Dear 7th grade math student‚ I am writing this letter to you to explain who Pythagoras was and how his mathematical findings influence your life. Pythagoras was born about 569 B.C. in Samos‚ Ionia to his parents Mnesarches and Phthais (“Pythagoras of Samos”). It is believed that Pythagoras had two brothers‚ however some accounts say he had three (“Pythagoras of Samos”). Pythagoras was a very well educated man. Through his childhood‚ he learned to play the lyre and was taught many things by the three
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We should appreciate more and be grateful for what we have and what we are. I will take this lesson with me for the rest of my life. I was 19 years old when I discovered I was pregnant. I was so scared to tell my parents‚ so I made my boyfriend‚ now husband deliver the news. They were a little upset in the beginning‚ but later they ended up accepting it and loving the idea of being grandparents. I was really happy‚ buying baby clothes‚ setting up the baby’s room‚ and etc. Fortunately‚ my baby
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My life would have been completely different had my parents chosen to go back to China in 2001. At first‚ my dad came here alone for a job offer‚ and my mom and I came to visit him a year later. However‚ our family’s intended short visit soon became a permanent residence. They chose to stay so that I could have a better education and ultimately‚ a better life. But in order to attain what they initially envisioned when making that life-changing decision‚ they have had to endure numerous hardships
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higher paying jobs and are better off. Joining the military one will not only learn leadership skills‚ which will become extremely useful in life but also an education. First of all‚ in today’s society while set on laws that require an education to anyone who is ready to start school‚ whereas in the past‚ people would leave school early in life to work and help support their family. Today with educational grants‚ scholarships‚ student loans for continued education to colleges and universities
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Pangkor (idols means "island") consists of nine islands. Only two of them are inhabited Pangkor Island Pangkor Laut. Pangkor Island is one island that I wanted to go. I do not think that my father would take us on holiday to Pangkor Island. This is the most precious gift for me and my siblings. After that‚ my family and take a boat to get to Pulau Pangkor. Travel to get to their destination and need in 40 minutes. On the way‚ me and my other siblings who are very happy and we can not wait to get there
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best friend‚ my mom‚ was devastating. Plus‚ to look at her she looked so normal and healthy‚ it was hard to imagine that she could have a disease that would eventually take her life. My mom lived for almost seventeen years with the disease‚ through all her treatments she taught me how to find inner strength and that life was precious to enjoy it. As a junior in high school‚ my mom went in for some exploratory surgery because of a small knot on her leg when the doctors found cancer. I remember going
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doesn’t have many friends‚ so drawing pictures is a way for him to communicate to the world. Arnold feels alone; he thinks he has no one to turn to. He feels his only escape from that is through his pictures. “I think Rowdy might be the most important person in my life. Maybe more important than my family.” (pg. 24) Rowdy is Arnold’s best friend. He is the only person from the reservation that Arnold trusts. Arnold says that he may even be more important than his own family‚ which shows the strong bond
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that we pleaded with him to take us. I for one had never ridden a Go-Kart before‚ and I was so exhilarated about actually giving it a try for the first time in my entire life. My father‚ along with my brother and I arrived at the Go-Karting Centre at around lunchtime. I was feeling both enthusiastic and alarmed at this new experience that I was about to take part in. We entered a shack-like building on the edge of the karting track and booked ourselves in for a half-hour session of just generally racing
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My most prized possession should be a pen which belonged to my grandmother. It may seem ordinary from its appearance‚ but it contains much more emotions than anything I have. I was born in a family which the business seemed to be the most important thing in the world. I still remembered that when I was young‚ I spent much time with my grandmother. The first face I saw in the morning was my grandmother’s‚ instead of my parents’ faces. In my mind‚ they worked and worked; they seldom spent time with
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obtained it. I have been going to school part-time‚ because of the many life distractions. I want to succeed and I am determined to continue part-time‚ but eventually (I pray that) I will be equipped with enough will and opportunity in my senior year to go full time and finish HARD and STRONG. School is just amongst one of the things in life that can either keep someone up or down. I feel that I have done the math in my life to see where I’m being lead. It is taking one step at a time and seeing
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