I happen to have quite a few achievements that I am rather proud of. My first most meaningful achievement is working hard to keep my grades up in school‚ which has allowed me to accomplish my other achievements. Next‚ another one of my most meaningful achievements is being accepted for the ACE Puente program. The ACE Puente Program allows qualifying high school sophomores to graduate with 24 college credits. This achievement is very meaningful to me because I take my education very seriously‚ and
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Born circa 470 BC in Athens‚ Greece‚ Socrates’s life is chronicled through only a few sources—the dialogues of Plato and Xenophon and the plays of Aristophanes. Because these writings had other purposes than reporting his life‚ it is likely none present a completely accurate picture. However‚ collectively‚ they provide a unique and vivid portrayal of Socrates’s philosophy and personality. Socrates was the son of Sophroniscus‚ an Athenian stone mason and sculptor‚ and Phaenarete‚ a midwife. Because
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[pic] |Teachit trail The original writing trail: http://www.teachit.co.uk/index.asp?currmenu=284 | | |Starter activities |Notes or comments | |(can double as plenaries): | | |Put muscle into your writing |Task sheet in which students consider and use a
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List of people known as The Great From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This is a list of people whose names in English are commonly appended with the phrase "the Great"‚ or who were called that or an equivalent phrase in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes such as e Bozorg and e azam in Persian and Urdu respectively. In Persia‚ the title "the Great" at first seems to be a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King". This title was first used by the conqueror
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slaves came to North America to aid in tobacco. America was already practicing slavery in the 17th and 18th century so when that time came they would already know what to do when they have slaves in North America. So how the slaves got to America they rode in a slave ship in handcuffs and shackles. The reason is because those slaves were robbed of their freedom and was forced to do things that they didn’t want to do. First of all‚ when African Americans were living in Africa they were living
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Americans today have their negative and positive sides to them. For example‚ many Americans‚ like my father‚ focus on the any positives of the people. He sees the good in everyone‚ and he is always providing sweet southern hospitality to his neighbors and community members. Another positive of Americans is the passion that every soul carries with them; Americans strong belief in freedom and justice always brings the great nation together‚ this love is so great that often times this patriotism for
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other cultures and traditions. However‚ for someone who is trying Sushi for the first time‚ a favorable first impression may not be a good indication of how the experience as a whole will turn out. As we walked into the Sushi restaurant at the Prudenital I took a look at the surroundings. The first thing I noticed was the smell. It smelled like a regular seafood restaurant with the smell of cooking fish in the air. This surprised me as I was expecting a more raw fish smell. The decor was traditional
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virus‚ and becoming a new man. From me being on deaths doorstep‚ to transitioning to having fun and peace of mind. This friend is the story of how I‚ Phil McCord‚ beat Cancer. But to really indulge in my wonderful little story I have to take you back two days before I was diagnosed. It was like every cold winter morning in the bad side of Detroit‚ Michigan. Wake up cold as ice because you have no blankets on your wood frame of a bed. Then think maybe your windows open and you go to close it but relive
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tourism has risen every year. There are many positive aspects of tourism. However‚ development of tourism has caused many problems as well. The big problems are traffic‚ stressful life for the local people and environmental effects. The positive side is that the tourism is the source of money for the local economy. First of all‚ tourism impacts the people and the culture of particular places. There are places where tourism causes big traffic. In most popular tourist places it is hard to travel from
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The Mongols were some of the most innovative and intelligent people of their time. They were also some of the most vicious and barbaric villains of the 13th century. With genius war tactics and fearless warriors‚ they were the most advanced villains of their time period. Using cruel methods of punishment‚ such as boiling their warriors‚ showed clear evidence of barbaric activity. While using those cruel methods they also had intelligent ways of biological warfare such as catapulting plague ridden
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