NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE 94-50 159TH STREET JAMAICA‚ NEW YORK 11451 Telephone: 718-657-3181 Fax: 718-657-2579 Jie Zhang‚ Principal Lenneen Gibson‚ Assistant Principal Greg Reo‚ Assistant Principal SUMMER ASSIGNMENT FOR RISING SENIORS Tennessee Williams begins The Glass Menagerie with a comment by Tom Wingfield‚ who serves as both narrator of and character within the play: “Yes‚ I have tricks in my pocket‚ I have things up my sleeve
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The extended family ended with industrialisation Prior to the industrial revolution families were drastically different to how they are today. Extended families and kinship economies played a large part in family life as all land was owned and farmed upon by relatives beyond that of the nuclear family and as such people were born into certain roles in family rather than this being based on achievements and qualifications as it is nowadays. These roles would be passed down through generations and
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the United States had ever seen. It had devastating effects on the United States and virtually every other country in the world. The United States suffered through hard economic times until 1941‚ when the Depression officially ended. There is a lot of debate on what ended the Great Depression‚ some say FDR’s “New Deal” programs got the economy rolling again; others credit it to World War II. Without Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “New Deal”‚ the United States would have never recovered as fast as it
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Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee College S4 Biology Practical Worksheet Name: _____________________________ ( ) Class: ________ Date: _______________ Practical 5.1 Detection of food substances by food tests In the space below‚ write down the procedures of all the following food tests: Results A Test for glucose using Clinistix paper Sample Clinistix paper Original colour Final colour Glucose solution Distilled water B Test for reducing sugars using Benedict’s test
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How was the Indian culture ended Many years ago‚ in America‚ there lived only Indians. Then the Americans came in and slowly‚ with peace contracts‚ pushed them in the reservations where they were allowed to do anything they wish including culture like the ghost dance. Now that they were pushed into the reservations‚ we would think that they had a good life. They had land‚ buffalos‚ and much more. Suddenly‚ the Americans somehow found a way to cause the Native Americans way of life to end. In this
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Importance of Senior Year Senior year is the highlight of everyone’s high school career. People look forward to it as soon as they begin high school as a freshman. People get their last year to be close with their friends and enjoy the final year of their high school career. No one has the right to take away someone’s senior year for any reason. Politics argue that senior year is a blow off‚ seniors fear going to college‚ none of the classes matter‚ and none of this would effect junior year
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Every high school senior is given certain "privileges" that the underclassmen are not. There have been complaints about whether or not seniors should be entitled to these privileges or not. The answer to this complaint is‚ yes‚ seniors are very entitled to their privileges. The expectations for students have increased considerably over the years‚ making reaching senior year less common for students than it used to be. Any student that has been able to withstand the stress of high school for 4 (or
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year‚ the event drew more than 90 entrants from 20 countries in its inaugural year. “We hope that the competition will get more high school students interested in science and science writing in college‚” says DUJS President Yoo Jung Kim ’14. “This event is also an opportunity to showcase Dartmouth’s commitment to and strength in the sciences. The event is unique‚ and so is its host organization. As its name implies‚ the DUJS is run by undergraduates‚ including an editorial group of 24 and a dozen
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Senior Year Senior year of high school can be a fun‚ exciting‚ and sometimes scary time for everyone. It is important to make sure you take the right classes and do well in them in order to graduate. Students should also have fun and spend time with friends considering they will not see each every day when high school is over. Searching for the right college and directing your future is a very important aspect of most people’s senior year. Furthermore‚ senior year is a memorable and enjoyable experience
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COMBUSTION AND FIRE INVESTIGATION There are many different types of fires and it can be quite difficult to establish what may have started the fire in the first place. Fire investigation is an important process that attempts to establish the cause of the fire and whether a criminal act has taken place. The National Fire Statistics in the UK compiled by the Home Office states that 25% of fires are electrical in origin but this does not tell the whole story. The statistics are compiled from fire
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