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    Why I Want to Be a Nurse

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    and heard her express how much she truly enjoys her job. She always said the feeling of giving yourself to a complete stranger in their greatest time of need is like no other feeling on earth. Each day we talk‚ she would describe what her patient did that day and how today was better than yesterday. Her many stories from the hospital inspired and convinced me that nursing is truly a very rewarding career. After finally speaking with her regarding my career goal‚ she convinced me that since I enjoy

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    why I want to homeschool

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    remember sitting in my car waiting for the 1 hour and 15 minutes to past. I was tired and hungry and thinking about whether cook or if I should just buy a take away. The children would only have an hour at home before bedtime. Suddenly the question of ‘why?’ came into my head.

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    During its peak years‚ the British Empire was one of the largest empires that the world had ever witnessed. Its sheer power and influence was known to shape the world in many ways and has left a lasting impact in many of its former colonies that included the likes of India‚ America and Hong Kong (Denman 1996). For most parts‚ it cannot be denied that the British Empire played a vital part in making history as it aims to play a leading role in shaping the modern day society. The integration of British

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    tribe of fighters who left behind a legacy of achievements. The Mongols were the descendants of the famed Empire Builder Ghengis Khan. They have played a more prominent role in world history than any other people of North or Middle Asia. They were able to create a world empire‚ with the help of Ghengis Kahn. Ghengis Kahn had a huge role making the Mongols a world empire. He was a Mongol chieftain who rose to power as kahn. Ghengis Kahn was able to unify and organize the

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    Industrialization had previously begun in Great Britain and was most likely due to the fact that Britain had easy access to raw materials like coal and was more accepting of the middle class moving up. The small population in Great Britain also brought about innovation as the need force laborers grew. As Great Britain‚ Spain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Japan‚ Portugal‚ Italy and even the United States began to become more industrialized competition grew as each country did not want to be outdone by the other. The idea

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    While it is true that the western half of the Empire was overrun in the better part of the fifth century CE‚ there was more to the Roman Empire and its collapse than that. Rome was weakened by political turmoil and unmanageable expansion‚ which lead to its division into an Eastern and a Western Roman empires. While the Eastern Empire prospered‚ the Western Empire struggled to stay alive‚ and it was eventually overcome by barbarians. The Eastern Empire continued to live on for another thousand years

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    For 5‚000 years the Egyptian Empire reign with prosperity eating the fruits of knowledge it had gained. Egypt was very advanced for it’s time periods. The building created by the Empire had been never seen in any other civilization. The Egyptians took primitive tools and built astonishing buildings like pyramids‚ obelisks‚ dams and many others. The Civilization uses of technology allowed them to fight against nature‚ provided food for the people‚ and control a population. They took knowledge that

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    The Byzantine Empire‚ the eastern continuation of the Roman Empire. Although the Western Empire fell the Eastern Roman Empire survived and thrived for more than a thousand years. Lasting from 330 AD to 1453 AD the Byzantine Empire was the only organized state west of China to last from the ancient times to the beginning of the Modern Age. Founded by Constantine whose ambition to rule the world created the Byzantine Empire also widely known as “New Rome”. The Byzantine Empire though continuing with

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    Why I Want to Be a Marine

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    There are a numerous of reasons as to why I want to be a Marine. The key points I would like to address are my family history‚ NJROTC‚ my trip to Parris Island‚ and why I want to be a Marine. These topics play an important role molding my decision to become a Marine. My first point is about my family history. I have had a lot of family members that were in the Marine Corps. They fought in wars and defended this country. They all had a different type of bond with the Marine Corps then with our

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    structures. It is a profession where the forces of nature are directed to the benefit of mankind. I want to discover that benefit‚ I want to change the world for the better‚ and that is why I want to be an engineer. An ocean engineer specifically. I feel that the ocean is just a large pool full of possibilities‚ there are uncharted waters and new discoveries that still await‚ and that excites me. I want to be a part of the next chapter of technology‚ where humans use the sea in a partnership in order

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