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jumps, and vibrant personality." These words instantly come to mind when you think of few unsurpassed dancers to ever showcase their talent. Talent is something he certainly had. One of the best ballet dancers, if not the best dancer, was born in Miami, while his parents were on vacation from Havana, Cuba. The same city where Gloria Estefan, mastermind behind, "Conga", and Alicia Alonso, the dance tutor to the young child. Even with the talent, no one could know how amazing he could become. And…

The Panama Canal is planning on being widened since its completion. Since there are virtually enormous shipments coming from Asia, there is an uncontested use of area needed for the Panama Canal. This work in progress is projected to be completed this year in 2015. So what will that do for the west coast ports? It will cause the Gulf Coast to gain jobs and seek local and federal investments. With the incidents such as Katrina, and the major oil spill, the Gulf coast could use some type of…

While patrolling the unpredictable streets of Houston with local law enforcement, I gained a unique perspective into the criminal justice system that inspired me to pursue a career in law. My drive to venture into the legal field early has allowed me to participate in two legal education programs in Texas and Florida. In the past five years I have worked at several law firms, including an immigration law firm where I wrote pardons for applicants, and assisted a former professor in helping a…

ValuJet Flight 592 Crash The ValuJet Flight 592 plane was a regularly scheduled flight from the Miami International Airport to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. In the cockpit was pilots Kubeck Candalyn and Richard Hazen who had over 20,700 flight hours total between the too combined. On May 11, 1996, the McDonell-Douglas DC-9 operating the route crashed into the Everglades after shortly taking off from the airport. It crashed as a result of a fire in the cargo compartment…

everyday. No job was beneath him. To my grandfather, every job was honorable if it meant he could support his family. My grandmother managed to, without the presence of her parents, finish high school, begin her career, graduate from the University of Miami with a bachelor 's degree (with a 3 year old daughter, my mother) and eventually, even walk across the stage to receive her law degree (my mother was 7 at the time). These are only two of the many examples my family has to offer regarding the…

explore it. The field trip to Virginia Key Beach Park was a great experience. The park is located minutes from downtown Miami and just off the Rickenbacker Causeway. Me being from Texas I had to do some research for the history of the park. Virginia Key’s history beings in 1896 when the City of Miami was founded. Due to segregation still in effect all the famous attraction Miami had to offer were only for the whites. For this reason blacks started to use Bear Cut later known as…

The Buffalo Bills in the early 90s are often considered the most depressing dynasty in NFL history. From the years 1990 to 1994 the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League lost 4 consecutive Super Bowls. This is the only time in NFL history that this has happened to this date. Sportshistory.com states, “In 1990, the Bills switched to a no-huddle, hurry-up offense (frequently with Kelly in the shotgun formation, the “K-gun”, named for tight-end Keith McKeller), and it led the Bills’ offense…

damages coastal neighborhood in New York: Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. In 2017, Hurricane Irma hits Miami and increases the effects of tidal flooding. Although Florida faces the possibility of flooding due to global warming. Miami’s district and residential neighborhoods flooded in South Florida due to Hurricane Irma. Despite South Florida is the most aggressive at sea level, Miami demonstrates the risks at a time of global warming. Librarycqpress.com claims, “Global warming is causing…

a new characteristic that applies for becoming a leader in every day experiences. From the smallest details to impacting lessons, I’ve taken a valuable point from my leadership roles especially in the times of High School and the Honors program in Miami Dade…

“Hey its Amanda Maldonado with your Trendy Topics” Im here to tell you the myth is true. The camera does indeed add ten ponds to your face. Through my various segments on my schools news channel I have learned this lesson the hard way. Obesession, in either extreme, is bad. I was that one girl who could eat more than the whole football team put together and still have room for dessert. Coming from a hispanic family, my life revolved around food. Saturday was the most anticipated day of the…