Lev Turkevych \ Period 6 Mrs.Blumenthal 11/9/12 The move Amistad and the story “Interesting Narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano” have many similarities. The three similarities between the story and Amistad are the ways that the slaves were treated‚ the conditions of the ships‚ and the reactions of the slaves. In both the movie and the book slaves had to overcome horrific conditions to be freed‚ In the movie the main character Cinque was captured sold and thrown onto the
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Why College is Important to me College is important to me because it will boost my knowledge and understanding of the field I choose to pursue. Having a college education is something that could further your career and boost your earning potential. Going down this path‚ my children will see the accomplishments that I have made in life and hopefully follow in my footsteps. Furthering
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August 16‚ 2012 Why Banned College Football? Why banned college football? That’s the real question. College football truly means something to most Americans! Most college football players don’t even get paid to play the sport. Though there are many good arguments and opinions about banning the sport; I have yet to see an argument that considers the players individual situations. All the people who are against keeping college football only consider the academic purposes. The players show their
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Alcohol is a huge problem on most college campuses. Twenty one may be the legal drinking age‚ but some how minors find a way to get a hold of alcohol. People as young as fifteen are able to get their hands on an alcoholic beverage. Alcohol is said to be the chosen drug among college students. College students have a tendency to drink more then the general population. The type of college‚ geographical location‚ the ethnic and gender makeup plays a role in the amount of drinking that occurs on campus
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man‚ be the girl a man needs.¨ - unknown. In the novel Lyddie by Katherine Paterson‚ Lyddie the protagonist‚ has to make a decision to go to college or marry Luke. Lyddie should go to college and not marry Luke because she values learning and is independent. others may disagree Based on Lyddie’s character traits‚ Lyddie made the right choice on going to college because she values learning. First off‚ on page 78 the text said ¨she had to know what would happen to little oliver.¨ Lyddie always wants
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I dropped out of college many years ago to raise a family. During this period‚ I discipline my children to work hard in school and make good grades so that one day they can go to college. I always told my children by going to college and earn a Bachelor‚ Master or even a PHD will provide them great opportunities to achieve big dreams. At this point in my life after almost raising five children in which three of them are now in college‚ I still have regrets for not completing my studies. But it was
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Issue 1: So why volunteer? Our society has benefited hugely from the generosity of volunteers of all ages. More than one and a half million non-profit organizations and charities directly benefit as a result. The estimated figure of economic value put on the voluntary sector is in the region of billions of dollars annually. It is and always has been‚ an indispensable aspect of our society. Regardless of who you are‚ it’s likely that there is an agency that addresses a need that you feel passionately
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The United States always claims that we are living in a democracy‚ but do we really? For centuries‚ the Electoral College has been selecting our presidents rather than the voters of the United States. The Electoral College was put in place to compromise the congressional and popular votes during a presidential election. What’s the compromise when only the congressional votes count? Voters from each state elect a person to go vote for them‚ but some electors can still vote whichever way they please
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the person I am today‚ and I will continue to carry on these values my whole life. Just a few of these values are honesty‚ appreciation‚ and integrity. Honesty is one of my values‚ and in fact is one of the most important one out of my values. Why you may ask. Well when I was younger I was pretty ornery‚ just ask anyone. I thought I could get out of things by telling a little white lie‚ but we all have to learn the hard way with some things‚ right? This is something that I had to learn from the
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What was the most memorable childhood moment from your life? My most memorable childhood moment‚ was not a memory or a day or even an hour. It was a mere second moment realization that would forever affect how I view people‚ life and the world. The summer before my freshman year of high school my mother was scheduled to spend a week in Zurich‚ Switzerland for work. She decided that it was a good opportunity to bring my older sister and me with her to experience the different cultures and explore
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