How is my college essay? Am i finished?

I am in the process of finalizing my main college application essay. Any criticisms of it or suggestions for it would greatly be appreciated. Thank you

What qualities make a good leader? Is it pragmatism? Conviction? Communication? Dedication? I cannot say for sure which of these qualities are the most crucial of a leader but I do know when a leader is poor. Last year, on January 20, 2009 I was given the privilege to travel to Washington, D.C. to see the President’s inauguration. The trip was planned for over a year to see the peaceful passing of Presidential power and the renewal of our government. Millions of people descended on the mall in Washington, D.C., along with fifty students from Ewing High School, to witness the historical occasion. As a part of our tour of the Nation’s Capital, the school hired a tour guide, a very tiny woman carrying a purple and blue striped umbrella. It was her job on the day of the Inauguration to take us from our bus on 2nd St SE to the National Mall, and safely return us to the location, but on our way back the crowds overwhelmed her. She was lost in the sea of people and the only part of her our group could see was the top of her umbrella.
This is where I stepped in. I had never been to Washington before, but I knew that we were going the wrong way. On our way there, I noted numerous distinct buildings and maintained my sense of direction. I told the woman I knew how to get us back to the bus and took the umbrella from her hand. Holding the umbrella high in the air, I began to push my way through the pedestrian traffic that blocked the intersection of D St SW and 3rd St SW. I led our group to the Bartholdi Fountain, feeling like a salmon swimming upstream. Once there, I waited for all fifty of us to reassemble, so that I could notify the rest of my classmates we were heading in the right direction and we would be out of the bitter cold in no time. The warmth of our luxury bus would soon end our two-hour ordeal.
This was not an isolated incident, but typical for my experiences to date. Like in Washington, I don’t always start out as the leader; I just seem to end up in that role.
Just like in Washington, I usually start out as a member of a group, but due to circumstances I end up in a position of leadership. This might be because the approach I have to school is also the approach I take in life. I have learned that before I speak and draw attention to myself to take the time to survey a situation, considering as many possibilities as I can and then present a logical solution to the problem. I always remain flexible and pragmatic and if someone else has a better idea, I am quick to go with their solution. I am very comfortable in leadership positions and leading has become second nature. When situations seem impossible and times are tough, I am inspired. Rather than becoming frightened when obstacles stand in my path, I am driven to overcome them. As a Peer Leader, the President of National Honor Society, the Key Club, and the Class of 2010, as well as captain of the varsity soccer team, my skills as a leader have only begun develop and I hope to refine and improve them so I may continue to conquer and surmount tests and endeavors to come. Whether it is leading a Key Club meeting, acting as a role model for freshmen in the hallway, or leading a large group through the streets of Washington D.C. with only a purple umbrella, I am always trying to make my way through the crowd to reach my goals and help others reach theirs.

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Thank you in advance for the help.
A tour boat operator found that when the price charged for ascenic boat tour was $30….. 600 customers were willing to pay the price for the tour. When the price was changed to $20, the number of costumers increased to 700.

a) Write two order pairs from the given situation. Use the independent variable (the x-coordinate) as the price and the dependent variable (the y-coordinate) as the number of costumers)
b)If the number of costumers C, is a linear function of the price p, write a formula C=f(p) using the two ordered pairs.
c) find the meaning of the slope and both intercepts of the function.

Name of old African Safari hunting game?

I remember you could go in a jeep and track some droppings and prints and go to a place and hunt animals. You could hunt in trees and make elephants angry and they would either run around the tree, or try to knock it down with its’ tusks. And if you shot the wrong game an English Game guy would yell at you for wrong game hunted and you go back to the main screen. It was in 3D graphics I believe.

How do you feel about, “As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or the president to?

The Noble “Sacrifice” of Michelle Obama;
Update: Chicago & Tokyo Eliminated; Games over, Prepare for Recriminations; It’s Rio

By Michelle Malkin • October 2, 2009 09:15 AM

Scroll for updates…And the winner is…Rio

(Photoshop: Reader Ben)

My column commemorates the noble Olympic “sacrifice” of the First Lady in Denmark.

Mrs. O’s emotional pitch was supposed to bring tears to the eyes of the audience, according to crony White House Olympics cheerleader Valerie Jarrett. Chicagoans are no doubt shedding tears — over the ballooning costs of a potential win.

Allahpundit has the lowdown on the president’s schlocky pitch.

Update: 11:34am Eastern. Chicago and Tokyo eliminated. No Obamalympics.

Hey, can we close the White House Olympic Czar’s office now?

Oh, well: “Chicago counts on Obama oratory to seal 2016 Games.”

Goodbye, “Yes We Can.” Hello, “No, You Can’t.” Like Icarus, President Obama’s giddy ego flight has ended with melted wax and fallen wings.

This is a big win and a massive relief for taxpayers. But Chicago cronies are not going to take this well. Gird your loins.

Who will be first to cry RAAAAAACIST? Well, it will be a little awkward to play the race card after liberal critics of the Games filed a civil rights complaint against the Chicago 2016 committee for racial discrimination yesterday. But count on the Team Obama grievance-mongers to play it anyway.

Update 12:08pm Eastern: Video – CNN anchor sputters, “CHICAGO IS OUT? CHICAGO IS OUT?”

Update 12:23pm Eastern: Chicago crony White House adviser David Axelrod just now on Fox: “Life goes on.” Axelrod complaining about “relationships and politics that were formidable. And we couldn’t overcome that.”

On Twitter, Tony Gall sums it up: “Chicago cronies out-cronied by IOC cronies.”

Beaten by their own game.

Update 12:52pm Eastern. Congratulations, Rio: Inevitable cost overruns, massive sports palaces & graft galore are all yours!

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The noble “sacrifice” of Michelle Obama
by Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate
Copyright 2009

It’s hard out there for a First Lady of the United States. Take it from travel-weary Michelle Obama. On Tuesday night, she boarded a luxury 757 for Copenhagen. Think of the stairs she had to climb. Oh, the agony of the feet!

Upon arrival, Mrs. O, her “chit-chat buddy,” Chicago-based talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, and Chicago power-broker/interest-conflicted real estate mogul/senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett immediately embarked on a grueling, grip-and-grin campaign to secure the Olympics for their hometown. Our smile muscles ache in sympathy.

You will be comforted to know that gracious FLOTUS feels your pain for her pain. “As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or the president to come for these few days,” the First Lady told a group of fellow Chicago 2016 boosters, “so many of you in this room have been working for years to bring this bid home.” Translation: Thank me, thank you, for all we do.

Never has self-congratulatory gratitude been raised to such an art form, but there was no time for loyal subjects to dwell. The selflessly indefatigable Michelle Obama had to rush off for an 800-meter wine-and-cheese dash with International Olympic Committee members, followed by a rigorous aerobic Heads of State luncheon hosted by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and another high-heeled trek to the IOC Opening Ceremony at the Copenhagen Opera House.

Of course, it’s not entirely clear which “people” out there are saying that the Obamas’ jaunt to Denmark is a “sacrifice.”

Certainly not the families of 43 American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who have died in Afghanistan since General Stanley McChrystal called for more reinforcements.

Certainly not the families of nearly 40 children and teens in Chicago who lost their lives on the out-of-control streets of the Windy City so far this year.

The First Lady’s slip of self-absorption reminds me of a useful passage in Washington Post writer Liza Mundy’s biography of Mrs. Obama. After graduating from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, the bitterly oppressed Michelle Obama headed back to her native Chicago to join the high-powered law firm of Sidley Austin—the fifth-largest in the world. There, Mundy’s book reported, the future first Lady griped about having to do the duties of a second-year associate while she was a second-year associate—demonstrating the trademark attitude of entitlement and inflated ego that led the law partner who recruited her to later describe her as “perennially dissatisfied.”

Doing her first job was a burden then. Enjoying the perks of her current job are “sacrifice” now.

Mrs. Obama has a gift for selling special-interest business as usual as public-interest charity. Thus, the insatiable appetite of the Chicago polite elite for a massive Olympics windfall to crony developers is redefined as a do-good campaign For the Children. Said Mrs. Obama

is there any indian govt institute which imparts part time course on trvl & tours 4 undergraduate age no bar.?

43 years no formal training undergone on tours & travel but doing it in a small way driving my own cab escorting guiding taking people to pilgrimage wants to become to legally qualified tour guide, escort, driver having 11 years of experience. has generated lot of goodwill. pls help. would like 2 do correspondence course. can speak write good english. knowledge of little french.

venetian plaster?

where can I go to learn to do venetian plaster? I dont want flat paint in the living room. I need some type of textured faux finish. this is the only one that doesnt look ‘cheesie’ to me

This is the perfect holiday, so why am I holding back?

My parents have told me that as a reward for finishing my degree, they’re going to let me go with them on their overseas holiday next year.

My first worry was all the travelling, because I have a sleep disorder, so my dad said he’d pay extra for me to go business class. My second worry was being away for too long and not being able to look for work, so my parents arranged different flights for me to come back earlier, alone, which is fine. My third worry was I wouldn’t be able to afford the extra expenses that my parents asked me to contribute for the trip, so they told me not to worry about it and I could pay them back whenever I got the money.

They’ve been so supportive and CRAZILY generous–I have no idea why they’re doing all this for me–yet I don’t want to go. I’ve travelled a bunch of times before, so I’m not scared of flying or anything, but there’s something in my mind telling me not to go. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!

A few months ago, my cousin had the same concerns when she left to go overseas to England, and on the second day of her trip she had to fly back home because the people looking after her dogs had neglected one of them and she’d died, and the other dog was ridden with fleas. Her holiday was ruined, and she had a feeling all along that something was going to happen.

What do I do? Am I being crazy for not jumping at the chance to travel in luxury, with no strings attached? Please help me work out what to do.

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Exotic travel destinations?

My husband and I are looking for an exotic vacation destination. He’s currently deployed and wants to go someplace where we can be pampered. Cruises are out of the question because he doesn’t like the ocean. We are in our late 20′s, and we are an adventurous couple. We are thinking about an all-inclusive resorts but we’re unsure of where to go. Anybody have any suggestions?

Seasonal work abroad?

I would really like to work as holiday/club rep this year in somewhere like spain or ibiza when I finish college. I currently work as sales advisor in river island so I think I have the necessary customer service skills required. I know it’s not going to be a constant holiday and will be hard work and long hours I just to do something a little different and gain an experience, plus I think it will help me learn to fend for myself in preperation for uni, if I get a tan out of it well it’s q bonus. Any advice on how to get started, any websites or agencies that you could recommend would be really helpful. Also I’m a fashion student so if you know anyway I could doing something fashion related that would be perfect.
Thanks nici