about three o’clock in the morning. This experience was an instance of intentional luck. It was intentional luck because of the fact that there were several dynamics involved (dashing on a glossy surface with socks on). This episode is not just an example of luck but it also shows that luck is not something that randomly occurs‚ and yet it is usually filled with different aspects‚ dynamics and
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Definition: To me‚ trust means everything. It means I can rely on a person. It means I have faith in a person to not share my secrets or getting a job done right. My dad once told me‚ “don’t trust anybody besides yourself‚ your parents and God.” I would rather have no friends‚ then to have a friend who I can’t trust. In the past‚ people have lost my trust for varieties of reasons‚ and because of that‚ I have very little trust in people around me. “Trust is a like a paper‚ once it’s crumpled
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There can be no victor. Children in classrooms are shoved into cramped boxes of respect‚ and forced to obey to the confines of society. Often times‚ adults are very disrespectful of the children they are teaching respect to. As children learn from example‚ and by disrespecting them‚ you are creating a never ending cycle that ends with only losers. When they rebel they are shoved back into their boxes with more force and when they stop‚ they are rewarded. They are taught to be respectful of their elders
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of us are offered treats or rewards such as dolls to influence the effort we put towards a task or chore. Take my friend for example‚ she was offered gummy bears as a reward for going to the bathroom on the toilet. This is a technique I’m sure many of our parents have used to potty train their children. Although my friend’s experience as a child is a rather simple example‚ motivation exceeds one’s childhood and is used throughout an individual’s entire life. At the moment‚ my dad is forty six
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Writing 1300c-3 What is Happiness? Everyone wants to be happy; no one wants to be sad!! If a person wants be happy‚ he can be one. Happiness starts from the person himself‚ from deep inside‚ if a person feel satisfied and convinced about himself‚ and about the environment around him‚ he will be happy. Happiness is when you feel that tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will be a better day. The scientific meaning of happiness is a state of well-being characterized by emotions
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for many people. In fact‚ many have said that the fear of public speaking is the most common fear. Why do so many people fear the failure involved in public speaking? People want to do their best work in every moment. When someone does a paper‚ for example‚ he wants to get the best grade he can. He does not want the punishment. The threat of the punishment that makes him want to do his best is fear. It is the anxiety that occurs when the pressure mounts‚ and expectations are
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What does the equality mean? It is an absence of prejudices. For instance‚ men should always do "first step” when asking a girl out. It is an absence of sexism that is largely based on old norms and opinions about the role of each sex. For example‚ man is the food and security provider‚ woman is a creator of home comfort for children and her husband. Additionally‚ equality is dissolution of discrimination based on biological and physiological differences. The notion of women as a “weaker sex” should
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giving up depicts perseverance. Determination is being determined to do anything‚ no matter how difficult it is. The motivation to not get discourage when there is a bump in the road. Glenn Cunningham and his life changing event as a child is a great example of being determined. He was caught in a school fire at the age of 7 and it burned the lower portion of his body. The doctor told his family that he would never walk again and even suggested amputate his legs but Cunningham was determined to walk again
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have a reason behind all of their bullying. Whether its emotions or people at home it’s never good to treat people like that. For example‚ the character ‚Julian‚ from ‚Wonder by R.J Palacio‚ has been developing this occurring rudeness to August Pullman the new kid at Beecher Prep middle school‚ from his mother who edited Auggie out of the class picture. Another example of a bully is Andy Simms from Macaroni Boy by Katherine Ayres. Andy Simms is stuck on making up lies about Michael Costa and his dadś
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Writing Paragraph Answers on Questions Questions: 1. Should boys and girls be in separate classes? 2. Should the government place a tax on junk food and fatty foods? 3. Should students’ textbooks be replaced by notebook computers? 4. Pretend you woke up one day and there were no rules. People could suddenly do whatever they wanted! Would this be a positive or negative outcome? Answers (jot notes): 1. No because… a. When they’re out of college‚ and they have a job‚ it’s not going to be separated
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