire itself‚ specifically in the year 476 BCE; the time
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the information on the internet‚ we know that the life expectancy in America increases to 78.14 years old (www.indexmundi.com). Comparatively‚ the life expectancy in Japan raises to 82.07 years old (www.indexmundi.com). It seems that Japanese have a longer life than the Americans‚ but why? People from different countries may have different life expectancies. The purpose of this essay is to compare the life expectancy of America and Japan and decide on the healthier country by researching their daily
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In the passage from “America Needs Its Nerds”‚ author Leonid Fridman dissect his argument by comparing and contrasting America’s on-going social beliefs and perceptions of the geek and the actual positive role taken on by the nerd and why the role that they play is so vital to our society. Friedman begins with‚ bringing to our attention‚ the type of terms our society uses to describe the “intellectually curious and academically serious.” These types of derogatory terms aid in displaying Fridmans
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happiness. People make choices that involve opening one door while closing another. For example‚ Mary and Michael are two young teenagers from Ireland. They are going to the United States to have better life for themselves and their family. This essay will explain risks and hopes that Mary and Michael have when they arrive to the new country. Entering into the new country Mary and Michael will face many risks. Everything will be different for them such as a new country‚ new culture‚ new people‚
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Do you think in the year 2030 that the United States government should colonize South America? If so‚ then you do not know the negative effects that it can cause. Some of the negative effects is that it can cause a civil war and can make people die from different diseases. In the year of 2030 the United States government has decided to try and colonize struggling countries in South America. The United States should not colonize struggling countries in 2030 because it would take away the people
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can be different gender‚ religion‚ sexuality or race. I grew up in Puerto Ricon then moved to America at the age 7. In America I saw a tremendous diversity then in Puerto Rico. I continued to see as I entered college. African-American‚ Caucasians‚ Indians‚ etc students sit to my left and right.. I learned about their culture and their stories. Some of which my eyes widen as I hear how they got here to America‚ not all of them bought a ticket and flied over here. I can relate to some of their economics
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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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