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    could be rational and rigorous, and the works could include cultural symbols and personal experience. I’m so enthusiastic about art that I refused my parents’ suggestions of applying an elite law institute and determined to major in communication in university when I was 19. When watching my works, people always say they can feel a unique subjective emotion and notice the powerful stories and meanings I express. This is because I’ve developed most design skills not only from formal art education but

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    for a student-athlete. Playing softball has been my entire life and I had an option to play at either the University of Notre Dame or Hofstra University. The travel softball team I played for was a feeder team for the University of Notre Dame, which is when a team is trained the way the college coach teaches, thus many players from the travel team end up attending that college. The University of Notre Dame is obviously very well known and it could be special to go there, but too many people were going

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    According to Nicole C. Raeburn, “…safe spaces may seem like they are just now on-trend when actually they trace back to the feminist consciousness-raising group from the 1960s and 1970s, others to the gay and lesbian movement of the early 1990s. In most cases, safe spaces are innocuous gatherings of like-minded people who agree to refrain from ridicule, criticism or what they term “microaggressions” – subtle displays of racial or sexual bias – so that everyone can relax enough to explore the nuances

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    education gained profound popularity around the world by 1960. It was promoted in early eighties when a bill was passed by the Union Government and a central university was founded in the name of Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, in 1985. To harmonize various distance learning institutes and maintain high standards of education at national level, the Distance Education Council (DEC) was also formed under the same Act. But in a developing country like India, it seems like a cloud on horizon while

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    Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and active member of her synagogue, B’nai Israel Congregation in Rockville. Andy’s brother Thomas Offit is a social studies teacher for the - Windham Raymond School District and Past Assistant Professor at Baylor University. o Parents: Phoebe Meirowitz Altman (Suzanne’s mother 1935-2015) Phoebe was a volunteer and active member of her local non-profit community. She was an early proponent of and held leadership positions with Planned Parenthood, PFLAG, Meals on Wheels

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    Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now (1993), and children's books that include My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken and Me (1994) and Life Doesn't Frighten Me (1998). In 1981 Angelou became a professor of American studies at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Among numerous other honors was her invitation to compose and deliver a poem for the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1993. Maya Angelou is a woman that has done so much in her life time I would not know

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    concern, I am reaching out to KERA (OR WHOEVER) for a unique opportunity. I am Steven Jotterand and live in the Dallas area. I am a 21 year old student at Collin College, and have just applied to transfer to Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I intend to continue my academic quest in political science and journalism. I love to ask questions, explore ideas, and be thought provoking. As a way to express my passion for journalism, I have been

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    SATs were taken, and Campbell University was not even a thought in the back of my brain. It’s funny how things work out in the end. From the very beginning of college searching, Elon University was my top choice. This university had everything I was looking for: great academic programs, study abroad opportunities, and a sense of community, at least that’s what I believed. Long story short, I was deferred from Elon until the Spring 2017 semester, taking that university out of the picture. The other

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    The (Junior) Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), (ROTC), began with President Woodrow Wilson signing the National Defense Act of 1916. Even though military training had been taking place in civilian colleges, academies, and universities as early as 1819, the signing of the National Defense Act brought this training under single, federally-controlled entity: Since its inception, The Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Army ROTC is the largest officer-producing organization with the American

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    Children: Child Poverty Argosy University Online November 20, 2013 Abstract America is one of the riches countries in the world it is home to approximately 406 billionaires and many millionaires, babies are being born into poverty about every 32 seconds everyday (Children’s Defense Fund, 2010). The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) reports one is every five children are born in to poverty and children constitute for the poorest age group in America (Children’s Defense Fund, 2010). About 22% of children

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