party. The situation was ungood‚ having my classmates betray each other‚ which taught me that there is no place safe for individualistic freedom. The rules that challenged me facilitated changing my opinion on George Orwell’s view on futuristic society. Having to write with a certain pen‚ having to wear a visible green ribbon with white apparel‚ and not being able to verbally approach my peers and teachers the way I was accustomed made me feel as if I were living in Ingsoc. I was not myself. I was
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tried out for this organization was during sixth grade‚ and I had been rejected. However‚ this time‚ I was more confident. I came to school‚ and I immediately started walking toward my locker‚ which was near the ASB room. As I was walking‚ I saw a paper messily taped to the dark blue door of the ASB room. I was certain it had to be the list of people who made ASB. Nervousness started creeping up my spine like a snake; however‚ I was wrong. It wasn’t a so-called “cut” list; it was just the schedule
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The Dead Sea Scrolls The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient manuscripts that were found at several sites near the western shore of the Dead Sea in a small community named Khirbet Qumran (Kee 62). The most important site was near Qumran‚ where eleven caves containing scrolls and artifacts were discovered. In early 1947‚ a shepherd boy by the name of Muhammed the Wolf was searching for some goats near a cliff on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Climbing up after one that had strayed away‚ he noticed
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Eldrick Dan L. Yu June 27‚ 2013 C38 In my political compass I was positioned at the left near the center which is in the same position as Nelson Mandela. This means that I am the type of person that if I were to run for office‚ I would be a type of officer who would fight against racial discrimination‚ citizens equality‚ and the inequality between the rich and the poor. Just like Nelson Mandela himself who was the first black South African to hold the office‚ and the first elected in
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The necessity of the conflicts My second revelation is that conflict is necessary for a stronger team. Before going through the leadership course‚ I thought that conflict was a disaster‚ and conflict meant that there were factors that caused disharmony in the team. In my previous point of view‚ conflicts hurt the relationship between team members. I thought the less discord in teams would lead to more success. So‚ when my colleagues and I had different opinions in a discussion‚ if we could not reach
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When I walked into high school four years ago‚ I never thought that I would become involved in student council or National Honor Society. Today I am the student body vice president and National Honor Society President. These experiences have helped me to build my leadership skills that I will be able to use for the rest of my life. My experiences in student council have allowed to work with others in leadership positions and to plan activities for large numbers of people. The main responsibilities
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increase in immigrants made many American citizens fearful of losing their jobs. They began to discriminate in an attempt to force them out. Members of The Dead Rabbits gang fled their respective homelands to escape persecution and danger; in reality they were met with more opposition and violence than they originally faced. Many immigrants joined the Dead Rabbits Gang as it provided safety in numbers and shared food and shelter. The opportunity to join the gang culture and be free of persecution persuaded
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My initial thought of China was that it was going to be over crowed and everything would be uncomfortable do. I imagined every city to be like pictures people show the pictures of crowded streets and packed cars. It was quite the opposite. Yes it was crowed in some places‚ but there were a lot of beautiful‚ peaceful and magnificent places we visited. We visited 6 cities Beijing‚ Tianjin‚ Suzhou‚ Hangzhou Wuxi‚ and Shanghai. All of the cities were unique in their own ways and I learned things traveling
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virtue is defined as excellence of intelligence. In many cases intellectual virtue is seen as an acceptance of reality‚ but in a good way. It is something that is learned. A person with intellectual virtue is someone who is not tempted to do bad in society or harm anybody. They are here to do good and that is it‚ they see everything in a positive manner. A moral virtue is defined as excellence of character through choices. Moral virtue is an example of a person that makes good choices out of good faith
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discoveries of our modern times: the Dead Sea Scrolls. They had stumbled upon three jars in a cave just inland from the Dead Sea (hence the name) which contained manuscripts of several books of the Bible‚ as well as records from Jerusalem. After the end of the Second World War‚ the Arab Legion began searching for the caves near Qurman‚ Israel where these scrolls had been found (Wikipedia Contributors). Soon‚ researchers had found eleven caves with fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. These scrolls were
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