Who I am

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Who I am
My dad David My brother Shaun Me Kevin My Mom
Tammy
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Where do I come from?
Born in Illinois January 23, 1981 Family lives
in Raleigh, North Carolina
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Where do I come from?
I currently live in Newcastle, England
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About me
I graduated from NC State University in 2004 in
engineering I worked for 3 years at Advanced
Energy in their electric motors test lab I then
worked for an industrial construction company for
6 months I currently attend Northumbria
University studying medicine
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What I like to do
-Work on cars -Woodworking -Metalworking -Construc
tion
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Sports in America
-Baseball -Football -Basketball -Hockey -Auto
racing -Soccer -Tennis
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Who lives in the USA?
My friends here represent 6 different races
(white, chinese, indian, black, latin
muslim) Also pictured is a special person from
the south, we call redneck
Redneck ?
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Who lives in the USA?
America has a very diverse population and is made
up of people from all around the world
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Where do most people live?
Blue heavily popluated Green
populated Yellow not very populated White not
many people at all
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Major cities in the USA
-New York City -Los Angeles (the city of
angels) -Chicago (the windy city) -Dallas -Miami -
San Francisco -Detroit -Philadelphia -Washington
D.C. (capital of the USA)
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Famous sites in the USA
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More Famous sites in the USA
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Regions of the USA
Appalachian mountains ? ? Rocky mountains
The West Coast-- Southwest desert -gt lt-Midwest
praries
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Major Farming
-Midwest corn, soybean, wheat -South tobacco,
cotton, -Northwest trees (for logging) -West
some vineyards
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Typical American Meals
We normally eat 3 meals a day. Dinner is
normally eaten at home with your family (except
on saturdays and sundays when most meals will be
eaten together)
Breakfast
Most people eat fast food, others bring their
lunch from home
Dinner
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How is the educational system setup?
Pre-school kids around 4 years old
(optional) Kindergarten 5 years old Elementary
School Grades 1-5 (can also be 1-6) Middle
School Grades 6-8 (can also be 7-8, then called
junior high) High School Grades 9-12 (you can
drop out of school when you are 18 years
old) College Level Associates degree 2
years of college Bachelors degree 4 years of
college Masters degree additional 2 years of
college Doctorate degree another additional 2
years of college
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All about North Carolina
-Major crop tobacco -Major industries
cigarette companies-state built upon tobacco
money High Point NC-furniture capital of
world Textiles-decline due to offshoring -Major
Universities NC State University, UNC-Chapel
Hill, Duke University, Wake Forest
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Regions of North Carolina
Coast
Piedmont
Smokey Mountains
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North Carolina Sports Teams
Carolina Panthers
Carolina Hurrincanes
Charlotte Bobcats
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Other major North Carolina Sports
Minor League Baseball the Durham Bulls
Stock car racing originated in north carolina
with rum-running
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What is North Carolina known for?
Many famous lighthouses
Cigarettes/tobacco
First airplane flight by the Wright Brothers in
1903
The Biltmore House