Why I Deserve the Principal Kazim Begum Memorial Scholarship I will easily be the first to admit that my parents heavily influenced the core of the person I am today. When I was eight and my family packed its bags and migrated to America‚ my parents left everything behind-their business‚ their parents‚ and their home-to obtain more opportunities for their children. I continuously observed my parents struggling to make ends meet‚ something that wasn’t a problem in Pakistan. As I quietly observed my
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21 FICTION OR NEWS? Fiction or News? A Quest for Multidisciplinary Research on the Entertainment Industry and Its Effect on Journalism RUNE OTTOSEN Michael Moore used the stage at the Academy Awards this year for a political manifestation against President Bush. When receiving the award for his film “Bowling for Columbine” his opening remark was: “We are living in a fictitious society”. Moore’s point was that it is increasingly difficult to identify the borderline between fiction and reality
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Influence of Art I was fortunate enough to spend the first 11 years of my life in Grand Rapids‚ Michigan: home of streetcars‚ freezing winters‚ and humid summers. My family and I lived in a standard sized cobblestone house surrounded by thick bristled green fir trees that stood so tall‚ and wide that my father was able to build my younger sister‚ Erinn and I a pint-sized tree house that was pink with lime green shutters that he managed to somehow wedge in between two of the giants. I went to an
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I was born and raised in a small‚ under serviced community in Northern‚ Ontario called Muskoka. As a child I always had an interest in health care. Whether I was reading the oral pathology books of my fathers (a local oral surgeon) or playing doctor with my dolls and my fisher price doctor kit‚ I was always drawn to medicine and its ability to help people. During my early years in Muskoka I was always encouraged to take a strong interest in the sciences‚ arts‚ and the natural world. I not only
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A) What Branch did you chose and why? Is it true that the Judiary Branch is the most inferior branch? Some are baffled by such statements and others agree with it. Despite one’s personal opinions‚ the Judicial Branch plays a major role in the democracy we live in today. The Judicial branch was the last of the 3 branches designed into the United States government. This branch along with the legislative and executive branch replaced the Articles of Confederation indefinitely. The judiary branch is
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Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts‚ which includes the creation of images or objects in fields including painting‚ sculpture‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ and other visual media. Architecture is often included as one of the visual arts; however‚ like the decorative arts‚ it involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations of use are essential—in a way that they are usually not for a painting
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within a work of art‚ and a work of art may reflect more than one theme. A theme is an “idea” thread running through the entire history of art. There are many threads." - Chapter Three For this discussion board choose at least two “thread” categories from what is listed below. Check Chapter 3 for the textbook’s examples of what art and environments fit within these categories‚ then think of your own examples of what would be “ sacred” art‚ political/social order inspired art‚ etc. Write a post
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Section 1 “Why I Quit the Klan” is a non-fiction story written by Studs Terkel‚ which talks about former Ku Klux Klan leader‚ C.P. Ellis. Ellis was invited‚ as a Klansman‚ to join a committee on how to solve racial problems in the school system. This committee included people of all different ethical backgrounds‚ including African Americans. He reluctantly accepted‚ however after a few short meetings‚ he was elected co-chair of the committee‚ along side of Ann Atwater‚ an African American woman
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career that can make you feel proud and accomplished‚ and it is a career in which I have a lot of respect for. In order to be a firefighter you must be in shape‚ prepared‚ experienced‚ and ready to deal with your job emotionally as well as physically. I chose to be a firefighter because I want to be able to help others and make them feel safe to live in their communities. After visiting some actual fire departments‚ I realized as a firefighter you certainly have a lot to be proud of. It’s not your
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are not good at the subjects in the school‚ can determine in what they capable of. In my experience‚ I used to attend to a vocational school and I just joined because it was a required major for my grades when I was in high school. I chose computer science as a subject that I would learn and guess what I just learned the basic knowledge which I had already known. The rest of time my classmates and I spent was playing game‚ chatting and surfing Internet. That was kind of funny time! Instead of spending
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