I am “Indican” In elementary school‚ I was asked to list my race. My father is Asian Indian with a Christian last name of John and my mother is Mexican American with a maiden name of Torres. The class was instructed if our race was not listed to mark “other”. “Other‚” my young mind could not fathom why “other” would be my only option? Instead‚ I wrote in “Indican.” The teacher said the made up word was not an option. I firmly stood my ground as a part Indian and a part Mexican boy and refused to
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activism‚ she was nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize and shortlisted for the Time Magazine Person of the Year. At sixteen‚ she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest woman to ever get the Nobel Peace Prize. I Am Malala is the tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism‚ of the fight for girls’ education‚ of a father who encouraged his
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REASONS FOR A (Name of programe) SCHOLARSHIP First I would like to express my appreciation for this opportunity to apply for XXX scholarship. I am a graduate of Mojopahit University holding a degree in Mathematics Science‚ First Class Honours. With the background knowledge I have in mathematics‚ I strongly feel that a master course in Advance Mathematics will be very relevant to my practice back here in my country Madangkara. I plan to work with research based groups in applied mathematics
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I I I S l< l l l · B U I L D I N G E X E R C I S E 4 - 2 I I I Career Planning Preparation (Individual and Group) Answering the following questions will help you develop a career plan. Use additional paper if needed. Do not reveal anything about yourself that you prefer not to share with classmates during the in-class exercise. Step 1: Self-Assessment a. List two or three statements that answer the question‚ "Who am I?" I am a strong-minded woman who is not afraid of learning new things in this
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almost 50 years have been the most popular singers and songwriters in the world. There song ‘I Am the Walrus’ written in 1967‚ “I Am the Walrus was a composite of three song fragments. The first part was inspired by a two-note police siren Lennon heard while at home in Weybridge. This became "Mr. City policeman sitting pretty...". ‘ Lennon. (1967). I Am the Walrus. Available: http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/i-am-the-walrus/. Last accessed 08/12/2015. For the actual song‚ the idea of the Walrus was
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Apocalypses are defined as the end of the world‚ whereas creation represents the beginning. What comes in between? Once an Apocalypse ends‚ a creation story begins; thus‚ there is a cycle. This cycle is portrayed by Richard Matheson in his novel I Am Legend. The protagonist‚ Robert Neville‚ survives an apocalyptic world war and a dust-storm-carried disease‚ but he survives alone. He is the end and the new beginning. Thus‚ Matheson suggests that within an apocalypse‚ there can still be elements of
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Nelson Mandela By: Abdullah Imran Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African politician and activist.born on July 18‚ 1918 in Mvezo‚ Umtata (now Mthatha)‚ Transkei‚ South Africa. He had thirteen siblings by the same father‚ and two mothers. His parents were Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa and Nosekeni Nonqaphi . His given name was Rolihlahla‚ a Xhosa name meanimg pulling branch of a tree or informally‚ Trouble maker. On April 27‚ 1994‚ he was made the first President
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I am Mirror: A Historical Critique Claribel Alegrίa in Nicaragua in 1924 and a year later her family was exiled to El Salvador because of her father’s support of Nicaraguan guerrilla leader Augusto César Sandino‚ Alegría ’s family was forced into exile by Anastasio Somoza‚ a Nicaraguan politician who later became commander-in-chief of the Nicaraguan army and eventually the nation ’s president. Her poem I am Mirror was translated in 1978. And is the topic for this critique. In 1978 Alegrίa would
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I didn’t ever grow up in the richest of neighborhoods‚ but that didn’t matter‚ because I was happy. I was happy because my personality‚ my interests and my character all formed from the areas and places I have lived in and around. For example‚ my beloved family‚ the income of my household and the neighborhoods I lived in shaped me to be who I am on this day in age. The biggest playing factor on who I am today was unquestionably a repercussion of my kindred. My home‚ after my parent’s divorce‚ was
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Sam Walton who have complete name Sam Moore Walton was born in Kingfisher‚ Oklahoma on March 29‚ 1918. Sam Walton founded Wal-Mart with Bud Walton in Rogers‚ Arkansas in 1962. Both were born into poor families. Sam Jobs in childhood is squeezing cow’s milk‚ packaging and distributing bottled milk cows. He also worked for extra money as a newspaper seller‚ but eventually could be one of the richest men in the world with a network of retail stores‚ Wal-Mart. At first‚ Sam Stores are franchised stores
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