My only goal was to make my family proud of me. I grew up with a single mother and my twin brother, Jevon. It was hard growing up because my mother worked until late hours trying to provide for Jevon and I. My father popped up here and there, so I didn’t have a strong male presence guiding me throughout my adolescent life. Growing up had been a struggle. Transitioning from Coney Island Prep Middle School to Coney Island Prep...
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In my family, we have a naming tradition. Your first name is whatever your parents fancy, your middle is your father’s name, and your last is your grandfather’s name. For my parents the name Hassan really spoke to them it was the religious significance of the name that really drew my mother in. I am Muslim just as much as I am African. Both identities have created a conflicting and troublesome dynamic. However, that isn’t all that defines me I...
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Scholarship opportunities are always designed to reward excellent academic performance and to support the advancement of studies. While the scholarships are offered for almost the same reason, different students have different reasons for applying for scholarships. The reasons are varied depending on factors such as background and professional requirements. While the Tetley and Lupton Scholarships application was the first I have ever had, I applied because I wanted a chance to develop my profession, to gain educational benefits offered by...
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Mohsin Hamid has very skillfully highlighted the issues of mimicry and quest for identity in the character of Changez. He is presented as a man from outside world who follows his colonial masters with the hope to make place in their society which never came true. Furthermore, America in the novel is depicted as a colonialist country. People are attracted toward America, but in response they kicked them out. As a result of this disgust people return to their own...
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The narrator Gulliver in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, has long been a subject of interest for literary scholars, as he is not a character who develops or acts effectively and self-reliantly, but because he is strictly a means used by Swift to serve “larger satiric purposes” (Rawson 73). Jonathan Swift puts immense dynamism into characterizing his narrator and making his unreliability apparent to the reader, even before he starts reading the book. Swift picks the telling name “Lemuel Gulliver”, signifying...
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Combating Gangs Today, fighting back against juvenile gangs proves to be a strenuous task in which it takes willful individuals to stand up to. The G.R.E.A.T program or Gang Resistance Education and Training Program, established in 1991 appears to be one the most effective ways to deter delinquents against gangs (Lab & Whitehead, 133). In researching, a lot of charismatic officers welcome the program with open arms and also actively participate in them. With youth observing and participating in these...
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The point of our constitution: A discursive Essay The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa is a powerful but essential legal tool which was required to forge her people into the ‘Rainbow Nation’ that they are apart of today. It is through this tool that South Africa became the diverse, democratic and “ truly free” she is recognised as being today. The South African Bill of Rights is cited by many to be one of the most amazing forms...
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According to Erik Erikson, a German psychoanalyst heavily influenced by Sigmund Freud, adolescence is marked by the period where one undergoes a struggle to find their identity and somehow “fitting in”, while also developing a sense of morality distinguishing what’s right from wrong, as well as developing affiliations and devotions to ideals, causes and friends. For this reason, the fashion industry and models have heavily influenced younger generations and most of the time that influence didn’t have a positive impact...
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The advert is against driving under the influence of alcohol, produced by BMW a well-recognized automotive brand. This technique of using a known brand will surely be more effective as the brand has influence to the relevant public. The features of the advert is a picture of an individual missing a leg passing a pictorial image of an accident. This message is most probably under the assumption that the accident was as a result of an accident correlated to drunk...
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As a passionate teacher about teaching languages and experiencing different cultures, I am excited to apply for participation as a teaching assistant in the FLTA program that is funded by a prestigious and world-wide organization like Fulbright. I got my BA in American Culture and Literature at Ankara University and it allowed me to learn more about the history, culture and literature of the US with the help of specific lessons about prose, poetry and theatre. In addition to my...
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Whenever we mention Christmas, we would feel joyful and immediately think about the most wonderful time of the year. Although, it is not questionable why it is considered and called the “most wonderful time of the year” for the mere occasion itself gives off a different feeling of excitement. Back then, it was that time of the year where I would wish for time to slow down for a moment, for I get to experience and feel that my heart...
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I have not prepared for life or even college in the most traditional manner: I didn’t always have a place to call home, I didn’t have happily married parents, I didn’t have a town that I could grow up in; rather I lived in and out of different homes, I was raised by a single mother, and moved to a new school every year (sometimes more). But, I was also born with everything: a mother that loved me, people who...
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Question 1: Provide an example of a contemporary organization that reflects the ideals or objectives of the Jane Addams Hull House and the Settlement House Movement. Describe ways in which the values and functions of that organization are consistent with Marx’s Ideas. Answer to Question 1: Contemporary organizations are organizations that strive on independent team and worker function where the employees of said company are empowered to figure out problems on their own without need for centralized control and corporate...
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Family for most people play a vital role in their life, whether it is from personal development, emotional support, or moral guidance. Family is everything. One would assume, parents are the sole contributor to the overall development of a child while that may be true, the bond of a brother or sister can be just as significant. This goes beyond just a bond between a sibling, or the back and forth bickering, no this creates a foundation, a blueprint into...
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Abstract After reading the constitution and the bill of rights, I have learned a lot and come down to my favorite amendment. The one I have chosen was the 5th amendment. Not only is this one of the most important ones due to it keeping its citizens protected from the law, the police and the government. It also has the best saying to go with it I PLEAD THE FIFTH is the most common thing to say when it comes...
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There are claims that the air force was ordered to stand down after no fighter jets were scrambled to help even though there were 28 Air Force bases within close range of the four hijacked flights. however, this isnt all true as on the day of 9/11 among the 48 neighbouring states there were only 14 fighter jets on alert. As well as this there is an assumption that there is an automatic alert that gets sent to the North...
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Prior to the Civil War, creations such as the steel plow fostered economic change, endorsing higher profits for wheat and corn, hence boosting the Southern industry. Although all seemed to progress during this time, the South re-entered their deteriorating substandard society following the events of the Civil war, annihilating their once-prosperous economy. As slavery continued in the South, the North industrialized, constructing numerous amounts of factories and further developing acts, such as the Homestead, to facilitate westward expansion. Technology, government...
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Specific Purpose Statement: To commemorate the birth of the industrial revolution. Central idea: Industrial revolutions lead humanity into a new chapter and largely change human history. An industrial revolution, an era of life For almost the entire history of mankind, life had been based on agriculture and livestock. At the end of the 18th century, at the moment when Englishmen James Warped invented or perfected the steam engine, people enter an age that was totally different than before. The door...
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One event that struck the city of Jamestown included the event of starvation. The starvation happened due to many food shortages and sieges by surrounding tribes. The surrounding tribes that the people of Jamestown has previously traded with started to retaliate from the strain for they were also experiencing a food shortage (Historic Jamestowne 2019). Starvation can play a major role in the downfall of a town. Having an adequate food supply allows the people of the community to be...
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Appearing on the world manufacturing scene with a bang and a puff of black smoke, the Industrial Revolution marked a pivotal moment in global history. Though the idea was initially scorned by some, such as Indian nationalist and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi, who preferred the small-scale handicraft of earlier centuries, the concept soon took hold. Before long, industrialization spread from its origin, Britain, to countries as far away as the United States. The Industrial Revolution took place between the years...
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When I was little, each time I heard someone say “giving is better than receiving,” I thought them to be crazy. Wasn’t getting presents the whole point of celebrating Christmas? It was the reason I couldn’t sleep on Christmas Eve and why I was always the first one up on Christmas mornings. “There won’t be much for Christmas this year. Please don’t be disappointed.” Mother had looked at the decorated old tree in the corner and warned me. Christmas had...
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Police departments utilized several tactics when it comes to substance use and abuse, possession, distribution, sale, and trafficking. Supply reduction, which includes “buy-and-bust, trading up, undercover work, and crackdown.” Also Demand reduction, which includes “drug education programs such as DARE” (Walker & Katz, 2018 p303). These programs and tactics where created during the late 1980’s “when drugs represented serious problems for the police, criminal justice system, and society.” (Walker & Katz, 2018 p304). Even though the programs such as the...
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As for Australia, Christmas was celebrated during the summer causing modifications to their culture at this time of the year. Australians still practice the typical customs of Christmas trees, festive foods, parades, and all such, but what sets them apart from other cultures is their iconic culture and tradition of “Christmas on the Beach.” The culture allows Australians to build sandmen in place of snowmen, there would even be Christmas tree put in place in the sand during this time....
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Out of the many pilgrims described in The Canterbury Tales, one stands out as the most wicked of them all: the Pardoner. The work under discussion in this essay is The Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer. It is a narrative poem written in heroic verse. The Canterbury Tales is a poem about a group of pilgrims who are traveling from the Tabard Inn in Southwark to St Thomas Becket’s shrine at Canterbury Cathedral. The character called the “Host” suggests...
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The Great Depression causes were in economic system that produced a great disparity of wealth, overextension of credit both home and abroad and the government’s unwillingness to relieve the plight of farmers. An irresponsible that led to the Great Depression was the mishandling of credit for consumer products. The Consumer credit help hide this fundamental weakness, the low wages earned by most Americans drove down demand over time consumer credit was invented in the 1929. Since credit was knew Americans...
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My name is Amanda. I am a mother of five kids. My husband died last year due to an illness. My older son, who is eighteen, has been trying to look for a job so he could provide us with food, water, and a roof over our heads. We do not have a stable house due to the conditions we are living in. My son is barely making any money due to being unemployed for a while. It simply seems...
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Subject: “How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life” case study analysis Introduction The memorandum is about an article “How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life” by Jon Ronso published in the New York Times on 12th June 2015. The report is concerning the case of Justine Sacco’s offensive tweet and the aftereffects of the tweet. The article also includes the interview of different people who were involved in the incident. This allows the author to dive...
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’Immortality is eternal life, being exempt from death, unending existence. ’ Wikipedia, 2003. Human immortality is humans being able to live indefinitely and overcome death. In the 1800s, the average life expectancy was only 25 years. This has increased dramatically as we are now able to live longer, with an average life expectancy of 82 years. This is because of the continuous scientific research, medical solutions and progressions in technology. There have been many scientific experiments carried out around the...
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Introduction: Significantly over the past years, locavorism has become a growing shift across the country; people tend to be complacent and continue to buy products not acknowledging what impacts it could have on the atmosphere or to themselves. Interpreted by someone who is dedicated to consuming food that is produced or developed within their local area to abstain from eating food that is shipped to supermarkets, the locals mainly concentrate on the nutritional content of the goods. People must take...
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A university did a study and determined 18 problems within today's school system and wondered if there is a solution. Well, there is a solution and it is as simple as opening more single sex schools. Anyone that has ever attended a coed school, has, at one point, wanted to be separated from the other gender. Single sex schools can be summed up easily, ´absolutely genius´! Classroom disruptions, lack of student confidence, and uncomfortable classroom settings are all problems that...
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