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    Michelangelo High Goals

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    The famous artist Michelangelo once said, “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” With this statement, I believe Michelangelo was expressing his concerns for individuals who underestimate themselves by setting low goals. There are many more advantages of being ambitious and establishing higher marks. By doing so, the person’s overall efficiency could increase in all aspects of their life. An

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    I have found myself thinking back to the first grade when comparing my time in that period of my life to the golden age. In the first grade I relied on people more than ever for the basic necessities that I needed at that time. I was sent to Bancroft Elementary School and it is located in Andover, Massachusetts. At this point I was somewhat unknowingly guided through the first grade and it ended up sharing many similarities with the golden age. The golden age is when man did not have to worry about

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    happened to me. When she died, I knew my life had changed. I watched her take her last breath in the hospital and it was very heartbreaking. She was like my second mom because she was always with me. I didn’t think it would come so soon. Dealing with her death was one of the hardest thing that I’ve ever had to do. It was very hard because it was my second experience of losing someone very close to me around the same time of the year. I had to learn how to cope with losing her. I let all my emotions out,

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    Puebla is a city in east-central Mexico, southeast of Mexico City. Puebla is known for its culinary history, architecture, pottery, and beautiful culture. However, it's plagued with extreme poverty, immigration issues, and sexual violence. I had the opportunity to visit this city twice between sophomore and senior year. Both visits shaped me in a drastic way and changed my view on many things. The most formative event that occurred during my experience in Puebla took place in an immigration center

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    Reflection Paper

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    MAKE REVISIONS AND FIX THE “I… “SENTENCES. Transition Words need work. It was during my first year of University when I followed love on a journey that was not my own that I learned a valuable life lesson. A challenge harder than anything I had faced before was waitng on the horizon. I dropped out after getting married to my High School best friend who had enlisted in the United States Army. He gave me an ideal picture of traveling the world with someone who knew me, accepted me and loved me like

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    I have been a bookworm ever since I can remember, and even before I knew how to read, my parents read stories to me around the clock; I was reading picture books before pre-k. I have always loved reading because my parents loved it, and I wanted them to always be proud of me. It did form into a habit of my own, though, and through this habit, I found myself. Being a bookworm has been one of my many labels since day one, and I would not have it any other way because reading and writing has constructed

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    In the movie “Finding Forrester” , it’s main focus was to imply the word “Plagiarism” into the acts of the main character Jamal Wallace. This plays a role later into the movie in which he is assumed to have plagiarized the work of William Forrester a famous writer. Although the movie promotes the harms of plagiarism it also tells a good story about a friendship amongst two strangers. Throughout the movie Jamal Wallace developes a friendship with William Forrester that starts to become more than just

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    What changes take place that can actually make a one of a big difference to improve the success of students. A change that can help many students in many ways that later on the future there is going to be a big change and improvement on their lives. The change that has to happen now to be able to have a better life and a easy path in life is to have a better support of motivation so the students can acutely want to learn and be in school. In the story of Marita’s Bargain explains how “Everyone says

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    The soundtrack of my life My life like everyone else’s is full of ups and downs, maybe I had so many downs, but it is important for me, as it made me the person I am today; strong, responsible and independent most of the times, I appreciate any help given to me and most of the times I try to offer it because I have been through a lot of situations when I needed help and I did not find any, that is why my first soundtrack I am going to play is(people help the people)by Birdy “People help

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    Barbara Fietchie Quotes

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    Barbara Frietchie was a very important person in our history because she showed people that they should stand up for what they believe in. Barbara Frietchie showed many people that you should stand up for your beliefs no matter how hard you have to work for it. Barbara Frietchie showed us through her acts of bravery, loyalty, and dedication to her country. To begin with, Barbara Frietchie showed many acts of bravery to her country by saying that she would rather die than have her flag disrespected

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