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    “SPORTS RULE THE MIND” (A paragraph condensation) The argument between a sports lover‚ and an academic supporter. 1) Sports cause a lot of kids to be absent from their classes. 2) 2) His tally averages 22 hours per week. 3) 3) The janitors services are disrupted due to sports. 4) 4) Lost school time + Practice time = 42 days per semester. 5) 5) Dollar costs in custodial‚ secretarial and travel expenses are revealed. 6) 6) He

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    Mary Kelley Alec Fleschner Composition 1 Jan 20‚ 2013 Higher Education From a young age I knew higher education was important to be successful in life. I am one of seven girls‚ five of which are older than me. As I grew up I watched them all graduate high school and go on to college. Also‚ both of my parents graduated college. I felt as if it was expected of me to do the same as the rest of my family.   Hearing about my parents’ college experiences to watching my older sisters

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    Synthesis: Thoreau and His Influences From the infamous high school sit-in from the class of ‘01 or Gandhi’s well known salt march‚ Henry David Thoreau paved the way of passive protest with his display against the government when he wouldn’t pay taxes. Thoreau wouldn’t pay his taxes because he knew that his and everyone else’s tax payments would go to support the Mexican-American War. Henry didn’t know he would inspire some of the greatest civil activists like Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma

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    Henry David Thoreau‚ has a famous quote that states “Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are really after.” What does this quote interpret? It interprets that men have the eagerness to do things not knowing what they are really want. They make majority of their choices based upon what they see other people do. Also what looks interesting to them‚ not knowing the outcome or if this is what they are really after. Not saying that just men do it‚ but also females

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    Education Charlene Collins ENG 101 September 20‚ 2012 Yvette DE La Vega The Importance of a Good Education 1 EDUCATION Today more people are going back to college in order to obtain a degree of some type. More people are looking for careers and are tired of settling for jobs that they do not like just to get a paycheck. Employers are looking

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    Hanna Emily (16613377) 1. USING PERSONAL EXAMPLE On July 18‚ 2013‚ I decided to continue my education in college. First of all I imagine that college would be a very enjoyable experience. Start of the orientation time‚ I tried to greet anyone who might be a good friends of mine later. This is very important because I live alone with no families in Bandung. The next day‚ the teaching-learning process begins. Teaching-learning process in college is much more different than Senior High School

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    In the Henry V speech‚ King Henry uses his ability to make all of his men feel equal and valued. King Henry doesn’t put himself first nor does he care about the importance of himself first above all of his men fighting by his side. King Henry treats all of his men the same and values them the same so on the battlefield they would all have something to fight for. To motivate his men for battle‚ King Henry gives a speech that makes his men feel valued and equal just the same as King Henry. In the

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    This story is written by Liam O Flaherty who is well known for his novels and short stories. This story is about a family of seagulls. In which the psychology and intelligence of these birds have been described. The writer talks about a young seagull that was afraid of flying. After going through the whole story one can easily conclude that the writer has deeply observed and analyzed the behavior of these birds. This story is in a very simple and convincing manner. There was family of seagulls that

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    Paragraph 1 I was recently asked ‘What inspired you to apply for the Administrative Assistant III position with the Division of Economic Security (DES)?’ this is my response. Over the years I have held several different office type jobs. I started out as a temporary worker for DES‚ in a file room in the Child Support Division. I was required to build files for different units; maintain a log of the files that were being received‚ transferred out‚ and sent to the warehouse. The files sent to

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    A T E X A S paragraph based on the MAIN IDEA in Bred in South Auckland by Glenn Colquhoun ‘Bred in South Auckland’ by Glenn Colquhoun‚ is a poem that outlines and identifies how society labels different racial groups and residents in South Auckland‚ which is considered‚ the ‘slum’ of Auckland. It bluntly tells you how stereotyping has become so common and the effect that it has on our society. There are many examples of stereotypes‚ prejudice and racism in this poem. The examples show how

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