The chapters are dedicated to each of the habits‚ which are represented by the following imperatives: 1. Be Proactive. Here‚ Covey emphasizes the original sense of the term "proactive" as coined by Victor Frankl. You can either be proactive or reactive when it comes to how you respond to certain things. When you are reactive‚ you blame other people and circumstances for obstacles or problems. Being proactive means taking responsibility for every aspect of your life. Initiative and taking action
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Inside Out and Back Again: Real World Comparisons People around the world are leaving their countries in order to escape the hardships they are enduring where they live. Inside Out and Back Again is a story written by Thanhha Lai. She writes about a young girl named Ha‚ and her family’s experience as a refugee. Real life refugees’ stories are very similar in comparison to Ha and her family’s story as a refugee. One major experience Ha and her family are going through‚ as well as many real world
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In the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens‚ Sean Covey lays out seven ideas to help teens become more open‚ productive‚ and successful people. Covey’s seven points are simple ones that can be easily adopted. He achieves this effect by providing concrete examples which teenagers can relate to. This technique as well as his use of diagrams‚ pictures‚ and inspirational tidbits show his understanding of the teenage individual’s place in life. Each of the seven habits was significant to some
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“Refugees are everyday people who are forced to leave their homes because they are afraid to stay in their home country.” Before Ha flees home she was sly‚ stubborn‚ and selfish. She would pinch the little girl next to her when she didn’t get her way at school‚ she would buy less for her family to buy more for herself‚ and she would do stuff just because she wanted to do it before one of her brothers. Ha is the main character from “Inside Out and Back Again” by Thanhha Lai. Ha is a refugee just like
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In the story “Inside out and back again” by Lai‚ the story took place in 1975-1976‚ Vietnam (Saigon). Ha is a refugee. Refugees have to leave their country because of war or natural disasters. Refugees along with Ha’s story have it difficult and instead of having a childhood full of laughter they have to worry about having food‚ water‚ and somewhere to sleep. This poem and some articles are about refugees. When Ha got to Alabama she didn’t know anything about the place and she didn’t know anyone
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Name: Jiaxin He Six Habits of Highly Effective Teams From this class‚ we have learned a lot about how to build up a team; the benefit and disadvantages of teamwork; communication between team members and training to improve teamwork‚ and so on. From Kohn’s book “Six Habits of Highly Effective Teams” I have learned six rules that make the team work effectively. The concepts are “strengthening emotional capacity to improve team relationship‚ expanding team self-awareness‚ practicing empathy and
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Personal Experience The novel‚ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens‚ can relate to me in multiple ways. One of my many shared experiences to the book is when the author states in the book that when he was a boy he played football‚ just like I do. He wasn’t the greatest at the sport for a few reasons; one being he was small and another was that he was slow. You see‚ I was never the one to be slow‚ but small‚ however‚ I was. I have been playing football for a good eight years now‚ and to myself
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terrifying) experiences. The novel Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai and articles “Children of War” by Arthur Brice and “Children in Canada” all show the complex feelings many refugees have during and after their escape. The fictional experience Ha goes through reflect the very real challenges and experiences many real refugees have. When refugees flee their home‚ they may feel as if their life has fallen apart beyond repair‚ or feel turned “inside out.” An example of this is in the article
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The novel‚ Inside Out and Back Again‚ first takes place in Saigon‚ South Vietnam from February 11th to April 30th . Saigon is where Ha and her family reside in. The Vietnam War has impacted the way they live and where they live negatively. For example: On page 15‚ Ha’s mother quotes “...if the price of eggs were not the price of rice‚ and the price of rice were not the price of gasoline‚ and the price of gasoline were not the price of gold…”‚ indicating that prices increased dramatically and the
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Again Part of being a refugee is losing and finding home‚ but many refugees also lose and gain hope. The book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai‚ tells the story of one family which faces numerous difficulties after fleeing Vietnam and arriving in Alabama. The family’s story‚ especially the story of the main character Ha‚ is a good example of the universal refugee experience. This experience encapsulates feelings and situations that every refugee faces as they flee their home and resettle.
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