How I Remember Hurricane Katrina By: William Ford Thesis: How Hurricane Katrina changed my life. On Saturday August 27th 2005‚ my wife and I had a lot of things on our minds. I was home from an eight hour overtime outcall‚ at my new job with Cable One in Long Beach‚ MS. Having only been there five days and also in the middle of packing to move from Bay St. Louis‚ MS over to Long Beach‚ only a little over six miles away‚ the stress level
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How Baseball Changed My Life Baseball may seem like a game where individuals remain around and sit tight for a ball to be hit‚ yet that is not what baseball truly is. To me‚ this game has changed the way I see life all in all. Each player has been taught to have great hard working attitude‚ regardless of whether it’s in a weight room or even practices. Coaches have given leadership chances to players every year and this year it’s my turn due to my hard working attitude and my capacity to lead a
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The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that over 30 million Americans are living in “poverty” (2010 Census). That means‚ about one in every ten Americans are living below the poverty line. Although there is not a direct definition for poverty‚ it can be generally defined for most Americans living in the United States. First‚ an inability to provide a family with nutritious food‚ clothing‚ and reasonable shelter can clearly show how “poor” can be described in the United States. In addition‚ in order
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secure. Krauthammer’s view In "Unipolar Moment" seems to come from a realist point of view‚ he states we are in abnormal times‚ with conflicts with Iraq and other states trying to obtain nuclear‚ biological and chemical weapons‚ it is the greatest threat to the world security today. Also‚ the enemy could be anyone‚ Iraq today‚ North Korea or Libya tomorrow. Further‚ Krauthammer states with an unstable period ahead of us‚ the best hope for peace is the American strength and will‚ making
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have experienced was 9/11. Though I was very young‚ I remember my mom turning on the news and just starring in awe. She didn’t know how to react exactly‚ but I remember the shock on her face and how she seemed scared. I was too young at the time to really think much of it‚ but now thinking back to it‚ I understand why she was so shocked. It was an event that changed our country completely. Security at airports were made extensively more secure and people started being more aware of others around
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Emigrating here from a different country you would think that respect is definitely an aspect that remains the same throughout the whole world‚ but not necessarily so. Respect in the United States is virtually nonexistent‚ particularly the respect that children have towards their parents. That’s something I really can’t wrap my head around‚ coming from a southeast Asian country. Respect is something that us foreign kids are taught at a very young age‚ unlike here. Here it seems like even seniors
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Has your life ever been changed dramatically? How was it changed‚ and if so‚ how did the change affect you? People change a lot in 6th grade. The key is to handle change well‚ so you can thrive for a lifetime. In the difficult transition from 5th to 6th grade‚ you take on more responsibility‚ make new friends‚ and schoolwork becomes more challenging. In our 11th to 12th years of life‚ we have taken on more responsibilities on and off the middle school campus. Because our parents think we are
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Section: 309 ABSTRACT Shigellosis is the cause of dysentery‚ and even though it has for the most part been isolated in developing countries around the world‚ it is beginning to spread throughout the Middle East‚ Asia and Latin America. Though research and study has gone on for decades there is to this day no known effective vaccine for this bacterial infection. Continuing research brings us closer to this point but as of right now we must continue to fight it with multiple types of antibiotics
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(Merriam-Webster Dictionary) The United States gotten increasingly diverse over the past 50 years. In 1965 the American population was 84% white‚ and only 3% of congress was made up people of color. Today the American population is 62% white‚ and 17% of congress is made up of people of color. Although there is still a long way to go before the United States embraces all of it’s people‚ this is a drastic improvement. But racial diversity isn’t the only thing that has been neglected through the years
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Graded Assignment Voices of an Emerging Nation Unit Test Part 2 This test has two parts. Part 1 is computer-scored‚ and should be completed online. Part 2 is the questions below‚ which you will need to turn in to your teacher. You must complete both parts of the test by the due date to receive full credit on this test. All of your answers should be complete sentences and paragraphs. (10 points) 1. Based on the readings in this unit‚ what do the readings in this unit reveal about diversity within
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