Sometimes life doesn’t always go the way you want or expect it to happen. At times‚ when things aren’t going your way you just have to suck it up and keep going‚ A common theme so far in the texts in College Prep English had been for the characters to overcome a mindset or obstacles in order to better themselves or situation. Therefore‚ these texts can be grouped into the label “Life Almost Straight” because the mindset or obstacle in all veers the main character off the straight path. Even if there
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Mechanisms of Silver Nanoparticle Action in Bacteria and Potential for Bacterial Resistance The antimicrobial activity of silver in general‚ and of silver nanoparticles in particular‚ is of significant interest because it appears to be independent of the strain of bacteria. Crucially‚ antibiotic resistant strains‚ MRSA (methicillin‚ or multiple-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)‚ E. coli O157‚ and others are affected by silver [6]. The reasons for this are not fully clear as yet‚ but could be related
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The Breakfast Club; Overcoming Stereotypes Visually The central theme of this poster is overcoming stereotypes. 5 students spend their Saturday in detention. At first they all succumbed to their stereotypes but as time passed‚ they all got to know each other and realized that they’re not as different then they originally thought. The central theme/message of this movie is overcoming stereotypes and it becomes evident to viewers throughout the movie. This theme develops throughout the movie‚ starting
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Overcoming Anxiety Attacks Everyone on this planet feels anxiety at one point or another‚ and many look into overcoming anxiety attacks. It is a normal part of being a human being. It is your body’s way of telling you that there is a threat‚ or that it feels that something is wrong. It is extremely common to have anxiety and without anxiety‚ we as humans would put ourselves in all kinds of crazy danger. There would be no fear in the world. I have suffered from anxiety for almost
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The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is a rebellion group which was originally formed against President Yoweri to stop oppression in north Uganda. Now the LRA is a rebel group who focuses on self-preservation by stealing supplies and abducting children from towns and villages to fill the ranks in its “army.” The LRA is led by Joseph Kony‚ who took over as leader when Alice Lakwena was exiled. The Ugandan government has been involved in trying to stop this group with the help of Democratic Republic of
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The teenage years have definitely been some of the toughest years. Through the course of only 3 years of being a teen‚ I have learned many lessons. Some of the challenges that I have encountered are: to overcome insecurities‚ judgement from others‚ and self doubt. High school has accentuated many feelings of where do I belong and who I am as a person. Even though high school has placed me in situations that an easy choice is not always available‚ I have begun a transformation to become a balanced
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There have been many times in my life where I had to overcome adversity‚ but my best example was way back in elementary school from the grades kindergarten through 5th grade. I used to not care about my academic standpoint or ego on how people looked at me. I had the potential to be a very smart and excellent student and excelled in school but I didn’t take advantage and did everything possible to not do the work. In many circumstances‚ I would have lied or cheated so I wouldn’t have to do the work
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Topic: I am afraid of Speaking English 1. Why I fear speaking English? I have a fear talk because I find it hard to think of English when communicating an idea. Fear that my pronunciation is not correct and transmit incorrect information or idea and thus cause the receiver to obtain a bad interpretation of the message. 2. As I can achieve any fear of the English? Is that putting the language into practice ‚ whether with exercises or means ‚ such as exposing me to hear or be with people
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In the year 1957‚ “Sonny’s Blues” was published. James Baldwin writes about Sonny’s life in Harlem. Sonny starts out as a lost young man who gets himself into trouble but gets help from his older brother throughout the book. In the movie Finding Forrester‚ published in the year 1999‚ directed by‚ Gus Van Sant. Jamal Wallace is living in New York with his mother and older brother. Jamal is a sixteen a young man who plays basketball with his friends and has a talent for writing. One day Jamal is dared
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All of us will face different obstacles in our lives. When dealing with those adversities‚ would you always repeat the same course of action? Now‚ close your eyes. Imagine you are on your way home and a barricade is erected‚ blocking your way. What would you do? (pause) Will you stop and wait until the barricade is removed? Will you bypass it? Or will you select an alternative route? Open up your eyes and see. There are lots of alternatives in dealing with a situation. So why stick to the same old
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