Why is service important to you and how has your service impacted your community? I attend school at one of the most economically disadvantaged schools in the state. While my family is not wealthy‚ I never worried about being hungry or having shelter. I am blessed‚ and I grew up with an appreciation for my circumstances. This gratitude led me to incorporate service into my life. My parents instilled a sense of community by encouraging me to participate in events in our town. I learned to count
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Does Your Language Shape How You Think? Seventy years ago‚ in 1940‚ a popular science magazine published a short article that set in motion one of the trendiest intellectual fads of the 20th century. At first glance‚ there seemed little about the article to augur its subsequent celebrity. Neither the title‚ “Science and Linguistics‚” nor the magazine‚ M.I.T.’s Technology Review‚ was most people’s idea of glamour. And the author‚ a chemical engineer who worked for an insurance company and moonlighted
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first‚ I joyed that crew to find my friend‚ a bboy. He is my best friend when we were a little girl and boy. After I had moved to new house‚ we didn’t meet each other for 10 years. But day by day‚ I realize that I love music‚ dancing is my life and my crew really is the second family. Music remind me of what the noise of being alive is like. While i’m dancing‚ I will to be myself and know who I am. Before I became the dancer‚ I had been faint-hearted‚ stony-hearted‚ ugly and many people don’t
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What Does Your Handwriting Say About You Good morning to all my fellow friends. Today‚ I’m going to talk about what your handwriting says about you. How you craft letters and words can indicate more than 5000 different personality traits. To introduce students to the field‚ graphologists have them write ‘she sells seashells by the seashore’ in cursive. Why cursive? Graphologists say it gives them a better read on a person. Try writing a same sentence now in cursive and see how graphologists might
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Does Prison Work? Since the beginning of recorded history‚ imprisonment has been used as a method of punishing those who have broken societies laws. However‚ the nature of prisons has changed throughout history to adapt to societies norms. In recent years‚ our custodial facilities have been questioned more and more as a form of state punishment. In this essay I will attempt to answer the question of whether imprisonment is really an effective form of punishment in terms of it being a deterrent
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Youth work began in the late 1700’s with Sunday school/ragged schools. Then in 1844 George William founded the YMCA. Williams was a drapery worker in London. He was concerned about the welfare of his fellow workers so he started a prayer and bible study group which soon grew and attracted men from across London. 1844 to 1849 saw the YMCA address others concerns of the young men working in cities. Public lecture and education classes were developed and reading and refreshments areas help the young
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How does your passion shape your future? In today’s era‚ one could quiet observe that the most famous statement is‚ “The future lies in the hands of the youth”. But‚ had this question not entered into our minds—“How can this be possible?” Living in a seemingly unprogressive nation‚ we‚ the youth‚ could help make it possible by starting to consider first our very own selves instead of blaming it all to the authorities. Take responsibility for your life. Experiment with different things and you’ll
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3-Day Exercise Activity Analysis Starting an exercise plan is easy the problem will be sticking to it. My current exercise habits are walking for about 30 minutes at least three times a week and playing Michael Jackson’s The Experience on the Wii. These exercises allow incorporate aerobics and stretching into my exercise. I stretch before I begin to workout‚ the Wii and walking routine gets my heart rate going. During my workouts I use a waist trimmer. I zip it up around my abdominal area and
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The Happiest Days of Your Life Normally you would think‚ that parents would have the best interest and intensions for their children. And parents‚ who are very ambitious on behalf of their children‚ are often a good prerequisite for the kids to get really far in a prestigious world. But at the same time any parent must also be careful‚ that the excessive pressure of expectations and so early defined objectives do not take away the play of childhood and at a later stage the child’s wish to formulate
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Business Communication at Work XCOM/285 April 11‚ 2013 Effective business communication is the foundation of organizational success; whether it is internal or external‚ communication travels from one person to another using technological development. E-mail‚ intranet‚ Internet‚ cell phones‚ PDA’s – teleconferencing and videoconferences are all worthwhile resources for enterprises to exploit. According to Locker-Kienzler (2008)‚ “Bad writing takes longer to read…” (p. 10). This cannot be
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