sudden got a call. It said‚" Good evening Caledonia elementary this is the principal Rodger hill speaking. Do to the weather we will give early dismissal at 10:30. Great a snow day‚ I had to take off work. Ok so I thought well lets make this snow day fun. So I went by Kroger and got some fun things for a snow day. I got ham‚ cheese‚ hawian rolls‚ milk‚ coke‚ marshmallows‚ and hot chocolate mix. I thought i’d call and let my kids know to ride the bus home. Well around 11:00 o’clock they were home
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Sometimes I believe that we as people‚ specifically college students‚ forget how lucky we actually are. My eyes were opened up to this upon reading Sudhir Venkatesh’s remarkable story entitled Gang Leader for a Day. Through this novel‚ which I really enjoyed‚ I found myself going through an array of emotions. If I could pick one word to best describe the novel it would be a rollercoaster. At points I would laugh hysterically‚ while at other times I felt sorry for people‚ constantly my feelings
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witch catch you on Halloween night. To begin‚ Halloween is becoming a commercial holiday in which people spend more and more money on costumes and decorations. Costumes are becoming more expensive as the years roll by. I know this because back in the day‚ most of
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Modern Day Slavery Slavery has been a problem for hundreds of years‚ but it shares many of the same root causes. One of the reasons slaves are preferred to workers is because it is much cheaper to feed a slave than to feed a worker. Workers are also paid more if they are doing dangerous work‚ but slaves do not have this benefit. This also means that slaves are preferred in dangerous work environments. Slavery is a very profitable business overall‚ making it attractive to a potential trafficker
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I don’t know what it is about racing‚ but I really enjoy going to the track. The combination of all the cars racing‚ the smell of the smoking tires in the burn out lane‚ and the adrenaline that flows through your body as the cars line up just does it for me. Watching the cars going down the quarter mile of black pavement at a high rate of speed simply amazes me. There are so many different cars at the track racing. From a 1970 Chevelle to a brand new 2003 Corvette‚ and sometimes if your lucky
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Meghan McEwan The film 500 Days of Summer we see a developing relationship between the two main characters Tom and Summer. Some might deny that this is a love story because it doesn’t have your typical happy ending‚ but none the less it is a love story with a lot to say about relationships and the types of love that are evolved during it. This relationship starts out illustrating how both of the characters view life and love. Tom is described as a hopeless romantic in the beginning of the film
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present day America. On the one hand‚ people view discrimination as just and equal towards minorities in order to separate the races in society. On the other hand‚ segregation brought by Jim Crow and Immigration Laws during the 19th century was unjust towards the targeted races. Although segregation and immigration acts have been ended with newer laws‚ such as the 13th amendment‚ complete freedom has not yet been granted due to the ongoing racism‚ injustice‚ and inequality in present day America
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trouble dealing with it. In some cases‚ the character in the story fails to realize that they are struggling‚ however their actions lead the reader to believe otherwise. Two characters I believe are similar to one another are Seymour in "A Perfect Day for Bananafish"
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“Thirteen” is a 2003 American drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke‚ while the story itself is an autobiographical based upon Nikki Reed’s life at age twelve and thirteen. The set took place in the city of Los Angeles. It begins‚ as teen stories often do‚ with drugs‚ alcohol‚ underage sex behavior‚ and self-mutilation. The two main characters: Tracy Freeland and Evie Zamora get involved with dangerous and inappropriate behavior in order to consciousness of their physical and emotional misfortune
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Elijah and Xavier were always the best of friends. From the day they met at Residential School‚ they started to bond‚ and had a connection as strong as two brothers. However‚ they were eventually split apart‚ as Xavier had decided to fulfill his role as a bush Indian‚ and left with his Aunt Niska to live in the wilderness. When years had passed‚ Xavier got lonely‚ and the only person he wanted to have by his side was Elijah; thus‚ their friendship was rekindled. Now‚ many years later‚ they still
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