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In May 2003, I was a Staff Sergeant serving as a squad leader in a Military Police Company. We deployed to Baghdad Iraq in support of combat operations; I led a squad of 12 Soldiers. My squad’s primary mission was conducting mounted and dismounted patrols in a neighborhood called Al-Dura in the southern part of Baghdad. Soon after arriving in country and receiving our mission, all squad leaders reported to the Battalion Headquarters for introductions and assigning of interpreters to our…

Characters: John Conlan, John’s parents, Lorraine Jensen, Lorraine’s mother, Angelo Pignati, Norton Kelly, Dennis Kobin, Miss, Reillen, Mrs. Stewart, Mr. Weiner, Miss Reillen, Miss King, Couchetta Pignati, Deanna Deas, Helen Kazinki, Jane Appling, Rocky Romano, Nick Cahill, James Moon, Marlon Brewery, Josephine Admamo, Tony Remeo, Barany Friman, and Janice Dickery, Jack Brahn, Gray Friman, Billie Baffo, Chicken Dee, Melissa Dumas, Bobo. The two main conflicts: A book would be bland without a…

Introduction As a group, when thinking about a problem or issue to propose, we found staying local and identifying an issue within the state of Florida would best suit our group. We decided to explore the side of livestock farming within agriculture, due to the controversies attached to the practice. Not only in Florida but on a national level as well. Statistics state that there are about more than 20,000 factory farms in the United States. Livestock farming is a major contributor to…

The case study I choose for my signature assignment is case study number four that addresses forgiveness. When I think about this topic, I think about it from several different perspectives. Not only are we taught to forgive those that trespass against us, as some recite in the Lord’s Prayer; but we must also learn how to forgive ourselves. Having forgiveness in our heart it can bring peace, comfort and favor from God. When we respond to confrontation we should always react the way Jesus…

Just a Blur Today was the day. My dad had been talking about this all season. As we walked up to the field before warm ups I was slightly more nervous than usual. They were our rivals. We had to win to prove we were the best softball team in our town. When we got to the field there were a few girls waiting for us. I sat down next to my best friend Sabrina, whose father was also a coach. We became great friends because of softball and because our dads were harder on us than anyone else on the…

There are many reasons why I coach the game the way I do. One reason I coach the way I do is because coaching is not only a job but a skill. I think all athletes deserve a leader as a coach than someone coaching for the money. Another reason I coach the way I do is to teach individuals about the game of basketball and responsibilities that he or she will face outside of the gym. Lastly, I want to share the knowledge and wonderful moments with great athletes, individuals, and teammates that…

Lukas put down his worn down pencil in between the pages of his most recent journal entry. He carefully shut the journal making sure no pages would unnaturally crease due to recklessness. He lifted himself up from his writing desk slowly. His neck and back aching from being hunched over his journal, scrawling in their history and his opinions. A task worth the pain. He slowly extended his arms and rolled his head in attempt to loosen his stiff joints. He walked out of his cabin, recruits passing…

Lord of the Flies Journal Andrew Martinez Chapter 1 - The Sound of the Shell 2014/7/03 Lord of the flies although a bit confusing at first is pretty enthralling, It’s words are not as prominent so I need to think more about the context to fully get the gist of the sentence. In the first scene we can see that the boys are scattered through out the island, but a boy, later know to become Ralph is exploring. He finds a boy whose name we don't know but is later called piggy because of Ralph…

A bit of Pokemon history to begin, Pokemon has been around for twenty years. Pokemon was created by Satoshi Tajiri and developed and released by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures or better known as a trio joint company Pokemon Company or Pokemon Company International. Which was not official until 1998. The first sets of games were released in Japan on February 27, 1996, under the name Pocket Monsters Red and Green for the Nintendo Game Boy. While it has been here in the United States under…

A large part of my identity for a long time was my family. Growing up as a young child I was extremely privileged. Living in million dollar houses and taking sailing trips around Big Sur every weekend, I knew nothing outside struggles. However, we all wore this mask while we were privileged and lived what many would call a perfect life inside we were crumbling. As we moved around California, to Portland, then finally to charlotte, my family collapsed. My mother has always been significant figure…