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    Dreams from my father written by; former president Barack Obama. This text shows another side to Obama that many of us has never seen of him before. In class my group and I covered chapters 12-13; our group discussed some of the ideas of Obamas character. As we discussed his experiences early in his career in the community of Chicago had helped him in the future, for his presidency. The text we read showed a lot about Obama as a person it helped me understand Obama even more. Obama is a caring man

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    My Favorite President

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    Very few presidents or politicians come along and make a change. Presidents like John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln are just two of those presidents who changed the standard and helped shape America to what it is today. However, my favorite politician and president is President Barack Obama. I feel this way because he not only made major changes for America but also was an all-around good person and an ideal leader. An inadequate politician can be thought of someone who has done nothing beneficial

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    Nearly 800,000 people affected by the repeal of DACA, most of whom were young children when they left their country, are being deported back to a country they are not familiar with. President Trump announced his decision on September 5th, 2017 to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals-DACA a program started by President Obama in 2012. Surfacing impacts this announcement caused of large protests and questions on the future of the American economy once DACA is gone. Soichet, an editor and

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    We are all aware of the tremendous impact that social media has had on society, business, and personal life. It has revolutionized the way that people communicate and socialize on the internet. But there are people that believe that social media has been the gathering point of much envy, stress, and negative emotions. This theory is supported by the fact that social media has been the cause of many bullying’s, suicides, and invasions of privacy. Contrary to this belief, the potential for good offered

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    Imagined community, Orientalism and Moral Panic Concepts, underlying Post-9/11 US Presidential Speeches Introduction George W. Bush’s administration and American mass media mounted a sustained project in post-9/11 era to ‘save’ US intact identity and delegitimize critical thoughts about Middle East, Islam and Arabs. This project was implemented by inducing a picture of ‘Self’ or ‘White’ as of Americans versus ‘Others’ as of Arabs and Muslims. In the project, American society is surrounded by

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    If you're looking moving to a different neighborhood whats the first thing you do? See whats around that's convenient for you and if its safe to live there. For about fourteen years I lived in Beverly, Chicago It was convenient for my mother because it was close to my grandfather, school, and work. Her job was located in Evergreen Park which was nearby, these two neighborhoods are very similar but yet have their differences. Some of the there similarities are they both mostly have whites, big houses

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    Drug Courts

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    Drug courts, and other recovery programs hold promise for retaining offenders involved with drugs in treatment services (SAMHSA, 2014, p.131-132). The first drug court formed in 1989 in Southern Florida. The change in the criminal justice system came when, tired of seeing the same offenders appear before the court under the same or similar charges. The group of professionals in Miami-Dade County combined drug treatment programs with criminal justice structure and authority of the judicial system

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    From my own experiences in hospital I have a lot of admiration for nurses. The nurses were always caring and gentle towards myself and other patients even when it is clear their work was demanding. Their passion for the job was clear to see and I want to be part of this dedicated profession. In school biology has always been my favourite subject. The human body fascinates me and I have always been eager to learn more about how it functions. I feel this interest is one of the main driving forces

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    opponent will always use prepped material to make the other side look unsatisfactory, to earn another winning vote. Politics are won by lies, promises that are never achieved, and issues that will always remain unfixed. Pat Quinn was the Governor of Illinois from 2009-2014 (The Voter’s). Pat

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    out people in Southern Illinois. My second educational goal is to volunteer more in different recreational area to help expand my knowledge in different areas. I would like to make myself more versatile in the field of recreation. My last goal in build a connects with the instructors. I would like to build more of connections outside of the classroom where I can continue to learn from them after my time as a student. During my time as an undergrad student at Southern Illinois University, I obtain

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