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    World War I and its Empact America 's Economy World War One(WWI), also known as The Great War was the world 's first global conflict. This was a war between the Allied powers and the Central Powers. The allies included Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and of course the United States. The countries they fought against were known as the Central Powers this consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. WWI was an global war centred in Europe. This war affected the United

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    from my mom and mother in law, to create that beautiful landscape around my own home. When I think about my childhood learning experiences, I can not help but focus on how much I struggled with reading and writing skills. I can remember back to second grade, knowing I was in the lowest reading group. I was not asked to complete the same work as my peers and had extra tutoring outside of school. That struggle continued as I went through grade school and into high school as I started to learn French

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    I never thought being chosen as captain, for my high school robotics team, would make me more responsible and learn to rely on others. The experience of leading a team, changed not only how interact with people, but also how I handle stressful situations. Becoming the captain of the team taught me that I need to take not only responsibility of my actions, but the actions of those who I lead, how to be a proper leader, and when a stressful or difficult situation comes up how one should weather the

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    Philosophy: I believe that each student is unique and special and comes to the table with different gifting and talents. As a teacher we are to tear down the walls that often divide the class and help each student see each other in a way that opens doors for communication. As teachers we are charged by God to not only teach his children but to love them the way Jesus loves us. This can be established by hammering away at the character qualities and establishing a good foundation that positive

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    On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese was on her way back to her home in Queens, New York. Sometime before her home, she was attacked and stabbed by a serial killer. Despite thirty eight witnesses supposedly on scene, no one attempted to contact the police until the attacker was gone. This situation is a great example of a phenomenon called the bystander effect, which basically states that the more witnesses to a crime or major event, the less likely somebody will help. Basically, everyone believes someone

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    Technology is defined as “the practical application of knowledge, especially in a particular area...” (Merriam-Webster, 2016). But what do we define as “practical application?” In today’s world, technology applies to just about every aspect of our daily lives: school, work, and social media...Has it gone too far? Is it being applied to, too much of our lives? Today’s students have access to hundreds of social media sites: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Snapchat, Ifunny, and Pinterest are just

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    There is a problem with Congress. The previous sentence summarizes the collective sentiment of the general public concerning the legislative branch of the federal government. A 2010 Gallop poll revealed that over eighty-nine percent of Americans have no confidence in Congress (Lessig 2). It is theorized that Congress is so far out of favor because it has been unable to resolve the nation’s most important issues, such as Medicare, Medicaid, immigration reform, and the growing budget deficit, due

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    Hop, Adam Bradley’s primary focus is this very point, the recognition of traditional poetic elements within rap music. With the global cultural and economic phenomenon that hip hop has become, it is easy to forget that the style of music is barely thirty years old, that scholarly criticism of it has existed for only half of that time. When viewed within this relatively new arena of scholarship, the importance of Bradley’s text is

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    forces and to believe that ending poverty was possible. The 50th anniversary of this speech has brought various debates whether the plan instilled worked or failed and how much is the governments responsibility. One side feels the war was a success and notes the improvement made for many Americans and what could have transpired if this war was not declared. The other side will state that the war implemented failed although money was invested and that poverty is a social problem. They suggest that poverty

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    Multitasking Video Games

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    effects. “Researchers were able to measure changes in brain wave activity, suggesting that this research could help understand what neurological mechanisms should be tested with to improve memory and attention” (Richtel, 2013, p. 1). In addition, a second form of proof was created by monitoring participants’ brains using electroencephalography. Scientists found that adults in their 60s-80s had increases in a brain wave called theta. Richtel (2013) stated that the brain wave theta

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