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The person that should receive the Next Step Scholarship should be someone who is driven and committed to their passions, making a difference within their community, and hardworking. I think I deserve the Next Step scholarship because I am passionate about learning. I have a plethora of interests in many different fields of study. Having taken advanced classes in English, Physics, Biology, History, Spanish, and Calculus (1 and 2), I am devoted to my many disciplines. In Spanish, I have take up…

minutes straight. The spirit bear started talking to Cole. Cole asked why he attacked him. The bear said ‘because I thought you was gone attack me first’. Cole was quiet for a minute because he knew it was true. Later that day the bear and Cole sat next to a fire all night talking to each other. They fell asleep later…

As one dives into the book, “The Next Christendom”, one can be completely inspired, disappointed, or even challenged to make a difference in the world. Phillip Jenkins writes a marvelous piece about the spread of Global Christianity, and some of the challenges and trends over the years. In addition to the past, Jenkins goes as far as projecting the future of Christianity in the years 2050. For Jenkins writes, since the 1950’s theologians, Christian scholars have seen a large trend / vision of…

The Couple Next Door is a novel written by Shari Lapena. Anne progresses through time from a nervous mother to a calmer person through conflict. Anne has a newborn Cora, who is in need of constant care and must be watched twenty four seven. Cora is a treasure to Anne and is always with her. When Cora and Anne are separated, rivalries and conflicts are created, prevailing true personalities. One night Anne and her husband go to their neighbors party. Anne fears that Cora is endangered and…

Around Antonius, frustrated men pounded their empty glasses on the table and cried for more alcohol, while tossing shouts across the room carelessly. Inwardly he cringed, wishing for the hundredth time he had picked a better meeting place, as an empty glass sailed inches away from his head and smashed onto the floor, shattering into thousands of small fragments. Most taverns drew in customers, but The Queen's Glass usually attracted the biggest, most violent, crowd. Especially on Sunday evenings…

told depends on a how one want to appeal to a specific audience. The end of one semester and the beginning of a new semester can be seen as a transition period for most students. For the extent of individuals, this period is all but a glimpse onto the next…

The Psychopath Next Door When picturing a psychopath, we often think of a crazy deranged person holding a chainsaw and massacres an entire town. The reality of the truth is a lot more terrifying than the image that Hollywood fills our conscious up with. The truth about psychopath’s are that they look just like everyone else, therefore could be anyone. There are a lot of characteristics in a psychopath. Dr. Robert Hare created a checklist to determine certain traits in a psychopath. One…

There I was in the kitchen opening up the scores to my ACT. I have been waiting months to see what I got. I thought to myself, all this studying finally paid off. I remember right after we completed the test how well I thought I did, that even though this was my first time taking it, I was going to get a score no less than a thirty. My mother was in the living room reading a magazine, I was in the kitchen about to open the letter. I opened the letter and saw my score. It was a twenty… I…

person’s name. Looking at this line a different way, readers would see “June” as a time of celebration, freedom, considering its around the time school tends to end. “Jazz” would then be considered a form of celebration or dancing of some sort. The next line drastically changes the tone of the whole poem. The rebellious young boys go from having a good time and bragging about there behavior, and now admit that drinking, lurking, and playing pool will lead to an early death. Ending the poem with…

The fundamental basis of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition management is the process of effectively translating technological opportunities and the needs of the warfighter into reliable, affordable, and sustainable systems (Brown, 2010). Ultimately, there are many aspects of the acquisition process that enable this to happen, but contract planning and management is the most vital for a successful acquisition. Therefore, in the decades to come, training and developing a quality workforce…