Robert Nguyen Professor Remsburg-Shiroishi English 099 7 October 2014 Nice People Finish Last “Who do you have to kill to get a beer around here?” If you want something‚ you have to be loud and aggressive about it. I agree with the saying “Nice people finish last” because being too nice can negatively affect a person’s career‚ relationship they’re in‚ and sports they play. People might think that being nice is a good thing but at time a person needs to be aggressive if he or she wants to advance
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Personal Strengths And Weaknesses Skills And Abilities In any situation‚ I believe that weaknesses and struggles define a person; where as our strengths help offset our weaknesses. Which in turn makes us a well-rounded person. Our strengths from hitting a home run to overseeing a major account to compassion and patience with others‚ are usually easy to identify. Our society commends the strongest and the best. My strongest strengths‚ which includes stubborness and a hardworker‚ are offset
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Describe an incident in your life that changed your perspective of life: “Rise and Shine‚ Jimmy!” A faint voice was ringing in a distance. And then… somebody started shaking me! Was it real? What was it? Actually‚ it was indeed real! O‚ yes! It was my father trying to wake me‚ “Wake up‚ Jimmy‚ wake up!” “Not yet‚ Dad. Just a few more minutes‚ please!” I murmured! And he went‚ “It’s Sunday‚ Jimmy‚ don’t you want to go hunting? Your cousins are already here! Wake up!” The mention of hunting
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The Barn On Black Canyon Road The snow is falling heavily now‚ large opaque flakes drifting to and fro‚ trying to find their place in a dangerous world. It’s not safe for snowflakes out here. I walk briskly to the barn. The yellow lamp above the door puts out a faint drone‚ the only noise save for the crunching of snow and ice beneath my feet. I grip the horseshoe handle and pull‚ breaking ice along the hinges‚ causing them to squeak in protest. Too cold‚ too tired‚ too demanding of me. I gently
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That’s not long after the T.V. Hand held games came out‚ But kids still played with Stars Wars items and Barbie dolls. Kids played outside a lot more back then‚ riding bikes and just playing with their friends. No one had cell phones and kids weren’t allowed to spend a lot of time on the home phones with their friends‚ usually about 15 min. Kids didn’t go to the movie theaters either like they do now‚ and if they did it was usually to the Drive-In theatre with their family. Dairy Queen was a big
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Hi‚ my name is Roy and am just your Average everyday teen‚ my hobbies are playing fantasy games and reading light novels‚ you must be wondering ’Hey Roy‚ why the sudden introduction?’ well that is because I have died‚ yep you see that bloody lump in the middle of the street‚ yea thats me or was me before i died. I was just on my way home waiting on the crosswalk light to turn green‚ i was practically bouncing in place in anticipation of a new game that i bought but sadly it will never be played
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Isaac Newton’s third law of thermodynamics states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. By use of logic and metaphorical value one might argue that this could be transposed to the basic concept of the American Dream. Therefore for every American Dream there is also an American Nightmare. However Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is in no way‚ shape or form such a thing. Miller is meeting us halfway and describes the life of a man who is unconsciously disillusioned and who
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A Routine Life to One Person May Be a Glamorous One to Another It started out as a typical boring day. It is amazing that one can be so accustomed to a certain way of life‚ be so bored and restless‚ and then suddenly something sneaks in and alters one’s whole perspective. That something was one of my life’s little lessons. It was a hot and humid Tuesday morning which was typical for North Carolina. I had gotten up‚ did my toiletries‚ made breakfast‚ and prepared to go to work. I had been
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In the short story‚ “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World‚ “magical realism is seen in the way the villagers treat the drowned man. The time and effort they put into Esteban make him become more real than the other characters in the story. He is the only one given a name and personality. When reading‚ I feel the love and compassion the villagers have for the drowned man. They take his corpse in and make him one of them and treat him as such. The drowned man is seen as a mythical creature because
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Boy and girl sitting alone in park one night .... Chico: I think they are the remains of this world .... Girl: I think so ... All my friends have engaged‚ and we only have 2 ... who left in this world with special person in our life ... Boy: Yeah‚ I do not know what to do .. Girl: I know! We play the game .. Boy: What game? Girl: I’ll be your girl in 30 days and you’ll be my girlfriend ... Boy: It’s a great plan in fact‚ I have nothing to see much of this sequence weeks
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