Should Puerto R ico become the fifty-first state? By: Justin Hemsworth U.S history Mr. Scott Period 4 America gained territorial possession of Puerto Rico in 1889. Puerto Rico declared them as a common wealth. There are several reasons why it would be easy to change Puerto Rico from being a U.S. territory to a U.S. state. Puerto Ricans were officially U.S. citizens after the United States military took the Caribbean island in the Spanish-American
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young age I discovered what I wanted to do for a career‚ I decided joining the fire explorer program would be beneficial for me to learn all I could to become a firefighter. In the sixth grade my mom had to call the fire department because there was a small fire in my kitchen‚ I remember being so fascinated and inspired that I knew I would become a firefighter. While still in high-school I was able to take my first college class which was a class preparing me for the fire academy‚ I was determined
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In the movie It Should Happen To You‚ Gladys is a model of successful transition from an anonymous figure to a famous person. She not only brings herself enormous satisfaction‚ but also has profound influence on the society by taking commercial advertisements. According to Roland Barthes’ theory of myth‚ there is a special relationship between Gladys and her commercial advertisements‚ or more precisely the society in general. The motivation that associated intimately with the social phenomenon alludes
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something of myself‚ I finally matured and am now trying to lessen the consequences of my past actions. Armed with my new attitude and my understanding of the extreme importance of earning good grades to signal my capacity to work responsibly‚ I assure you that I will never revert to the student I once was. In retrospect‚ I believe that it was my inability to choose my classes that resulted in my lack of enthusiasm on the ride to school each morning. I enjoy the freedom to pursue my own interests and
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For a great majority of my life‚ I have been torn between who I want to be‚ who I should be and who I am. I still couldn’t tell you who I am‚ but I can say that I have somewhat of an idea. This indecisiveness started during middle school‚ when I quit cheerleading. Since I was young‚ I knew I wanted to be an all-star cheerleader‚ or at least I thought I did. After years of hard work and dedication to my cheer squad‚ I quit cheerleading in the 7th grade. I don’t know what motivated me to do it‚ but
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When I grow up I want to become a radiologist. I have been inspired with my dad’s past to be a Radiologist because they helped find out he had Lymphoma cancer. They make good money and I want to have a successful life and be able to live it how I want. Some of the job duties of being a Radiologist are X-Rays‚ CT Scans‚ MRI’s‚ and when they get the results of the scan they send them off and talk about the treatments that are worth using. If I become a radiologist like I want to be‚ I can cover
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Do you pay attention in how fast time goes by? From the age of 5 we spend our time busy with school‚ and then we grow up to find a job and build up a family. Before we realize‚ time has passed by and all the dreams we had for our future have not yet come true. The reason is because our dreams are just dreams and haven’t yet become goals. The only way to achieve our goals is to know what we want to plan how to get it. Life is a dream‚ realize it. First off my main goal is to go to a good college
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all happens within the court system. This is where they find out whether you’re guilty or not‚ so I felt that this would be a great place to do my project. I’m able to get more knowledge about the law and the people around me. Some of the things that you see in court can be astonishing to some individuals and sad to others. Most cases in court relate to minor crimes or civil disputes‚ but the case that I decided to attend was a homicide case. It ended up being a lot more interesting than the things
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Yorker” is not a valid point because he begins with defining himself as an American at the start. Whereas after the devastating effects of 9/11‚ and in consequence how Muslims were treated‚ Changez see’s the seeds of resentment on the surface‚ and becomes more patriotic towards Lahore. Likewise‚ his egocentricity starts to resonate as the monologue progresses; as he yearns for this due to the culmination of his ongoing search for power. At the beginning of the monologue‚ Changez describes to the
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nations due to his race and religious and political views. One main reason why he was persecuted by Europeans was because he was trying get rid off all those blocks that prevented the black race from striving. Another reason he was persecuted was because people from America were claiming that they were owed money from the UNIA-ACL. During the period around 1930 black people couldn’t vote because in order to vote you had to pay your property taxes. This is an example of what whites were doing
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