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    For instance if we were trying to do something and needed his help he would say “How many Polacks does it take to…” In speaking with my Polish-American Grandmother Mary who was born in 1934 and grew up in Osceola, Pennsylvania, it was common for the English children and adults to pick on the Polish people and say things like “You dumb Polack” back when she was a child. Fortunately where she lived the Polish, Russians, Slovaks, Italians and Lithuanians all…

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    School uniforms should be enforced in public schools. Uniforms were first introduced in the 16th century in England at charity schools for poor children. School uniforms have many positive effects on students. Enforcing school uniforms will fix the issue of the dress code and will get rid of the little issues that they confront with this dress code. Uniforms are a great way for students to have a good education and be more successful. School uniforms will increase student safety and decrease…

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    My genuine dedication is to assist people in a secure and successful way using modern pharmaceutical medications. I have been motivated to become a Pharmacist as a result of my personal willpower to help others improve their everyday lives. I am really excited to start a journey that will prepare me for a lifetime career in the pharmacy industry. I will aim to pursue my goals and ambitions by taking part in activities that will aid me in advanced learning. I am presently working at CVS…

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    Native American Mascots

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    Eliana Ritt Honorable or Heinous? Honorable, historical, and humble: these are all words that can be used to describe the Native Americans and their rich and fascinating culture. When we talk about Native Americans, we often talk about their struggles throughout history. Recently, there has been a new struggle with the Native Americans involving controversy of whether or not the mascots used for sports teams are offensive. Emotions and opinions tend to influence mankind more than reason,…

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    Florida is such a rich and diverse piece of Earth that many nations wanted ownership of it. It was originally claimed by Spanish conquistadors in 1513 and then transferred into British ownership in 1763, only to be turned back over the Spaniards 20 years later in 1783. Florida then became a U.S. territory in 1822 and won its statehood in 1845. Florida also had a very rich and diverse Native American population before conquest by the Spanish. Everyone knows the story of Juan Ponce de Leon, the…

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    One must take note of the emphasis on the Class-D stipulation: other classes have an entirely different spectrum of genres and competitive extremes to consider. The knowledge I’ve ascertained in my three-and-a-half years of participating in the Osceola Public Schools drama…

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    In 1998 I graduated from Osceola High School. My parents were so proud of me. They always pushed me to do my best in school. I was in every group/club imaginable, just like my mother, and was a great flute player; ranked 7th best out of the entire Region 8. I graduated with a 3.25 and received the John Phillips Sousa Award which also offered a scholarship. I had my life laid out for me and lived it just as my parents wanted me to. In August of 1998, my parents packed me up and moved me into my…

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    When the white settlers first came to America they were looking for gold and a better life. They were not the first habitants of the land. The Natives, who were there first, in many cases help the settlers by showing them how to hunt, how to survive the weather, showing them new types of crops like corn, squash, potatoes, use plants as medicine. The natives and the white settlers lived around each other and even adopt some of each other cultures. The Choctaws, Chickasaws, Cherokees, Creeks and…

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    Plan (SRPP) of East Central Florida is an important document because it sets out the initiative and plan to improve the way East Central Florida looks and functions in the next 50 years. This plan includes Orange, Seminole, Brevard, Lake, Volusia, Osceola, and Polk Counties. Every community, every region, for that matter, has rules for growth and development. They are based on growth policies and values, whether we realize it or not. And the rules we have been using over the past 50 years…

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    Ku Klux Klan Racism

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    One of the Klans was the Church of the National Knights, an older group, which was based in Osceola, Indiana (Extremism in America). They held many rallies in 2006 in Pauline, South Carolina which was organized by the Grand Dragon Joshua Fowler. They became very active in the Southern states, where they once again held a rally for anti-immigration…

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