About Me My name is ............................ I was born and raised in Queens‚ New York. Currently I am a full time college student at La Guardia Community College. My major is Criminal Justice. I am planning on transferring to John Jay of Criminal Justice after I earn my 45 college credits in order to join the New York Police Department Cadet ‚ my GPA is also good enough to be qualified on John Jay. I am currently a volunteer for New York Police Department Auxiliary. Since I was a kid I used
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James W. Loewen wrote the book "Lies My Teacher Told Me" to help students understand the past of the United States‚ and how it is effecting the present. "Lies My Teacher Told Me" examines 12 various American history text books‚ and points out the various lies‚ flaws‚ and sugar coated stories the text books present. Loewen explains how textbooks practice heroification‚ and how race and race relations are a major issue when it comes to American history. Among these topics‚ Loewen also sheds light on
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A Dancer Who Inspires: Bill “Bojangles” Robinson “Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.” Carlos Ghosn This quote by Carlos Ghosn‚ a Brazilian-Lebanese-French businessman‚ perfectly describes the dance legend who coined the term “copacetic”‚ meaning in excellent order (Haskins 1990: 54). A big reason many look up to this dancer is because he was fully dedicated to his art form and hence a source of inspiration. Bill
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when I heard my mom say to my sister‚ “Basma‚ why can’t you be more like Baraka‚ and help her clean?” My sister let out an exasperated sigh and replied‚ “Mom‚ quit comparing her with me cause we’re nothing alike‚ so just stop!” I knew where this argument was going‚ like it has before. My sister is clever and stubborn‚ while I am more laid back and responsible because I am the eldest. Therefore‚ I agree with my sister that we are not the same person. I don’t like my mom praising me in this manner
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David Mendoza Project 3 Rhetorical Analysis of Texts Outline Millennials‚ The Me Me Me Generation by Joel stein The Millennial Generation is Narcissistic According to the national instate of health 58 % of students scored higher on a narracsitic exam than students in 1982. Families today have an average of eighty five pictures of themselves in there house compared to 5 in the ninety fifties. Statics today show today’s generation has the highest probably of unmet expectations
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There are many reasons why education is important to me. One reason is because it will center on a better career. Most employers will not employ me if I don’t have a college education in the required field. Another reason education is important is because it will give me better knowledge. Also I will learn how to be more responsible for myself which is important in life. Having a good education will improve my chances of having a good paying career. Without a career I wouldn’t be able to afford
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Identify which one is the most likely egoist option and explain why you think this is the case Option C is the most likely egoist option. This is evidenced by the words "this just means less people competing with me for scarce opportunities and resources" (Eccles‚ N. 2013)‚ which indicates that the person in the scenario is concerned with his/her own wellbeing first and foremost‚ and that is what egoism is all about - "a tradition which is based on ’self-interest’ rather than some idea of the
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can ever replace her‚ she was that women in my life who was suppose to love and care for me make sure I’m ok‚ hold me when everything isn’t ok and tell me that one it will be ok. I never had that though my mom could have been a great mother‚ but she was lost she was lost to an addition. Her addition was a nasty habit that one day would destroy her and take my mom out of my life for good. I never understood why she wasn’t home‚ she said she ‘’loved’’ me but why wasn’t she there when I needed her the
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cruel happen to me’. As she says here‚ she wants some adventure‚ something to spice up her ‘boring’ life. ‘If what that dog had was madness‚ I wanted some of it. Even then I felt I spent my whole life saying sorry’. This evidence tells us that she is quite rebellious and another piece of evidence pointing towards the fact that she wants some adventure in her life. She is a drama queen as she tell us of the hot dog incident. ‘I squeezed my hot dog and suddenly the sausage shot into my mouth and lodged
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Are parents are best teachers? Different people will give different responses to this question from their own characters‚ emotional concerns and even educational backgrounds. However‚ when it comes to me‚ I believe that parents are our best teachers for the following reasons. In the first place‚ parents are the people who are closest to us and who understand our real needs best. From infancy on‚ our parents have witnessed every step in both our physical and mental development. They share
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