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    “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”, this famous quote means that whatever suffering you are going through it will make you tougher and wiser. "Still I rise" is a poem written by Maya Angelou, an African American poet and a civil-rights activist. This poem was written around the civil rights movement, when people where being segregated by their race. Throughout this poem we are shown the thoughts and feelings people have displayed against her, but she will not let them get her down. Her dark

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    think this question begs to realize why “success” and retention are issues in the first place, and that that realization is different for faculty than it is for the administration. I’ve been present at numerous faculty meetings outlining why these two things are at odds, and how we can unite them. I’ve read multiple studies on why students drop out, and heard anecdotes about what colleges and faculty do to keep community college students in school. “Success” is much more subjective than retention

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    and what I benefit from it. My failure had created after choosing a wrong decision while knowing that it’s wrong, because I didn’t think or care about the results and how it could affect me in the long term. I have been living in Saudi Arabia and I studied all the academic levels there. The second language in Saudi Arabia is the English, so it’s the language they teach in the public schools, I studied in public schools so I learned only the English language. However, my parents asked me if I

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    happens to me - both positive and negative - happens because of something I did in the past. It’s my job to think about what my actions today will cause tomorrow, because no one else can change things in my life except me. “Believe it’s possible.” If you don’t believe you can do it, then you can’t.

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    here without the help of many. First, I’d like to thank the administration for giving me this opportunity to make a fool of myself. All my teachers deserve recognition for their dedication, and all have shaped my experience here at Venice High School, but a few went above and beyond. I’d like to thank Mr. Wright for being by far the chillest teacher in the school. I’d like to thank Mr. Brandau for awakening me to the glory

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    Being a NCO propelled me into a position where I can inspire others to excel in what they do. OR Throughout my time in the army, becoming someone who I thought I could never become, made others realize that they could be better than who they could be. That someone was a better version of me. BP1 Topic sentence:

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    move on and improve if you dwell on things that's past. Yet, I can't say that I have done this with every situation that has happened in my life. What I found interesting about this was how it ties in with the "Which side of the brain do you use?" survey. I seem to always be close to the middle of things as if I'm on the fence. I don't think that makes me indecisive but I like to look at all angles, even when it's not needed. I like the fact that I am on the higher side of the scale because the characteristics

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    Drive To Learn Analysis

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    innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need”. I have the drive to learn. Learning gives me a sense of accomplishment and success, so naturally I strive to learn more. Even as a small child, school was my forte. Like a sponge, I absorbed whatever information I could attain. One of the reasons my drive to learn is so strong is my background. Nothing means more to me than furthering my education because I will be the first one in my family to attain a college degree. My goal

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    understand in order to meet all the requirements of their unit. A leader must lead with the end in sight creating goal driven activity. I believe the way to measure the success of a leader is through the success of their subordinate leaders. Therefore, a leader must constantly develop their subordinate leaders. Passion drives success making it essential for a leader to create buy-in to their plan at every level. It is inevitable that a leader will have to make correction and in order for this to have

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    Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year here at Washington High School. I’m Mr. Brian Austin and I’m thrilled to be here with you this year. I appreciate the opportunity that Dr. North has given me to lead your school. A little information about myself, I’m coming to you from Mt. Lebanon Senior High School where I was the assistant principal for the last year. Before that I taught in the district for 4 years at the elementary level. Before arriving at Mt. Lebanon, I spent several years teaching

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