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    I am pleased to recommend Kiara Patton for the Executive Fellowship Program. Ms. Patton’s professional strengths include her strong written commination skills. As a press intern in the Office of Assemblymember Timothy Grayson, she has skillfully drafted constituent correspondence and social media material. She has also demonstrated her excellent grammar and research skills, as well as her ability to write engaging material for multiple audiences. In addition, Ms. Patton grasps new concepts quickly

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    Upon graduation, she also earned an academic citation from the Communications Department for her exceptional academic performance. In addition, she received scholarships from UC Davis, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and Paralyzed Veterans of America for her academic achievements. Kiara has also participated as a volunteer for Sheldon High School’s Universal Dance Company and the National Veterans Wheelchair

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    Paul Robeson Paul Robeson as a scholar and athlete was a two-time All-American in football and baseball, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and valedictorian of his high school and college class. As an entertainer he starred in eleven movies, five Broadway musicals, and sang in sold out concerts throughout the world in twenty-five different languages. As a statesman he became known as the "citizen of the world," who spoke out whenever he saw social or racial injustices in any country, and spent his

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    Three murders have had their motives linked to the Catcher in the Rye, ever since it was published, in 1951 by Jerome David Salinger. Many schools have since banned the book due to the inappropriate language, and the volger behavior that is pushed throughout the book. These schools have also stopped reading The Catcher in the Rye because of the fact that it has been the trigger of many attempted murders and assassinations, turning innocent people into cold blooded killers. The Catcher in the Rye

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    organization of male students, primarily for social purposes, usually with secret initiation and rites and a name composed of two or three Greek letters. B) When Fraternities were first thought of, they had to be kept secret. 1. They were known as secret societies and only had up to 30 members. 2. When they finally started getting recognition, women fraternities came about. C) Sororities were originally known as women fraternities. 1. They were known as women fraternities because that was the only word known

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    your lifetime goals, discuss how your current and future academic and extra–curricular activities might help you achieve your goals. My Lifetime goal are to become a well-rounded engineer and to hopefully create something new that will benefit society while keeping the environment close in mind. I plan to use everything I have used and learned throughout school. I have learned that being persistent is important, because not everything is easy to figure out on a first take. Creating new will contain

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    In 2013 Ochoa took the helm and became director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Today now, She is married to a computer engineer named Coe Fulmer Miles and lives in Texas with her husband. She is fond of sports, music, and flying. She has a private pilot’s license and is an accomplished flautist. Ellen Ochoa has now retired from her engineering career. Ochoa compares being a space traveler to being in school once more, portraying it as a steady learning process. Back at NASA, she has additionally

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    the Supreme Court because of her profound life’s work and stance on social issues. Allison’s pursuit began when she earned her Bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Stanford University with distinction and partial membership of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society in 1989. After graduation, she served as special assistant and speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of Education. Later she resigned from the job, and continued her education at the honorable University of Chicago Law School

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    Returning to School Returning to school, whether it is in a traditional classroom, or online is a great place to begin my story. We all know that acquiring an education can be a scary experience, especially if you are approaching 50 years old. Therefore, when I made the decision to return to school, I knew it might be the hardest decision that I would ever make. Even if school proves to be challenging, it is because I lacked many key technology skills, or school could offer new opportunities to

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    Education in Our Society Education is a basic structure in our society that should be treated with equality to all people. In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s essay “The Purpose Of Education,” he talks about how education is mainly focused on biased beliefs on a certain group of people. This issue relates to the situation of racism or ignorance to another race that happens during 1947, which was when this essay was published. Martin Luther King Jr. brings up points that people like me agree with him

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