afternoon in Gatlinburg‚ Tennessee. It was the last game of the tournament and we‚ the CBS Falcons‚ faced the Red Dogs in the championship game. We were confident about our chances of victory; however‚ our confidence was quickly put to the test when we first saw the other team. This game taught me never again to judge a book by its cover and that effort can trump skill. Undefeated in the regular season and on a role going into this Friday night game‚ we were the team to be beat. Our seventh grade team
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A Kokomo mother wants justice for her daughter‚ after she was bullied on a school bus Monday. News 18 reports how the school promises to keep her daughter and other students safe both on and off the bus. Monday was unlike any other bus ride home for Kokomo seventh grader Kaydence Parsons. “They said she wanted to fight me‚” said Kaydence. “And I didn’t think anything of it.” Kaydence said she walked onto the bus and grabbed a seat‚ when the girl sitting behind her confronted her. “She said I
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THE FIRST CAPTIVITY NARRATIVE: ALVAR NUÑEZ CABEZA DE VACA’S 1542 LA RELACION Ramón Sánchez University of Washington‚ Bothell In this paper‚ I will discuss the development of one type of Western captivity narrative‚ a Spanish one that in the context of expanding Western conquest brought (1) the need for the European conqueror to defend himself from the accusation of cultural betrayal and (2) the need to redeem a failed conqueror. For this I focus on Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca’s 1542 La Relacion
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For my first biology test I received a grade that I am not proud of. To be completely honest the night before the test I attended a concert and didn’t get to sleep until two in the morning. This optical is defiantly something that I could have avoided. I should not have attended the concert‚ or at least I should have prepared myself weeks in advance knowing that I had a concert the night before. This is my second time taking the class and I expected better out of myself. I made the same mistake I
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As stated in my first journal entry‚ I originally saw this course as a skill to add to my resume. After reading chapter one I realized the value my personal life would gain learning about nonverbal communication‚ so I went into week two all gung ho and ready to tackle it! I knew having this skill would put my life back on track by giving me the tools I needed to hide my screwed-up life. This would lead to new friendships and relationships where I could verbally open myself up to others. All I had
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On September 3‚ my boyfriend and I attended the 38th Chicago Jazz Festival in Millennium Park. This was my first jazz concert. My boyfriend and I headed towards the Jay Pritzker Pavilion; its stage looked like a steel version of the Sydney Opera House. As we looked for a place to sit‚ I noticed that the audience’s demographics consisted of Indian‚ Asian‚ some African Americans‚ and Caucasians. We sat near the stage in the plastic orange seats because the grass area was extremely packed. However‚
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watched my mom run herself ragged to try and support us. She was finishing her college degree‚ while working two jobs and raising me. My parents had just gotten divorced and I was scared and sad and didn’t understand what was happening. My mom and I were incredibly tight on money‚ and things were terrifying. I was a ten year old worrying about my next meal. As girls wore hoodies that read “Hollister” and “Aeropostale‚” I was wearing mix-matched outfits we had found at goodwill. While my friends
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My second day of clinical‚ I got the opportunity to go to Jane’s House and do physical assessments on children. I was first skeptical because I know I love working with infants and adolescents‚ but was unsure about toddlers. I learned that I absolutely love working was toddlers and brainstorming ways to get the assessment complete‚ yet remain professional. I truly think I want to work in pediatrics. Some ways I remained professional with the children was building that therapeutic communication to
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First Amendment rights to freedom of speech are regulated in various ways in many different variations of institutions. For instance‚ public school administrations have broad standards created by the Supreme Court to use when there is a need to suppress student speech believed too distracting‚ offensive‚ presenting a harmful image for the school‚ or even promoting illegal drug use. Though broad‚ a few cases do provide guidance when looking at student speech‚ and how there are times when the regulation
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the Tanger Outlet I thought to myself‚ “today is the day”. Turning left at the entrance‚ the parking lot was jam-packed with cars almost touching bumpers. It was my last and final day working at the Banana Republic. The dim lights‚ old people‚ and today’s hottest hits music playing in the background made the atmosphere laid back and relaxing. That was until you see unorganized clothes and meet unfriendly customers. As I walked in‚ in my blue and white squared button-up‚ ripped jeans‚ and Sperrys
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