Eagle Scout‚ I faced many obstacles but worked very hard and was determined to become an Eagle Scout. On my path to becoming an Eagle Scout‚ there were many people who doubted my ability and leadership skills. However‚ I persevered and focused on my goal. From the time I joined the Boy Scouts at age thirteen‚ I had been hearing about the Boy Scouts and the highest rank that could be achieved. Hearing stories about previous Eagle Scouts that had come through my troop and how highly they were spoken of
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Were Queen Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great effective rulers? Were their reign’s characterized as good or not so well? Disregarding the opinion of those who reigned concurrently or historians today‚ these two ruled their country in a time of turmoil and uncertainty! The world and the people within it were undergoing a major transition. New lands were being discovered as well as major role-playing continents and countries were changing status. Some losing power while others gained it. Queen Elizabeth
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first time that I discovered that I loved football‚ was when I was playing football. My whole life I have been told i’m a really tough kid‚ and at the time I was a soccer player. My sixth grade year playing soccer I started to be more rough when I played. It got to the point where I was nicknamed the bulldozer. I was at the level when kids would start to flop to get the penalty. I then realized that I didn’t want to play a sport where you had to fake being hurt. So the next year I joined the football
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between two countries to give each other help if needed. Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy and the ottomans formed alliances. Russia‚ France‚ and England were worried that these nations were too powerful so they too formed a triple entente. Each place was blamed for the start of the war for different reasons. Austria was blamed for the war because they were the first to attack and Germany was blamed because of the blank check. Russia was blamed because they prepared the troops to help Serbia‚ France
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Tiana James Essay 11/18/12 There have been times in my life where I have been lucky and ashamed at then same time. I know many people such as friends‚ family etc who have been lucky & and ashamed but some at the same time and some at different times. For example my friend Natalia and her Parents have been lucky people within the last few years. It was 2010 when they won the LOTTERY!! Now that’s what you call being lucky. But being lucky isn’t always about winning the lottery or having things
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Growing up I read almost everyday. Reading took me to places I never thought I would go. I’ve been an alien fighting against others to save earth‚ a lost bird looking for my mother‚ a highschool kid going through what every other high school kid goes through. Of course that was before technology took over my life but I still manage to pick up a book every now and then. I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore‚ one of the most interesting books I’ve ever read‚ is the first book in the Lorien Legacies series
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Twilight Zone episode‚ “I Shot an Arrow in the Air‚” and the Lord of the Flies was survival. The main charaπcters needed to use all of their survival skills to survive the hostile environment‚ in which their rocket crashed. This is very similar to the Lord of the Flies because in Lord of the Flies‚ the children’s plane crashes near a deserted island‚ and the children must use their survival skills to survive on the island. Finally‚ the themes of Lord of the Flies and “I Shot an Arrow in the Air”
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Right now I am attending Polk State Collegiate High School in order to obtain my Associate of Arts degree while I am still in high school. One of the main reasons that I am attending Collegiate High School‚ besides to get ahead is because I have no college funds. My college savings were used in order to try and keep my step dad from being extradited back to England. In the end he still got deported leaving me and my little sister to survive off of my single mom’s teacher salary. My ex-step dad‚ who
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And he knew that. Mars knew that it wasn’t nice to steal all of Earth’s water. Mars could’ve asked for some not all. He could’ve shared with him. All of Earth’s life on him was all harmed (Danuser 2). All of the animals were dead‚ and all the plants were burned beyond regrowth (Danuser 2). If Mars would have known to be fair‚ he would have also known don’t hate others to get what you want. Earth started to hate Mars. “Mars was flying around when a huge rock flew past him. He thought
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I am involved. I have been dancing for fourteen years now‚ playing the piano for thirteen years‚ and running track for almost six years. Not to mention‚ I have managed to hold three jobs now and‚ I have donated the remainder of my free time to community service. Perhaps to say that I am involved is an understatement- I am totally involved! Nonetheless‚ I don’t think I would be nearly as well-rounded as I would be without four vital virtues: scholarship‚ character‚ leadership‚ and service. I believe
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