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    Great Expectations

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    Matthew Fine LaScotte English 9 Great Expectations For Pip‚ the first conflict that he encounters is when he is leaving Manor House from his second visit with Ms. Havisham’s‚ he fights with a young man in the garden. This conflict leaves Pip quite dumbfounded because the thought that a random stranger would just walk up to him that wants to fight is strange. At first‚ it might seem like Pip was scared that he would be fighting a boy that he didn’t know and felt like he had no reason to fight

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    Academic Honesty

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    Academic Honesty Paper Edwin Pitti University of Phoenix – Axia College May 29‚ 2013 Benjamin Adams To be able to explain how to avoid plagiarism‚ first we have to understand that academic dishonesty is basically copying the works of others‚ making them as their own. It has been identified as a serious problem that many educational institutions‚ and have generated predictive models to prevent or identify

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    Academic Procrastination

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    procrastination in an academic setting. Academic procrastination is the intentional delay of starting‚ doing‚ or completing their important academic work in a timely fashion (Rabin‚ Fogel‚ & Upham‚ 2011). Ellis and Knaus (1977) estimated 95% of American college students procrastinate. Solomon and Rothblum (1984) through self reports discovered 46% of students admit to procrastinating‚ and 50% of those people reported it as a mild to severe problem. The prevalence of academic procrastination is varied

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    Academic Probation

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    Academic success depends greatly on the determination and the focus of the student. I believe there are a few reasons why I am on academic probation including but not limited to my lack of class attendance‚ my romantic distractions‚ and my overloaded work schedule. I am a hopeless procrastinator. I don’t start homework until its due‚ if at all. That used to be okay when I was in high school. I was able to work‚ go to school‚ participate in a plethora of extra-curricular activities‚ and date‚ all

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    The Life of an Athlete

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    September 20‚ 2013 The Life of an Athlete It was a Saturday morning; I could hear the birds flying overhead‚ and the girls complaining of being too tired to practice. We were awake before sunrise‚ standing out on that field ready to practice. Maybe not so much awake as we were so close to sleeping on the floor. The smell of freshly drug dirt‚ as well as the freshly cut grass‚ filled our noses as we inhaled and deeply exhaled with our morning jog. The pain‚ or struggle‚ for some was the success

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    Athletics Before Academics?

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    Athletics Before Academics? DiAunte Bell Germanna Community College English 111-44 Friday Athletics Before Academics? An anonymous individual once said‚ “People don’t play sports because it’s fun. Ask any athlete‚ most of them hate it‚ but they couldn’t imagine their life without it. It’s part of them‚ the love/hate relationship. It’s what they live for.” The quote continues saying‚ “It’s who they are. It’s who we are. We are athletes.” An athlete is an individual who trains to compete in

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    Course Expectations

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    Spanish II H Ms. M. Boyce Foothill High School 799-3500 #3958 Portable 808 mab572@interact.ccsd.net Course Scope: This one-year course is designed to continue the development of proficiency in the four skills introduced in Spanish I: listening‚ speaking‚ reading‚ and writing. The focus is communication in Spanish‚ incorporating further understanding of Hispanic cultures‚ connecting with other disciplines‚ comparing native language to Spanish‚ and participating in multicultural communities

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    Academic Tenure

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    5 Facts About Academic Tenure in the U.S. Research by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) shows that in 1993 to 1994‚ over 60 percent of all public educational institutions had academic tenure systems. The percentage of schools from 2009 to 2010 with tenure was only 47 percent. Clearly‚ the tenure system is slowly declining in the U.S.‚ but the merits of this program are still valid in contemporary classrooms. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d11/tables/dt11_278.asp Public

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    Great Expectations

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    to the heart-breaking Estella‚ the idiosyncrasies that Dickens develops among his characters make them both enjoyable and memorable. Their personality‚ physical features‚ actions‚ and feelings all contribute to the lovable characters in Great Expectations. Estella‚ Miss Havisham‚ Wemmick‚ and Joe are produced from the many characteristics that make them pleasant and unforgettable. These characters are what makes this book so profound. They add to the excitement‚ suspense‚ care‚ and sadness of the

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    Lowman 11/28/12 Engl 102 sec 018 Academic Argument High school students today are all excited about post-college life‚ which for most means going away to college to further their education. The question is‚ are they truly being provided the necessary tools needed to be successful at the college levels? Are teachers‚ counselors‚ parents and the government both state and federal doing enough to lead these young minds out into the world? We all know how expensive college is and that only a small amount

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