common ground. You can always find similarities, as well as differences, within personalities, ambitions, and interests. When you get to know someone, you realize how each person is a distinct human being, in their own right. For the most part, my interviewee, Antonella Fiallo, and I are opposites. I can only relate to her in a few ways, but that doesn’t equal an incompatible friendship. For the basics, we’re both the same age, 14, just like the majority of our classmates. She informed me
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Family Family has many different meanings; one of its definitions from Merriam Webster Dictionary is “a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation.”You can be in a family because you are all related by blood, but you can also be an acting part of a family because you are all united. The unit of people known as family doesn’t have to be related physically, just in purpose. Family has grown and changed throughout the years and as of now there are many different kinds of
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FATHER’S I believe the ideal father should be the child’s hero, inspiration, and role model. The characteristics of a dad should be trustworthy, honest, protective, and fun. A father to a young boy should portray what a man should be and made of. A father to young girl should show her how a man should treat a woman, and should be the first man she falls in love with. The father in a child’s life should also be supportive in any and everything the child does. In my opinion a good role model as
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• Define cultural and social capital and provide examples. Social capital consists of economic resources attained by being a part of a network of social relationships. Cultural capital is when you gain non-economic resources that enable social mobility. (Raskoff, 2014) In an educational environment examples of social capital would be social group involvement whereas, cultural capital would be knowledge, skills and education. Raskoff, S. (14 Nov 2014) “Social and Cultural Capital at School.” Retrieved
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make her our own" (Hillstrom). Ravage described this idea of never looking back and making America his own at “whatever the cost”. Once he made it to America, he knew he was going to stay. Like Ravage, many other immigrants were fueled by American ideals and promises. They disconnected themselves from their
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bodies are everywhere. In certain time periods, one’s body image was influenced by different things. In the Victorian Age, status influenced women to be skinny, while current advertisements and the professional world influence people to achieve the “ideal” body. However, nothing is more influential than what a person goes through during their everyday life. Even though status, advertisements, and the professional world help shape a person’s view of their own body image, the strongest pressure comes
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What energy resources do you currently rely on in your everyday life? List and discuss at least three energy resources being utilized in your regular routine. Be sure to consider the energy that you use at home, during travel and at work or school. What are the origins of the energy sources? Are they renewable or non renewable? What impacts have been observed on both humans and the environment as a result of increasing energy needs and use? Be sure to discuss both short term and long term
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My GPA can be explained simply with by saying I was immature, made a lot of poor choices and experienced many unfortunate events but most importantly my GPA says I didn’t quit. Prior to entering college I was in an almost fatal car accident which left me both in recovery as well as extremely unprepared to begin college by the fall semester. Yet at the pressures of family, friends, and High School faculty I found myself in the classroom of Bloomfield College Fall of 2011. To be completely honest with
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Leadership Analysis 2 Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership Michael Woolfolk Liberty University Introduction Leadership is an imperfect science. Leadership positions are held by humans, and humans make mistakes. There was only one man who perfected it, Jesus Christ. It is His actions and example that we are constantly trying to mimic. Although we will always fall short, we must always maintain the drive to mirror His image. Leadership is a moving target, its picture
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there are many versions. This flan recipe is prized for it’s simplicity. If you’ve never made flan before, now is the time try this recipe. I’m going to talk how to make three different kinds of flans. Flans are really important for my culture and almost all Mexicans families eat flan for dessert. I’m going to explain how to make the caramel flan, the Authentic Mexican Flan, and the crème cheese flan. The first flan is the caramel is round and it looks just like jello. The taste you get in your mouth
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