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My goal to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point stems from my desire to serve and represent my country in uniform, and on the battlefield if necessary. I know that attending West Point will not only give me the opportunity to serve my country, but to do so with courage and integrity so many West Point graduates are known for. As a child and into my teen years, I was always eager to hear the stories of my grandfather and my uncle regarding their adventures in the Army,…

I could not feel my hands and feet. I saw the finish line and stepped on the mat that stopped my chip from counting. I got my medal and walked around the tents where people congratulated runners for finishing. Not only had I finished the race but I was placed second in my division and finished under an hour. When I got home I showed…

Traces of religious messages can be found just about everywhere in life. Sometimes it requires a finely tuned ear to fully grasp or understand them; however, this is not the case with The Muppet Christmas Carol. There are explicit references and plot lines that directly relate to biblical themes. Two very prominent themes in this movie that can be found in all four New Testament Gospels are: help those in need when possible (stewardship), and forgiveness. Stewardship is seen when Scrooge is…

Chihuahua pups are actually a type of breed of dog that is named after the state in Mexico. While why they are named after that state is quite dubious, there seemed to be a connection with the dog and the state in Mexico as the first few progenitors of the Chihuahua were found there. As dogs, they are known to be one of the smallest size dogs in the world, with the biggest ones in the world growing as high as 15 inches in height. Popularly known as handbag dogs, many women owners of the dog are…

In high school, you see the soccer players, the football players, the track team and many other sports teams on the football field. On the court you see volleyball players and basketball players playing as "sports teams", but you never hear of the other team in their bows and skirts being referred to as a sports team. That's because cheerleading hasn't made its way to be a sport yet. While people might think that they don't compete or that they just yell and smile, they do much more like…

The staff at St Peter’s Residence at Chedoke need help finding a better solution to prevent residents from wandering into other residents’ rooms. Many of the residents suffer from Alzheimer disease or a related dementia (reports from long-term care institutions range from 11–24% [1]) and numerous experts agree that all people with dementia are at high risk for wandering due to their cognitive deficits and unpredictable behaviour [2]. The client (staff at St Peter’s Residence at Chedoke) has…

Hip Fracture in Older Adults Causes Hip fracture in older adults can be caused or sustained from a variety of causes. It is quite common for fractures to be sustained from falls in older adults who may have already been having some form of mobility issues to begin with. Of course spontaneous fractures may also occur during normal weight bearing movements due to Osteoporosis or other conditions or medications that may weaken the bones as well. Certain populations such as white women may also be…

Here we have Parvana’s house, Parvana and her family stayed here during the entirety of breadwinner. A lot of things happened here, one of the more important things is when Father got ripped from her family for having gone to england for his education. They then searched the dusty shelves for anything else. They left the home broken and instilled everyone with fear. The Dark, Dusty one room house has been a very important location in the book. This spot in the marketplace is where father spent…

When I was in 6th grade I had a wrestling match that i will be happy to remember until the day I die. It was my last year of swarm wrestling and was the first year our wrestling team had a shot to make it to state. We had a stacked lineup from 45 pounds to heavyweight and we battled our way to the state tournament. We were the first Big Lake swarm team to make it to state. In the first round we wrestled Goodhue, and we wrestled strong and hard against them and were able to come away with the…

Sabo sighs as he opens the front door seeing the many piles of unopened moving boxes. he moved down the hall kicking off his boots, and unbuttoning his shirt along the way not wanting to stay in his work cloths longer then he had to his shirt was halfway unbuttoned when ace came barreling in. “Sabo!” before he could get a word in edgewise ace was on him arms wrapped around him hugging him close; his head barred in his neck nuzzling into it. Sabo flushed at the attention arms wrapping around…