Life was Better as a Kid [Pictured Left] The author in Chicago‚ 1997. My mom handed me this photo one day and I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of a younger me. Grinning from ear to ear‚ I was instantly taken back‚ way back‚ when life was simpler; when the only worry you had was figuring out what you were going to be for Halloween. Life was better as a kid. Legos and toy cars filled my toy boxes‚ G.I. Joes were scattered all over my room‚ and the Power Rangers were my idols. As kids
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Better to be late than sorry The festive season is said to be a season of accidents and the high rate of road accident is testament to this. Road accidents have been identified as one of the causes of deaths in Malaysia. In light of this‚ the causes of road accidents must be identified to reduce them as an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. One of the causes of road accidents is an increase in road users. Young people today obtain their licenses at a young age of sixteen and thus we
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How I Can Become a Better Student High School sucked. I had so many learning disabilities that I was unaware of‚ though I had a few good teachers who helped me out by taking me under the wing to try to help me out the best they could to learn at my own pace. I am now a college student and have learned what these disabilities are‚ though a test that I have taken. I learned that I am a visual learner‚ with a growth mindset. When I was in high school‚ which was about 26 years ago‚ I hated
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Venita Bowden Dr. Haynes BUS 135.1901 05 Oct‚ 2013 Being a Better Manager/Supervisor First foremost‚ I am a mother‚ and being raised by an awesome mother of nine‚ she instilled in me one important value. “Always treat people the same way you would want to be treated.” What type of Manager/Supervisor are you? Are you or are you not‚ a people’s person? That just one of the questions‚ I use to ask myself. I needed to decide what I really wanted to do. I was doing customer service at the time
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3 April 2013 Revision Compare and Contrast Essay Living on Campus Versus Living off Campus Everybody has their own reasons as to why they should live on or off campus. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages that make both a viable solution for where to live while in college. The most important factors to weigh in making the decision are cost‚ transportation‚ and independence. Here are some quick comparisons to give a student the ends and outs of both sides so that they can make an informed
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will have to make to determine their future. Time off from college can either be beneficial to a high school student or harmful to him/her. Many students take time off before entering college because they are not confident in how they will be able to afford tuition‚ they are unsure of the direction to travel to become successful in the world‚ or they have made life long affecting decision prior to college. The reasons students choose to take time off from college can have lifelong effects on their
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Are women better leaders than men? That was the question posed at Friday’s Utah Valley Women’s Business Conference and according to research presented at that same conference‚ the answer is yes. Keynote speaker Bob Sherwin‚ CEO of Zenger Folkman‚ presented research his company published in the March edition of the Harvard Business Review. The data comes from thousands of surveys that rate leaders in 16 different traits thought to be important to leadership‚ including taking initiative‚ driving
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their strong friendship. Throughout these disputes‚ I think that Finny turned out to be the better friend. Phineas is a more loyal and leader-like figure than Gene and actually helped Gene to find something in himself that he did not know was there. Loyalty was something that Finny greatly possessed and that was obvious. After Gene intentionally jounced the limb‚ causing Finny to fall‚ Finny did not go off and tell every boy at Devon what happened. He put the thought of Gene doing such a thing to
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Hayley Huston Mr. Kahl English III October 8‚ 2012 Why Indie Music Is Better Most people do not know about indie music. Independent music‚ in my opinion‚ is the form of all music with out the persuasion of the general public‚ as well as the persuasion of the immense gain of wealth that we see today by current mainstream artists. These independent artists have an unexpurgated‚ pure of form music with out the control of demanding labels and corporate companies. Independent music is superior to
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In Socialism Lies the Future We have been placed on the Earth in troubled times. We live in a complex world with currents of conflict to be found everywhere. Political machinations ruin the stability of nations. The message I bring to you is not a happy one‚ but it is the truth‚ and time is always on the side of truth. I believe that one of the most pressing duties of our time‚ for us as a community and for us as individuals‚ is to strengthen our conscience; to clarify further‚ each day‚ our vision
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