Although there are a multitude of personal experiences that have influenced me and led me to become the woman I am today‚ the experiences that have truly shaped me at the core of my being have been those that are a part of my story as an immigrant in the United States and a first generation Latina college student. For a long time‚ especially during my childhood‚ I did not understand what these labels meant. Although‚ I find that in many circumstances labels carry people‚ and not the other way around
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When bullying is suspected or alleged it is important to follow your work place settings policies and procedures to ensure you correctly support the child/young person and their families. Children have the right to know they are protected by law and there is also support available for parents/carers whose child/young person is the victim of bullying. If I had a disclosure made to me regarding any form of bullying I would initially make it clear to the individual that I was there to support them
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Janaki Chadha Mrs. Ciarrocca AP English 3/ Block C 21 March 2012 Why Death of a Salesman Is Relevant Today On the surface‚ Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller does not seem to have much relation to modern day high school students. The story of the demise and ultimate death of Willy Loman‚ a failed salesman in his sixties‚ does not immediately come across as something high school juniors would be able to relate to. For the most part‚ it appears to be read as part of English curriculums across
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that the U.S. and Mexico made leading up to‚ or in response to these issues brought about the Mexican War. It can be argued that the election of President James Polk on December 4‚ 1844 was one of the events that led to the Mexican War because Polk campaigned for the annexation of Texas and believed in the manifest destiny of the U.S. After Polk was elected‚ the U.S. annexed Texas in 1845‚ an action the U.S. had originally declined to take previously mostly because of internal politics‚ but also
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Why You Should Not Smoke This essay was written from a question I asked my grandfather. I asked him “Why do you smoke?” I watch as he coughs and gags while smoking. He loses his breath and can’t breathe. It smells awful‚ burns my eyes‚ and clouds up the whole house. I just do not see what you could possibly get from smoking besides: addicted‚ cancer‚ and problems with breathing. Why do you smoke? I know that you know that smoking hurts your body and others around you. Why do you continue
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Americans live in poverty‚ hardly making it. This is mainly due to little job opportunity because of lack of qualification. A large portion of high school graduates do not even attend college mainly because they simply cannot afford it. If the United States government would pay for college‚ the vast burden of debt from student loans would be eliminated. Young adults are far more likely to attend post-secondary school if they have financial help. The 1950s and 1960s were the best times that this
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opportunities to pursue them. Many of these people come to the United States to make a better life for their families and even themselves. So why should they be living in constant fear of being deported if they haven’t committed a crime or even possess a criminal record. Immigrants with no criminal record or serious offenses should be allowed to work
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Social Security Privatization: Should We or Should We Not? Social Security Privatization: Should We or Should We Not? Everyone has their opinions of Social Security. Many feel Social Security is their savings and the government should not mess with it or use it for paying off other debts. Others believe it should be privatized and that person should be allowed to do what they wish with their Social Security. I am hoping to touch on at least two points for each side of the argument. Before
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The new deal was a set of procedures to which something is organized system plan. The New Deal was federal programs that were made by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt had started a series of policies of relief‚ recovery‚ and reform to turn around the damages of the great depression and the U.S economy. Which led to a successful plan. There are three main reasons why Roosevelt’s federal programs were successful is because he provided useful information to the U.S economy. Social security
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In recent years there has been a debate over whether we as a society should continue testing on animals. It seems for many this topic has quite a moral grey area. Some see it as something that is necessary in order for scientific research. Many of our scientific achievements of the last century have involved animal testing in some way. Others however see it as something that is wrong and unethical and feel like it should be abolished. Organizations such as PETA have developed‚ arguing that animals
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