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    be taught‚ you must see if for yourself. Plato: You all live in a life of lies‚ you have never seen the truth. Not like how I have. Ibn Tufayl: And how have you seen the truth? Plato: I have left “the cave” that you are all living in. I have climbed out and can see the light of the world while you can only see the shadows that are cast on the wall. Ibn Tufayl: What do you mean by shadows? Plato: The shadows are the base level of understanding in our world and that is what most people will ever see

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    selling. These are things I love to do and would not be bored or uninterested ever. I like challenges because I believe “Smooth seas cannot make skilful Sailors”‚ and I am ready to do what it takes to face the challenge. I am a quick learner and a keen observer too. I believe all these qualities and my passion and zeal to learn more of this field and excel in it makes me a perfect fit for this “MARKET of MARKETING” Marketing: A shift from What you are selling To Whom you are selling it to. Marketing as

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    Do you get enough sleep

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    Do you get enough sleep? Persuasion Speech Kayla Frye • https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=SVQlcxiQlzI Sleep helps you learn more efficiently • During sleep‚ while your body rest‚ your brain processes information from the day and forms memories. • Studies show that information after 2am is not processed that night. • Although scientist don’t know the direct correlation‚ it appears to affect the hippocampus and neocortex. Sleep deprivation leads to obesity • During a Harvard study researchers

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    Why Do Guns Kill People?

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    On average over 100‚000 people are killed by guns in murders‚ assaults‚ police intervention and accidents ("Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence."). Many people say that it isn’t the guns that kill people‚ it’s people‚ but this is incorrect because if people didn’t posses guns they wouldn’t be able to murder people in a simple quick way. The debate on the second amendment and gun control laws has been going on for the past couple decades in the United States. Recently deadly mass shooting have

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    In the video “How Do You Know When You’re A Grown-Up?” by The Atlantic‚ the novel Me Being Me is Exactly as Insane as You Being You by Todd Hasak-Lowy‚ and the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles shoe that coming of age can not be condensed into one single ceremony or experience‚ that it must be an individual experience apart from anyone else’s‚ and that it must all lead to an understanding of the responsibilities of adulthood‚ which may result in a loss of innocence. Contrary to many popular

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    NYRR Short Answers 12. Do you consider yourself an athlete? Why or why not? An athlete is an individual who actively engages in sports‚ which I rarely do. Although I am aware of the benefits of exercise‚ it is not a large component of my lifestyle. The only time I am actively exercising is during my physical education class at school during Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Badminton and volleyball are the only sports I am fairly good at. However‚ I do not have the time or equipment to engage in these

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    Are Children Smarter Because of the Internet? The internet has become a vital part of everyday life from young to old people‚ and for most children and teenagers‚ using the internet has joined watching television and talking on the phone as the normal for everyday life. According to a 2005 Pew Research Center report‚ 87 percent of 12 to 17 year olds are now online. That is a lot of exposure to information‚ and at the same time misinformation to an easily impressional demographic. So it begs the

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    However‚ some people may think in the other way that greed is a source of incentives that drive people to make progress. In my opinion‚ greed is not good since an excessive desire can likely lead to a wrong manner of people to pursue their desirability. It is so for not only individuals‚ but also for the government and even a country. First of all‚ greed is a source that leads to crime. Normally‚ greed can explain why there have always been cases of theft. Since some greedy people are always not

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    Things Successful People Do Differently Heidi Grant Halvorson Harvard Business Review Press Boston‚ Massachusetts ISBN: 978-1-4221-8561-2 Product number: 11065 Copyright 2011 Harvard Business School Publishing All rights reserved Purchased by Umesh Phadke (phadke.u@gmail.com) on December 22‚ 2012 CONTENTS Introduction 1. Get Specific 2. Seize the Moment to Act on Your Goals 3. Know Exactly How Far You Have Left to Go 4. Be a Realistic Optimist 5. Focus on Getting Better‚ Rather Than

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    TWO My hands didn’t tremble. They were firm. My mind however was stiff. My moves were deadly. My thoughts were desperately trying hard to stop thinking about killing unicorns this particular second. I knew in my heart how retarded that was‚ especially because I fucking hated unicorns and it wasn’t nearly as important as the bloodied intruder laying and groaning on the ground. Triumphantly‚ I edged closer‚ frypan still in my hand‚ angled slightly against my head. I was a panda ready to pounce

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