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    varying impacts on who we become. Some things may have positive impacts or have little to no impact at all, while other things may have negative impacts that follow us through life. In the Academy Award Winning movie Good Will Hunting, written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, the viewer follows Will Hunting, an incredibly brilliant boy, and the difficulties he faces because of the hardships he’s encountered since childhood. During the film, Will meets Sean Maguire, a therapist, who has also seen his

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    with questions. One of the most prominent is the meaning behind a new tattoo that the character Clay receives. Although the tattoo isn’t initially finished due to his fainting, it’s a very symbolic act that’s actually representative of an actual real life movement concerned with the prevention of suicide, according to Bustle. The tattoo represents Project Semicolon, a nonprofit organization founded in 2013 that uses a semicolon as its symbol. The organization aims to prevent suicide and aid those struggling

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    University, CMRJ 308 August 23, 2015 In today’s society, professional values and ethics play a very important role in law enforcement. In order to lead a successful career in the police force, a person must have a strong principle of value and a great knowledge of what ethics. Any person in law enforcement that chooses not to follow the principles of value and ethics will most likely not have a very successful career. Lack of value and ethics may bring scrutiny, mockery, and humiliation to

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    * Significant Endeavor Essay Describe your most significant endeavor since attending community college in which you applied your academic or intellectual skills learned through your community college education to benefit your school, community or society. This endeavor may be in community/service learning, in research, in the arts, journalism, advocacy, public affairs, etc. Judges consider originality, initiative, degree of difficulty, results and benefit to society. Consider using measureable terms

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    self-perception. It is equivalent to nationality, religion, ethnicity, social class, and different generations. Cultural identity has to do with a person individually or socially. Everyone has a cultural identity. Knowing her you come from can give you a sense of belonging and a sense of self. My culture identity is composed of several factors. Cultural identity is a part of who I am. It has shaped aspects of my personality, my beliefs and values. It is a factor in how I dress, how I behave and my hopes and dreams

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    Animals Adapting with Humans Internal and external forces can create change between animals and humans. When owners say goodbye to their pet, it can teach them a lot of things in the end. Every new experience can make a person change, sometimes the change is positive other times it is negative, either way there is no avoiding change. Animals help humans live stronger, cherished our lives, and care for their owners with severe conditions. In, Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal, by John Grogan, he

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    a phenomenal read. In contrast to most books, this novel begins with Eddie’s death. The most intriguing element Albom used was detailing Eddie’s life using the five people he met in heaven. This story could have easily been a biography on Eddie where his most memorable life events were listed. However, his story was told through five people, whom’s life was changed forever after meeting Eddie. In a series of flashbacks, Eddie is told different perspectives of moments he experienced himself, and it

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    My Family As A Family

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    Lee Iacocca once said, “The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.” If you stripped away all the glitz and glamour of your life, what would be left? There is only one answer for me, family. Whenever life’s most challenging moments arise and you are brought to your knees, your family will be the rock on which you can stand. Family is everything to me and I would not be the man that I am today without the love and support that my family has unconditionally

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    Having read of Asch’s and Miligrams experiments in the past I still find it surprising how many of the participants obeyed or conformed to social pressures. Each experiment essentially comes to the same conclusion that people tend to obey authoritative figures and conform when they are under pressure. Although not all participants obeyed or conformed in each experiment a large majority did. Asch’s experiment seemed very simple, guessing which line was longer, but evolved into something very complex

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    Scout Finch Childhood

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    In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, Scout Finch was the main character and the narrator of the story. She was an extremely curious young girl from Maycomb county Alabama. It was a small town. She was born and raised a tomboy who definitely did not allow people to push her around. She hated wearing dresses and acting like a girl. Scout was outspoken and rambunctious at home and in the classroom. She always wanted to hang out with the boys. Her brother was Jem Finch. He was four years older than

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