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    The person missing is my friend from work, named Hajra Uzma Shareef. She is an 18-year-old girl, a high school senior. She is a Muslim immigrant from India, so she wears a hijab. She moved to Michigan 6 years ago and has been living here since the time of her arrival in America. People in her family, her teachers, and her friends from school and work call her by her middle name, Uzma. She is 5’5 tall and weighs approximately 100 lbs and has an average build, not too heavy or too slim. She has a round

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    Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, and had a younger sister growing up with her. Stella also liked acting just like her older sister. Vanessa is 5’1. She had multiple nicknames like Nessa, V, Van, Baby V, and Vanney. Her parents are Greg Hudgens and Gina Guangco. Vanessa got her inspiration from singing, from her grandparents. They were musicians. She was born on December 14th, 1988. Vanessa was home schooled, but before that she went to Orange County High School of arts. When

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    One of the biggest negative events to ever hit the sports world in the past decade came from the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State University. This scandal lead to the firing of Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, and Gary Schultz who all held high level official capacities at the college. What made this scandal so huge was the fact that the Penn State football program as well as head coach Joe Paterno were highly admired and praised. Furthermore, the most shocking aspect of

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    “Can the Lady Bulldogs compete with the county establishment?” “Will they ever knock off league rivals Clifton, Wayne Valley or Wayne Hills.” “The Lady Dawgs are on the losing end of lopsided scorelines.” “They need to make a quantum leap to be known successfully.” “Shrinking those postseason margins will inch the program towards respectability.” These were all the main headlines on the North Jersey website about my team. Being girls of the ages fourteen to eighteen we did not know how to react

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    What S.M.I. Means to Me? What does S.M.I. mean to me? S.M.I. is my second home because it’s where I can be myself. I’ve been a student here since kindergarten and I am now in 8th grade. I made new friends here at S.M.I. I like to play basketball and soccer here. I sometimes stay for the girl’s basketball game and support them. I like soccer the best because in my opinion, I’m the best at that sport. I play with my friends at games and practices. I also hang out with my friends at basketball. I’m

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    attend a university. My parents both migrated to the United States to provide a future for their children. As the eldest in my family, it has always seemed that I was the first one to test- drive this thing we call life. It was my responsibility at a young age to take any opportunity I could get, this includes learning multiple languages, and I promised myself to make a better life for myself and family. At a young age, I took a risk by applying and enrolling at Clayton State University as a dual-enrolled

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    I have taken and loved a variety of my media classes here at Ball State University. I have taken courses in video production, audio production, news production, copywriting, scriptwriting, newswriting, interviewing, reporting, photography, graphic design, media analysis, and media law. I have really enjoyed getting familiar with all of the different journalism, telecommunications, and news departments at Ball State University, and have aspects of each program that I enjoy. Although many of my classes

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    The work of Temple Grandin Mary Temple Grandin, also known as Temple Grandin was born August 29th, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts. When she was younger she was different from the other children and they made that known. They called her a number of name but some are: "Retard" and "Tape recorder". Temple was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's Syndrome, where she had a lack of speech and sensitivity to touch. She has made a change not only for the cattle and pigs but for the slaughterhouses

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    Emma Herkelman Mr. Bergmann Senior English 28 August 2015 Penn State Women’s Volleyball Six out of the last eight College Volleyball Championships have been won by Penn State volleyball. In those years they have lost a total of twenty-two games. In 2013-2014 there were just five losses (D1 Women’s Volleyball). Not only are they reigning champions, but they are a historically consistent team. Having Micha Hancock, an ESPY nominee for the Best Female Collegiate Athlete two years running, as their setter

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    My three and a half months of working at the Huron County and Huron Historic Gaol have flown by. Time has gone far too quickly and I cannot believe that my time here has come to a close. I am so grateful for the opportunity I was given to work at the museum and gaol this summer. It has been a learning experience that I will never forget. I began working at the museum and gaol in May. The first month centred on familiarizing myself with the two buildings and gaining and understanding as to how they

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