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    In 2002‚ prior to getting married my wife and I went to pre-marriage counseling with the pastor that married us. One of the books he assigned to us to read was “The Five Love Languages‚” by Gary Chapman. At that time‚ I was introduced to the five love languages and how they work in a relationship. At times‚ I feel as though my wife needs all five love languages‚ but she actually has two. My wife’s love languages are Words of Affirmation and Acts of Service. Many times‚ my wife will say

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    Gary Earl Ross’s article "Choosing not to read is choosing to be stupid" discusses the debatable topic that the nation is becoming less intelligent due to the decrease of people reading novels‚ poems and plays. As a University at Buffalo Professor Ross argues that he sees first hand "Slowly but inexorably we‚ as a nation‚ are getting dumber." I agree that the nation as a whole is becoming dumber‚ however it was not the article that persuaded me of this is was my former outside knowledge of this

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    Have you ever wondered if people can change? It is said quite often that people cannot change. However‚ in The Year of the Hangman‚ by Gary Blackwood‚ Creighton Brown starts off as a lazy and useless boy‚ but as the story progressed he slowly became a productive man. Creighton Brown was raised in a spoiled manner‚ and became a lazy person. “Nevertheless… It was not a fair contest‚ and I will not abide by it.”(85).This proves Creighton showed signs of immaturity‚ and could not understand the importance

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    but my actions would sometimes lye in a grey area. While searching websites an article on The Nonprofit Times website caught my eye‚ "6 Tips for Strong Organization Ethics". The article pulls information from “Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations‚” by Gary M. Grobman and ‚ basically‚ summarizes his points. The Nonprofit Times paraphrases that the first rule is to follow the rules. There is no room for error or a grey area‚ rules are there for a purpose. The second

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    training with the author Gary Howard‚ we are going in-depth with the five phases are needed for diversity transformation. Building trust is phase one‚ to build trust you must first embark this challenge in a positive‚ inclusive‚ honest way. School leaders must model for their colleagues those tough inclusive and nonjudgmental discussions‚ reflection‚ and engagement strategies that teachers can use to establish positive learning communities in their classrooms. Gary Howard believes in starting

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    In the article “The techno-Flux Effect” Gary Rudman writes about how technology has changed the way teenagers store information. Rudman’s thesis is that youth today are heavily influenced by technology. He supports his thesis with the following three points: The brain blur‚ Dataaddiction‚ and the chill challenged. First Rudman‚ introduces us to the brain Blur he defines the brain blur as teens multitasking so much that their brains are in a constant blur of information. Teens these days talk on

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    multiple environments and in various population sizes. Gary Allen Fine and Gideon Kunda are notable when talking about studying cultural sociology. Gary Allen Fine breaks down what idioculture is‚ its effects on small group interactions‚ and the acronym KUFAT. Gideon Kunda talks about how culture is socially engineered in a workplace setting. Kunda illustrates how rituals and normative control the way workers interact at work. I will define Gary Allen Fine and Gideon Kunda differing

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    In the late 1900s in Northern Ireland conflict was brewing. Tensions were rising between the Catholic and Protestant populations. Sitting on the border between these two sides was a small church headed by Dr. Reverend Gary Mason. Seeing the violence around him‚ Mason decided to use his influence as a church leader to bring peace to his home. Today‚ years later‚ Northern Ireland is still working towards peace and Mason is credited with much of the progress made so far. He visited Hamline not

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    when it says “Sometimes when we let our fears get us down”‚ I can say more because it just not facts I can write in my lead. E: Exactly. Did you also notice that she included the author and name of the text she was writing about- The Marble Champ by Gary Soto H: [Nods] E: She did so that if her readers are really drawn to the story and want to read more about the literary text they have all the details to help them

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    In The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt‚ Holling Hoodhood is known as‚ “the Son Who is Going to Inherit Hoodhood and Associates‚” his father’s business‚ by his sister. This greatly affects his life and personality. At the end of October Mrs. Baker and Holling are discussing the character of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. “‘Someone who wants to become who he’s supposed to be‚’ I (Holling) said. Mrs. Baker considered that. ‘And why couldn’t he?’ she asked. ‘Because they wouldn’t let him. They

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