My attraction towards the Communication program developed when I noticed the amount of material from the lower communication courses correlated with my day-to-day life. For instance, interpersonal communication can be used to describe the interactions between individuals, and the benefits from the exchange of information were necessary to me, holding multiple positions within my fraternity. Before holding any positions, I had a personal relationship with the previous Head of Community Service, which steadily evolved into a professional relationship as I...
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According to the Cambridge Dictionary, heritage is features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, which were created in the past and still have historical significance. Heritage plays a very important role because it is our identity, our personal history, it creates diversity in human society. I believe that individuality and our identity are shaped by our cultural heritage. A humanâs descendants can pass down their culture and heritage for generations if continuously...
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Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said in a speech during World War II that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. This is agreeable in the sense that people are the only things in the way of their accomplishments. Our fears and emotions are what we have to conquer for us to commit daring acts. Roosevelt was able to get people motivated through hard times and gave people hope on how to escape the fear in...
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The Brown v. Board of Education case was a huge piece of American history, it was a fight for change in schools and the way they were operated. This was a lengthy process of racial integration, starting with the schools; segregated schools were supposed to be equal, but in fact, were not. Thatâs when African-American families influenced the fight for equality. The case originated in 1951 in Topeka, Kansas. A 9-year-old girl named Linda Brown, who was a third grader,...
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Volleyball is a sport in which two teams of six players hit a ball back and forth over a high net, seeking to get the ball to touch the court within the opponents' playing area before returning it. To circumvent this, a player on the opposing team bats the ball up and toward a teammate before it touches the court surface; that teammate may then volley it back across the net or bat it to a third teammate who volleys...
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âHe didn't see a man with hopes and dreams, with disappointments and accomplishments. All he saw in front of him was just another nigger.â(Kenneth Eade) The novel The Hate U Give represents institutional oppression, injustice, and bias with the shooting of Khaili Harris. While growing up in an unprivileged community; boys fall into gang life to provide for their families. Where the color of your skin can be the downfall of your life; where cops see you just as a...
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Most romance comedy films are evaluated using very similar criteria. A romance comedy should consist of a good plot, one or multiple profound messages, good actors, humor, and originality. It is important to have all these components so that the audience wants to continue watching the film and enjoy it. The film âWhen We First Metâ is a rom-com about a man who falls in love with a girl he meets at a party and ends up getting friend-zoned at...
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I will never forget my best friend from seventh grade, Naseem. He was extremely shy and was excluded by my peers for that reason. That being so, I made it my job to make him feel like a part of the class. A couple of weeks later, after many failed attempts, he warmed up to me and would only talk to me. Throughout the year, he would get pulled out of class, but no one knew where he would go....
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I've been active in playing sports for the majority of my life, yet I never endured significant injuries. After years of playing contact sports such as tackle football and basketball, you'd think I would have been accustomed to common injuries like sprained ankles and sprained fingers. Surprisingly, I was that lucky kid who never faced the repercussions of injuries, and I was entirely naive to what they can do to an individual. At the age of 16, my mindset on...
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In Night by Elie Wiesel, he continually mentioned the theme of faith/optimism/hope. The deeper into the memoir, the more Wiesel lost his faith. Initially, in the beginning of the book, he had a really close relationship with God, but as the Holocaust went on, he lost his faith more and more. Wiesel went through many occasions of a loss of faith throughout his ordeal in a concentration camp. He questioned Godâs existence and his belief in religion after undergoing atrocities...
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These are some examples of one of the bad experiences the Jews had to face during the holocaust. This is how Elie Wiesel felt in Night by Elie Wiesel himself. Wiesel is a Jew during the holocaust who is sent with his father to different concentration camps. He and his father face a lot of challenges to the point where he questions his life every day. Throughout Night, there is a great deal of dehumanization taking place in the form...
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The poem âSonnet for Heaven Belowâ and the short story âA Very Old Man with Enormous Wingsâ are similar in many ways. The angels, or âGodâs children,â in the sonnet are the homeless people living in the dirty subway tunnels of New York. They have no jobs, so they have no money. They do not have the chance to bathe or shave. Their âangel feathersâ are ruined by acid rain, and they âsing hoarsely.â They are dressed badly, and their...
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It is an obvious fact that when we become an employee of a particular organization, we are obliged to behave properly and comply with the applicable rules and regulations. And although, of course, depending on the organization, they may differ, there are certain of them, of a more general nature, which must be observed by all participants of the work process. So, how should we conduct ourselves in the workplace? Above all, we all as employees must perform our professional...
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In any sport, there are people who influence the sport and the people around them. As role models, they inspire the next generation of footballers, basketball players, tennis players, cricketers, and even sprinters, they give the sport a good and positive image that inspires people to participate in the sport, which then increases the popularity and awareness of the sport, inspiring even more people. Role models can be very good or very bad. If they have good manners and good...
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Usually, for personal statements like this, people start with a quote from someone they idolize a lot, based on their career choices. I would like to start on why I chose to study fashion. For me, fashion is something we all manage regularly in our day-to-day lives. Indeed, even individuals who are laid-back about what they wear every day portray a message of what they actually are and how they feel on that particular day. In the world of fashion,...
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Kids are taught through TV shows and movies that heroes wear a cape and a mask. In todayâs day and age, anyone can act heroically. For example, last week a fireman in Massachusetts died in a house fire. There was a baby on the third floor, and after Lieutenant Jason rescued two members of his crew, he went back into the burning house to find the baby. He made it to the third floor and was trapped and killed by...
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Dreams seem to be influenced by our own typical lives. Dreaming occurs when one is asleep, and many strong dreams occur when the brain is more active, also known as REM sleep. Waking up from a long night's sleep and wondering if what you merely experienced was real or not, later finding out it was all just a dream. But why do we dream? One of the reasons why we dream is to simply satisfy our wishes. It's really no...
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What matters to you? Itâs one of those riddles a kindergartner is sure they can sincerely answer, and one that adults think they can logically answer. I, however, am a teenager stuck awkwardly between simplicity and logic, and so my dilemma becomes evident. Is it my feelings or my actions that matter? Is it what I do for myself or others that matters? This very question has led me down a path of reflection that I will follow to find...
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While many people claim that they realized their true love for animals and as a result decided to pursue a career in the veterinary field at a very young age, it was different for me, I didn't really realize it until I was a teenager. Now I can confidently say that I am a true animal lover. I realized this after studying biology in college when I had the opportunity to fully study the veterinary discipline, which brought me to...
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In 2014, the famous American writer and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, in his article published in The Atlantic, addressed the serious issue of reparations for slavery. Coates argues that the reason the idea of reparations doesnât enjoy popular support is because it is seen as a joke. âReparations is a Dave Chappelle skit. Thatâs what a lot of people think about when they think of reparationsâ, Coates told Eric Levitz. âThat polling is not a natural, free-standing fact. Thatâs the result...
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A lot of people have memories of them singing or trying out for some sort of school activity. Mine was trying out for a talent show in first grade. I have been embarrassed many different times, but the worst time was when I sang a song I did not know in front of my entire elementary school. On the first day of March 2012, I decided to try out for Bensley Elementary School's talent show. I could not decide what...
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The decision to enter college is a serious one for absolutely every student, and I too faced it in my life. After much thought and weighing all the âprosâ and âconsâ, I decided to continue my education. In this essay, I am going to explain the reasons behind my decision. First of all, I decided to go to college because people with a college degree have a better chance of building a successful career and getting a high-paying job. Jobs...
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Two friends The two boys lived nearby and went to one school, the same college, but later, found jobs in different cities. This was hardly a hindrance to their friendship because they kept visiting one another, continued to talk on the phone to exchange news, and advised each other on all things including girls. After getting married, they, busy with their families, didnât notice the ties between them weakening. The friendship that was such an essential part of their lives,...
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Nature can be seen emerging in architecture right from the beginning in ancient Egypt. Natural elements inspired forms, seen in tombs carved into mountains, and use of local materials; mud brick made of the clay from the river Nile. These are examples of the ancient concept of vernacular architecture. Ancient Egyptian and Greek civilizations developed their thoughts on natural forms and human bodies and interpreted them into geometry. They proportioned their structures, such as temples and shrines, using basic shapes....
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Guided by what was stated in the previous pages (the definition of nationalism, heroism, and humanity) it is indeed both Trinidad Tecson and Apolinario Dela Cruz made acts that fall to humanity, heroism, or nationalism. After analyzing the data gathered, the researchers were able to find that the acts of Trinidad Tecson fall mostly into the category of Heroism. As was stated above, heroism is âthe desire of someone wanting to save or rescue a person who is in a...
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Parents play the most important role in your life. They help you mentally, and physically, and are the people who are supposed to be by your side through everything. For everything your parents do for you you should always show your parents that you respect them and appreciate what they do for you. Even when your parents might make unfair decisions or things you donât agree with you are always your parentâs main priority and at the end of the...
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Teaching Mary Shelleyâs Frankenstein raises many questions, but when I state that one of my teaching perspectives is feminism, more questions are asked. Feminism as a perspective is not only relevant to our times but provides another way to look at the past â be it at the time when Frankenstein was written, or even earlier. Students often say that the text canât be feminist because they search for heroines, looking for strong, successful female characters. However, the presence of...
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My mother had always told me, âFailure is just room for opportunity.â For the longest time, I disagreed with this, thinking that failure is purely dishonorable. Failure yields shame and sorrow. I never truly understood what she meant until I played a violin solo. Since the day I performed that solo, I began to believe in the power of failure. Previously, last year, I entered a solo performance at the ISSMA Solo and Ensemble Contest for the very first time....
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Scuba diving is an excellent way to spend some of your free time. It can provide you with a lot of excitement and open up a whole new world of adventure. If you like to dive then you should know about all the scuba gear that is available to you. This includes the scuba diving computer. There are many scuba diving computer uses that can make your adventure a lot more enjoyable. Any diver that is experienced already knows just...
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âIs the manufacture of products that contain micro-beads ethical?â My understanding of ethics after going through my lecture notes and the lecture slides, is that ethics is whatâs good for businesses, individuals, society, and the environment. Based on this understanding as well as my own beliefs of pollution, I believe that the production of products that contain microbeads is not ethical. I believe this as these tiny synthetic particles are negatively impacting the environment more each day and will continue...
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