When you’ve finished the book called‚ ‘The Giver’‚ the most conspicuous portion of the text you would wonder about is‚ ‘What does the ending mean?’ The foreshadowed description of hypothermia could result to death‚ or it could be the frozen sensitivity from the thick downpour ‚ leading to a fallen victim who would be quickly casted into a paralyzed state. But‚ if you haven’t had a chance to read the novel yet‚ here’s a quick summary of the story. The novel starts off with a 12 year-old boy named
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conflict is “political right.” For freedom to be considered political ultimately removes the aspect of being free. The government’s purpose is to create control‚ and in order to create control they must revoke certain freedoms. This is not by any means something that is wrong considering every society needs something to hold it together. But‚ since the government is made to revoke freedoms‚ it is wrong for freedom to be considered a “political right.” A simpler and less complex definition compared
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The mean for responsibility from dictionary.reference.com is: the state or fact of being responsible‚ an instance of being responsible “The responsibility for this mess is yours!”‚ a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible “the responsibilities of authority”‚ a person or thing for which one is responsible “A child is a responsibility to its parents” reliability or dependability‚ esp. in meeting debts or payments. But then you ask yourself what is responsibility to you. To me it
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key to success? Grit”‚ Angela Lee Duckworth states‚ "...One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. It wasn’t social intelligence‚ it wasn’t good looks‚ physical health‚ and it wasn’t IQ: It was grit. What Duckworth is saying to me is that regardless of what talents and gifts you have the leading coefficient leading to success is grit. The amount of grit you have is the amount of fight you have in your heart towards your goals. Angela Lee Duckworth’s quote can relate to my life
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fact‚ it is more than just a blessing. Hope gives people so many positive things in life‚ like something to look forward to‚ or something to cheer them up‚ or even a reason to be alive in this world. These are just a few of the many things that hope does‚ and has done for people throughout history. I believe that hope mostly serves as something to give someone something to look forward to in life. I believe this because of the many encounters with hope that I have had in my life. One of these times
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Courage means doing something even if it can be difficult and fearsome. In my opinion‚ everyone in this world had gone through hardships‚ and some people chose to give up on their dreams. However‚ the people who have perseverance are the winners. I have gone through many hardships in my life. For example‚ I failed my math class in my middle school in China. At that point‚ I felt I wasn’t smart enough to handle my school works. Everyone else in the campus was doing really well but me. However‚ my
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They say if you love something then you should set it free. That is exactly what I did with softball and me. I invested so much time‚ effort‚ and money into the sport but what was I getting in return? Oh yeah‚ constant nagging‚ a ton of lies with a side of attitude‚ and having to regenerate a new set of lungs after every practice due to the excessive amount of running. Despite wanting to shoot myself during practice‚ I did take some valuable lessons away from playing softball. I started playing
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the laughter suddenly stopped and turned directly into frantic shouts. The guard rail crunched as we barreled straight through it and over the edge of the bridge. So many thoughts raced through my mind in that short time of the fall‚ but I remember what I saw when I opened my eyes…black. I felt dizzy and helpless‚ until I noticed that I was the lucky one. I quickly ran to the crushed car to check on my friends‚ who had not been thrown from the vehicle. As I got to the car‚ the doors were crushed shut
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give it back to them? There is a popular show on ABC called “What Would You Do?” that truly epitomizes how everyday Americans either show or don’t show integrity in certain situations. If you’re not familiar with the show‚ “What Would You Do”‚ it is a show that sets up integrity testing situations similar to the money situation above‚ with actors and cameras to sees how average Americans react to those situations. Integrity to me is what you do when no one is watching and if you are an honest and
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Have you ever wondered why people do what they do or think what they think? That is because they probably have different beliefs and values. I try to demonstrate respect‚ integrity‚ and engagement in my everyday life. I believe respect is a very important value to have. If a person doesn’t show respect to people they will not respect that person back. I have shown respect by whenever I borrow a pencil I always make sure to give it back to them and give them a genuine thank you. Whenever someone
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