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    the Blue Grass Boys, and Monroe's music forever has defined the sound of classical bluegrass -- a five-piece acoustic string band, playing precisely and rapidly, switching solos and singing in a plaintive, high lonesome voice. Not only did he invent the very sound of the music, Monroe was the mentor for several generations of musicians. Over the years, Monroe's band hosted all of the major bluegrass artists of the '50s and '60s, including Flatt & Scruggs, Reno & Smiley, Vassar Clements, Carter…

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    was the NFL's Player of the Year and its MVP Player in 1977 finishing the year with 1852 yards and fourteen rushing touchdowns. Payton was conjointly a fitness nut and trained arduous within the off-season. His legendary workouts occured on the most high tempreature days, on a bank in Columbia, Mississippi whenever he ran sprints within the sand to come back with with a pair of extremely robust legs that helped him churn out huge yardage on the…

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    understand school and court requirements, and connect to community resources such as drug classes, health issues and permanent housing. - A six week drug and alcoholic class will cover topics such as managing stress and conflict, child development, anger management, and interpersonal relationships. Most homeless will be referred to the program because they had a prior incident of child abuse or neglect, or are determined to be at-risk for abuse/neglect. School Success (Goal 2) Goal 2 (School…

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    show something that not many people looking for a mindless show to watch will think of. Katniss is constantly aware of the Capitol while she is in the arena and trying to fight her way back home. She evaluates the timing of gifts sent to her by her mentor. She reads the hidden messages he’s sending and uses them to manipulate the viewers. In “The Games People Play: Information and Media Literacies in the Hunger Games Trilogy,” Don Latham and Jonathon M. Hollister discuss Katniss’s ability to…

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    A. Autobiographical Statement My mother was the first and only person in her family to graduate from college, which has always been an inspiration to me. She was an abused wife on food stamps, raising two children on her own while my father was incarcerated. I will always remember when she told me that life was like a lotus flower; we may start by growing in the mud but each day we can choose to bloom above the water into a beautiful flower. It was then that I understood my childhood was not…

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    Chloe is a seventeen-year-old high school female student. She has long blonde hair that she prefers to hang it over her face, this makes it had to understand and identify facial expression easily. Her mum did clarify that she has been living with her biological parent since she was young, and she spends portion of the holiday time with her aunt. Her favorite dressing mode is wearing a pink or white t-shirt and jeans. Her mum clarified that whenever she is depressed her voice varies. Currently,…

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    Sir winston churchill once stated, “ Never give up on something that you can 't go a day without thinking about. The subject of High school dropout is an important topic that needs to be discussed as it continues to be an issue many face. In America, adults ages 30-39, who never completed high school were earning 15,700 a year less than colleagues with high school diplomas. There are many negative outcomes that result from students dropping out of highschool and not graduating.there are many…

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    A highly reputed teacher, considered God by many elite musicians in the country talks to a young prodigy at the most esteemed Shaffer School of Music. Terrence Fletcher : I don't think people understood what it is that I am doing at Shaffer. I ain’t here to conduct. Any f***ing moron can wave his arms and keep people in tempo. I am here to push people beyond what's expected of them. I believe that is... an absolute necessity. Otherwise, we're depriving the world of the next Louis Armstrong. The…

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    I’ve been judged, broken down, betrayed, misunderstood, lost, but each and every time I’ve built myself up. It’s what high school does to people, pushes them to their limits, but yet empowers them to do better. Personally, my four years had its ups and downs, I’m upset yet excited about the fact that it’s time to say goodbye and open a new chapter in our lives. High school is a tough time for many students. The most difficult challenge for me was dealing with my anxiety attack three…

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    Why Football Is An Amazing Sport First off football is more than a game. It’s a game that turns brothers into strangers, teaches kids life lessons, and gives some kids father figures. See football is the most popular sport in America. Like hockey, it’s the physicality that attracts fans to football. And it’s a unique sport. Because see you can play basketball anytime, or play baseball with friends whenever but football it’s only for so long you can put the pads on and play. The life lessons I…

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