Ms Peddle‚ staff and fellow students‚ It is with the utmost humility and gratitude that I accept this position of School Captain of Suzanne Cory High School for 2015‚ along with the responsibilities and roles that this position encompasses. Suzanne Cory High School has a profound ability to foster individual’s talents‚ and provides the environment for students to reach their full potential. The school also has the ability to embrace the individuality of students and help each and every one of us
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American Heritage Dictionary‚ is the pathological obsession with one subject or idea. In Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick‚ an obsession causes monomania in its main character. Through his actions‚ words‚ thoughts‚ and what others think about him‚ Captain Ahab is truly monomaniacal. Ahab is monomaniacal through his words and thoughts. "Talk not to me of blasphemy‚man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me." This shows Ahab’s madness because only he would have the nerve to say that no matter who it
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In the 1998 film rendition of Moby Dick‚ a story originally written by Herman Melville‚ Captain Ahab becomes consumed by the idea of killing Moby Dick- the white whale that haunts his every move. Ahab put killing Moby Dick above all else‚ and even suggests that it is God’s will. He says‚ “And may God hunt us all if we do not hunt Moby Dick to death!” (Moby Dick). In our lives‚ we all have a “personal whale”‚ a mission that we would give our lives trying to accomplish. In my life‚ getting respectable
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“Captain of Industry” or “Robber Barons”? American Industrial leaders of the late 19th and 20th centuries have earned the right to be called “Captains of Industry”‚ although along the way they may have acted as “Robber Barons.”It is a difficult to put any of these people into only one category‚ because without one there would not be the other. Acting as a “Robber Barron” was merely a stepping stone or a means of moving themselves in a leadership position in order to achieve their goal. These people
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Captain of Industry or Robber Baron: J.P. Morgan J.P. Morgan was a post-civil war “captain of industry‚” separating him from the other “Greats” such as Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ and Andrew Carnegie because of his motives and his upbringing. A “robber baron” is most simply defined as an individual who has financial ambitions that cause him to knowingly take advantage of others for his own personal gain. A “captain of industry” seeks solutions to common problems‚ and though the outcome
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advantage. Thus‚ the analysis of literature and poem becomes more interesting and intriguing when we eventually learn more about its historical and cultural background. In this essay‚ I am going to look through several poems of Walt Whitman: “O Captain! My Captain” and “Drum Taps.” These two precisely represent the struggles of the greatest event – American Civil War‚ which marked a defining moment in the United States History.
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I would like to be a Speech and Debate captain because I feel that I am committed to working‚ I yearn to teach‚ and I am capable of leading. In addition to the skills that I think I can offer‚ I also seek help benefit the team in more tangible fashions‚ such as through providing assistance to the new coach and giving afterschool practices more direction. Specifically‚ I think that as a captain I would be able to provide assistance to the new debate coach‚ Mike‚ through recruiting prospective students
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A’Shonte Johnson AHS Officer Essay 4/9/13 The term captain is synonymous with the term leader. By definition‚ a leader is someone who is in an advanced position to take the initiative in order to go forth and show the way. A dance captain should be able to make intelligent and creative decisions quickly and efficiently. Dance teams are all about unity. An exceptional group glides across the floor with all of its dancers moving as one. There are no individual standouts. No weak links. But there
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I Noldylens Metayer want to be a captain for the Varsity football team for the 2015 season because from my perspective I think the reason we lose games is because of discipline and mental mistakes. The reason I was man enough to pick up an application is because I want to lead my team to the FCIAC Championship. Another reason is that I want to discipline my teammates if any mistakes are made or any childish behavior is occurrence. And my last reason is to help my teammates in school and getting
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book are Charlotte(main character/13 year old girl/used to royalty/somewhat guilty)‚ Captain Jaggery(In charge/cruel/scared face)‚ the crew‚ Mr.Hollybrass(First mate/Dead)‚ and Zachariah(Old black man/whipped harshly on back/is still alive). In the beginning of the novel‚ Charlotte is supposed to travel back home from school with two other families but they cancel their trip so she goes aboard a ship with a captain and a crew. When Charlotte gets on the ship she is nervous and uncomfortable. On one
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