... with my legal status. I was considered a Permanent Resident of the United States. I was able to obtain some benefits but not most of them. It was then my goal and my dream to be able to vote and to be able to form part of a new culture, so I took the initiative and was able to continue with my education all thanks to ... citizen of the United States of America. Was it hard to go thru this process? Yes, this process was very hard and frustrating, it took months of studding and sleepless nights, and in the end it was all worth it. I was able to become a naturalized citizen of the United S...

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... Delauney, 19, of Lafayette, La., went into intensive care to be treated for "excessive alcohol consumption." Also a pledge from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Louisiana State University died after nights of binge drinking. Scott Kruegen, 18, of Orchard Park, N.Y., died three days after he was discovered in his basement room at the phi Gamma Delta house at MIT. Benjamin Smith ... to sponsor their resolution in order to move upward (Miller). If other schools look into lowering the drinking age and start fighting for it like Kansas University is then this dream may just beco...

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... us the ability to chat with friends over seas, while looking up local weather and movie times. Summer was in full effect and my days seemed to be reversed with nights. I spent hours on end chatting up crass conversations with friends, family, and strangers. I had just logged on to Yahoo Messenger, when Laura's apparent instant message appeared on my blank screen ... see if they could get a glimpse of what looked like a big scene. As the officer called for backup we all stood in awe, wondering if what had just happened was a dream. I would bet money that at that point what was going thro...

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