Are You An Informed Citizen? Let’s just start out by me explaining my political views and how well I am informed. I have to be truthful and say that I am not a very political nor am I an "Informed" citizen. I know this is crazy but after researching and doing a lot of reading‚ I have been enlightened and what I have read has been very interesting. "An informed citizenry will benefit from applying both creative thinking and critical thinking in solving the challenges of our society"‚ at first I
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a good life‚ good things will happen to you and vise versa. -Cycle of Rebirth Siddhartha Gautama: -Founder of Buddhism - Lived 566 (?) - 480 (?) B.C.E. - Son of Indian warrior/king -Privileged but bored - Wandered in search of understanding Suffering: - Lay at the end of all existence - Based on interaction with an old man‚ an ill man‚ a corpse and an ascetic (hermit) - Renounced princely title - Deprived himself of worldly possessions Mediation: - Understood how to be
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The Moment of my Life There is always that one moment that everyone had in their lifetime. Whether it would be a life changing moment emotionally‚ physically‚ or just the peaceful moments you have to yourself to think‚ and wonder about your life in a whole. It is important to capture and keep those moments safe with you throughout your life so you can think back to them‚ and know that is what got you where you are right now. For me‚ my biggest moment was the time I was offered to go into the
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Dream Job Paper For most of my life the only job that ever held my interest and that really wanted was to be a stay at home mom. However after spending the last four years in college I have learned more about myself and the things I am good at. Once I got into my official major and started taking classes that actually interested me I realized I want to not only be a mom but also use what I have learned in school to excel as a career woman as well. As I approach graduation I have started to think
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As I was running all I could hear was people yelling. At the time I could only think that they were cheering for me because I had no clue I was scoring for the other team. Really the audience was yelling NO! NO! It was the most embarrassing moment of my life but at the end I still scored even though no one was guarding me. After the game I got comment after comment from people on my team saying “Nice shot even though it was for the other team” some of those comments I took as them making fun of me
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The Happiest Moment In My Life English Essay on "The Happiest Moment In My Life" THE HAPPIEST MOMENT IN MY LIFE Last year I sat for my lower certificate of education examination. This was the first important hurdle that I had to cross in my academic career. Up to that time I had been automatically promoted from one standard or from to the next. My parents are not very rich. They could not afford to send me to a private tutor in the town‚ nor could they coach me‚ not being highly educated
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The best moment of my life It’s the best moment of my life when I won the first prize in the National English Competition for College Students. People define the best moment of their life in different ways. For instance‚ my friends thought that the best moment was to watch the football match of Barcelona in the Nou Camp Stadium or say love to a girl in the university. However‚ mine is different. It happened in 2009 when I was a college student. As you know‚ there were varieties of
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Siddhama Gotama‚ who will later be known as the world-renowned religious icon‚ Buddha (founder of Buddhism)‚ lived in the 6th century BCE. He was born in the foothills of the Himalayas in the town of Kapilavatthu‚ where Suddhodana (Gotama’s father) was a prominent leader. This meant that as a boy Gotama was surrounded by luxury‚ and if he chose‚ someday he could become a World Leader‚ as his father had wanted. (Armstrong‚ Buddha‚132) Suddhodana refused to accept it when his son left‚ but even the gods
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The mostly stressful moments I have experienced in my life is during my exam time. Exam stress is an unfortunate part of life as for me. When I am getting ready for exams often feel a lot of pressure‚ which can result in nervousness and anxiety. I feel a certain level of pressure due to the expectations of my family and also myself. To overcome this problem‚ I set up a S.M.A.R.T goals (specific‚ measurable‚ attainable‚ relevant‚ and linked to time frame) to manage my stress. To achieve my specific
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The Waiting room was cold and unfriendly and as the clock ticked away moments of her life she sat nervously. Her inky eyes looked petrified and alone and every time she took her eyes off the clock she thought the other people were starting and judging her. Was she something to gawp at? Could they guess? She was sick with fear and her hands seemed liquid. It had been late. Too late and there had been no protection. The calming breeze swished through her smooth chestnut brown hair. Her silky‚ tanned
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