INTRODUCTION SPEECH Introduction: As I entered the Marine Corps almost five years ago‚ I had no idea as to where my life would lead. Looking back now I cherish the memories‚ live in the present‚ and anxiously await the future. There are many items that represent who I am‚ but only a few that carry enough meaning to describe my journey through life. Thesis/Preview: I am going to give you a quick description of who I am through the use of three items that represent my past‚ present‚ and future
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Cogito ergo sum‚ or its translation‚ “I think‚ therefore I am‚” is a frequently-quoted line from well-known mathematician and philosopher René Descartes. I’ve noticed that it often seems to be misunderstood; this post is a brief outline of the idea and some of my thoughts on it. When concluding cogito ergo sum‚ Descartes was attempting to determine what truths‚ if any‚ could be truly known beyond all doubt. He had a tough time of it‚ finding that almost everything he could think of was subject
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onto my already damp hair as I stepped into the clinical-like office building where my day would be wasted. As I walked into the horrid building‚ an animated receptionist greeted me with fake pearly white teeth‚ hardened ice blue eyes and bleached blond hair‚ repeating the same line every morning‚ “Good morning Mr Lubin”. I felt my eyes roll in my head as I pressed the small button‚ making an almighty ‘beep’‚ summoning stained grey steel door’s to take me to where I would waste away. My desk was
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About Me Diagnostic Paper I am Brenda Lizette Loredo. The way I got my name was due to a discussion between my mother and aunt resulting in my father being the resolver. I was born on September 25‚ 1997 in Richmond‚ Texas at 2:48 am. This resulted in my first two years of my life living in Richmond‚ Texas. Around two years old we moved to Rosharon‚ Texas where I have lived for almost sixteen years. In these sixteen years that I have lived in Rosharon I have experienced many things‚ but the uttermost
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accomplishments as I am in your possible future accomplishments. Here is the need. Projects eat up about 40 percent of our yearly expenses. We need to cut 10 million off those expenses. In five minutes tell me how you will do it and how it will be verified.” Her last statement at the end of four minutes was: “I can give you five million within the next year. Ten million is too big a stretch.” His retort was‚ “Lauren‚ can you get five in six months?” (Gulp.) “I’m pretty sure I can.” “Congratulations
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could hardly believe that [he] was so far away from home‚ yet there was nothing familiar in [his] surroundings‚” except for his Gideon Bible‚ which makes him homesick‚ resulting in him setting the book aside. He then goes on to say “This was New York. I had to
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Why am I a good student? I have been taught my entire life that having strong moral character was the most imortant things I could have. Also that through hard work and perseverance I could achieve anything I set my mind to. Finally to be confident‚ believe in myself‚ being completely optimistic greeting whatever I face in life with a smile. My granddaddy was a man who showed his moral character through his common courtesies and bestowed it onto his entire family. Moral character
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Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs The man behind Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs is actually called Domingo “Sam” Zamudio and took the stage name of Sam the Sham. He is now a retired but he and his band were popular American rock and roll singers. He had a signature style in dressing and would wear a camp robe and turban brining along all of his equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse which had maroon velvet curtains. Two of their most popular hits in the mid-1960s were “Wooly Bully” and “Li’l Red Riding Hood”
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Who I Want to be When I am Older Every human historically and presently‚ thrives for the same thing‚ success. Some seek it through monetary values‚ while others perceive success as the amount of power one possesses. Ralph Waldo Emerson however‚ offered a new perspective of the meaning of success. He claimed‚ “To laugh often and much‚ to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children… to leave the world a better place‚ to know one life has breathed easier because you have lived
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Music has been known as a universal language that creates a profusion of knowledge and understanding between others. In this case‚ I will be using music to connect different characters in the novel I am Number Four‚ and show how they have changed and shaped themselves through the first portion of the book. Some of these characters are John‚ an alien trying to survive on Earth after his planet gets destroyed‚ Henri‚ John’s guardian and protector working on Earth towards the ultimate goal of saving
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