Living in Minooka has been beneficial to me in many ways that I sometimes do not even realize. To begin‚ most of my family resides in Minooka and they have been since my mother was in high school. It is a comfortable feeling knowing that if I ever need anything I have my family close by. Being so close allows us to visit each other frequently and have that family time‚ which I personally believe is important. I am forever grateful that most of my family resides here in Minooka because of the opportunities
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I believe that every day we have the power to make the world into a better place. Whether it’s by saying "please" or "thank you"‚ recycling a soda‚ or just paying someone a compliment‚ these forms of kindness is what unify our community and inspire us to be good citizens. Growing up‚ my father informed me that "In America‚ there are no such things as friends and life are always a competition." This was puzzling because I understood that competition is what drives our society forward‚ yet never accepted
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There are several important things for an actuary to consider when setting the premium rates. They make projections of the future costs and they base these projections on historical results‚ probabilistic models‚ and their own judgments. Actuaries must consider different risk pools and make the premiums fair to all. For instance‚ they can consider statistically how likely a driver is to get into a car accident with several speeding tickets versus a driver with none. In order to use the predictability
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What do you think of Mythology? Myth means many things. To some people it means little more than a “lie”. To others it has no truth value‚ but refers to a type of story. To some it’s an ancient story that holds some importance in their life. It is an anonymous‚ traditional story that explains a belief‚ a custom‚ or a mysterious natural phenomenon. The term Myth originated from the Greek word ‘Mythos’ which means story. As time passed these narratives were believed by many people and considered
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Do You want to improve your grades? Well if so then don’t you think traditional grading should be kept in all schools? Well I know I do. What Traditional Grading can help with is showing students is they need to improve their grades or not. It can also help students set goals. Traditional grading also averages Homework and Daily grades‚ which is good for students who have anxiety‚ or other learning disabilities and don’t do good on tests. When a student looks at their report card and see that they
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Do you think being asleep at 10 p.m. is normal? “No!”‚ is what most teenagers would say because that time is ridiculously early. Most high school and middle school students regularly finish up work late at night because they don’t have time during the day. This curfew for bedtime is exactly alike the curfew for being out on the streets. Without the access to the streets at 10 p.m.‚ teenagers are limited to the amount of work they can do. For example‚ if a teenager got hired for a job‚ but the only
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to culture microorganisms or small plants and Sabourand Dextrose Agar plates used to cultivate moulds and yeasts. The objective of it was to demonstrate that microbes are everywhere. We expected to find a variety of bacteria‚ moulds and yeasts. We were introduced to aseptic techniques as they help ensure that only certain microorganisms are present in the plate. These methods also guarantee that microorganisms do not escape from the specific petri dish‚ contaminating the laboratory and possibly causing
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Smith entered the University of Glasgow when he was fourteen and studied moral philosophy under Francis Hutcheson.[7] Here‚ Smith developed his passion for liberty‚ reason‚ and free speech. In 1740‚ Smith was awarded the Snell exhibition and left to attend Balliol College‚ Oxford.[8] Smith considered the teaching at Glasgow far superior to that at Oxford‚ which he found intellectually stifling.[9] In Book V‚ Chapter II of The Wealth of Nations‚ Smith wrote: "In the University of Oxford‚ the greater
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“What you do‚ the way you think‚ makes you beautiful” “What you do‚ the way you think‚ makes you beautiful” this quote by Scott Westerfeld means that if when the right thing is done ‚ or when someone tries to do the right thing ‚ and when they think good thoughts about other people ‚ and other things. When someone has good intentions‚ It makes them beautiful. That it is what true beauty is‚ it’s what’s on the inside‚ and not what other people see that’s on the outside
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5/24/2012 Do you think Candide gained Insight? I believe that while Candide lived in the castle‚ he was very innocent and naïve‚ and did not know much about the reality of life. Obviously‚ he was taught by Pangloss who is a fool acting like the world they live in is the best world and the castle as well. He did not prepare Candide well‚ so when Candide gets kicked out of the Castle‚ he takes a big hit. He grew up in the castle so of course he does not have experience‚ which is why he gets very
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