Everyone in the world is unique. Some people have great talents and skills‚ and some don’t. Unfortunately‚ I belong to the latter group. However‚ there is one thing that sets me apart from other candidates applying to the University of California. That is humility. There are some different ways to define humility. To me‚ humility is “the quality of not being proud because you are aware of your bad qualities.” For instance‚ sometimes when I got higher grades than my friends‚ I did not walk around
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The admittance of California as a territory to the United States of America had a tremendous effect on the aborignals bands living in the newly claimed land. Already suffering from the strife caused by the two previous colonizing nations which held control over them for the previous seventy-two years‚ the natives of California were subjected to disease‚ stravation and violent campaigns by American settlers intent on exterminating entire native populations through the use of fire and steel. The gold
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foundings of Gold were cited in California‚ many citizens around the western coast and eastern coast fled to the scene of the spot being the Sierra Mountains near California. The Gold Rush led to huge expenses in labor shortages around the western coast; this funded opportunities for many residents who were in need of job opportunities. The economy would blossom and flourish from manufactured products‚ merchant business and agricultural products produced in California being grapes and tomatoes. Besides
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Jasamyn Wimmer English 1B Professor Kleinman 5 March 2013 Brief Literary Analysis Lost America: An analysis of “A Supermarket in California” Allen Ginsberg; philosopher‚ activist‚ poet‚ a man highly revered as a groundbreaking figure between the 1950’s Beat Poetry Generation and the counter-cultural revolution of the 1960’s (poetryarchive.org). Ginsberg’s first book “Howl and Other Poems‚” was published in 1955‚ his work was involved in an illustrious obscenity trial because of the use of
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The Discords of the 1849 Chinese Immigrants in California The California Gold Rush was one of most monumental events in the history of the United States. It was responsible for shaping the foundation of the modern class and social system while also creating the first big immigrant trend after the colonial period. The events which followed James W Marshall’s discovery of gold in Coloma‚ California during the year of 1848 were important not only because of the fact that it generated the expatriation
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Information from ProQuest 2013 March 28 06:31 _______________________________________________________________ 28 March 2013 ProQuest 1. How to live to 100 ...and enjoy it................................................................................................................... 1 28 March 2013 ii ProQuest 1 1 How to live to 100 ...and enjoy it : Anonymous. : New Scientist 190. 2554 (Jun 3-Jun 9‚ 2006): 35-45. ProQuest : Perhaps people think they stand no chance of clocking
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Sweden country brief Introduction Sweden is the fifth largest country by area in Europe (449‚964 square kilometres) with a population of 9.5 million (November 2011 estimate). The capital of Sweden is Stockholm. Sweden celebrates its National Day on 6 June. Sweden offers access to new products and technologies‚ skills and innovations‚ together with access to the Scandinavian market. The World Bank placed Sweden as the third most trade-friendly nation‚ due to its logistics and connections with international
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A Brief History Of Computers The history of computers starts out about 2000 years ago‚ at the birth of the abacus‚ a wooden rack holding two horizontal wires with beads strung on them. When these beads are moved around‚ according to programming rules memorized by the user‚ all regular arithmetic problems can be done. Another important invention around the same time was the Astrolabe‚ used for navigation. Blaise Pascal is usually credited for building the first digital computer in 1642. It added
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Brief History of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” By: Yusuf Ismail yusufismail91@yahoo.co.id Follow: @yusufismail91 In football‚ an anthem is surely believed to be able to represent the club spirit and also the supporters’ loyalty to the club. There are so many football clubs in the world that have the anthem of the club‚ one of them is Liverpool FC. Liverpool FC has an anthem named “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Its lyrics represent the resurgence from the “dark”. The lyrics also become a spirit of
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N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2015. . Lambert‚ Tim. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF VENEZUELA." A Brief History of Venezuela. N.p.‚ 2014. Web. 20 Nov. 2015. . Lieuwen‚ Edwin. "The People." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica‚ n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2015. . "Basic Facts on Venezuela." Venezuelanalysis. N.p.‚ n.d. Web
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