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Sunday, November 1st, 2009: 1314 words
My Letter to the President
Dear Mr. Obama,
While the nation seems to be focusing on matters of health care reform and the H1N1 Flu vaccine, I think an equally significant issue is being over looked and has been for some time now. The issue I am referring too is the nation’s percent of impoverished people and [...]
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009: 1806 words
1. Dear President Barack Obama,
My name is Julianne Brown and I am a student at Xavier University of Louisiana resided in New Orleans, La. I am writing you in regards to the education problems in the United States of America. There were many articles and proposals that I have read in order to elimate [...]
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009: 1415 words
I choose to write my letters to a couple of important people to me because I thought they would help since they are very religious and close to God and are also able to help with a problem like that. Unfortunately I didn’t get any responses from anyone yet.
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, [...]
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Sunday, April 26th, 2009: 1839 words
I chose to write to Tyra Bamks Dana “Queen Latifah” Owens Oprah and also Monique the comedian. All these women are successful black women who exemplify elegance. Many of them have beaten the odds and they show positive images of women. They have a lot of pull in the media and can show girls that [...]
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Sunday, April 26th, 2009: 3167 words
T-Zone Foundation
Attn: Tyra Banks
2029 Century Park East, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Hello, my name is Melissa DeLoach. I am currently enrolled in Xavier University of Louisiana and I am a Psychology Pre-Med major with minors in both Biology and Chemistry. I am hoping to one day be a doctor and then later on become a [...]
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Sunday, April 26th, 2009: 1631 words
Seriously letters??? Anyway here is a copy of the letters I sent:
Dear President Obama,
I’m writing out of concern for a few issues that are looming in our country. There is a huge epidemic in this country surrounding nutrtion. Not just nutrition in regards to people being underweight and unable to afford food, but also nutrition [...]
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Sunday, April 26th, 2009: 1704 words
Dear Abouna Youstos,
I am doing an assignment for my theology class about a major problem the world is facing today. There are many severe problems that the world is going through at this very moment, but the one that bothers me the most is world hunger. There are innocent children and people out there [...]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009: 1004 words
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President,
I am Janet Le, a junior at Xavier University, I am writing to you today to address a serious problem America is facing today. This problem is underage drinking. I have done my research and according to the national institution of alcohol [...]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009: 2592 words
Write and send formal letters about your position regarding the problem to four of the following individuals best suited to change the problem. You might consider some of the following:
The president of the United States
Your two senators
Your representative in the House
The mayor
Another local or national representative
A religious figure (for example, the Pope or the Dali [...]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009: 1236 words
Dear President Barack Obama; Joe Biden; John Cornyn; Kay Baily Hutchinson,
My name is Torey Chevis and I am a freshman at Xavier University of Louisiana. I am currently enrolled in the University theology class: Intro to Biblical Studies. In this class we were asked to find major problems of the world and research the problem [...]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009: 3861 words
Write and send formal letters about your position regarding the problem to four of the following individuals best suited to change the problem. You might consider some of the following:
The president of the United States: President Barak Obama
The mayor: Mayor C. Ray Nagin
A Xavier administrator: President Norman C. Francis
Secretary of Department of Health and Hospitals: [...]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009: 3654 words
7041 Lake Barrington Dr.
New Orleans, La. 70128
April 25, 2009
Tommy Raines
Branch Manager
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
5110 Jefferson Hwy
Harahan, LA 70123
Dear Mr. Raines,
My name is Demetria White and I am in a first level Theology course at Xavier University. We were given an assignment to design a project that would help improve the world in any aspect. My [...]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009: 1378 words
Dear Dr. Norman C. Francis,
My name is Yaesha Joseph, and I am currently a sophomore here at Xavier University. In my theology class, I was asked to come up with three huge problems in the world, write about them, and come up with a project to help change those problems. I thought about different world [...]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009: 3440 words
Dear Mayor Ray Nagin,
My name is Whitney Cantrelle and I am writing to your gain support in my efforts to increase the awareness of HIV/AIDS in and around our community. There are many ways in which you can help me in these efforts. I have planned to host a seminar which will educated those who [...]
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009: 2374 words
Dear Elizabeth Alder, Chair of Second Harvester’s Food bank,
My name is Katey James and I am in a Theology course at Xavier University of Louisiana. The reason I am writing you today is because I have chosen to do a project to help improve the issue of poverty, and part of my project is [...]
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009: 3172 words
Dr. Diane Roussel, Superintendent
Jefferson Parish Public School System
School Board Administration Building
501 Manhattan Boulevard
Harvey, Louisiana 70058
To Dr. Roussel,
It is such a true pleasure to be writing to you today. My name is Breannah Lemieux and I am a current sophomore at Xavier University in New Orleans. Throughout my life, my mother [...]
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009: 1860 words
Joannie Ivory
5222 Mandeville St.
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70122
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President,
I’m sure that you are aware of the problems that global warming is steadily causing. Being a native and resident of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, I have experience, first hand, the effects of global warming in the year of 2005. In 2005, Hurricane [...]
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009: 2285 words
Jennifer Pellittieri
4009 Turtle Bayou Drive
Kenner, LA 70065
March 8, 2009
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President,
Do you know how many people went to bed hungry last night? Statistics about hunger are shocking! In the United States, 3.9 percent of U.S. households experience hunger. The range of [...]
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Sunday, March 22nd, 2009: 1367 words
President Barack Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington D.C. 20500
Dear President Barack Obama,
Hello, Mr. President it is truely an honor to write you this letter and express to you my opinions and how I feel. My name is Leander Brumfield and my status is I am a sophomore currently enrolled as a full-time student at Xavier University of [...]
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Thursday, December 11th, 2008: 643 words
President of the United States of America,
I am a senior who attends Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana. As you may know, within our state’s communities, we are experiencing a huge problem with dirt and pollution. In order to prevent this problem, I set up a small project to celebrate recycling, and throwing away trash. [...]
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