“We need first to love our own” -ACAA “To learn the culture of other nations‚ we need first to love our own”‚ This was my final remarks at the end of my speech during the 48th NATIONAL RIZAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE CONFERENCE-National Extemporaneous Speaking Contest held last December 16‚ 2010. During that contest‚ we were asked to discuss about our rich and diverse culture and how it affects the history of our nation. Culture (Kultura in Filipino and văn hóa in Vietnamese) in my own words
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Should we replenish our organs? From the start of time‚ humankind has tried to find solutions to live longer and healthier lives. This has lead to great innovations in the field of medicine. One of our most recent quests for this near immortality is related to the field of regenerative medicine. Regenerative medicine is moving towards replacing worn out cell‚ tissue‚ and organs in order to restore full functionality. While this may sound very assuring; there are a few complications and concerns
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One of the most important jobs that us dog owners have‚ is the feeding of our furry friends. There are always many different views on what we should feed our dogs such as wet food‚ dry food or a raw diet. There is no right or wrong answer‚ you need to find what suits both you and your dog best. A couple of things to bear in mind is the cost‚ some food is more expensive such as the raw diet and dry food tends to be cheaper. Some dogs can be fussy‚ so the palatability of the food may be more important
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Position Paper: We should change our lifestyles and eating habits to decrease Global Warming ENGL135 Advanced Composition DeVry University We should change our lifestyles and eating habits to decrease Global Warming We should change our lifestyles and eating habits to decrease Global Warming The menace of global warming is looming to destroy humanity and it is absolutely crucial for us to pay utmost importance to this cause and do everything possible in to ensure that we are not contributing
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How to pay off your vacation debt Vacation Debt: What it’s all about? Vacations are a welcome break from work to relieve stress and spend time with family. But is going on a vacation on credit feasible? Unless the trip is someone’s dying wish‚ spending money that you can’t pay at once is not conscientious for the cost of repayment is sky-high. Nearly half of the people plan vacations without saving sufficiently in advance and end up in debt. Debt is derived from a Latin word ‘Debitum’ which implies
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2014 My Favorite Vacation My favorite vacation was when I and my family had our annual family reunion in Savannah‚ Georgia. It was a lot of fun! We were all so happy to see our family for the first time in a year. The reunion was held at a very large park with a playground‚ volleyball net‚ basketball court‚ and tennis court. This was the summer of 2011. I and my immediate family left our home in Gulfport‚ MS on a Friday morning and drove all day to finally arrive in Savannah. We met up with the
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Are We Better Than Our Forefathers? In the 21st century‚ mankind is evolving. Now we live our lives in a manner that our forefathers did not. If our forefathers could see the life we live now‚ they would be very disappointed as we are not as hardworking as they were. They worked day and night to achieve the smallest success. We depend on machinery to do our work and because of that‚ people nowadays have grown obese and lazy. Watching television too long can harm our eyes and it affects our physical
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Are we There Yet? Are We There Yet? There are so many wonderful and magical places in the world to visit and experience. The word vacation means different things to different people. Daily life with busy schedules jammed with multiple sports and school activities makes the idea of time that enables us to reconnect and cement our family relationships a motivation to expend time and resources on a vacation. Studies have sought to explain the why we are willing
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How We Are Influenced Social psychology is the “scientific study of how people think about‚ influence‚ and relate to one another” (Myers‚ 2010‚ p. 4). There are many different “external social forces” (Myers‚ 2010‚ p. 8) that influence our thoughts‚ feelings‚ behaviors and attitudes‚ such as our family‚ peers‚ culture and gender; all of which persuade us in one direction or another. Any social situation we may encounter can be so powerful that it “leads us to act contrary to our expressed
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Prof. Arbour October 7‚ 2013 Have We Outgrown Our Government? Given the current government shutdown‚ the crisis and anxiety that the country is now facing has now brought to light a question that many do not take into consideration in our current day. Is the current United States government efficient enough to run our prosperous and quite large country? Although many people believe that our government is a Democracy‚ they would be surprised to learn that our government‚ in essence‚ is actually
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