...is a research paper on an individual that had a great impact on Black History.” As soon as I heard the announcement, my heart beat increased and my palms began to sweat. Literally, I dropped my face on my desk and whispered, “God help us all; I’m about to fail this class.” I had a gut feeling that the assignment was going to be difficult and time consuming. Immediately I imagined the many hours that I would have to assert on the assignment, and the thought depressed me. Little did I know that doing the assignment would bring me one of the greatest surprises of my academic life and taught me that the writing process can’t be rushed. Mrs. Fisher paced back and forth in front of the class room as she explained how someone inspired her to become a teacher. At some point I stopped listing and was on the verge of dozing off. Suddenlty my attention snapped back to her as her words “I get to assign you the person to do this essay on” pushed themselves into my consciousness. Up this point I had thought that we can pick our own person and had settle on Martin Luther King, Jr. Mrs. Fisher proceed to assing different historical figures to different students while the fear of not getting MLK creeped over me. Finally, Mrs. Fisher said,”Santiago Torres, MLK.” For the first time in that class, I felt hopeful. 3 days later we had the rough draft due about our person. Well I didn’t do as you can imagine. Walked into class with this guilt feeling that we all get after we don’t do a paper on time...
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...some point in their life, often daily, but not everyone truly understands what it means to be homeless. You may experience homelessness by seeing someone on the street and observing their lifestyle or habits, but you don’t see their past that got them there, or their thoughts and feelings about their own situation. The impacts on the personal lives, community, and society as a whole are as broad and diverse as the homeless community itself. There are countless ways to become homeless, and not many ways to escape it without help from an outside source. So who composes the homeless community, what are the causes of homelessness, and what are the ramifications of it on all levels, ranging...
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...What is success? Is it the process of doing a task and receiving a positive result acceptable amongst the community, or is it simply achieving ones own personal goals? Success to me can mean many things. Although I am successful in school, that does not necessarily mean I will lead a successful life. Success to me is setting personal goals, and following through with them. Whether you achieve your desired result or not, you have succeeded just by trying. Everyone’s vision of success differs. Success takes many different definitions. People have different interpretations of what success really means. For me is as simple as: living well and laughing often. The idea of living well is a very broad statement. Living well, in my opinion is getting success in personal, social and professional life. If I can achieve all of these three levels of success, I believe that I have lived well. Personal success for me is being able enjoy little things that life has to offer. For instance; understanding and appreciating diversity. To have someone to love and treasure, to meet the right person, fall in love, and get marry. To feel that I’m able to love my child and pass on wisdom to him .Feeling that someone loves me, is something that makes me completely happy and successful. Because I believe that without love, life is not thoroughly complete, thus never truly achieve success. I believe that, by being mentally and physically healthy, I have achieved personal success. When I get...
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...COM 120 Entire Course http://homeworkgallery.com/index.php/product/com-120-entire-course/ http://homeworkgallery.com/index.php/product/com-120-entire-course/ COM 120 Week 1 Single Mother Single mothers in America” is the title that I have chosen for my persuasive essay. I feel that being a single mother myself I can relate to them on the same ground as I am living a life walking in the same shoes as them. “With great power comes great responsibility” is a well known line from the movie Spider man. COM 120 Week 1 Capital Letters 103 1. – At the turn of a new century and a new Millennium, many people are reflecting on the historical changes that have taken place during the past hundred years. – At the turn of a new century and a new millennium, many people are reflecting on the historical changes that have taken place during the past hundred years. 2. – In the late 1990s, Americans began making lists reflecting their choices of the greatest Events, Literature, People, and Films of the century. – In the late 1990s, Americans began making lists reflecting their choices of the greatest events, literature, people, and films of the century. 3. – Most Americans would agree that the two World Wars shaped the twentieth century and this country’s role in it. – Most Americans would agree that the two world wars shaped the twentieth century and this country’s role in it. COM 120 Week 1 Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 562 1. Most people are familiar...
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...Franconia High School, the Franconia Mail, the Franconia Diner, and, for special occasions - proms, for instance, or extramarital trysts - the Franconia Steak House, which Eugene and I called Marie's, not only because Marie Fortuna's husband caught her there, eating antipasto with her boyfriend, who happened to be the soccer coach at the high school, but because we couldn't stand to hear the word Franconia used one more time. Eugene and I were in business together, earning money for our escape from town by selling term papers, and June was our busiest time of the year. By the end of the month, however, we were no longer doing our best work. The pressure was on, the stupid among us had panicked, and I was writing all night. In part, I kept odd hours because my brother strongly disapproved of our venture, and Jason was so honest and good that a single look from him could make a person feel sordid and corrupt. But the real reason I was writing three or more papers at a time was that Eugene was in charge of the division of labor, and he'd divided it so that two thirds of the labor was mine. After all, he had started the business, so it was only fair that he administered everything, including our finances, which were kept in a joint savings account. Or at least, this was Eugene's line every time I complained. And when I really considered my situation, it wasn't so difficult to accept the deal he...
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...to its petals having a striking resemblance to that of a medieval helmet. I first heard of skullcap at a health seminar from a naturopath, who claimed the sedative properties would help calm, if not stop the body convulsions I was struggling with at the time. Unfortunately, she never recommended which species to try and I didn’t possess the personal knowledge at that time to make the correct decision on my own. However, having the opportunity to research the history, science and uses of skullcap for this paper, I now have a greater understanding of its significance and healing abilities. For centuries, skullcap has been considered sacred in numerous cultures. The females of Native American tribes used this plant not only for...
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...Research Proposal, Draft 1 It’s the morning of December 15, 2012, a day after the Sandy Hook Elementary Shootings involving twenty-year old Adam Lanza. After having to support by brother through the intense fear of being looked at differently for his disability following the shooting, I found the topic of the media scapegoating Asperger Syndrome as a main factor in school violence relevant to our class. As school violence has grown in the past twenty-five years, the media has similarly sensationalized the many killers, often times looking to diagnose them with some sort of mental illness instead of digging deeper into the environment of the individuals who commit these acts of violence. In particular, I am interested in examining the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, as well as the UC-Santa Barbara shooting. What I am particularly interested in learning more about is the media’s reaction to these two shootings in conjunction, as one was done at an elementary school with children ages 5-11, whereas the other was done on a college campus. This interests me because Asperger Syndrome is a social disorder, and the social scene of an elementary school is quite different from the social scene of a university. By providing statistical data, victim and killer testimonials, and historical data, I will make the main claim that the media has sensationalized school shootings and too often jumped to the conclusion that Asperger Syndrome is to blame, instead of investigating...
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...Happen: A Research Paper Imagine a person infected with a disease to the point that they are some how no longer who they were before. The disease would take over the brain and make the body do only one thing, infect others. Sounds like a bad horror movie? Well think again. There are plenty of viruses, fungi, parasites, and chemicals in the world that affect the brain already and could cause such a thing to happen. The “zombie” wouldn’t be eating brains but it would want to spread the virus. Who is to say that a virus cannot mutate into something horrendous. This essay will show you that there are viruses, fungi, parasites, and chemicals that either can or have the potential to make people or animals into walking dead. Where did the idea of zombies come from? Zombies originated in Haiti as a sort of voodoo slave labor. What would happen was the person would be fed or rubbed with a mixture of the skin of the common toad and puffer fish. The skin of the common toad can actually kill people but the important part of it is that it is an incredibly strong pain killer. The puffer fish is extremely poisonous. It puts you in a coma in a near death state. People in Haiti are buried very soon after death and would be in the ground in less than 8 hours. The “dead person” would be dug up and fed datura, a plant with mind blowing after affects. According to Scientist Karl Kruszelnicki “Datura breaks your links with reality, and then destroys all recent memories. So you don't know what day it...
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...I conducted my research at various locations that I visited while I was on a trip for my birthday. I observed things on my trip to Florida and when I arrived at my destination in Daytona Beach, FL. I looked at billboards along the highways and watched different things that I saw people do as I sat on the beach. I never noticed some things that people do until I just sat and observed. It was interesting to say the least. I realized that people do certain sexual gestures subconsciously and forget that maybe others are looking. I also conducted my research at home as I talked with my mother and grandmother about sex. We as a family have some very interesting conversations about sex because we are very open with one another. But there are some things about my sex life that I keep private because I do not know how they would react to it. During my observation I realized that social control not only exists in our society as a whole but, also within my own family. I am normally an observant person but to sit around and purposely observe others behavior and the things around me was a bit uncomfortable. I didn’t want others to think I was watching them and/or stalking them so I decided to take mental notes. It was fairly easy spotting some things that are socially controlled but others were more covert. The signs were huge and once you read them you knew exactly what it meant but there were some hidden meanings within the messages as well. As I sat on the beach enjoying the weather...
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...3-29-2012 A Simple Ouch Will Suffice Tattoos and piercings are simply very silly. People who have known me for a long time know that I would never ever get any tattoos or piercings other than on my ears. I just saw very little point in ruining one’s body for a “look.” So why, you may ask, am I sitting here with my tongue the size of a golf ball? Well, I have a story to tell I just hope any questions you have will be answered, after I inform you of my experience with my piercing. It all started when I was 8 my sister decided to get her seventh tattoo and brought me along so my parents wouldn’t suspect anything, and instead they simply assumed we were taking a stroll on the boardwalk. As I watched my older sister get some stupid spider forever imbedded into her hip for no apparent reason I questioned her sanity. Everyone was so excited about this and I couldn’t see why it was cool, and I couldn’t see why my parents were so furious about it either. This gave me a terrible brilliant idea. Being the snack lover everyone knows and loves today I always tried to scam my classmates’ lunch money from them; this silly tattoo thing seemed perfect. As soon as I got back to school I started “Elizabeth’s tattoo station” 25 cents a tat! Business was booming I had my sharpie all ready and I was getting everyone, yet I still couldn’t wrap my head around why these stupid kids would pay me to scribble sharpie on their arm, but hey don’t question a working business. As I grew up I began to invoke...
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...individuals out of work.(BLS) So what are we doing about it? Here in the good ole U.S. of A. we have this thing called the sequester which is set up to limit the federal budget, you know to put a cap on things makes sense right? But doesn't the government fund programs that keeps its citizens employed? The answer is yes that's the whole point of stimulus programs and in some way or another government's whole budget. So when the government gets together and looks at what to cut for the sequester they seem to weigh what seems to be important to the people and what's not important. The disturbing result is the lack of funding and respect space programs get. I know, I know the "fact" that the moon is mad of cheese is good enough for a lot of people and seems to satisfy the masses but I have news for you NASA and the drive of space exploration has given the people of the world more than just the real truth of what the moon is made of. A 1999 Gallup poll found that 18 percent of American adults believed that the sun revolved around earth with 3 percent unsure.(Andrews). Not only that according to a 2004 Science Foundation study 32 percent of adults thought that astrology was either "sort of scientific" or "very scientific".(Andrews). How pathetic is that? There has been a seeming acceptance of ignorance across the board on anything scientific. So no wonder why there is a lack of respect for space and scientific research. Maybe it's the science community's...
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...following case study is on a young preschool boy. The study took place over 56 days. The observations were done at two places, Frenchglen School and Rock Creek Ranch. The observer was able to see and document how the preschool years impact a child’s physical, mental and emotional development. DATA COLLECTION Child Information This case study is on a young 4 year old Caucasian boy. For the sake of confidentially I will refer to him as “Levi” throughout this study. Levi M. was born on March 15, 2010 in Helena, Montana. He is four years old with blonde hair, brown eyes and a slim build. He weighs approximately 40 pounds and is 38.5 inches tall. Levi is full of energy, talkative and curious. He is incredibly outgoing and always eager to show you what he can do or say. He has a tendency to be a tad bossy, but has a huge heart. He loves anything cowboy and the color blue. Levi is an only child and lives at home with his father and mother. Family Background He lives with his mother and father on a ranch in Oregon. Their house is part of Rock Creek Ranch’s property. There are two other families that also live on the ranch, as well as the ranch hands who live in the bunk house. They have one bird and one dog. Although Levi loves all the cows that the ranch has, especially the milking calves. His dad is a working cowboy and his mom stays at home as a housewife. They have been married for five years and recently moved to Oregon from...
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...University of Tennessee, Knoxville Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 12-2009 Peeking Out: A Textual Analysis of Heteronormative Images in Prime-Time Television D. Renee Smith University of Tennessee - Knoxville, drsmith@utk.edu Recommended Citation Smith, D. Renee, "Peeking Out: A Textual Analysis of Heteronormative Images in Prime-Time Television. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2009. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/10 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact trace@utk.edu. To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by D. Renee Smith entitled "Peeking Out: A Textual Analysis of Heteronormative Images in Prime-Time Television." I have examined the final electronic copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Communication and Information. Catherine A. Luther, Major Professor We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance: Michelle T. Violanti, Suzanne Kurth, Benjamin J. Bates Accepted for the Council: Carolyn R. Hodges Vice...
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...The type of music she plays is rock. The next contemporary of King is James Taylor who was born in 1948 and is a singer-songwriter. The type of music he plays is folk rock. The last contemporary of King we will be writing about is Jackson Browne who was born in 1948 and is a singer-songwriter. The type of music he plays is folk and country rock. The next thing we will be looking at is what makes Carole King’s style unique and why she is considered to be important. One way Carole King is unique is that her songs felt personal which made her songs feel relatable. King also showed unique point of view as a woman during the 70’s when women’s roles were changing in America. King is considered to be important because of how much she has influenced artists to this day. These artists include Billy Joel, Elton John and The Byrds. The next thing we will write about is the people that influenced her...
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...but this story is one in which I knew that there was no point for the character to have a relationship with anyone really, and I knew that it would be a challenge for me to keep that out. Additionally, I worried that I would write too much, but each time that I tried to add something in after I had completed the story, it felt too forced and made the story feel choppy and...
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