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“Success is not only a goal it is a journey. When you commit yourself to the journey, the goal is surely to be attained.” When someone reads this quote what do they think of? They think of someone trying to get through law school, a woman trying to raise a child, or maybe a musician who wants to be famous one day. But I doubt they thought of a girl, a sophomore, who is taking on a sport she never thought she’d do. I doubt they thought of that girl struggling to fit in, struggling to do the sport

to talk about your rights, because you can choose what you believe is best for you. Then when we look at pro-life, it says that life is the only option and if you are against it, then you are bad. Protestors against abortion often have signs saying baby killers, focusing on the negative side of a decision that is not theirs’ to speak on. In the essay The Only Good Abortion is My Abortion, the author speaks about how the choice to get an abortion is

The One and Only Ivan     “The bad in the past can lead to the good in the future” (in class discussion). As inspiring as this theme may be, when still drowning in the “bad” the future feels like forever away. In Katherine Applegate’s novel, The One and Only Ivan, an inspiring tale of perseverance is revealed. Ivan, A gorilla, taken from his home in his early youth, lives in a mall exhibit. He watches human interactions and befriends animals near his domain. Stella, an elephant and a friend,is a

daughters to find good husbands. The parents impose these expectations without consulting their children. In most situations, the expectations of the parent deviate from the dreams of the child. This is what becomes evident when one reads Sandra Cisneros’ Only Daughter and Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue. In these short stories, the expectations that the parents of the narrators elicit mixed reactions. The expectations of the narrators’ parents hold them back from attaining personal goals while causing them to desperately

Walmart’s new hiring policy of only hiring temporary workers, has affected around 1.3 million workers. (Cite). According to a recent survey conducted by Reuters on fifty-two Walmart stores, the results show that twenty-seven stores were only hiring temporary workers, twenty stores were hiring full-time, part-time, and temporary workers, and five stores were not hiring at all (Reuters, 2013). According to the company, this policy is implemented in order to make sure that the company is “staffed appropriately”

improved, men and women are unfortunately still today not seen as equal. In this essay, two stories are going to be compared and analyzed to describe how two different authors portray women’s power in their respective stories. In Sandra Cisenerors Only Daughter, she writes about the life of a girl living with six brothers and her parents. The author describes the difficulties of the main character constantly being undermined by both her father and brothers. Her brothers do not want to spend time

Functions and Descriptions: Only endocrine specific organs are mentioned. See “Part B: Systems Interaction” for more information on these organs. 1) Liver - The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body, sitting just above the stomach. The liver secretes hormones which assist in the digestion of fats, storage of nutrients, and filtration and regulation of chemicals in the blood. Hormones such as angiotensinogen, thrombopoietin and Insulin-like Growth factor 1 (IGF1) are produced here

The history of U.S. policy toward mind-altering substances has followed cycles of tolerance and intolerance ever since the mid-19th century. The medical use of the cannabis plant goes back at least 5,000 years to ancient China. It has been used by most of the world’s cultures for its healing properties (Medical Marijuana Cases 1). Today such conditions as Migraine headaches, Glaucoma, Cancer, Epilepsy, Asthma AIDS/HIV, Spinal injury, Muscle spasms, Insomnia etc., could be treated for symptomatic

California is facing not only teacher shortage but teachers that are diverse. While the Hispanic and Asian population are increasing, there are hardly any teachers that are diverse. According to American Association of College for Teacher Education “that students of color made up more than 45% of the PK–12 population, whereas teachers of color made up only 17.5% of the educator workforce." (Deruy). While many may argue that the lack of diversity is happening because majority of the diverse population

If Only Gas was Free The road can be a long as we’d want; we determine when to stop. There is something about the way an open road just allows the mind to feel free. The stress of the day is gone at the push of a pedal. The wind whipping into the open cockpit of the car. Driving is as if you are leaving the past behind you and moving towards a life, more enriched in memories. Colin Powell captures this feeling with “Always focus on the front windshield and not the rearview mirror.” The feeling that