School: South Creek middle school Title of Essay: Never give up Intro- Wow this has been an amazing year‚ especially being a part of the AVID family. My experience with AVID has been one of the most memorable yet. Before I was in AVID I was a trouble maker‚ but I was good at school but I could do better. Organization- I was horrible being organized; I could never figure out what homework I had that night or were my notes were. Hearing about AVID- at the end of my 7th grade year I was invited
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Leia couldn’t have her best pilot just waiting. She finds him sitting next to the bed of the ex-stormtrooper‚ Finn‚ daily and often more than once. Some days it’s early in the morning‚ before the base is even nearing the end of its night cycle‚ or late at night. She knows he’s not sleeping. He nevers says it‚ never mentions a why. But she knows the signs‚ she’s seen them in her soldiers before and in herself. She knows what he’s been through‚ what he’s going through. She doesn’t blame him‚ she’s
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JUST ONE WISH Chapter 1 I would have expected to see this sort of line if‚ say‚ Elvis had returned from the dead to give a concert. Or if some eccentric yet ultra-cool billionaire was blessing the lives of deserving teens by handing out free sports cars. But I hadn‟t expected to see this many people lined up in the dark waiting for the Day-After-Thanksgiving sale at Toys “R” Us. Really‚ whatever happened to good oldfashioned procrastination? Apparently every resident of Henderson‚ Nevada‚ had
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It has been said that life can never be carried out and truly lived to its fullest unless there has been some sort of suffering and pain. Mistakes are to be learned from‚ and a hard past can only result in a stronger present. Though many might find themselves alone in their misery the truth is they are not‚ everyone has struggles. We all have our ups and downs‚ but it is how we react to them that truly matters. Life is life and no matter what‚ giving up on lifelong dreams and aspirations because
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The Never Ending Cycle Everyone has heard someone comment on poverty in the United States. Some people say‚ "the poor have only themselves to blame for their situation." Or‚ "why don’t they get a job?" This is the problem with society today; the different levels of the class structure have grown so far apart from one another they cannot even relate to one another. People look down on the poor as unmotivated and lazy when‚ in fact‚ it is not their fault‚ but the fault of a society that does
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Picture imperfect The Economist‚ March 9‚ 2013 Digital imaging: Insurers‚ publishers‚ law-enforcement agencies and dating sites are using software that can detect the digital manipulation of photos THE photo splashed across front pages worldwide in July 2008 showed four Iranian test missiles blasting skywards. Released by the media arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard‚ Sepah News‚ the picture (top) was soon found to have been manipulated: one missile had been cloned and appeared twice‚ evidently
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In Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ the story begins in 1890 in London‚ England. A painter by the name of Basil Hallward is discussing his most recent painting of the most beautiful young man‚ Dorian Gray who is perfectly perfect‚ with a good friend‚ Lord Henry Wotton. Finally having the opportunity to meet Dorian for himself‚ Wotton begins to change Dorian’s innocent view on life and completely good being. One day‚ Dorian Gray meets a beautiful woman by the name of Sybil Vane‚ who
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1 )Audience: From reading this sort excerpt from "Quiet"‚ what inferences can you make about the intended audience of the book? I believe that Susan Cain intended to reach a certain audience‚ that audience would be individuals who assume that extroverts are consider the new "norm". In reality introverts make equal to or more so of an impact in our community‚ or environment. Cain then proceeds to inform her audience of profound accomplishments from well known introverts. 2)Purpose: Can you determine
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Picture me: a seventeen-year-old Andalusia high-schooler on the free-and-reduced lunch program. Now‚ picture me slowly going through the cafeteria lunch as I pile food onto my tray with a growling stomach. It’s a new school year‚ and I am now on reduced meals rather than free ones‚ but I’m only paying forty cents a day. My plate is growing exceptionally taller with steaming broccoli and chicken nuggets as I add a bit of ketchup to my plate. When I finally get to the end of the line‚ I type in my
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Topic: Never‚ never give up. Do you agree? In our life‚ we obviously meet with many difficulties. While some of us can successfully overcome their problems‚ there are also people who get failure and cannot continue their work. From my perspective‚ difficulties is an indispensable part in our life‚ and I strongly agree with statement ‘Never‚ never give up’. Initially‚ to never stop working for your goal is an effective way for you to enjoy your life as well as realize true values of it. It
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