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    To whom this may concern, I understand that joining any military branch is difficult for some to grasp and accept, but this is something I have decided that I want to do. Six months ago, I never even thought about the Marine Corps or any branch of service. I always knew I wanted to be in the medical field for my career, but why not take it a step forward? Becoming a health care provider is my way of helping people, my way of giving back to the world. For most people, they find a small goal and…

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    Redemption is the action of being saved from an evil or sin. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, the protagonist, is blamed for his mother’s death and feels that he sinned by killing his mother. She had complications while giving birth which caused her death. Amir’s father, Baba, sees his wife’s spirit in Amir. This makes him miss his wife and resent his son for causing the love of his life to perish. Amir sees himself as superior to his servant friend, Hassan. But, Hassan is the model…

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    went to Pakistan for treatment, where he received a call from a neighbour in Kabul. Hassan and Farzana were killed by the Taliban, and Sohrab was sent to an orphanage. Rahim eventually asks Amir to find Sohrab and bring him back to Pakistan. Amir agrees, because he still feels guilty over the way he treated Hassan. Amir goes to the orphanage where the Taliban took Sohrab, but he is not there. Amir is told that the officer of the Taliban took Sohrab, he would most likely be at a soccer stadium…

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    To begin, Jinch Malrex was produced by adolescents who used what they went through to create complex characters for the play. Cassandra London, 19, uses her family life to mirror her character’s life in an orphanage. She states, “I found as I was building this story there was a connection to my life. My father really wasn’t around. In the story, Lisa’s mother is not around.” (London, Stories from Our ‘Hoods). This one particular writer was able to build a character…

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    Casper Phasma was sat on the counter, his small feet kicking against the dark wood of the cabinets. His mother stood beside him, a blue mixing bowl in her arms. "Ohhhkay Casp, what does the book say to do next?" She said, and Casper looked at the book in his lap. "Stir the milk in until the batter is smooth and fluffy!" Casper replied confidently, a wide grin with a missing front tooth playing across his lips. "Thank you!" Caspers mother smiled, and she reached over for the milk, setting…

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    Adoption In Ancient Rome

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    the time these children would be adopted by a relative of the parents. The number of orphans in the United States rose exponentially during the American Civil War. It was hard to find families to take in kids during this hard time, which lead to orphanages being overcrowded, leaving many kids out in the streets. Charles Loring Brace was a man who was appalled by the homeless waifs roaming the streets of New York. He considered them a threat to the cities order. His solution to this problem was…

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    Impacts of misfortunate events; An analytical study of The Kite Runner Every country in the whole world has problems. Although not all problems are equal and effect the citizens in different ways. Afghanistan is one country that has had some major problems and this has caused many people to flee this country. The novel The Kite Runner shows how Baba and Amir have to flee from the disaster and come to america. The migrating affected Baba in many different ways. Which lead to changing his…

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    from 1942 to 1945. Assisted by some two dozen other Zegota members, Sendler smuggled approximately 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto and then provided them with false identity documents and shelter with adoptive Polish families, in orphanages or other care facilities. Saving those children from the Holocaust. With the exception of diplomats who issued visas to help Jews run away from Europe, which was occupied by The Nazis, Sendler and her group…

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    headquarters are located in Lakeland, FL. However, they operate internationally, with their most popular areas being in Guatemala and Uganda. They play slightly different roles in each area; running a malnutrition center in Guatemala and working with an orphanage in Uganda. Regardless of their direct role, their focus is always on children facing adversity. The vision statement for Orphan’s Heart is, “to see a world where the ‘orphan cycle’ is broken, and orphans who have only seen dysfunction…

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    The first artifact is important to me is my pearl necklace. This necklace is my favorite; it’s made from strips of leather and has a pearl tied to it on the front with a beautiful blue stone tied to the back. One of the reasons it is important to me is because it was made by one of my best friends and her mom, who are very special to me and who I adore dearly. Another reason is because it was made for three of us so we all three have one and it represents our friendship and how good of friends…

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