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The prominent figure I am choosing is Mark Zuckerberg. He was born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York. His father, Edward Zuckerberg, ran a dental practice attached to the family's home. His mother, Karen, worked as a psychiatrist before the birth of the couple's four children—Mark, Randi, Donna and Arielle. Zuckerberg developed an interest in computers at an early age. When he was 12, he used Atari BASIC to create a messaging program he named "Zucknet." His father used

An police officer have many duties to do.They have to responded 911 calls, investigate breaks in ,making arrest, direct traffic, and give first aid to victims in need. Most of the time, they are generally the first to respond to any emergency. Also, they are commissioned to keep citizens safe 24 hours a day and seven days a week. They not only have to protect the citizens, but they also have to protect themselves because being a police officer is very risky. Also officers incur a higher rate of

guns would re- instill the sanctity of learning by implementing authoritative fear. Despite, the pro-gun arguments mention above, there are plenty of individuals, myself included, who believe that colleges and universities should not permit teachers and/or students to carry guns on campus for the following reasons: age, maturity and experience, (or lack thereof) handling a fire arm requires, the inevitable consequence of; uncertainty, as well as, the potential peer-to-peer appeal to force, where

timeline of the major events leading up to the role colleges and universities have in the United States in bringing awareness to the social awakening concerning LGBT issues. By changing curricula, higher education raises awareness of its faculty and students. This provides a safer environment for LGBT students, and helps prepare heterosexual and cisgender students for the diverse world they will encounter after leaving their college/university. Early efforts to understand the range of human sexual behavior

The Women behind the Veil In a patriarchal society were the father or the man of the household decides for the family, women are quite often forced into prescribed gender roles. This is true for the women in Iran’s contemporary culture. For this purpose, the veil, which is worn by Iran women, is often identified as a symbol of obedience, respect or modesty which is otherwise an example of an oppressed patriarchal society. Author Marjane Satrapi’s novel Persepolis, exposes the regime behind this

Voice 1: Nathan Hale was born in Coventry, Connecticut on June 6, 1755. At age 14, Nathan enrolled at Yale University. While at Yale, he became close friends with Benjamin Tallmadge, a fellow Yale student who would later become George Washington’s head of intelligence during the Revolutionary War. Hale graduated from Yale with honors and became a school teacher in nearby East Haddam, and later in New London. When the war began Hale joined the Connecticut militia becoming the first sergeant. Disguised

Let me share a story that illustrates what is one of my special talents that I value the most: solving issues and conflicts through discussion and conviction. At the beginning of my sophomore year, I was just back to the French American School of New York after two years spent in Switzerland and a year in Manhattan. One day, the math teacher announced a 3-hour test for the following week while another test in Economic & Social Sciences was already scheduled that day. Immediately several students reacted

Joining fraternities and sororities has been a long tradition among many college and university students within the United States. As the number of students entering colleges and universities grow, the influence and pressure to join fraternities and sororities grow as well. According to a research project conducted by Dr. Gary D. Malaney, associate professor of education and director of student affairs at the University of Massachusetts, “58.6% [of 413 students surveyed] reported having at least a few

What makes Amory Blaine uniquely American in the novel “This Side of Paradise” In the novel, “This Side of Paradise” authored by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Amory Blain is portrayed as a protagonist who searches his identity by looking at those people that he admires. However, these people block him from finding his true self. He appears to be more vacuous and relies mostly on his breathtaking handsomeness and his wealth in order to get well with life. The novel begins by describing the family background

human right of a clean environment. The University of Massachusetts and the Political Economy Research Institute represent the efforts and new ideas that will pave the way for ideas that will inspire a healthy economy that has a complimentary environment. The University demonstrates these efforts through its numerous policies and practices that aim at establishing a sustainable campus for higher education. Among these revolutionary approaches to a green campus is the campus’s first public level 3 electric