The Best Worst Trip Ever. I’ve never been a fan of road trips very much‚ but when it involves getting a free car‚ who could say no? It all had started with me visiting my family in Las Vegas. My grandpa’s best friend loved the fact that I was going into the Navy‚ and as a graduation present‚ felt I had deserved a car. So my dad had agreed to go on the road trip from Nevada‚ to Michigan‚ with me. A two day trip he wanted to make it‚ but my dad and I have never had the greatest luck. I had felt that
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I had the worst end to the best day. It was spent with friends having 2 pm breakfast‚ wine and lots of laughs. Fantastic company‚ lots of fun. I headed home on the train about 6.30. I put my headphones on and noticed a group of four teenagers staring at me. My music was on softly so I could hear them say how red I look‚ and laughing about my appearance. The ones who could see me pointed me out to the ones who were facing away from me. For them to get a better view‚ two of them took photos of
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Ancient Roman History The Best of the Worst: Caligula & Nero “Such opposed vices‚ both the greatest arrogance and the greatest timidity‚ were to be found in the same person” (Caligula‚ 51). Suetonius’ quotation is vital in composing a description of a poor emperor based on the detestable characters of Caligula and Nero. It appears that both Caligula and Nero suffered from acute vanity due to their overwhelming insecurities. To appease their insecurity‚ both men must assert themselves superior
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Everyone by nature has good and bad qualities. A Boss is no exception to this‚ therefore‚ the best boss I’ve ever had is also in some ways the worst. I currently work alone with my boss and the owner of Heath Sign Company in Athens‚ Pennsylvania making vinyl and painted signs and graphics. One thing that makes a good boss is respect. My boss has many of the same values and ambitions as myself which makes it very easy for me to respect and admire him. One day during the first week I worked with my
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Prosperity brings Friends‚ Adversity tries Them It is natural that prosperity should attract friendship‚ or at least the semblance of friendship. The friends of a prosperous man derive many obvious advantages from their connection with him. If their rich friend is hospitable‚ he invites all who have the privilege of knowing him to pleasant entertainments in his fine house and beautiful grounds. At these social gatherings a large number of agreeable and clever persons assemble‚ determined to do
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September 17th when I found out about my horrible disease even though I have had one every year since I was 20 years old‚ due to the fact that we have a strong family history of cancer. But this year was different. I had been having a strange little pain on the lower left side of my left breast. I say strange because it was like a little sharp‚ needley prickly pain. It only hurt if I got bumped or as time progress when I pressed in the area of where the tumor was‚ as I found out later. After explaining
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Comfort women were women and girls forced into a prostitution corps created by the Empire of Japan.[1] The name "comfort women" is a translation of a Japanese name ianfu (慰安婦).[2][3] Ianfu is a euphemism for shōfu (娼婦) whose meaning is "prostitute(s)".[4] The earliest reporting on the issue in South Korea stated it was not a voluntary force‚[5] and since 1989 a number of women have come forward testifying they were kidnapped by Imperial Japanese soldiers. Historians such as Lee Yeong-Hun[6] and
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Internet The decade’s worst or best invention? Internet is a thing and a daily habit that many of us simply can’t live without‚ but have u ever thought about the sideffects. I mean‚ when u r studying for exams or tests‚ internet might attract and lure you‚ for ex. facebook‚ twitter‚ blogs‚ youtube etc. If u open some sights which are forbidden or bad‚ ur PC might get hacked or get a lot of virus. At the same time it’s timepass thing and we all can’t live without for some hours even. things like
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War brings out the best in people War does not bring negative effects all the time. It does bring out the best in people. This is because during war people start caring more about everyone. The war unites people and makes them more courageous. During war time‚ people start caring more about everyone’s humanity. When people see‚ for example‚ a family in distress due to war‚ then people would become more hospitable
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Adversity Roman poet Horace once noted‚ "Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant." Horace’s assertion examines the role that adversity plays in the development of a persons character and understanding turmoil and hardships. In times of trouble‚ when adversities are faced‚ ones true character is revealed. As Horace observed‚ prosperous circumstances do not elicit the same talents that times of struggles do. During these particular hard
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