We all go through some sort of tragedy at one point in our lives. Me, I lost a dear friend and a wonderful teacher. The person I lost goes by the name Jon Sokoloff who was a great person at heart and tried to make people laugh any chance he got using sarcastic lines or rhetorical statements. I didn’t know what it was like to lose someone that I was close to until that fateful, Saturday morning April 25th 2015 when I was at a friend’s house and I got that heart-retching call from my mother. I am going
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Associate Program Material Comprehensive Grammar Read the following sentences, and focus on the grammar area specified in the left column. Then, complete the Associate Program Material: Comprehensive Grammar Answer Form by entering the correct sentence choice (a or b) for each number as well as an explanation of why you made that choice. |Subject-verb agreement|1a. Did you know a famous animal-rights activist has criticized horseracing because of the dangers involved?| |
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“Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.” -Jon Bon Jovi (http://www.brainyquote.com/) Bon Jovi a native New Jerseyan said this and he is not wrong. When looking at the future, it is not always clear or concise and the case is definitely the same with the future of New Jersey, from high levels of migration out of the state coupled with very little migration in the state, combined with high property taxes as well as a high cost of
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JON BON JOVI MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY Commencement Address May 16, 2001 Good afternoon… and congratulations to the graduating class of 2001. President Stafford, faculty, alumni, parents, family and friends. I’m humbled and honored to have been asked to give this commencement speech on this, one of the most special days of your life (so far.) I’ve had to think hard over the last several weeks about what information I could offer you that you might find useful in the years to come. Though the
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Rob Graham Mr. Buckley English 3 9/1/14 Livin’ on a Prayer Song Analysis Bon Jovi’s 1986 hit “Livin’ on a Prayer” was a major success and gave the band their first Number 1 on the “Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart” as well as giving the band their second consecutive #1 “Billboard Hot 100 hit”. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livin'_on_a_Prayer#Lyrical_interpretation) This song talks about a working class couple Gina and Tommy that struggle to make money while trying to keep their relationship alive
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Throughout my four years of high school, I have had to make significant sacrifices. During my freshman year of high school I joined the girl’s soccer team, but I also joined a program that involved getting a hands on experience with my future career. That being said, I had to sacrifice soccer in order to be more available with the program and attend the usual meeting that were being held weekly. The sacrifices I had to make in high school were significant to me because I changed the direction of
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The Alaskan interior. A name Jim Gallien, picks up a young hitchhiker who calls himself Alex. Alex tell Gallien that he is from South Dakota and moved to Alaska to live off the land for a few months. Jim Gallien seems to think Alex moved to Alaska to live out a Jack London fantasy, but later changes his opinion about Alex, when he realizes that he Alex is quite educated after the two get more acquainted with each other. Gallien is still concerned about Alex, recognizing that he is severely under
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Krakauer shows how transcendental Chris was throughout his life, he had a big personality with many traits but transcendentalism being the main one. Chris illustrates how he was an effective transcendentalist through his inspiration from Thoreau and London. The examples from the story show how much Chris fits into the title of being transcendental. Each trait goes along with some part in his life and that shows that Chris was an effective transcendentalist. The main characteristic Chris shows was
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the warning, and then close our screens to continue on with our day. However, although we may seem unaffected by the warning, someone’s life has become completely altered and turned upside down. In his powerful and tear-jerking narrative, Missoula, Jon Krakauer becomes the voice behind those involved in these tragic and nauseating cases that we are quick to bypass as just timely warnings. As a journalist, Krakauer’s main mission is to give a voice to the voiceless and shed light on the injustices
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William Bonin was born in Connecticut in January of 1947. He was born second of three brothers, his father a compulsive gambler. Bonin’s mother, was an alcoholic along with his father and most of the time left her children in the care of their Grandfather who was a convicted child molester. The children were so neglected the Bonin was put in a orphanage at age 5 and stayed there until age 9. A year after he left, Bonin at the age of 10 was arrested for stealing license plates, and ended up in a juvenile
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