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    Throughout my journey as a highschool student I have had many “dragons” that I had to slay. Some include moving to america‚ learning the american culture‚ and making new friends‚ however as in Beowulf my final dragon will surpass all others‚ for me that can re represented as college. The matter simply can not just consist of where I want to spend the next four years of my life.The true problem at stake here is where it will lead my life. However‚ for now all i can worry about is application; acceptance;

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    In the rural village of Pichit in Thailand‚ a sixteen year old girl named Churai Phantong waits outside of the temple to speak with one of the Mothers‚ hoping to gain more information on how to succeed and survive her upcoming trial. After waiting for a few moments‚ Churai prompts herself to train in the meantime and begins scaling the small tree besides the temple entrance. She looks over to the statue of the sitting Buddha across the pond and sends him a silent prayer‚ asking for guidance‚ strength

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    Why the Americans won the Revolution The Americans won the Revolutionary War against the British due to three important advantages they had in the war. The first advantage they possessed was the fact that they were fighting on and knew their own land. The British had to move their troops and supplies across the ocean. The Americans did not have to. In addition‚ it was hard for the British to get reinforcement and when their ships were blocked‚ they had no support. As for knowing their own land

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    Joseph Kurone Holmes English Honors Period 6 1 May 2017 The Demons Inside:Analysis of “Demons” by Imagine Dragons In the song “Demons” by Imagine Dragons a man sings about a beast inside him. This man is having a hard time as the things that he looks up to betray him and his dreams disappear. The beast inside this man is portrayed as his emotions. The hurt that he feels‚ and the loneliness he feels can be seen through the words he uses in this song. The speaker in “Demons” is an ordinary man but

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    Are Americans Getting Smarter The ability to learn is something each person is born with‚ as a nation Americans have proven to be adapting and succeeding in the world around them. Looking back just a hundred years ago‚ there was a huge change in the way we live and how Americans have adapted to their modern world. However‚ the debate whether Americans are getting smarter or dumber is easily prove[O5] n by looking at the facts. American[ today are using their brains to think critically‚ increasing

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    Americans and Voting There is value in having and exercising the right to vote. Americans today have developed a mindset that their vote does not make a difference‚ and that voicing out their opinions is a waste of time. This is not the case‚ however‚ as the rights that Americans are neglecting are the same rights that our ancestors have fought for during the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment. The laws that affect the average individuals‚ the influences of various platformed parties‚ and the

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    Why Obesity is Eating Americans Within the last few years‚ obesity has become the number one health risk in America. “For the first time ever‚ overweight people outnumber average people in America. Doesn’t that make overweight the average then? Last month you were fat‚ now you’re average - hey‚ let’s get a pizza!” jokes comedian Jay Leno (Jay Leno Quotes). Although he isn’t quite right with his statement‚ a large percentage of Americans are at least 30 percent over the ideal weight for a certain

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    the political ties or affiliations they have to either party. Another huge problem that I have noticed is that many young Americans do not vote or even refuse to vote. I think this is due to the fact that they do not feel their vote matters‚ and also I feel that people do not trust politicians. While doing some extra

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    Imagine American colonist fighting against strong‚ trained soldiers. This was known as the revolution. The revolution could’ve been avoidable because colonist had a good life compared to many others. For example they could life safely in their homes and not have to worry about somebody attacking them because they had and army protecting the colonies. Also the colonists were free and could pretty much do whatever they wanted to do within reason and the colonist were pretty successful in life. These

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    Stieg Larsson managed to do throughout the whole book. There were many different plot lines and characters‚ which helped me identify the conflicts charters had with finding truth‚ love‚ and their identity. Throughout the novel‚ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo‚ Blomkvist and Salander are trying to uncover what happened to Harriet Vanger. Though this is the main plot

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