...Chris Roman Mr. Krause/ Hr.2 AP Literature 2 April 2014 In the poem, Facing It, written by Yusef Komunyakka, he expresses his emotions as he walked around the Vietnam Veteran Memorial in Washington D.C. The reader is able to encounter how much of an emotional experience it was for him. Throughout the poem; he uses many different rhetorical strategies to help the reader understand the exact way he was feeling. Strategies that are present throughout the poem are personification, comparing and contrasting, and multiple examples of imagery. Without the variety of rhetorical strategies, the readers would not be able to completely understand how much of an emotional rollercoaster Yusef went through while he was walking through the memorial. The museum had a much deeper meaning to him rather than if it was just a person with no ties to the war walking around and that is because the museum was a healing factor of his war-time experience. One of the first examples of personification is found in line nine. Yusef states, “-the stone lets me go.” Within this line he is trying to give the stone the ability to take him back to the war. He is giving the stone a human like quality. This allows the reader to understand that once he saw the stone with all the names engraved in it, it took him straight back to the past and his mind started racing with thoughts. He became consumed within his thoughts as he was staring at the stone. Yusef referred to the stones as a mirror; “they have a mirror...
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...An Exceptional Student is the Product of an Extraordinary Teacher Approximately 13 years ago I left a lucrative career in health care to become an educator. Since, making that transition I look back with pride for embracing my destiny which in part is teaching, but now I need to do more. When I think about all the students’ lives I have touched in a positive manner over the years, my entire being fills up with joy. Knowledge I gained from completing my Master in Education in 2010 gave me good solid insight on how to enhance my teaching techniques; which meant improving my students’ learning processes. The most important fact I learned as a grad student is an extraordinary teacher can produce exceptional students because they can pass their passion, dedication and commitment onto their students. In addition, knowledge I gained earning this degree afforded me the ability to facilitate and assist my co-teachers; in developing strategies to aid them in improving relationships with their students and better management of their classrooms. While assisting my co-teachers I pleasantly realized the positive impact I had on students increased by assisting these teachers; this realization is the motivation behind my decision to pursue an educational specialist degree. I believe an Educational Specialist Post Master degree, at U of M, concentrating on leadership will enhance my present understanding of leadership. Although, I have a philosophy of education this degree will also develop...
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...College Essay I believe my nursing philosophy started forming while I was a child growing up with my grandmother in Jamaica. Looking back I can remember my grandmother fixing meals for the sick and the disabled. At times I was asked to deliver these meals and even helped with little chores as needed. I tried to resist my inner feelings for service because quite a few of my close relatives chose health care. Instead, I carved my own pathway and became first a kindergarten teacher. Later, I went on to college to become a Home Economics teacher. As the years went on my path took me to the United States to join my parents. Here I went into banking, taking classes here and there while stating away from the health industry. As time went by I decided to pursue my BS in Nutrition. This was all the way in Washington, leaving my family in New Jersey and New York. While at the university, I met some students who were caregivers. I was encouraged to try working as a night caregiver. This suited my schedule and I was able to find time to keep up with my rigorous school schedule. It did not take long for me to realize that I enjoyed my new job. My residents grew on me and they were like my family. Eventually, I also realize how rewarding it was to be of service to others. One of my residents was at the early stage of Alzheimer disease. This resident along with her family developed a great relationship with me. She was aware of the seriousness of her disease and knew that later...
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...Every time I wake and start a new day I think of the new opportunities for experiences and learning. An education serves an enormous purpose for everyone, while taking advantage of the experience. As a student, I would like to focus on my studies and set new goals for the future. My primary goal is to increase my GPA, and to accomplish this I will dedicate more time to my studies. I find that creating good objectives helps me stay focused. Setting up a scheduled time for studying and always asking questions when unsure of a particular problem is the route to success. There’s always an answer to every problem. Hence, I would like to take advantage of every opportunity that presents itself and not look back at the mistakes I have made. My greatest strength is not giving up when things look bad or take a wrong turn. I have come to the realization that without an education life can be bleak and with no purpose, and I have set out to make my education a priority in my life. My family has always been supportive of my decisions especially when it came to my education. In addition, my oldest sister has been the source of inspiration in my life. She is a single mother of two beautiful kids, and graduated with a BA in Business Management and managed to graduate with honors. Now, this is amazing! I cannot describe the joy I felt for her when she finally accomplished part of her dream. We all need people who inspire us to be better and achieve the best in life. Someday...
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...Webster University Entrance Essay: I have always thought nurses are among the most intelligent people there are, and I want to be one of them. I believe the laity does not realize the amount of education required to ascertain employment as a registered nurse or the continuing education required to maintain such employment. One of my missions is to assist front line nurses demonstrate their, hard earned, knowledge to the clients they serve. Nurses need all the encouragement and support possible in order to maintain the stamina required to carry out their wide variety of daily duties, and I want to be a source of such encouragement and support. Nurses must receive continuous education in order to stay abreast of ever changing practices, and I want to be a catalyst of such education. I am convinced that earning a Master of Science in Nursing at Webster University is my key to attaining these goals. I expected each step of my nursing education would be my last. Employment as a nursing assistant after high school graduation was just a means to pay for a special education teaching degree. Certification nursing assistant class was just a way to keep my job. Eleven years later, a practical nursing license was a means to earn enough money to allow this single parent to support my toddling twin daughters. Seven years later, the Associate Degree in Nursing was a scheme to convert from long-term care nursing to acute care nursing. Ten years later, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
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...to frequent, constant use, has begun to creep into the school classrooms. Tech speak is a form of slang that shortens words to make text messaging faster. It also includes emoticons, a way of using punctuation marks to make a picture of a face or whatever the user wants to form. Technology is making us bad spellers with the use of spell checkers and autocorrect. This texting lingo is also damaging our youth’s written language skills because students are finding it increasingly difficult to switch between using tech speak and proper grammar. Further, texting is hindering students’ abilities to focus in class, hurting their grades. Finally, college entrance officers are reporting application essays with tech speak and acronym shortcuts being submitted by prospective students that end up causing the student to be denied entrance to the college. Tech speak is becoming increasingly more evolved and complex in its own way. Students who use tech speak, or texting lingo, tend to ignore punctuation and capitalization rules, use acronyms to shorten sentences (i.e.: “BRB” means “be right back, and “TTLY” means “talk to you later”), drop consonants and vowels, and sometimes even use numbers in place of where letters should be (i.e.: “C U L8R” means “see you later”). With the increased usage of technology for writing and communicating, has come a decline in spelling abilities in students and adults. Cell phones have an...
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...* Three letters of recommendation: One from a math or science professor and two from any professors who know you well. * Application fee of $75. If paying the fee presents a hardship for you and your family, you may request a fee waiver through Slideroom. The remaining documents should be mailed directly to MIT: * Official college transcript(s) in a sealed envelope. If you are admitted, a final transcript covering subjects subsequently taken should be sent as soon as it is available. If you attended more than one college or university, you will need to send in transcripts from each college attended. * High school transcript/secondary school record in a sealed envelope. * Supplemental Document cover sheet (optional) - use this form to submit any additional materials. Click here to download a guide to submitting your transfer application. Mail documents to: MIT Transfer Admissions 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 3-108(T) Cambridge, MA 02139 Essays, Activities & Tests Form Essays The required essays consist of three short-answer response questions (250 word limit). Remember that your essays are not a writing test. They’re the place in the application where we look for your voice - who you are, what drives you, what's important to you, what makes you tick. Be honest, be open, be real - connect with us. That's all that matters. Activities Please use our form, not a resume, to list your activities. There is only enough space in this...
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...4/3/2014 Effectiveness of Using Geotextile in Flexible Pavement - Essay - Maynard7667 Login The Research Paper Factory Join Search Browse Saved Papers Search over 100,000 Essays Home Page » Other Topics Effectiveness of Using Geotextile in Flexible Pavement In: Other Topics Effectiveness of Using Geotextile in Flexible Pavement EFFECTIVESS OF USING GEOTEXTILES IN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS: LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS Shih-Hsien Yang Thesis submitted to the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering Please login to view the full essay... Related Searches: Dr. Imad L Al-Qadi, Chair Dr. Gerardo W Flintsch Dr. Antonio A Trani Feb 27, 2006 Blacksburg , Virginia Keywords: Geotextile , Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Flexible Pavement, Cost Effectiveness, Agency Costs, User Costs ? Essay's Statistics Submitted by: maynard7667 Date shared: 03/19/2013 10:48 AM Research Paper Sites College Entrance Essay Persuasive Essay Sample College Essay College Essay Topic Written Essays Research Paper Help Free English Essays Writing A Research Paper Writing Term Papers EFFECTIVESS OF USING GEOTEXTILES IN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS: LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS Shih-Hsien Yang (ABSTRACT) Using geotextiles in secondary roads to stabilize weak subgrades has been a well accepted practice over the past thirty years. However, from an economical point of view...
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...Goals Essay Like many high school seniors, I plan on going to college. My goal is to graduate with great grades, so I will get accepted into college and hopefully that college is Texas State University! To complete this goal I have to take my SAT, get a high score, apply for scholarships, and financial aid. After I have done this I will then apply to Texas State University and write an outstanding essay for entrance! I plan to major in Family and Consumer Science so I can be a high school teacher and teach them many things about families, personal problems and how to handle them, and interpersonal studies. I’m going to discipline myself and make sure to do all my homework and study as much as I need to. I hope to complete my goal of becoming a teacher in about roughly five years and I hope to be able to teach here at Clark High School in the Family & Consumer Science department! When I do accomplish this goal words will not be able to express how proud of myself I would be. Not only will I have finished college, I will also be the first person in my family to finish college and graduate with a bachelor’s degree! I will be able to have a successful life and live with the success I didn’t have or get to see while I was growing up. When I graduate from college I will have to thank my teacher Mrs. Gonzales for inspiring me to become a teacher and helping me find a passion in family and consumer science. It’s just a matter of time until high school graduation and I think I’m going...
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...* Ranked 800 among 4lakhs in the Extended Merit list in IIT –JEE 2009. * Top 1% and ranked 10,436 in AIEEE among the 10 lakh students and able to get admit into the NIT Surathkal in 2009. * Top 0.75 % among 3.5 lakh students and ranked 2,700 in EAMCET State Level Engineering entrance examination in 2009 * Received a scholarship of 40% waiver on tuition fees in 11th class and 12th class in Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Visakhapatnam from 2006-08 * Topped the college among 400 students securing 100% in Mathematics Subject in 12th standard in 2008. * Topped the college among 400 students securing 100% in Physics and Chemistry Subjects in 11th standard in 2007 * Topped the School among 300 students in Science subject in class 10th in 2006. * Ranked Second in class among 78 students in Academics at school for Three years in classes 6th, 7th and 10th. * Ranked Second among 250 students in St. Joesph’s School Entrance Examination for admission in school in the year 2000 * First among 250 participants in Inter School Quiz competition organized by our School as a part of Annual Celebrations, in class 10th in 2006. * Second in District level Quiz Competition organized by a most reputed newspaper ‘Prajasakthi’ in class 10th in 2005 * 15 Schools participated in the competition comprising 500 students which involved Three Rounds * Second prize in District level Quiz Competition organized by Gurana Ayyalu Charitable Trust Educational...
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...Essay Topic： Benefits and requirements of studying abroad for Chinese students Course title： Academic English The teacher’s name; Klaus Institute： International economic and trade Professional class： International investment and settlement Number： 0141098 Name： Jiang Xinxiu Time： 2016.6.8 As China’s reform and opening up, Chinese people is more and more keen to go abroad, no matter go for travelling or go for studying. Almost every Chinese parents hope to send their children to go abroad for studying in the conditions allow. But what is the benefits and requirements of studying abroad for Chinese student? Now I will give you some views. Nowadays, there are servals ways of go abroad for college studying as follows: to read foreign high school in advance then apply for undergraduate in local; through agents abroad read preparatory language and then apply for the university; by taking the college entrance examination, such as the UK a-level in the college entrance examination, the college entrance examination SAT, ACT, such as directly accessing foreign universities of undergraduate admissions. The way go abroad for studying is various, even make people dazzling, but it only for one purpose: study abroad. Studying abroad has a variety of majors for choosing This point of the benefits of studying abroad has two meanings: the first one is that...
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...“advanced professional certification specifically designed to measure the accounting and financial management skills that drive business performance” (How To Become a CMA, n.d.). The Institute of Management Accountants governs the CMA exam and there are quite a few requirements one must meet in order to even be eligible to sit for the exam. First of all, you must be a member of the Institute of Management Accountants to be eligible for the CMA program. The other eligibility criteria includes paying the entrance fee, satisfying the education qualification, satisfying the experience qualification, receiving passing scores for all required examination parts, and compliance with the IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice. The entrance fee for Professional members is $225 and the entrance fee for students and academic members (members U.S., Canada, or Mexico) is $75. The education qualification includes having a bachelor’s degree, in any area, from an accredited college or university. Applicants may also have degrees that are not from accredited institutions but they must be evaluated by an independent agency. To be eligible for the experience qualification, applicants must have at least 2 years of continuous professional experience in management accounting and/or financial management. This experience is expected to be gained in full-time employment but continuous part-time positions of 20 hours per week, which meet the definition of qualified experience, will count toward...
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...provide a mini essay concerning Toughs major claims and supporting claims in how children succeed as from page 165-181. The paper will also end with an essay three thesis that highlights on what has been learnt from Toughs main claims. According to Tough on college conundrum, it is seen that the majority of the children from poor families do struggle in getting education as compared to those in the rich families. It is clear that “over the past few decades, it has become evident that the United States does not so much have an issue of restricted as well as uneven college admittance. It has a challenge of incomplete and lopsided college achievement (Tough, p. 150).” Concerning this it is clear that the United States does not concentrate on one background when it comes to ones college admission. They say that the most challenging fact presently is the non-fulfilling college accomplishment. Therefore, it can be pointed out that the college conundrum as stated means that the majority of the grades tend to show more than the mystery content. They say that this discloses characters of motivation, determination as well as the availability of good study habits and time management techniques that inform us about the great pact that a scholar will finish a college program. This is slightly different than the achievement gap since people in life are graded by their academic qualifications. They say that “an ACT preparation schedule that enhances scholar’s course not only opens entrance to...
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...accountant or corporate accountant all career opportunities are unlimited. Most employers’ believe that a CMA candidate is more qualified and experience with managing a business finances versus a noncertified candidate. The Institute of Management Accountant (IMA) is the organization that administers the CMA exam. There are 4 main requirements to sit for the CMA test. First and most important is obtaining your Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University of College. Secondly, you must become a member of the IMA. The third requirement is passing both part one and part two of the CMA exam. Lastly, you have to have two years of continuous professional experience in management accounting or financial accounting. (IMA, n.d., How Do I Enroll in CMA) Let’s discuss IMA fees associated for the CMA certification. There are several obligatory fees that differentiate with discounts for qualified members and professionals. If you are a qualified student or academic member the entrance fees is $120.00. Professional entrance fees are $240.00, which is doubled the amount for members. There is a $50.00 rescheduling exam fee for both professional and members. There is a $296.25 fee for students and $197.50 fee for academic member’s per...
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...Read Full Essay Schools and Test In the article provided, the author, Dick Williams, presents two ideas on the state of schools and education in the United States. The points of view he attempts to argue are the conditions of the nation’s schools and the quality of the educational system. During his efforts to present his points, it appears as though his article is more opinionated than objective. This presents a problem because an opinion is not an argument. By presenting his thoughts, he fails to do so tactfully through arguments, and those that are arguments are fallacies. One of the first arguments presented deals with the conditions of the schools. Specifically the renewal and renovations of schools comes into question. Should the harried taxpayers of Cobb and Dekalb counties, for instance, bail out incompetent or corrupt school boards in other states? Should New York City be rewarded for failing to build new schools in a timely manner? This is the fallacy known as the circular argument. A circular argument is where the premise and the conclusion repeat each other using different wording. The premise in this fallacy would be the first question, while the second question is the conclusion. The idea in this statement is that taxpayers in other cities are paying for cities with rundown schools. In these cities, the problems with schools are quite minimum. Another argument made early on focuses on the office of the president...
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