Attention Georgetown University Admissions Staff: The following is a letter of recommendation for Ceanna Burnheimer Ceanna is an excellent candidate for attending Georgetown University. There are a multitude of incredible reasons why Ceanna would be an excellent candidate. While attending Buckeye High School she has had a rich experience being in different leadership positions throughout her high school experiences. The most prestigious of her accomplishments so far, is being co-founder of a nonprofit
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Sykes 1 Eddie Sykes Jr. Political Science 1510 Teacher name April 20, 2015 Sykes 2 Martin Luther King Jr. lost his life trying to better the lives of African-American people. He was one of the greatest American Civil Rights leaders of the 1960s. Second child of Martin Luther King Sr. (1899-1984), a pastor, and Alberta Williams King (1904-1974), a former schoolteacher, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. Along with his older sister, the future Christine
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Personal Responsibilities Personal Responsibilities to me personally is to continue my education for myself first, and second to better my family financially. I’m responsible for my own future, and whether or not I’m successful or not. No one else is responsible for how my life turns out for me, and only I can benefit from what I put in to my personal growth. I’m responsible to take the initiative to get out there to get what I need to achieve my goals, and better my situation. Before I can achieve
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identities and indicate the attitude and value behind identity in a society. (Ping-Kwan) In this paper, we will investigate how 1970s’ films, New Wave Movie in 1980s and 1990s’ films reflect the social changes and construct HK identity. After the 1967’s Riots, Hong Kong people had to face keen competition and social conflict and instability. Most of them had to face great pressure and discontent was widespread in the society. (李以莊) Watching movies such as “One-Armed Swordsman” (獨臂刀) [1967] and
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changed to agricultural sciences. Carver received many honors during his lifetime and after his death. He is the subject of two commemorative postage stamps, issued in 1947 and 1998, and a special fifty cent coin in 1951. He is honored at a national monument in his hometown and at a museum at Tuskegee University in Alabama. Carver also is the subject of a 1938 feature film, a member of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Iowa State awarded him the
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major Christian celebrations of Christmas and Easter are recognized as national holidays. Muslims observe Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, and the two Eids. Working hours in the north often vary from those in the south so that Muslims do not work on their holy day, which is Friday. Family relationships are guided by hierarchy and seniority. Social standing and recognition is achieved through extended families. A family's honor is influenced by the
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still being practiced and is one of the major sources of income for the Navajo people (Wunder et al 2009:23). Other than silver-smithing, weaving is also a major part of their traditional customs. The art of weaving is kept in the Navajo nation where national arts and craft are also stored (Sonneborn 2007:65). These two forms of artwork are highly praised by the Americans, creating an image of Navajos as artists.
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‘Armenian question.’ Turkish nationalist history has largely accepted the silence on the events of 1915 as the historical norm, not to be questioned. In a way it is worse that this discussion, which has only surfaced recently in mainstream Turkish society, is not one of responsibility for the massacre of an estimated 2 million Armenians but rather one of the very existence of these atrocities. What few pieces of archived information that exist from 1915-1920 do not give specifics on the fate of so
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Hispanics are particularly anti-Queer, and are more anti-legal Queer marriage, than are other segments of American society. An example was when the New York State Assembly legalized same-sex marriages, the New York Times immediately could have secured opinion from any number of anti-gay marriage groups, yet they featured a response from the Hispanic community specifically, through the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. 1.4 million Hispanic adults identify as Queer. While sometimes less
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2, No. 1, pp. 65-82 ISSN 2152-1034 Gender Compensation Discrimination: An Exploration of Gender Compensation Gap and the Higher Education Connection Judith E. Grey-Bowen, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Donovan A. McFarlane, The Donovan Society LLC and Frederick Taylor University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine the gender gap and the potential factors that contribute to income inequality. Since the passing of the equal pay act, the median weekly earnings of women is still
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