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As the newly elected president of the United States you will be held to a high standard and you must work hard to fulfill your expectations of an efficient, powerful, yet kind President. To become the leader this Country is in dire need of you must look to the past and learn from the mistakes and accomplishments of past Presidents and prominent leaders. But first, you must look within yourself and become advertently aware of your morals and values. What do you consider to be effective and…

“Tell me about yourself?” Every time I hear this whether it be in an interview for a scholarship or an award I immediately freeze. I don’t even know myself yet and you want me to tell you? I still haven’t figured out what a proper and an adequate response is, but this is what I’ve thought of. I’ve been interested in politics since a young age where I would wake up early in the morning to watch the news. I’ve since evolved from being an 11-year-old trying to figure out governmental processes to…

Magazine choose 100 people that are the most influential in that year? A lot of people can be influential to many different people by starting a charity, giving back to the community, or how they promote themselves in public. In the past year, many people were left out in this category hence the name “Time 100 Most Influential People”. In my opinion, Karlie Kloss is very influential but not as influential as gymnast Simone Biles. Even though both are influential, only one can make the Time 100…

A scene would be shown of the lifestyles of the black people working in the cane field, they look exhausted and miserable. A few seconds later there is a scene shown of Leopold’s house, which is beautifully furnished, it seems like his family has everything they need. I thought it was very powerful how the scenes were shown. One would be a very depressing scene with Jose living in a shack with a dirt floor, and the next would show Leopold’s house. This was meant to create tension in the movie.…

Music, Drama and Art in the Hallways (An Argument Concerning the Validity of arts in Schools) School is supposed to be a place of learning and enrichment, but it doesn’t take long for the students to become uninterested with the same old, boring lessons that are pulled out of dusty textbooks. From calculus quizzes to English exams, the material learned isn’t always the most fun and interesting, to say the least. There is a way to make learning a bit more bearable and school a pinch more…

The Treasure of Lemon Brown Everyone has a treasure right. What is your treasure? The story of Lemon Brown is about a boy who wanders into an old tenement and finds a homeless man, named Lemon Brown. He was a blues singer and a good one. He said “I sung the blues so sweet that if I sang at the funeral, the dead would commence to rocking with the beat.” Lemon Brown’s treasure was a harmonica and some newspaper clippings. He gave his son these items and his son died in the war. Lemon told…

Contemporary R&B Musical Influences of this Century Ranging from rock and roll to classical and even to hip-hop, music has been a major influence in the lives of the people of this planet since its creation. In the words of LeQuita C. Harrison, in the article titled, The Affects of R&B Music in Gender&Youth, “Music has been around for centuries captivating the hearts and minds of people all around the world” (2013). Specifically, the music created by contemporary R&B artists in this century…

the grand stands was a nightmare. Seeing the best athletes from around the state made me feel scared and frightened. Of failure. In that instant, I realized that my fear was going to chase me onto the track and all the way to the end. Starting the 100 metre heat was one of the scariest things I may have ever done in my life. In what seemed like a second, I had crouched down, hear the set sound and gone racing down the track. I knew that I couldn’t look around or I would slow down, so I looked…

purpose of this paper is to demonstrate my knowledge of Advanced Public Speaking. For 11 years I’ve been the National Operations Manager for a global legal firm. Part of my job is to lead training sessions for groups that vary in number from 5 to 100, presenting awards in front of 300 people, and teaching public speaking classes to my staff and as a volunteer teaching public speaking to at risk high school students. From this experience, I have learned how to write a speech, the importance of…

Have you heard of the amazing Usain Bolt? Well, in the past few years, he has won a couple of gold medals while also setting some records at the same time. Why is this you ask? Well, some may say he is just a dominant runner, but others say that he has an advantage over the other runners because he is 6 foot 5, which is very tall. Read more to see both sides of the claim. So why would being taller have an advantage over running you ask? Well according to quora.com, they say that usually the…