Leisure Time What do you often do in your leisure time? Do you take advantage of it instead of losing it? Leisure time is a good time to do what you want to do. I like to play violin‚ play tennis or go shopping during my leisure time. These things make me feel relaxed. I often play violin in my leisure time. I always play alone for an hour or two. It helps me clear my mind. I can just get away from my vexation for a while. When I play violin‚ I feel easy and happy. I enjoy hearing
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and I thought‚ Oh my God‚ he’s one of mine!” (Alvarez 162). Four sisters step forward to fight the corruption and injustice of their nation. Against a cruel tyrant and the odds against them‚ they refuse to give up their beliefs or courage‚ as they lead their nation toward the war for liberation. The Mirabal sisters represent the anomalies of the society‚ struggling to fight for their God-given rights of freedom in the 1930-1960’s in the Dominican Republic. In the Time of the Butterflies is not just
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Leisure is time spent in non-compulsory activities. Because leisure time is free from compulsory activities such as work‚ study‚ household duties‚ eating and sleeping. The idea of leisure time and relaxation are popular with all the age groups and social classes. Old and young‚ rich and poor are using their free time for rest and entertainment. The ways people spend their leisure time normally differ according to the age group: middle-aged and old people normally prefer more passive kind of rest
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workers protested that they could not sit‚ talk‚ and eat within 12 hours of ship work. They only had one day off every 13 days. These workers were in a high dudgeon when they were treated like slave machine satisfying their greedy owners. Nine Chinese sociologists wrote a letter calling for an end to the work practice‚ which they commented as "a model where fundamental human dignity is sacrificed for development" (Apple Factory). The Time Machine novel is written by H. G. Wells reflecting exactly this
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My Time To Learn Everyone has a preferred method of learning. There are three different types of learning styles that most of us fall under. The three styles of learning are: visual‚ auditory‚ and kinesthetic (Bixler‚ 2010). New students and returning students can greatly benefit from knowing their preferred learning styles by taking a short assessments online. I have taken a break for many years on attending college level classes due to many reasons. Many times I did not sign up for classes
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The movie that I chose to watch was A Time to Kill staring Samuel L. Jackson and Matthew McConaughey. This film was set in Canton Mississippi‚ where two white racist viciously beat and rape Carl Hailey’s (Samuel Jacksons) daughter. His daughter survives this and the two men are arrested. Carl seeks out Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey) a lawyer who helped defend his brother previously. They discuss a similar case which four white teenagers were acquitted of the rape of a black girl. Carl is determined
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‘What’s in your wallet’ were the words I was greeted with at the immigration counter of JFK airport seeing CapitalOne on my work visa. I realized how impactful my work can be given that I have the potential to reach every wallet. I wanted to learn the fundamentals of the industry by working across different products‚ functionalities and geographies. So I took responsibilities that varied from developing subprime customer acquisition strategies at Capital One‚ creating loss mitigation strategies for
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"As Americans‚ we want peace -- we work and sacrifice for peace. But there can be no peace if our security depends on the will and whims of a ruthless and aggressive dictator. I’m not willing to stake one American life on trusting Saddam Hussein." -George W. Bush. President Bush promised America that he would bring down Saddam Hussein no matter what it took. But why? Why would the president make such an imposing promise? In order to ensure the safety of his people (the Americans) such terrorists
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their languages all over the world. The recent rapid globalization also necessiated learning foreign languages. Bilinguals may have wanted to a new tongue or have been force to do so. Let alone all the political correctness; every language is completely logical and efficient in its own way. Some lanauges may be a little harder to learn‚ but it cannot depreciate the value of language. However‚ we must admit; some langauges are more influential than others. They just happened to have a largernumber
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Being on time Being on time is very important. It is a sign of respect to the person you are meeting. If you are always late‚ you’re creating a bad reputation for yourself. People feel they can’t trust you or rely on you‚ so it impacts relationships. It also impacts self-esteem. Being late is upsetting to others and stressful for the one who is late. People’s stress level is very high when they’re late. They’re racing‚ worried‚ and anxious. They spend the first few minutes apologizing. And that’s
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