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    What would I do if I won a million dollars? For example‚ from the lottery maybe? Yes‚ the chances of winning are just as likely as being abducted by aliens but if I did‚ I this were to happen‚ what would I do with the cash? Winning the lottery is a favorite daydream for a lot of us.   If I had a million dollars‚ I’m guessing I would definitely want more. I would probably try to discover a way to double the million‚ probably put it up in a bank somewhere for a few years and let it collect some interest

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    I WISH I KNEW WHY Broken families are often hard to live in. Especially divorced ones. It’s one thing for your parents to split-up when you’re a young child‚ but it’s another when you go through 15 years of your life thinking that you’ll always be a family like I did. I would have to say the most significant time in my life was when my parents were getting a divorce. Christmas had just passed and the New Year of 1998 was approaching fast. My parents had always bickered but this time their

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    "All I Know Is What I Read In The Papers" - Will Rogers There have been many criteria over the past few centuries that measured one’s political clout and influence: divine right‚ property‚ money‚ and acquaintances. In the twentieth century‚ particularly the past two decades‚ the political power to influence others resides in information: the more information you have and the more you know how to use it‚ the more potential influence you have. People rely on the media for their information‚ as

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    Chapter I Introduction Almost in all times and among all nations which have reached a sufficient level of cultural development‚ there have always been fraternal associations formed for higher purposes. The development of Fraternities can be traced from trade unions or guilds that emerged in England. These guilds were set up to protect and care for their members at a time when there was no welfare state‚ trade unions or National Health Service (Sarmiento‚ 2011). Various secret signs and handshakes

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    Ever since I was small‚ people always ask me "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I used crayons to illustrate my dream career. My drawing was hung in the hallways for my parents to see. I remember the typical careers of my kindergarden class- ballerinas‚ firefighters‚ singers‚ and astronauts. I remembered mine. My picture showed a stick figure with black hair holding a mic. Underneath the beautiful drawing‚ I wrote "When I grow up‚ I want to be a singer." To this day I can still remember

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    parents are. However‚ in What I Saw And How I Lied by Judy Blundell‚ the main character Evie’s parents weren’t who she thought they really were to her. In this particular book Evie wants to be just like her parents‚ especially her beautiful mother‚ but are her parents really nice ? Evie was in a serious relationship with a boy named Peter but somebody else was as well. But who ? Somebody stole money from the Jews in the war. But who ? After a tragic accident happened where Peter died‚ the truth unfolds

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    Have you ever wondered what was the purpose of life was? The purpose of life is confusing and there are many questions to answer. Well‚ one person had done an experiment on himself for two years in the woods and his name Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau wanted to know about the purpose of life. So‚ on July 4‚ 1845‚ he went to Concord‚ Massachusetts in to Walden’s woods near a pond. During his two years in the woods‚ he wrote a journal explaining about the purpose of life at the woods. The question to

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    “The Sound of Music” directed by Robert Wise and “Going Where I’m Coming From” by Naomi Shihab Nye were inspirational short stories that helped create the lesson that was revealed in both stories. In the Sound of Music‚ Maria‚ who was a very elated‚ postulant person was trying to adapt to her new home and help the family she was assigned realize to follow your dreams. In “Going Where I’m Coming From”‚ Naomi was sent to an Armenian school for getting expelled in Missouri and was trying to adapt to

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    Writing Center Should I Use “I”? Like Be the first of your friends to like this. What this handout is about This handout is about determining when to use first person pronouns (“I”‚ “we‚” “me‚” “us‚” “my‚” and “our”) and personal experience in academic writing. “First person” and “personal experience” might sound like two ways of saying the same thing‚ but first person and personal experience can work in very different ways in your writing. You might choose to use “I” but not make any reference

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    I Wonder as I Wander I Wonder as I Wander is in a minor key within the whole song. The piece is abstract. The music fits with the words because the words and the music play a role in how the character is wandering and thinking which makes it a mystery. In the music‚ almost at the end of each phrase the tempo gradually slows down and then become slower and softer‚ which brings out the beauty of the song‚ and make it very interesting and special to me. “I Wonder as I Wander” grew out of three lines

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