Camp counselors instruct the proper way to apply a splint; the senior patrol leader calls out commands for a flag ceremony; and the troop guide asks an annoying scout to calm down for the twentieth time. From the senior patrol leader position to helping at day camp‚ Boy Scouts learn how to lead in all situations. As an Eagle Scout and previous senior patrol leader of two troops‚ I have developed leadership abilities that I will use as an adult. I discovered that leadership requires extra work and
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about a stockholder named Shlensky who is suing the board of directors of Wrigley Field on the grounds of failure to install lights at the stadium. This is a claim of mismanagement and negligence by the directors. At the time of the case‚ The Chicago Cubs were the only major league team without lights on their stadium. Mr. Wrigley‚ the principal owner of the team‚ refused to add lights onto the stadium because he felt that‚ "baseball is a daytime sport and it would greatly deteriorate the surrounding
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He wasn’t Mr. Cub or A-Rod or even the Great Bambino in matter of fact I don’t think he had a nickname‚ but then again he didn’t need one to be remembered. So it was with great sorrow that Cubs fans around the world reacted Friday when they learned Santo had died from complications of bladder cancer. He was 70. Thank you all for coming Ron would have been pleased with the outcome. For those of you who don’t know me‚ I am Tyler Horch‚ just another cub fan that Ron probably didn’t know. But that
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Aaron Sobieszczyk 9/23/11 World Comp The goat vs. the Bambino Chicago‚ also known as the Windy City‚ has a population of about 2 million people and is located in Illinois. There they are home to the beloved Chicago Cubs. Boston‚ also known as Beantown‚ consists of a population of nearly 600‚000 people and is located in Massachusetts. They are home to the beloved Boston Red Sox. Both these cities have interesting nicknames but other interesting similarities as well. Not only are these
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improvements in student performance.” This statement clarifies that it is the belief of those mothers who were hopeful and confident about the change and improvements. This hopefulness is passed to the fans of the Chicago Cubs too. No matter what the outcome will be‚ fans are confident that the Cubs will win the match someday and be called as
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A tropical jungle is an awesome place. I had the opportunity of visiting one recently.My friend Rahim‚ who works as a forest ranger‚ took me along on one of his trips into the jungle. I had wanted to experience for myself first-hand what he had always spoken about.The moment we entered the jungle‚ a sort of semi-darkness enveloped us. The sky was almost completely shut out by the canopy of leaves high above us. At ground level‚ thick vegetation grew in every direction. The air was damp and had a
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there was only a basis of truth” . With Roosevelt’s remarkable denunciation‚ it is valid for the reader to question the descriptions in The Jungle. Conversely however‚ and perhaps eyebrow raising given his hostile stance on the book‚ Roosevelt used The Jungle and its descriptions to push through “The Pure Food act” and the “Meat Inspection act” of 1906 . In effect starting what we know today as the Food and Drugs Administration. The most powerful‚ legislatively body in healthcare today. Equally whilst
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United States is a country of immigrants and reconstruction. For many years Americans worked very hard to improve the country’s image and to gain superiority among neighbor countries within the years. “The Jungle”‚ wrote by the American journalist Upton Sinclair tells the story of a poor family that immigrated to the city of Chicago in order to improve their financial economy. However‚ due to life conditions and lack of money their chances of surviving during the Industrial Revolution became minimum
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In the article‚ ISIS Trains Child Soldiers at Camps for ‘Cubs of the Islamic State‚’ children are recruited in at young ages. Their aim is to ensure they have a ready and willing generation of jihadist. These children are brainwashed into joining ISIS. On the other hand‚ if these kids decide to disobey‚ they can potentially be tortured. If this strategy does not work‚ they may end up killed. The children of ISIS are taught to kill‚ and they learn how to use AK-47s early in age. The article also
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Honey Badger Speech Do you think you’re tough!? Well you’re not. You have not even seen tough until you see a honey badger. This animal amazes me so much with its fierceness that I had to share it. You might be saying to yourself. “Why would I want to hear about a honey badger”? but trust me if one day you happen to run into a honey badger‚ You are going to want to be informed. Honey Badgers live in Africa‚ the Middle East‚ and India‚ So if you ever find yourself in one of these places beware
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