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    Finished: Extra Curricular (150): Each year at summer camp, teens from Peninsula Youth Orchestra volunteer with each section of the junior orchestra and coach music. The camp always offers an adult music teacher to coach the violin section, but has never staffed a coach for young viola players. Recognizing the need for someone to lead viola sectionals, I volunteered to coach and mentor the youth viola section. I taught the kids about tempos and key signatures, and showed them how to use metronomes

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    venture got by the nation in that year. 1.1.1 Spirituality 1.1 exchange rundown One of the premier key areas inside of the world economy is touristry division. it 's the speediest developing segments of the economy now-a-days and is foreseen to get extra monetary profit and business moreover as trade. touristry might be comprehensively talking characterized into universal touristry and between provincial touristry. each the sorts hold higher prospects and contribute towards the monetary advancement

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    the case of the one student, mother who works 40 hours. This woman was the eldest participant, which may lead to the assumption that with age came more experience at balancing out the extra responsibilities. In the case of my second hypothesis, which was an extension of my 1st, when participants had multiple extra responsibilities, they were more inclined to feel they were being negatively affected. Overall across all the data, when participants had to balance out two or more outside stressors, they

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    assignments due as well as a major test and a quiz. I realized it was a stressor when I got assigned our extra credit paper that was due the day before my major exam. I was already thinking of how I was going to spend the rest of the week and the weekend to study for my exam and quiz, prepare for my presentation, keep up with the chapters my classes are reviewing, and work. When we got assigned the extra credit paper, I panicked a little and realized trying to figure out how to fit all of it into my schedule

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    This story takes place in the suburbs of Pittsburgh in the year 1991-1992. The overall concept of the book is about is about a boy that is described as a wallflower which is a shy person that prefers a sense of isolation from the rest. Throughout the book it shows how Charlie being the wallflower he is begins to get out of his isolation tank and becomes more adventurous and get more comfortable with his skin thanks to his close friends Sam and Patrick which play a big role. In the book lots of people

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    Discrimination based on physical appearance, or lookism, has had a heavy impact throughout history. For example, it is a common belief that John F. Kennedy’s more favorable looks were a contributing factor in his 1960 presidential win against Richard Nixon. To a lot of people, it may appear that beautiful people have an unfair advantage in life. As a result of this belief, a world where becoming beautiful is a rite of passage for all people seems to have an almost utopia-like quality, but that is

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    Imagine if an individual conquering his/her largest challenge presents one with an incredible reward. Surprisingly, this idea is shared between three uncommon literature works. Within Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies, the main character, Tally Youngblood, triumphed through an exhausting and tough journey to a place that leads her to learn about self-worth. Furthermore, The Third and Final Continent describes the narrator, Jhumpa Lahiri’s, adventure of his life through three continents and poor living conditions

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    Freedom of choice, the transference of power away from and to the oppressed, and rebellion against societal norms: these are some of the many ingredients of a book that hailed a new approach toward writing, trailblazing a whole subgenre of fictitious works. This book, a book which will stand the test of time, embodies the female struggle in an oppressive society. This book, Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies, will survive as it became a beacon in the new style of young adult dystopian novels with female protagonists

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    Extra Gum

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    Give Extra and Get Extra The advertisement, Extra Gum: The Story of Sarah and Juan, depicts the adventure of a young couple’s love story. It all begins when they notice each other in a crowd of people outside of their high school, but get to meet when Sarah drops her books and Juan approaches to help her. This scene is very significant because it is the very first time that Sarah and Juan share a piece of gum, which becomes the symbol of their relationship later on in the video. They share many

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    Extra Classes

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    Extra classes a waste of time and resources SOME schools extend schooling time to hold extra classes. The schools think that this will guarantee straight A’s students. I do not think so. After-school hours are for students to play games, join some social events or other beneficial activities. And the school holiday is a very crucial time for students because they can rest and indulge in their favourite pastimes like reading, playing outdoor games, travelling, etc, which they would

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