As I wake‚ my mind starts to race. I start to think about my first time exploring the bottom of the ocean with my fellow Boy Scouts. All of my dive training and practice dives have led to this day. Will I be successful? The day starts at 7:45 am. The dive group meets at the flagpole to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and say Grace. Upon dismissal‚ we proceed to the Mess Hall for a hearty breakfast of eggs‚ bacon‚ and cereal. Upon taking the last bite‚ I thought to myself‚ I hope this is not
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Year Round Schooling Did you know that only 3‚181 schools are year round‚ in the United States‚ compared to 98‚817 public schools? The article “Top 10 Reasons Why Year Round School is a Good Idea‚” talks about all the reasons why schools should switch to year round schooling‚ including overcrowding‚ vacations‚ more frequent breaks‚ and brain drain. Year round schooling is not positive for schools. Have you ever considered switching to year round schooling? Here are some reasons not to switch‚ the
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Personally‚ for myself as a future teacher‚ and for my own children‚ I prefer the traditional schedule for schools. My main reason is that as a child‚ I loved the long summer breaks‚ playing with my friends‚ vacation‚ summer camp‚ and spending time with my family. Now‚ as a parent‚ I look forward to my children experiencing the same. This assignment forced me think more deeply about the issue and look beyond my dreams of long summer vacations. The main purpose of schools it to educate. If the
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Zhong 1 Justin Zhong Ms. Ljoka 2nd Annual Holy Spirit Science Fair February 21‚ 2013 Where do planets come from? Abstract Astronomers have spent many centuries wondering how our solar system and its planets came to be. We could only see the end result of planet formation‚ not the process itself. And we had no other examples to study. Even with the knowledge gained about other solar system‚ we were left to wonder‚ are there other planetary systems out there‚ and did they form like ours? This project
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Saying “I Do” 1. If I decided to live with my significant other I would not feel social pressure to be married because I never want to get married. My family approves how I feel because if that’s what I want then they’re happy for me. Of course‚ my mom wants me to get married because I’m her only daughter but she respects the fact that I don’t want to. My personal expectations of cohabitations are I don’t want to be married; too many marriages fall apart so easily which leads to divorce. I would rather
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The next five years | | | | All of us acknowledge that India is changing and that the pace of change is accelerating. We also know that India (and the Indian economy) will be very different five years from now in more ways than one. In the context of private consumption‚ how much India would be different in 2015 can be best understood if we look at some of the data relating to where India was just five years ago‚ i.e. in 2005. India’s GDP in 2005 was about $785 billion‚ which has increased
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I am only 17‚ yet I feel as though I have had a lifetime of experiences. I am multi-talented‚ deaf‚ Chinese and Jewish. I invite you personally to share my special life which I believe has helped me become the well-adjusted person I am today. Born in Shanghai‚ China without ears‚ I lacked the ability to hear. I relied on my eyes to understand my surroundings. My birth parents left me in an orphanage. To this day‚ it is a mystery as to why that was. Was I not worthy of them? Did they have another
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I Give Myself Away ( So You can Use Me) Intro: Story about giving something away Give – 1. To present voluntarily and without expecting compensation: 2. To apply fully or freely; devote: 3. To make a gift of Give away – Denotes handing over the Bride to the groom Scripture: Romans 12: 1-2 – I beseech you therefore brethren‚ by the mercies of God‚ that you present your bodies a living sacrifice‚ Holy‚ acceptable to God‚ which is your reasonable service
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About myself My name is Armando Rosales Jr. I am the son of Armando and Sylvia Rosales. I am also a twin. My twin sister is named Sylvia Rosales. As I was growing up I was really into sports and was always most valuable player (MVP)‚ my goal at the time was to play in the Major Leagues. Unfortunately when I got to high school I was going to start baseball on the varsity team as a freshman‚ but before the season started I was in an ATV accident. I had severe head trauma‚ since that happened
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When Americans think of year-round schooling‚ they immediately relate it to no summer vacation‚ which is the reason why most students and parents are negative towards the idea. Americans do not realize the advantages that year-round schooling offers. The definition of year-round schooling are schools that operate year-round‚ but have not increase the number of days students attend school (5). The decision to make a nine month calendar to a year-round school calendar is beneficial to parents and their
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