Do Hard Things‚ by Alex and Brett is a challenging book. It is written to teenagers to convince them of the need to overcome the stigma of low expectations. It goes through‚ in depth‚ the story of both Alex and Brett and all that they were able to accomplish by choosing to take risks beyond what people expect you to do. Many times‚ teenagers of today are expected to be rebellious and good-for-nothing until they are older. Alex and Brett set out to prove the world’s view of teenagers is wrong. They
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What does the 360 degree data tell us about Alex’s likely career success? If you were Sam Glass‚ would you invest more time in helping Sander progress at Landon? The 360 degree data draws a “good vs. evil” portrait of Alex. He is a sort of incarnation of House‚ MD‚ a main character of a famous TV series: he is a high performer‚ but he has a lack of ability to work well with others. Narcissism‚ Machiavellianism and arrogance are three important negative traits of his personality emerge from the
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Revolutionary by Alex Meyers is a historical fiction story about a brave and powerful woman named Deborah Sampson. Throughout history women have been pushed aside by men who believe women are enable of fighting in wars. Even though this is the case women throughout history have proved to men that they are stronger and more able than most to do the job men are supposed to do. In the revolutionary war‚ there are maybe a dozen known women including Deborah Sampson who are given glory to their part in
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In “How to Become Batman” Lulu Miller and Alex Spiegel discuss the common sense assumptions regarding blindness. This podcast uses several varieties of scientific research and findings in order to prove whether our expectations can have an effect on the blind society. Throughout their podcast‚ Alex Spiegel and Lulu Miller introduce characters whom share their experiences and research regarding “expectations and their effects on people”. The purpose of this podcast is to investigate the question
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The extremely large and descriptive book‚ “The way we never were” by Stephanie Coontz. She was born in late August 1944. She is an author‚ historian‚ and professor at Evergreen State College teaching history and family studies and was a Director of Research and Public Education for the Council on Contemporary Families from 2001-2004. She has authored and co-edited many books about the history of the family and marriage including “The way we never were”‚ “The way we really are” and many more award
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In the beginning‚ Alex Harpin is a teenager who isolates himself from the outer world to play video games and cares for no one but himself. Although Alex was selfish in the beginning of the novel‚ his character drastically changes as events keep occur‚ each after another‚ he’s always presented with a new conflict. Whether it be the weather‚ food‚ water‚ warmth‚ somewhere to stay sleep‚ finding the path to Warren‚ Illinois to see his family‚ or his very own survival. Alex has one goal throughout the
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Masters of Small Worlds by Stephanie McCurry The book Masters of Small Worlds by Stephanie McCurry concentrates on one very specific time and place in history. The time is pre-Civil War and the place is the Low Country in southern South Carolina. This area is particularly interesting because of the interaction between the planters and the yeomen in the area. The author explores the similarities and differences between these two distinct social classes. The author also brings gender relations
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how much of a health threat it is. Obesity is affecting the general population‚ starting from the adolescence. Obesity is overlooked by other disorders but it’s also a leading cause of death. In the article‚ 10 reasons America is morbidly obese by Alex Henderson‚ he writes “Ironically‚ our culture bombards people with weight-loss schemes and goofy fad diets while doing so many things to promote obesity (and by extension‚ diabetes‚ heart disease‚ hypertension and other chronic conditions).” (para
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My name is Alex Harvie. I thought my life was great‚ and it was. Living as an English professor in the lively cobblestone houses of Southampton was a dream for many people‚ but it would soon become the most far-fetched idea my mind could possibly conjure. By soon‚ I mean right now. My lifestyle became a fleeting luxury the moment I received a telegram that I would be drafted to the infantry to fight against Hitler and his indescribably unethical and cruel war organization. The Nazis‚ my mind raced
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Stephanie was a troubled girl‚ when growing up she did not have any parental support and both of her parents abused her. Her after was a hardcore heroin addict that died. Her mother did not want much to do with her when she found out she was pregnant by her 19 year old boyfriend. Her boyfriend was very controlling he was her only friend and he was a terrible influence. He would fight her and drag her down with him. Stephanie did not attend school regularly‚ if at all‚ because she was too busy with
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