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    SINGLE PARENTS Being a parent also means being faced with huge responsibilities. Having a family is one of the unevitable stage in life which comes to anybody’s life and bearing a child is a gift. But‚ not all of these stuffs comes with a happy ending. According to the National Statistics Coordination Board‚ there are approximately 14 million (out of 92.34 million as of May 2010) single parents in the Philippines and still counting. These figures are growing not only in the Philippines but also

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    The thing that I think is most important in all of U.S history is the Revolutionary War. It was also known as the American War of Independence between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the thirteen British Colonies. This war lasted eight years‚ it was between the years of 1775-1783. The Revolutionary War put everything back into place and ended everything‚ things got settled all around. They were fighting for their Independence‚ and to be free‚ they were fighting for what they believed in. The colonists

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    Chinese Inventions Katherine Huerta HIST-171-25 Professor Gerarda Costello February 19‚ 2013 It was very hard for me to pick a Chinese invention to do a research paper on. There are so many amazing inventions that the Chinese have given our world. So I decided to pick a few inventions that this world wouldn’t be able to live without. Invention of Paper The Chinese invented paper during the Han Dynasty. Originally the Chinese used paper made from hemp and plant fibers.

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    Single Parent Essay My name is Melissa and I’m a single parent to a wonderful little boy. I call my son my miracle baby because I had half an ovary removed and a bunch of other problems and was told I may never have children. My son means everything to me and I would do anything for him. I decided to go back to school to make a better life for my son and show him that if you put your mind to it‚ anything is possible no matter what your age is. When I first seen my son on the monitor I know my

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    I just wrote a paper on sigle parents and the web site lost it so now I have to start all over. I am so amazed at the amount of single parents out their today. I myself is a single parent and I have to put my daughter trough school‚ pay the rent and bills. I understand that it is hard and that we don’t get any help but we make it happen the best way we could. I marvel at kids that excel in school and graduate at the top of their classes knowing their situation at home. I congratulate the parents

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    Hilltop Review Volume 5 Issue 1 Fall 2011 Article 4 2-24-2012 Academic Achievement of Children in Single Parent Homes: A Critical Review Mark S. Barajas Western Michigan University‚ mark.s.barajas@wmich.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/hilltopreview Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Barajas‚ Mark S. (2011) "Academic Achievement of Children in Single Parent Homes: A Critical Review‚" The Hilltop Review: Vol. 5: Iss. 1‚ Article

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    is the most important settlement in the history of America. Why? If not for the brave men (and women) who completed the long journey from Europe to the Americas‚ we might be speaking Spanish. If not for their integrity and determination‚ there might still be wars going on between the Spanish‚ French‚ English‚ and the Indians. One of the most important members of the Jamestown colony was John Smith. However‚ unlike the many nobleman who made this voyage to find riches and fame‚ Smith (who was also

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    W \M.vO Margaret Mead Warfare: An Invention — Not a Biological Necessity (1940) IN 1969‚ TIME MAGAZINE named anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) the "Mother of the World." This title stemmed in part from Mead’s work with young girls in various cultures around the world‚ but it also recognized the moral and intellectual status that she earned during her fifty-year career as the world’s most famous and respected anthropologist. Mead was born in Philadelphia in 1901. She earned a

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    The Invention of the Gatling Gun The Gatling Gun was first introduced in the Civil War‚ at the Battle of Petersburg. This machine was exceptionally useful for the North‚ which benefited the Union‚ securing a winning victory. Unfortunately‚ the gun wasn’t used much‚ as it was established during the end of the war. The Gatling Gun was created and named after Richard J. Gatling (Richard). Born on September 12‚ of 1818‚ he grew up helping his father invent the cotton machine‚ which would pluck the

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    Slavery‚ one of the most despicable acts of humankind. It’s always saddening to look back on history and view the bad things. When we think of history most think of the success of others in the before times‚ but not everybody thinks of what the other side of success was for some people. America‚ such a great country with a solid structure‚ but how did it get to be such? Let’s take a ponder into the past history of America from the standpoint of a slave. Slaves came to America by boats with terrible

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