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Ever since I entered high school, it has been a wish of mine to be inducted into the National Honor Society. I am very honored to be recognized amidst the outstanding students who are also being considered for this group. The qualities that one must display are remarkable grades, character, leadership and service. I believe that I deserve this opportunity because I demonstrate all of the traits necessary and have worked exceedingly hard to get here. Throughout this essay, I aim to prove that I…

and directly back home to learn chess skills and do practice on it. She feels a lot of pressure from her mom since Lindo always stand over her while she is doing practice and she will sigh if Waverly makes a mistake. This habit brings a lot of pressure to Waverly and let her scares of making mistakes during the game. The book also talks about how Lindo made some concessions to allow Waverly to practice. She doesn 't need Waverly to do housework and she only cooks the dishes that Waverly like.…

My blood pumping. My ears ringing. The air full of energy. I feel alive. Every year hidden in the woods of Mineral City, Ohio, lies one of the biggest Christian music festivals in the country. Alive. For four days every year, music is blasting around the clock in this small town, and this year I was lucky enough to go. A small group of friends and I braved the six and a half hour drive to be a part of the madness. The gang, Beth, Rae-Lynn, Katelyn, Brandon, Josh, and I, all piled up into…

After 4 hours of math, science and history it was finally time to get our stuff and walk over to the junior high for the 8th grade graduation rehearsal. I needed to go get my stuff from my locker with the other 150 kids that also needed their stuff. I fight through all those people and managed to get to my locker. I grabbed my backpack with my lunch and the book I’ve been reading “From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler”. Now that everyone has their stuff, we started walking. I…

Midterm Exam Introduction There were many cause of the American Civil War that started on April 12, 1861 and lasted until May 9, 1965. Some of the causes of the Civil War would be States’ Rights, Federal Rights, and Economic and Social Differences. However, the main cause that started the American Civil War would be slavery. The Southern states felt it was part of their property rights’ to own slaves and wanted to expand slavery across the country. The Northern states felt that it was…

Dara Alberti Mr. Binef U.S. History 3 April 2015 Historical Origins of Amusement Parks and Mass Recreation. Amusement parks or mass recreations are places where groups of attractions, fun rides, games and shows are located for the enjoyment of families and friends. "The settlers who planted the first English colonies in America had the same instinctive drive for play that is the common heritage of all mankind" (Dulles 3). The importance of these parks has been forgotten throughout time because…

Adams unit was hit especially hard while trying to give support to forward American units. Adam’s recalls that white units began to retreat while his had been instructed to stand firm. In Adams’ view, his mostly black, heavy artillery regiment was being sacrificed to save the white units. After exhausting their shells, the unit was separated from each other and many were ultimately captured by the Chinese while attempting to…

What is a privilege? Privilege is defined as “a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most” (dictionary.com). Privilege is different for everyone, and how an ethnic group chooses to see or act upon a certain privilege. White privilege in particular, is all around us; people who choose not to see it or are unmindful of its presents seem to be living in denial. Others in the white community feel that being white is not a privilege but a disadvantage, they…

through. That persuades readers to feel emotionally for them. On the flip side, Edmund Burke has a great argument that there should be peace and only peace between the two, but continue the British’s role to be kept in governance. However, Thomas Paine stands strong for the Americans to protect their rights and fairness. The most compelling and convincing argument I find to be is Thomas Paine’s. The reason I choose Thomas Paine for the best argument is because he stated facts in his document by…

When Abraham Lincoln comes to mind, people think of a genius tactician and fluent public speaker. One of those statements is correct. While Lincoln learned to be Commander in Chief on the fly, he quickly picked up strategies, and with the help of his colleagues, reunited the entire country. This paper intends to give general knowledge of Lincoln leading up to the split of the nation, while also informing of his ability, or lack thereof, to formally lead an army into battle. In order to…