Essay #1 The phone rang; it was 4:30 a.m. My sister-in-law was on the other end of the line frantically telling me to hurry up and get home. I hung up the phone, put my head back down, and fell back to sleep. A few minutes later, the phone rang for a second time, but this time, it was my brother. He told me that they were currently on their way to the hospital. I quickly gathered my things, and within half an hour, I was on my way to the hospital. Hours later, I nervously arrived at the hospital
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10 Reasons Why You Should NOT Join a Fraternity by Reggie Paquette · 0 comments If you are not in a fraternity, but are reading this page, chances are you’re considering joining one. While I am an advocate of fraternities, I’m also here to help you make sure joining one is right for you. It wouldn’t be fair if all I talked about was how great they are without pointing out the negatives. So here are 10 reasons why you should not join a fraternity. 1. It might become a top priority in your life
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Everyone has had an event that has changed his or her life. Mine was the birth of my little brother, Matthew. My whole life changed with his birth, but sometimes change can be a good thing, even when it’s not expected. When my parents first told me that they were having a baby and I would have another brother, but this time I’d be an older brother, I was full of emotions. I was happy and sad at the same time. My whole life was going to change and I wasn’t sure if I was ready. Back then, I did
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Encouragement We are almost at our half way point of this deployment and for some of us our feels are that this has been a smooth deployment, while for some of us it has been a little bit of a struggle. The thing to look at is, we have all made it this far even with the little bumps along the way. You have accomplished a lot and handle things the best you can; you are doing a great job. You should all be proud of yourselves. I have spoke with some of our wives and single soldiers families and
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For All Of You Who... For all of you who wake up in the morning not thinking about tomorrow. For all of you who are living in the prime of life. Years from now you will maybe look back and remember today as the day you didn’t choose to live your dream. As the day you chose to take the wrong way. And as the day you could have changed the disappointment you will have at that point. Have you ever wondered if there is more to life, than being controlled by your fear? Have you ever noticed that time
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critically and provide examples of assumptions which underpin Machiavellian & Platonic philosophies. In this paper I will discuss the assumptions which underpin Machiavellian & Platonic philosophies in reference to The Republic and The Prince. My position is that both Machiavallian and Plantonic philosophies make assumptions in exemplifying their notions. Machiavelli’s is intentional while Plato’s is unintentional. Also both philosophies through their assumptions sometimes contradict each
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Farm Girl by Jessica Hemauer was very interesting as well as informative to me. In reading this essay it shows that growing up on the farm for Jessica during her childhood was hard but at the same time a learning experience. This is a great essay for young children to read in order to see the importance of learning responsibility as well as the meaning of working hard. When Jessica starts off the story she begin to tell how she is very tired and would like to stay in the bed just a little longer
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Cody Unit 1 Assignment 2 I was also surprised with my high creativity score. I have never considered myself very creative. I always assume I can’t come up with something from scratch; I need something to build onto. The more I think of it though I always seem to get required things done even if I don’t have much experience or knowledge of the subject. It is my drive I am assuming that enables me to achieve my requirements. My lack of full self-confidence came as a surprise with a score of
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Are private instructions really worth the investment? Every child loves to play a sport but not everyone is talented. With a little coaching by a private instructor a child’s dream of becoming great at a sport can come true. With private instruction, children and their parent’s can be proud of the possible outcome. Private instruction is definitely worth the investment for various reasons. First financial commitment should be something the child and parent are focused on. A parent shouldn’t
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1. What feeling do you get as you look at this image? 2. Based on this portrait what assumptions can you make about his character? Mood? Personality? 3. Does he seem appealing? Interesting? 4. What is the context or time period of this image? 5. How do you make these assumptions/decisions? This image makes me feel blue. This image makes me want to go back in time and see what the past is like. This man is obviously a cowboy. He looks like he’s really in his thoughts
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