education is the knowledge‚ not of facts‚ but of values” (BrainyQuote). The more one can recognize their morals‚ the further the individual can go in life. High school activities‚ community service‚ interests‚ goals‚ and values will be discussed for the Jon Richter Memorial Scholarship. First‚ high school activities will be deliberated. Throughout high school‚ I have been involved in FCCLA (Family‚ Career and Community Leaders of America)‚ FFA (Future Farmers of America)‚ Floriculture‚ HOSA (Health
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WHO KILLED JON BENET RAMSEY? The brutal murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey on Christmas night in 1996 shocked America to its core. Just as the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder seven decades earlier had seared the nation’s consciousness‚ this murder of a beautiful and talented child in a wealthy Boulder‚ Colorado home --renewed every parent’s worst nightmare. It has been nearly three years since this violent crime occurred and no one has been brought to justice. At 6:48 p.m.‚ Dec
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Grand Opening by Jon Hassler’s character Michael McMahon‚ who is referred to as Grandfather‚ teaches you that when aging you acquire many attributes such as being delightful‚ interesting‚ and wise and how aging is not something to be afraid of. First of all‚ life is like a roller coaster it goes on and on and on there are ups and downs‚ good times and bad‚ but everything that happens teaches you something new. Grandfather has educated us that you learn many things throughout your lifetime and become
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Setting: The story begins in 1958 then flashes back to 1942-43‚ at Devon School‚ New Hampshire Symbols: Summer session- the summer session is a time of freedom and chaos. During the summer session‚ the boys enjoyed a time of carefree youthful adventure. They skip class‚ but with Finny’s clever talk‚ enables them to get away with anything. The summer session ends with Finny’s fall‚ leading into the winter session. Winter session- When winter comes‚ everything changes. Devon returns to its
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Daniel Semon “The Frogs” essay 9-18-2014 How has political satire really changed over the years? The onion‚ The Colbert Report‚ The daily show‚ and Saturday Night Live: what do all of these have in common? They spread the news and awareness but portray it in a comedic way. This is known as political satire‚ which gives light and laughter to serious topics around the world. Aristotle defines comedy as a representation of laughable people and involves some kind of blunder or ugliness that does
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Harvey T00197578 9/24/14 ENGL 1020 - 020 The Best of Late-Night Television is often seen as a distraction for people to use to get away from the difficulties or anxieties of reality; though‚ what if television could be used to inform the public of changes to government policy and campaign details without nearly putting people to sleep? Shows like The Daily Show do just this‚ by adding a hint of humor to their long list of fact-based political arguments and stories‚ yet they are never cited as
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Angelina Jolie: Model‚ Actress‚ and Humanitarian Angelina Jolie is arguably the most well known actress in Hollywood‚ but her acting/directing career is not what is catching the public’s attention lately. Since the filming of her action adventure movie “Tomb Raider” in Cambodia‚ Jolie has dedicated her life to helping developing countries create more infrastructure. Including her mission work in African countries Jolie has also taken orphaned children from the countries she has visited and adopted
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Kim Lake Becky Connolly English 98/99 1 November 2014 The Act of Compassion Compassion was a common theme in The Awareness by Gene Stone and Jon Doyle . To show compassion requires a desire to be sympathetic‚ show pity‚ love‚ and general concern for others. While in The Awareness each animal had varying ranges of emotions‚ such as anger‚ vengeance‚ and pity. Compassion was a common thread in each of the chapters. Compassion is a
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Avatar James Cameron‚ the director of Titanic‚ is innovative and intelligent. Cameron is a man that knows exactly what variables are necessary in creating a movie. About 12 years after the release of Titanic‚ Cameron creates yet another smashing‚ breath-taking‚ mind-boggling film. One that initially raised suspicion but later proved to be an extraordinary film. The name of that film is Avatar. Avatar is a sensational piece of work. It has a clean cut message about earth preservation and anti-war
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OUTLINE Angelina Jolie ’s Contribution to the UNHCR Introduction: Attention Getter: I will be asking my classmates from one side of the classroom to move to the other‚ and vice versa. I will ask them whether they feel weird‚ displaced and uncomfortable just by moving to the opposite end of the classroom? Then I will ask them close their eyes and imagine they ’re running away from your country to flee war. Living a life where often their own government is threatening to persecute them? Why? Because
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