How to Want What You Have “It’s not having what you want. It’s wanting what you’ve got.” - Sheryl Crow The 45-minute drive home last Wednesday night from Leavenworth to Overland Park‚ Kansas gave me some time to think. I just dropped off my younger son‚ Andrew‚ for a five-day personal development seminar‚ and I welcomed the chance to remember a similar night six years ago. Andrew‚ I concluded‚ was fortunate. Attending as a 17-year-old would give him valuable resources he could use for his
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Breaking Cultural Rules about Gender. To me‚ gender has always been the basic distinction between men and women. It signifies the difference between the way men and women lead their lives‚ how and with which gender they identify themselves. What this means to me‚ is that people divide themselves into two groups and identify themselves with the social attributes and gender roles associated with those genders. Gender is not simply the natural physiological distinction‚ it is also the construct
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A1: Language of a Public Figure (i) A study of Barack Obama Plan: Intro: Introduce the subject of your essay Explain the context of your transcripts; Briefly summarise the similarities and differences Section 1-Rapport How does Obama establish Rapport Compare the two transcripts Evaluate success Section 2-Structure How does Obama use structure Compare the two transcripts Evaluate success Section 3-Language How does Obama use language techniques for effect. Compare the two transcripts
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sustain his life‚ to live comfortably or even to live in luxury. The major you choose will be the deciding factor in determining the stability and limits of your future financial situation. A degree in engineering‚ mathematics‚ physics‚ finance‚ or computer science will lead to a much higher salary than a degree in social work. An educated person is also responsible for using his gained knowledge; in fact‚ an educated person must have a better rounded-view of the world and will continue to seek knowledge
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Nowadays‚ most students study at university after graduating from high school. Due to the distance between their hometowns and colleges‚ a few students live with their family while many others live far away from home. These two types of living have some different influences on students in terms of living condition‚ financial problems and independence. Firstly‚ students living at home can enjoy better living condition than ones living far from home. As home is the whole family’s place‚ it
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You Have No Reason for Cloning Humans Think of walking down the street in thirty years and running into an exact replica of yourself. Is it your twin? No‚ you do not have a twin; it is your clone. Your biological makeup could have been cloned as an embryo and raised separately as an experiment. I bet many of you have seen Star Wars‚ Jurassic Park or many of the other movies that describe cloning. Most of what you see in these movies is false. What you do not know is if that cloning could be
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while saving cats falling from trees? Does one have to be a hero by saving someone from a burning building? What qualifies as a hero? Many people have their own definition and vision of a hero. Heroism comes in many ways through attitudes and acts of oneself. I believe heroism is the intent of doing something for the benefit of others‚ and not caring about the consequences that might ensue. In Joyce Carol Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚" we see the character of Connie in a process
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Language of Terror When a person is put in an incredibly horrifying situation where the outcome is unpredictable many physical and emotional changes take place. Joyce Carol Oates’s story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" places Connie‚ a typical teenager‚ in this situation. Throughout the story‚ occasionally using religious undertones‚ Connie’s language of a typical teenager gradually changes‚ from calm and somewhat curious to nervous and terrified. Early in the story on a
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Reflection Paper “Cultural Change and Persistence in China” This article revolves about culture change and persistence in China. Since the 1949 Communist takeover in china‚ the central government has initiated variety of changes. Many of these changes were literally forced; people who resisted them were often resettled or jailed. Ancestor worship was also declared illegal. Some of the investigators did their studies about variability and similarity of Chinese family life. Most of them focused on
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I believe that learned helplessness is true (esp. in its connection with depression) but doesn’t explain for all cases. I also believe that learned helplessness is a conditioned response. If you say you are going to fail so many times‚ then you will. Many people relate the two together when they are not always relatable. For instance‚ one might suffer from learned helplessness but could not be depressed‚ or one might be depressed but not have suffered from learned helplessness. But‚ I do believe
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