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    become an adult. It does not depend on age‚ but it happens with self-realization and becoming mature. For some‚ adulthood may be starting universities or starting a new family‚ or beginning new jobs‚ or just simply going through life’s trials and tribulations. When you are an adult‚ you create an identity for yourself. You no longer rely on others. Adults can think and act independently. Responsibility is the hallmark of an adult. He has certain responsibilities towards his society‚ friends‚ family

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    corn in your backyard Planting corn has many factors that come into consideration‚ such as planting location‚ corn varieties and planting depth and time. Growing corn in your own backyard can be done if the environment conditions are favorable. First you need to pick a planting site. This site needs to be a well-draining soil and full of sun. It is important to all gardeners to test the soil in the planting site to ensure the proper conditions for the corn. Remember that corn is a heavy feeder

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    Sample Statement of Purpose Statement of Purpose: Please describe your aptitude and motivation for graduate study in your area of specialization‚ including your preparation for this field of study‚ your academic plans or research interests in your chosen area of study‚ and your future career goals. Please be specific about why UC Berkeley would be a good intellectual fit for you. The writer of the statement below was admitted into UC Berkeley’s History Department. With her permission‚ I reprint

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    What does it mean to be Australian? If I was to go out on the street today and ask random people‚ what they thought it means to be Australian I would get a different answer from every person‚ whether they say that it means that we are strong‚ brave‚ proud of our country or that it’s about having a barbeque in the backyard‚ or going down for a surf every morning. The first one is the ‘Typical’ Aussie bloke‚ who on his days off from work will go down to the pub and have a few cold beers with mates

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    Out on the battlefield many men were lost saving families and there country. These men are honoured for being heroes for what they have done and because of there actions less men were killed‚ families receive there family members faster and some men get to see another day. This was all possible from the government using conscription. After the government decided to use conscription this made many people and families angry but they did not see the good and the need for it. They used every volunteer

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    Hemingway was dressed as a girl by his mother. The only time he was allowed to be a young boy was when he was hunting in the woods with his father. This affected Hemingway and shaped his views on masculinity. In many of his short stories there are the reoccurring themes of racism‚ sexism‚ and coming of age which can all be lead back to the idea of being masculine. What does it mean to be masculine? Hemingway used his view on these topics to create many short stories.Two of his short stories‚ “Indian Camp”

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    against its enemies. Higher education‚ by definition‚ means education beyond high school‚ specifically college‚ graduate school‚ and professional school. If one has citizenship in country‚ one has the right to live there‚ work‚ vote‚ and pay taxes. So how is citizenship and education related? Being a citizen means paying taxes. One must have a job to meet that requirement and a good paying job to have a decent life. In order to have a good paying job‚ one would need to have a higher education. Therefore

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    Henry David Thoreau argues that the corruptibility of the government hinders society in order to convince American citizens in the mid-nineteenth century that people should follow personal morals rather than the will of the government. Thoreau sends a valid message given the context of his argument. During the mid-nineteenth century‚ slavery remained ubiquitous in the United States because the government authorized the legal usage of slaves. Although the law permits slavery‚ morality forbids slavery

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    What does it mean to Learn? Learning is an incredibly complex process that does not have a clearly defined biochemical or physiological mechanism of action. I suspect if you asked a cohort people what it means to learn you would get many divergent‚ yet similar definitions. In my opinion learning can be many things: instant‚ gradual‚ external‚ or internal. Yet beneath these straightforward criterion there is one unifying principle about learning –it results in an intrinsic change in a subject. Once

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    the Western Desert Campaign of World War 2. El Alamein is located in the Egyptian desert 150 miles west of Cairo along the Mediterranean Sea (Harney‚ 2014). The First Battle of El Alamein took place from 01-27 July 1942‚ followed by the Battle of Alam El Halfa from 30 August–05 September 1942‚

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