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    Booker T. Washington‚ an African-American former slave live in the South. He educated himself‚ and he was the leader of Tuskessee Institutes. On September 18‚ 1895‚ he made a speech at the cotton states and international exposition in Atlanta. His speech responded to the social and economic condition of the racial tensions. In his speech‚ he used a story to explain his points‚ “Cast down your bucket”. He not only told the white people to “cast down your bucket‚” but also to the back people. “In

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    Since I was a child‚ I have dreamt of joining the United States Military. Generations of my family served as soldiers since the 1940s. My Grandfather‚ who is my greatest hero‚ served during WWII as a Staff Sergeant. Throughout my childhood‚ I’ve had the honor of learning about my Grandfather and his wartime experiences. His accomplishments‚ courage‚ and sacrifices to serve our country enhanced my desires to follow my family’s footsteps and further my career and commission as an Officer in the United

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    A Letter to My Grandfather

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    It is hard to face the truth but still read the whole letter to know the REAL sujatha and do not tear the letter in the middle of it just because you think you know the whole truth. You called my mom a person who gives importance to money‚ you who gave your own children telugu medium education because it is cheaper that way‚ i am feeling strange that i used to give respect to such a dim-witted person‚ such a person who is hell bent on levelling false allegations shamelessly on his

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    I miss him‚ a person who always had couple of big round glass‚ a blue T-shirt‚ a person who always had a tobacco pipe‚ sitting under the sunshine and a person who always told me interesting story to make my fall asleep when I was a child. I really miss him‚ my grandfather. In some sense‚ he is the person I admire most. To begin with‚ my grandfather is very brave. He was a policeman. His team was ever asked to catch a ruffian with gun in the central road of our city. Due to the crowed public around

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    Even though I never had the blessing to meet my grandfather‚ his impact on my life has been indescribable. A Pediatrician for the first Pediatric Clinic of McMinn County‚ he was one of the most well-known doctors of the area. Families would come from all over the state to have their kids in the care of Dr. Ackaouy. Even until this day‚ I have people telling me “Your grandfather would be so proud of you” or “I hope you end up just like your grandfather one day.” In these very moments‚ I feel this great

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    As if driving with distraction wasn’t dangerous enough‚ put a teenager with a cell phone behind the wheel and it gets much worse. Vehicle crashes are one of the top causes of death for 15-20 year olds (Thomas‚ 2009). Emma Vieira‚ 19‚ of Colchester‚ Vermont‚ left a woman in a coma and killed a dog as a result of an accident back in August of 2011. Vieira was texting at the time of the accident. About 6‚000 deaths are caused by distracted drivers every year (Merchant‚ 2012). Many people‚ novice teen

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    people are born with values‚ and as we age those values change. can the values that people learn in stories affect actual lives? Examples of such can be found in the following stories. ’’little women’’ by louisa may alcott‚ and’’a celebration of grandfathers’’by Rudolfo Anaya. To begin with‚ in the story ’’Little women’’ the daughter named Amy does not want to spend her only dollar on just a bottle of callone for her mother‚ so she improvises by buying the smallest bottle she can find. This goes

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    Grandfather’s anti-Semitism is first shown by his refusal to help Jonathan search for the woman who saved his grandfather. He retires from giving out tours because he doesn’t care about Jews who requires his services as an expert tour guide. He complains to his family that he is "not supposed to be dragging rich Jews...all over the goddamn country. I’m blind. Blind! Understand?" His allusion of being blind even though theoretically he is not‚ suggest a blatant disregard for Jews because he doesn’t

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    “Hey mom I need a story about one of our family members who have been a great influence to me and our family.” “Well you could do your great grandfather who was in World War II.” “Can you tell me the story of him in World War II.” “He was captured in World War II and was put in a German controlled camp about a year. In order for him to get to the camp‚ though he had to walk days just to go to a train that lead to the camp. The only thing that was wrong though‚ was that he couldn’t walk. Both of

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    weather was perfect the entire weekend with mild temperature and plenty of sunshine.  The festival was not extremely crowded‚ bathrooms and tent grounds had plenty of room.  Camped on Grandfather Mountain Campgrounds‚ a truly badass place at the base of the mountain.  An icon of Western North Carolina‚ Grandfather soars to almost 6‚000 feet in elevation‚ a major peak in the Blue Ridge. No problems throughout the festival‚ ran smoothly.  Railroad Earth killed it every night‚ great lights and awesome

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