I Believe

your talents to address this need and make a difference in your community. So, as I began to think about my background with agriculture and the National FFA Organization I was thinking on how I could improve on canned food drives which only provide for people one time and for a limited amount of time. The idea I developed from that was to start a garden in order to provide for those who are in need of food so that I could do it every season and continually provide these people with…

I was walking with my friend to class when it happen. Before it happened, I noticed that I had seen no teachers or adults for that matter in the halls. When it happened, there was the sound of a large crash and the whole building shook like there was huge earthquake just under Badger. What happened? At first, I had no idea what happened until I looked out the window then I saw it. A huge glass dome had covered the entire school. Floods of students like moths to light ran outside to see what had…

I have always been interested in learning about environmental problems and how to do my part in helping them. However, I was unaware of the true devastation of deforestation in places like Puerto Rico until I visited last spring. A part of my school’s curriculum is Interim, which is an opportunity for every student to get off campus and learn in a hands-on way. My junior year, I went to Puerto Rico to learn about deforestation. I went knowing very little of the impact deforestation has on…

I hope that this letter finds you in good spirits. I am writing you to share the triumphant actions and accomplishments of Justinian to the Byzantine Empire and beyond. As you may very well remember Justinian decided to rebuild Constantinople. Already being known for great works of art he has since created laws to form what is called Justinian’s Code. These new laws set fourth rules of betrothal, marriage, divorce and punishment for adultery and has been vital to our community thus far. As…

Steve Paul Jobs was a historical risk taker. He was born February 24 1955 in San Francisco. He died on October 5 2011 Palo Alto CA. His parents gave him up for adoption soon after he was born. Steve Jobs was a historical risk taker because he made Apple stores, bought Pixar and he left Apple. Steve Jobs was a risk taker because he opened Apple stores. This was a risk because it was a different kind of store. It cost him a lot of money to make all of stores and even more money to pay the people…

Introduction- The Ottoman Empire was first established as a small state in western Turkey during the Seljuk reign. At first they would pillage and capture the workers of other Turkish villages around them and eventually ending all other local Turkish dynasties. The empire then grew to include many areas in what is now present day Europe to and it eventually became one of the largest and most powerful and one of the most enduring empires in the history of the world. After 1400 the Ottoman Empire…

Even though Christianity is illegal and Christians can be subject to persecution, the Roman law had the effect of protecting its members of the early Church by not taking into account anonymous accusations and former beliefs of Christianity, giving them multiple opportunities to abandon the Church, and not intruding into their personal lives. In the letter of Emperor Trajan to Governor Pliny, Trajan replies that Pliny did the right thing in executing Christians who repeatedly confirmed they were…

Flavius Valerius Constantinus, later know to the world as Constantine the Great, was born on February 21, 272 A.D. His father was Falavius Valerius Constantius; also know as Emperor Constantius I, reined in the Western Roman Empire. Constantine’s mother Helena, later named Saint Helena, was praised for her discovery of the cross on which Christ was crucified. From the beginning, Constantine was expected to have a successful military career. In 293 A.D. his father became Maximian’s Caesar,…

The Ottoman Empire was one of the greatest, far- reaching and longest lasting empire the world had ever seen. It is widely accepted as the most influential of the Islamic empires of the modern period whose cultural and political expansion is considered responsible for shaping a significant portion of Central Asian and European history. In “Salonica City of Ghosts” Mazower recreates the cultural, ethnic, economical and religious history of Salonica, one of the most important cities of the Ottoman…

when my best friend *Jim and I went to Garden City to a church event. About two years ago my best friend Jim and I were on our way to Garden to the church event. Jim was a somewhat of a bad person Jim has gotten in more trouble than I have. He has gotten in trouble with the cops. Jim and I were sixteen years old at the time. The church event was an overnight event and the guys stayed at the church. Then he told me of an idea that we should mess with people at night. I said, “We shouldn’t do it…