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Title “Hai!” said Mr. Kahn with great enthusiasm. “Unde?” I replied, wondering where he wanted me to go. What I didn’t realize was that he was saying ‘Hi!’, a common American greeting, and not requesting to come with him. My journey through the American public school system began on a curious, yet cryptic note. As a first generation, non-English speaking immigrant I found myself embracing new challenges with a greater ease than my parents, assuming that my age played a considerable role, but that

Making Soil Successful Alexyss Luciano University of Florida Introduction The health of a growing plant depends more on just the amount of sun and water it intakes. The very soil that a plant grows in can effect the plant in ways such as height, time it takes to grow, and ability to accept nutrients needed for life. Successful soil is more than just sand and clay, it also contains millions of microorganisms and types of catalysts. Researchers have studied the effects of mulch, what type of water

Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee’s 1989 blockbuster film, depicts the growing racial tensions and political conflicts set in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a low income neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Set in the middle of a record breaking heat wave, high temperatures test the temperaments of local residents and business owners, creating an explosive racially charged atmosphere in this small neighborhood. There is an on going struggle for power in the multicultural but mostly Black community. Mookie, the

The History of Italian Opera Introduction There are many forms of art such as, paintings, sculptures, buildings, etc. Opera is another form of art though it may not seem like art to many people. “Few forms of art… are as overtly involved as opera in the social and historical contexts within which they are created and consumed” (Lindenberger 235). Italian opera which obviously formed in Italy is a form of art in the Italian language. It was introduced in Italy in the 1600s. Ironically many

The crucial breakthrough was in 1487 when Batholomeu Dias rounded (and later named) the Cape of Good Hope and proved that access to the Indian Ocean was possible. In 1498, Vasco da Gama made good on this promise by reaching India." (2006) Luciano Amaral writes, "The explorations along the African coast had two main objectives: to have a keener perception of how far south Islam's strength went, and to surround Morocco, both in order to attack Islam on a wider shore and to find alternative ways

America’s obsessions with the mafia and mafia-style films have existed for decades. The ability for an audience to connect on a deep level with a character of shady morals and seedy behavior is a requirement for gangster films to be successful. Hollywood has been able to successfully take real life mobsters and make them larger than life on the big screen. Though not all mafia films created are taken directly from real life, most movies have some essence of reality buried within the plot. To

John Milton Cage Jr was born on September 5, 1912 to John Milton Cage and Lucretia ("Crete") Harvey in Las Angeles, California. Neither of John’s parents went to college (Inamori Foundation , 1990). However, his father was an inventor and his mother was the founder of the Lincoln Study Club and later became the editor of the Woman’s Club for the Los Angeles Times. John describes his mom as a “sense of society.” John went to Pamona College for two years when he realized that college was not for

Issues Raised When Services are Delivered in Non-Office, Off-Site Settings Anthony M Luciano & Tanya M Giglio Mercy College In this paper, we will illustrate the issues that present when providing counseling in a non-office, off-site setting. We will explore two different kinds of counseling that occur in a space that is not a traditional office including in-home counseling and the rise of wilderness programs. These two modalities both have a limited amount of research on their efficacy and

45 minutes. 45 torturous minutes that i, unfortunately have to endure every morning , as i wait expectedly just so i don’t run into him. As soon as i heard the shower stop running and the door open and close, i immediately rushed out of out double king sized bed, and tiptoed my way downstairs and into the kitchen. “Do you really waste your time, counting the minutes I spend in the shower?” a deep electrifying voice came behind me that had me shrieking. The same deep voice I vigorously dread hearing

In 1969, the Sicilian Mafia Commission was reformed and mafia criminal activity started to pick up again. By the early 70s, Luciano Leggio had proved himself to a valuable member to the mafia. He had seven assassinations under his belt, was Don of the Corleone Family, and one of three members of the revived Sicilian Mafia Commission. He was man feared even by his fellow Mafiosi