Want to know what you must possess in order to be successful? Grit. The word is rarely used. However‚ grit is what the most capable and flourish people all have in common. In the Ted Talk‚ “The Key to Success? Grit.‚” Angela Lee Duckworth describes grit: ”Grit is passion and perseverance for very long term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future‚ day in and day out‚ not just for the week‚ not just for the month‚ but for years; and working really hard to make that future a
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You walk in and you automatically look around to see if this is somewhere you would want to be. In the article “Walls Can Talk...but Are They Speaking to Teens?” the author Margaret Sullivan tells us that an environment can affect a person as soon as they enter a room or building and that environments can influence both our feelings and our actions. The color of a room can
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Alternative Assignment for Walk the Talk: Right now‚ several countries around the world are suffering from severe budget deficits and slowing economic growth. For instance‚ in Europe‚ the European Union recently agreed to yet another round of bailouts for Greece (in essence‚ the third bailout in slightly over a year)‚ in an attempt to keep them from defaulting on their sovereign debt. Greece has managed to rack-up a massive debt load for a country that only has 7 million citizens. Additionally
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________________________________________ Life of Pi Talk show host‚ Mr Patel‚ Yann Martel‚ member from the audience host: (face the audience) Welcome to today’s show where here we have the novel Life of Pi (point to the novel on desk) and the author and protagonist‚ Mr. Yann Martel and Mr. Pi Patel (gesture towards the author and Pi)‚ where we are going to discuss the perils and comedy of being stranded at sea. (face the author) Hello Mr. Martel‚ So you are currently living in Costa Rica
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stricken‚ or very much in love. Catron shows how love can be burdensome and even stressful at times‚ but also infatuating towards another person. She emphasizes the comparison of love to other unseemingly characteristics throughout the rest of the Ted Talk. In the same way‚ she describes her first love relationship when she was younger‚ and how it ended with an obstacle‚ and although she loved him‚ had an unexpected result of him walking out after an argument.
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A Talk on World Environment Day Good morning to our beloved principal ‚ Mr Yap Chong Guan ‚ dear teachers and students of Chung Hua Middle School No.1 . Thank you for giving me this opportunity to say a few words on this auspicious day. I would like to focus on the importance of rainforests and why we must save them. We all know that Malaysia has the oldest rainforest in the world ‚ but do we really understand what rainforests do? Rainforests safeguard our existence
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Let’s Talk about Sex When someone says the word “sex”‚ most people automatically jump to senses that person is talking about “sexual intercourse” don’t worry‚ everyone does it. In reality though sex is way more than just a three later word or the proper word for “getting it on”‚ more or less sex is defined by a noun‚ a verb and a thought. What other words pop into head when thinking about the word sex‚ a synonym for sex is gender. The definition of gender is the state of being male or female‚
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This Ted Ed Talk by Brene Brown discusses the idea of human connection and the power of accepting ones self. Brene discusses her journey to try to dissolve the mystery of vulnerability and the lack of human connection involved with it. Her research concludes that the best way to connect with others is to accept and embrace that you are vulnerable‚ and your vulnerabilities are a part of you. To be able to connect with others‚ you must first be able to connect with yourself. Brene discusses that vulnerability
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The Verification Principle is nonsense‚ therefore this statement is nonsense. ‘Talk of God’ is religious language which is defined as any language which describes the beliefs or practises of a religion‚ e.g. Eucharist‚ Mass ect. It can also be defined as any language describing God. E.g. Holy‚ sacred ect. However‚ religious language‚ like anything‚ comes with its problems. The main problem of religious language is that ordinary language cannot get close to God. How do we describe an extraordinary
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TED Analysis The TED presentation that I viewed was‚ Jason Pontin’s: Can technology solve our big problems? Jason Pontin is currently the editor-in-chief and publisher of MIT Technology Review‚ and routinely investigates to find out what technologies currently in our world are going to “get us there.” Pontin has been editor-in-chief of the MIT Technology Review since 2004 and publisher since 2005. After 2005 Pontin begin a transition to digital-first magazines and reduced the number of annual print
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