if the voting age is lowered to the age of 16. It isn’t the first time the voting age been changed from one thing to another. Just think about it‚ 16 year old aren’t ready to make them type of decision at that age. I’m not sure if even 18 has the mindset of voting because they are caught up in other thing rather than voting at that age. As stated in the essay only 38% of 18-24 year old voted in the 2012 elections. Lowering the age would drop the turnout rate majorily. The minds of 16 year
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I chose the painting “emigrants crossing the plains” painted by Albert Bierstadt because I think it is a perfect representation of what was going on during the American Frontier. Many people were traveling to different places to find a better lifestyle. In this picture you see many of them traveling together which happened a lot during this time. Many traveled in groups with all of their belongings and eventually landed where they felt they could make the best of living. The reason I chose the
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I have never had the opportunity to travel out of the country before and I believe that traveling will help expand my mindset to a variety of cultures as well as help me grow as a person. Studying abroad will help me with boosting my confidence‚ independence‚ responsibility‚ adaptability‚ as well as my foreign language proficiency. These qualities and skills
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broadens the mind You know we can’t sit still for a long time. We are supposed to be on the move. Travelling is an activity that can be enjoyed by just about everyone. "Traveling broadens the mind more than reading." says a very popular Turkish proverb. It is true as long as one embraces experiences with an open mind. Traveling is seeing new countries‚ meeting new people‚ experiencing new things‚ learning a different side of life and more. It is in short the adventurous outdoor class trip to different
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claims that the mindset‚ exhibited by many students‚ of being anxious to commit to something and potentially close other possibilities
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world‚ including Kenya and Brunei. At the age of 13‚ I traveled from North Carolina to India independently. Traveling alone gave me the opportunity to spend time with myself‚ and rely on myself. It gave me a sense of pride and contentment. I had experienced loneliness most of my life‚ but it was different when I was sitting alone in an airport for 12 hours at such a young age. The traveling experience itself helped me mature and become more
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Travel Broadens the Mind “The world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page.” These words are as true now as when they were first uttered by the philosopher Augustine. Unlike reading‚ travelling broadens our minds in different ways. That means it lets us admire beautiful landscapes‚ encounter different people and experience different cultures. First‚ travel broadens our minds when we are enjoying the amazing sights. Take my travel in Chengdu as an example. Last year‚ before
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The longer kids stay in school the less aspiration they obtain to do better in school. Doing what one can just to get by will eventually become the mindset of one if the school year is extended. Furthermore‚ students would then be distracted by other things that they’re worried about such as summer occupations. Finding a summer job would then become challenging if not stressful to one if the school year
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like to be a “Negro” or black person in the 1950s. The author did this social experiment by taking medication and dying his skin a deep brown. He wanted to really experience the challenges and changes a black man in this time would go through. By traveling through the far south‚ Griffin got a taste of what real life was for a Negro. The experiment starts in the 1950’s and continues through the 1960’s. Griffin was a journalist seeking an opportunity to truly get to know what life was like for a Black
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Basketball at the collegiate level is not an easy task for any player‚ now getting there is even harder. I know from experience that going to practice‚ school‚ games and traveling consumes almost all of a players’ time. Once a player signs that letter of intent‚ they are saying they are ready to take on that sport like a full time job‚ which it is and more. From my observation hours‚ I have witnessed that some of the players from UTPB’s Women’s Basketball Program are not ready to take on all of the
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