.... take one more stride to pass the line. Victory! I didn’t finish first, I didn’t even place in the top three rankings, but I completed the race and beat my personal record. Like my finish line, my final months of high school come into view. But this race is not like any other; there is no finish line. High school graduation is my finish line and college is my next goal. This is the biggest race of my life as I realize that wanting to grow up so fast to become an adult isn’t what it seems like when your just a little kid. Where do you want to go and how do I plan on achieving to become successful are just a few of the many questions that run through my mind a .....

.... is a lot of competition by industry giants such as Sprint, MCI, and AOL, but simultaneously the very high cost involved with entering and competing in this industry also makes it very unattractive for new entrants. These are just some of the big names who are planning to and are presently providing parts of the pipe dream that AT&T seems to seek. In this industry it is very important to have customer awareness of the line of products you carry. Most of the public hears the name AT&T or Sprint or MCI and they think telephone bills but many consumers do not realize that these companies have expanded their field of services from cellular phones to wireless .....

.... are positioned at two wings on either side to form the main room and yard. Residences, official buildings, temples, and palaces all follow these same basic principles. Another characteristic of Chinese architecture it that they use a wooden frame structure with pillars and beams. Wood has been a main construction product for thousands of years. Nails are not used when building a structure, which is different from us. Wood to the Chinese respectes life, and “life” is the main thing in Chinese culture. This feature has been preserved up to the present. Builders would apply a lacquer to the wood to preserve it. These lacquers were made in bold colors, a .....

.... one explanation about causes of change. Marx’s perspective was not based on the conflict of ideas, but rather on the conflict of classes. This conflict is the results of a new mode of production. According to Marx, history would consist of epochs of modes of production. He states that these modes of production are: primitive communism, slave society, feudalism, capitalism, and then socialism and communism. The changes accompany the transition from one epoch to another. In the late nineteenth century labor has become a commodity to the merchants, and the formation of a new mode of production has risen which gave rise to a capitalist society. There is a ne .....

.... in Korea compared to the United States. Koreans have developed it as a martial art form and a way of life, while Americans in general have taken bits and pieces of it to suit their life style. TaeKwon-Do originated in Korea about 20 centuries ago. As a free-fighting combat sport using bare hands and feet to repel an opponent, TaeKwon-Do is used solely as a defensive mechanism. People trained in TaeKwon-Do can overcome an opponent using their hands, fists, elbows, knees, feet or any other part of their body. It also is used to improve one's health, physical fitness, poise, and self-confidence. The literal translation of TaeKwon-Do is "Tae- jumping or flyi .....

.... cause extinction of many species and the most important is human species. In 1996, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), completed the first-ever extensive survey of the status of animal life on Earth. The 600 plus participating scientists concluded that of the species surveyed, 34 percent of fish, 25 percent of mammals and amphibians, 20 percent of reptiles, and 11 percent of birds are threatened with extinction. Another 5 to 14 percent of species in these groups are "nearing threatened status." "The leading cause of vertebrate declines is human destruction of old growth forests, wetlands, chaparral, and other rich habitats," Worldwatch reports. "Worldwide, .....

.... are both Algebras, Geometry, and Trigonometry. Another important class to have is four years of English. Doing well in this subject is very important because this subject helps build good communication skills. Natural Science classes such as Biology, Chemistry, and Physics are also needed to prepare for an IT career. Another class including foreign language is a subject to consider. The most important foreign language to know is computer language such as COBOL, C++, PASCAL, and BASIC. In addition, high grades are required in those classes. If you have a poor record in high school, attending junior or community college can make up for the bad ones. Those sch .....

.... Like the majority of our physical appearances is already destined since the moment of our conception, of course, there are also other factors such as nutrition and environment. Everyone's personal identity should be changing everyday, every moment by the building up of their intelligence and experiences. In the earlier stage, our personal identity is solely from our parents. This includes: heredity, culture background and the environment. As you grow older, fewer influences will come from your parents but more from your friends, peers and teacher. Due to the fact most people want a place to belong to (not necessary be a location), and want to have .....