Have you lived up to your family’s expectations of you? I believe I have lived up to my parent’s expectations. My parents have always set realistic expectations of my brother and I. My mother is a Certified Nursing Assistant and my father works in construction. My mother would always say to us‚ “Do not be like me‚ do better than me”. So at a young age I took that quote and I ran with it. She wanted us to be smart‚ determined and independent members of society. I wanted to make my parents proud
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heads out of the window‚ kids who sit on their daddy’s lap‚ and one day I saw a man actually shaving in his car while we crawled along ! The top offenders are definitely the motorcyclists who weave in and out of traffic without a care for their own safety. No wonder they top the list of road fatalities. Finally reaching our destination brings no joy either because usually there is no place to park. So when we go to town‚ we go in pairs‚ one to drive and the other to get down to do whatever is necessary
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Would You Bet Your Life On The Bottom Line? “Thank You For Smoking” is a satirical comedy which is graceful‚ yet brutal. This film targets the pro-tobacco lobbyists‚ who would like the public to believe that smoking cigarettes is not harmful. It stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor‚ who is the spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. The opening scene starts with Nick appearing on "The Joan Lunden Show‚" sitting beside a bald-headed boy named Robin‚ a 15-year-old boy dying of cancer‚ but who
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technology. They design machines‚ computer programs‚ buildings‚ and chemical processes. They use science to build better things that help us everyday in everyway. Without engineers‚ the world would stop. My father is an engineer‚ graduated from the University of Poona in the state of Maharashtra‚ India. Therefore‚ since my dad was an engineer‚ great importance was attached to subjects like Math and Science from a very young age. Those subjects were always first priority because with those subjects‚ it
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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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Samantha Sandusky John Todd ENG 101 November 23‚ 2012 You Know You Want to Go Greek Believe it or not‚ Greek life is more than just beer and togas. I know most people have a misconstrued perception of fraternities and sororities‚ but in reality‚ they are not like the movies. In fact‚ many successful adults were Greek in college. Recently‚ there has been a lot of bad press for some of these fraternities abusing alcohol‚ but of course‚ these scandals are all that make the headlines‚ while philanthropic
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Managing your time with your coach Whatever the context‚ people learn most effectively when they are keen to learn and have a clear focus on where and what they want to develop. It is almost always helpful to come to a coaching session having reflected on your current concerns and challenges‚ what you would like to discuss and what you hope to go away with at the end. It is common to end a session with agreement about particular actions or ideas to be tried out in day to day interactions between
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"You express the truth of your character with the choices of your actions" - Steve Maraboli. The first adjective to come to your mind when you hear a persons name is what forms their character. Character is not only how people describe you‚ it’s about how you present yourself and what actions you choose. To show your strong sense of will‚ their are a few characteristics that are most important. The most important characteristic are compassion‚ perseverance and honesty. Compassion is feeling sympathy
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How Do You Feel About Your Life? Eminem connects to the quote “Open your eyes‚ look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living” especially when he drops out of school‚ rapped about killing his wife‚ and when he flipped off the audience. Eminem didn’t like the life he was living so he decided to drop out of high school. As Brennan states‚ when Eminem had failed ninth grade‚ he dropped out of high school (Brennan 1). This summary is related to the main quote because when Eminem looked back
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Culture is about family‚ knowledge‚ language‚ music‚ religion‚ food and music. It is a belief system that can have a major impact on your life. My culture is informed by religion and spiritual beliefs. I’ve been taught that you must respect your elders. I had to practice rituals as well as celebrate special holidays and attend certain events throughout the year. I come from a single family home I was raised by my mother‚ I have two sisters and one brother who was raised in the home with me. My mother
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