According to an article written by Kirstine Rice on the American Safety and Health Institute website‚ about 1/3 of all injuries in the United States occur at home. Knowing basic first aid is an extremely important skill to know when accidents do arise. All throughout life we go through experiences that lead us to these injuries. Whether it is cooking in the kitchen‚ riding a bike‚ or even just walking down the street accidents can happen. And being the kind of kid who did everything my parents said
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Although I am only 18‚ many events in my life have changed the outlook I have on life for better or worse. I would have to say one experience I had in my high school years took both outlooks and tied them into one. Freshmen year I attended a small catholic school in Florida. Not being too excited about attending‚ my parents insisted because it was closer than the other local Catholic High School. Being extremely unhappy all year I think I learned my first invaluable trait: If you don’t look on the
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mind. I remember everything just like it happened yesterday. I never pass that stretch of road without seeing it all again. I was driving in my new Volkswagen to my friend’s birthday party on a rainy evening. The white headlights reflected from the mirror-like water and made everything very poetic. I peered through the mist‚ trying to find the right path for the car. The new car was different from my old one. Because this car’s engine is much more powerful than the one I used to drive‚ I found it
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Part of Citicorp i-flex started as a division in CITICORP (now Citigroup)‚ wholly owned subsidiary called Citicorp Overseas Software Ltd. (COSL) in 1991. Mr. Ravi Apte carved out a separate company Citicorp Information Technologies Industries Ltd. (CITIL) out of COSL and named Mr. Rajesh Hukku to head CITIL. While COSL’s mandate was to serve Citicorp’s internal needs globally and be a cost center‚ CITIL’s mandate was to be profitable by serving not only Citicorp but the whole global financial
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On March 4‚ 1933‚ at the top of the Great Depression‚ Franklin Roosevelt made his first inaugural speech in front of 100‚000 people on Washington’s Capitol Plaza. That’s when he said “Don’t fear anything but fear itself.” which would give hope to Americans during the great depression. After FDR addressed his speech‚ the people knew he was the right man to elect as president as he was gonna take a big bold step. On the next day‚ FDR would declare a four day holiday for banks to stop people
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I play quarter back for Pensacola Catholic High. To me football is one of the biggest adrenaline rushes you can get. The game is fast and I like that. When I play football I feel unstoppable and I love it. When you play quarterback the game is in your hands and it is up to you to lead your team to victory. You have to make sure your team is focused and prepared. You have to be a good leader to play quarterback. If your team starts loosing you can’t just act sad and give up. You have to do the right
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My Daily Dives in the Dumpster by Lars Eighner is not only as a guide for dumpster diving but for life as well. The theme of the essay is that people who try and find happiness in stuff will never be happy‚ that society has become too materialistic. It is written in first person and is a processed description essay. He uses this writing style effectively to convey that he is not the stereotypical homeless person the average person envisions but an intellectual. It is by this he able to keep the
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rang the doorbell and we heard a bunch of yelling and footsteps rushing to the door. Next thing you know V opened the door out of breath. “HA! YES! I got here first I win‚ in your face Hobi.” J-Hope appeared and rolled his eyes while we just laughed. “Hey guys. Wow‚ you look amazing. Come in‚” “Thank you” We replied at the same time. We walked in and I swear it was the biggest house ever! You walk in and there was a small hallway leading to a
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As I opened the glass doors on a blustery fall morning‚ strange faces walked past me. Everyone looked at me and silently asked themselves: Who is this new girl? Why haven’t I seen her in any of my classes? I was alone in this world of people I had never seen before. Leaving my old friends and classmates behind‚ little did I know that sophomore year was the year my education was going to be more than just textbooks and novels. From kindergarten to my freshman year of highschool‚ all I did was keep
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through both ends of the spectrum and finding a happy medium that I call my own has been one of my biggest struggles through my teenage years. Growing up with an African-American father and a Caucasian mother has showed me the ups and downs of both. However‚ during junior high I found it difficult to figure out where I fit in because I always seemed to be the oddball out. Sadly my school was somewhat segregated‚ unintentionally that is‚ and I honestly struggled to find out who Steven Thompson was in the
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