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    A Thank You letter

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    For the past four years‚ I have been heavily involved in the cheerleading team. I have been a member of this squad since our very first practice in the cafeteria. This sport is my passion‚ and to prove it‚ I left my position on the volleyball team so that I could 100% dedicate myself to cheer. Dedication is important to me and I have never missed a practice without a doctor’s note. Since I have joined the team‚ I have not only grown as a skilled cheerleader‚ but as a person. It has improved my leadership

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    When You Are Bored

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    APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD IN PHYSICSGENERAL RULES1.        In the construction of devices‚ what is not expressly prohibited in the written rules are allowed. 2.        For each event/game/contest‚ the First Place winner will be given 20 points; the 2nd   Place winner‚ 15 points; and the 3rd Place winner‚ 10 points. 3.        In case of a tie‚ each of the concerned teams will get the same points assigned to   the particular winning position (1st‚ 2nd‚ or 3rd).  If two teams tie for the 1st Place

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    The Evil Inside You

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    English 30 - Mrs. Adams October 9th‚ 2013 The evil inside you All humans consist of natural good and natural evil. In extreme situations‚ a primal instinct causes humans to act for their survival‚ which often leads to acts of violence and immoral behaviour. These types of reactions demonstrate man’s capacity for evil‚ within human nature. In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding portrays the theme of innate evil through a group of British schoolboys‚ who were stranded on an inhabited

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    Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?     “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388)  The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”  in

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    words‚ identify each of the following by author‚ title‚ and context‚ and explain what the lines mean. 1. Everything about her had two sides to it‚ one for home and one for anywhere that was not home...." The first quote is from “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates. It is in reference to Connie‚ who is a teenager. She is no longer a girl‚ yet she is not a woman. She would leave home she looking one way and arrive at her destination another way. 2. She would have

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    Someone Like You

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    SOMEONE LIKE YOU 1. I heard that you’re settled down That you found a girl and you’re married now I heard that your dreams come true Guess she gave you things I didn’t give to you Old friend‚ why are you so shy? Ain’t like you to hold back or hide from the light 2. I hate to turn up out of the blue‚ uninvited But I couldn’t stay away‚ I couldn’t fight it I had hoped you ‘d see my face and that you’d Be reminded. That for me‚ it isn’t

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    Mary Ann Glendon begins by discussing the eighteenth century and what the Founding Fathers expected America to be when they were discussing social systems‚ the environment and emphasis on family during that time period produced different character and personality than our environment and definition of family does today. Glendon asserts‚ “the market economy‚ too‚ can take a toll on society.” This quote in particular reminded me of the probing social commentary discussed in the previous chapters of

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    how motivated are you

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    HOW MOTIVATED ARE YOU TO LEARN Being motivated to do what is required to attain the goal set by you is a challenge. All students face these challenges. Motivation refers to those factors that energize behavior. They are the driving and pulling forces resulting in persistent behavior directed towards specific goals. The motivational level keeps varying and so does the efforts. Keeping your motivational level and enthusiasm high and fairly consistent is essential for anything you do. Check if your

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    When You Are Old

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    Explication of “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep‚ And nodding by the fire‚ take down this book‚ And slowly read‚ and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once‚ and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace‚ 5 And loved your beauty with love false or true‚ But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you‚ And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down beside the glowing

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    In her essay‚ Where are you going‚ Where have you been‚ Joyce Carol Oates‚ underscores the importance of communication to develop her story. Both the presence and absence of communication are utilized in the evolution of Oates’ purpose. The author relates each of her subjects to archetypal characters in order to firmly cast them into a category. Through careful consideration of detail‚ Oates’ offers a particular understanding of Connie’s relationship with her parents and the world around Connie.

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