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    There are young women who are assiduously working to get a college degree and a steady job. Then, there are also women who are training to become a professional athlete, with the aspiration of becoming a member of the United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT). In today’s society, women can pursue their goals, however, if compared to men’s sports, there can be differences seen that keep women from reaching full potential, equality, and their dreams. An evident and popular difference is the

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    Bend It Like Bekham, produced, written, and directed by Gurinder Chadha. Bend It Like Beckham is primarily a film about soccer. Jesminder Bhamra, nicknamed “Jess,” comes into conflict with her family, especially her mother, over her love of soccer. Unfortunately, her parents have more traditional ideas about her future. Jess’ parents, Mr. and Mr. Bharma, immigrated to Britain before their children were born. They want their daughters to be proper Indian girls. And they don’t like Jess to play football

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    Hello senior self, How’s life? It better be good. And if it isn’t we obviously need to change something, I mean come on, how hard is it to have a good life (answer: probably really hard). Also we better know what we want to do in life, so get on it. At the moment I would Really like to be a divorce attorney, or any kind of attorney would be fine. I would absolutely love going to Harvard for Law School, but Berkeley would be cool also. Have we taken any law related college classes? If not,

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    The Rooney Rule

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    effectiveness. The Rooney Rule was implemented back in 2003 to avoid potential lawsuits and minimize the injustice in the hiring of minority head coaches in the National Football League (NFL). Since then, other companies such as the English Professional Soccer and even Facebook have considered implementing the Rooney Rule to help balance out the scale in the number of minorities in leadership roles. The background of the Rooney Rule is initially outlined, followed by its influence in the NFL; the controversy

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    My Dream Come True Essay

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    fan since I was 3 years old and I’ve never been to a baseball game.” “Oh, my God I want to go to a baseball game so badly!” From this very conversation, my dream and my girlfriends dream came true. Let me tell you a little bit more about us and explain why this is a dream come true for the both of us. Let me start by saying a couple things you need to know about me first. Growing up as a kid in a Hispanic household we would mainly watch sports, such as soccer and baseball but mainly soccer and this

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    occur in life does not have to be terrifying. On September 29, 2012 I was sitting at home watching the movie White Chicks while on my phone. When my brother walked passed me heading towards the front door with a sort of shocked look on his face and said “You know Jonathan just died”. My first thoughts where of some kid that used to go to my church that I really did not talk to much, then my brother

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    Although I am an incoming sophomore at Wilberforce University I believe I meet the criteria and have the skills of being a RA. I understand there will be conflicts that come along with that title, but with past opportunities and obstacles I am able to resolve many situations. It is important to complete a task on time, so things can run smoothly and efficiently. I am a great team player and I work well with others; which is why it is imperative to be punctual. There is a plethora of skills I could bring

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    become why I am the why I am and they have helped make my daily routine. It’s always been my goal to finish every quarter, every semester, and every school year with A’s as my final. When I first moved here school from Ireland school was extremely difficult, I didn’t know how to use a computer, failed almost every English test and could never get fractions down. After working and studying and getting used to the American school system, school has come easy to me for the most part. Considering I am now

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    I don’t know why, but somehow the image of the white sands between her toes, the large palm trees hanging overhead, the cool ocean breeze, the whole tropical dream, always manages to make a smile on her face. This paradise, I imagine, must be the complete opposite at home, what with being the middle child of a younger brother, Jonathan, and an older step brother, Chandlier, two cats, two dogs, a bunny, and two tropical animals called sugar gliders. This girl, who I thought I could read like an open

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    Jefferson Week The first Quote that I chose was “Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” One word that I don't know the meaning of in this quote is the word delineate. After I looked it up I found that delineate means describe or portray (something) precisely. I think that in this quote, Thomas Jefferson is trying to say don't ask yourself who you are because your personality is shown through your actions. What I mean by personality is shown through

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