However‚ when it rains in the middle of the summer‚ its heaven on earth. I also experienced a rainy day. I was going to my best friend’s house; we had not met for many days. I was just going out when it started pouring cats & dogs. I went in with teary eyes since my mother firmly said that I should not go out at all in this weather. I thought that the rain was the worst thing ever. I was very sad. Therefore‚ I went in my room to sulk. I suddenly heard a bird chirping outside. As I looked out
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Vipassana (insight) meditation. Therefore mindfulness‚ enriched through daily practice‚ strengthens the ability to be aware of each moment with compassion‚ and a more balanced state of mind rather than remaining in perpetual dissatisfaction. In day to day Buddhist practice‚ “mindfulness is the observance of the basic nature of each passing
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The Day of the Dead is a traditional holiday celebrated in Mexico. Unlike in the United States it lasts for three days with parades and food offering. It starts on October 31st (at midnight) and lasts until November 2nd. In some ways the Day of the Dead and Halloween are same and they are different in others. The differences between the Day of the Dead and Halloween varies to a lot of things. A main fact that most peope know is that Halloween lasts for one day and The day of the dead last for
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A Memorable Day September 11‚ 2001 was a day in history that no one will ever forget. This day marked the terrorist attacks on New York City‚ when multiple airplanes crashed into two very remarkable landmarks‚ the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. As the buildings slowly fell to the ground burning‚ people watched as many others life’s flashed before their eyes. This was just after the millennium had taken place‚ and people were busy enjoying life in the city‚ when out of nowhere‚ a terrorist attack
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yourself and see the struggles you have been through. one day realizing that your life is something you can’t play around with. So you set up goals that will inspire to be study and get out of trouble one of your goals is to get a college degree. also knowing that your family needs you to succeed. so you do good in school‚ get good grades and behave well. Even if temptation tries to guide you to the wrong path.You dream big knowing that one day your dreams will come true. One of those dreams is to become
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”The First Day” Characterization of the narrator The narrator of the story is 5 years old and from the low end of the social rank. She probably doesn’t have so many material opportunities‚ because her family are getting public assistance payments. Her father left her and her mother‚ she tells us: “…the last present my father gave before he disappeared into memory.” It seems like she a gentle girl and not so boisterous. When she meets a new person she doesn’t
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A Special Day Beep beep beep... the sound of my alarm clock went off. It was seven o’clock in the morning. I was still very sleepy. I didn’t want to wake up yet and was just rolling around in bed. I couldn’t go back to sleep now that I’m awake. I was laying in bed planning out my day. Today is a very special day for me and I want everything to be perfect. Today is my sweet 16 Birthday. I’m happy but worry at the same time. I wanted to go to school dress in the prettiest outfit and have the nicest
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“The Remains of the Day” -post-colonial novel- Postcolonialism‚ discussed from a literary approach‚ deals with the literature produced in countries that were colonies and by the colonized peoples responding to the colonial legacy by what the British-Indian writer Salman Rushdie called “writing back”‚ and thus confronting colonial cultural attitudes through literature. However‚ it may also refer to the literature written in other countries‚ which takes as its subject-matter the
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my alarm clock sounded like a countdown. The first day of high school was only two hours away. I was excited‚ but a lot more nervous. I got out of bed‚ got ready‚ and then was on my way to the bus stop. All I could think of are the stories I heard about CIS being so horrible with all the strict teachers‚ the really hard tests‚ and of course being new doesn’t help either. Everyone feels very anxious and at the same time nervous about their first day of school. The ride to the school was only twenty
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WHY LISTENING IS VERY IMPORTANT IN COUNSELING Fundamental to good counseling is the ability to listen to a client with total and undivided attention‚ in a non-judgmental way and absorb and understand what is being said. Clients might have been rarely listened to before‚ as often in the pressures of life and work listening is an undervalued skill. Often perceived as lack of action it is in fact a skill that is basic to communication. One cannot comment or engage in a real two-way dialogue without
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