Short story review: You don’t miss your water till your well runs dry. This is one of the most influential yet underrated stories of T.Coraghessan Boyle who challenges human behaviour and their norm of reckless usage of renewable resources in “You don’t miss your water (till your well runs dry” which was written in 2016. The story explores a family situated in southwest of washing DC. The family suffers from a sudden change of lifestyle‚ as they are forced to abandon the norm of using water because
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The island of Berk is a Viking village that is plagued by attacks from dragons. Hiccup‚ the awkward son of the village chieftain‚ Stoick the Vast‚ shoots down a dragon he thinks may be a Night Fury‚ a rare dragon nobody has ever actually seen. Hiccup locates the dragon in the forest‚ but finds he is unable to kill the helpless animal. Hiccup instead cuts it free. Meanwhile‚ Stoick assembles a fleet to seek out the dragons’ nest‚ but before he leaves‚ he places Hiccup in dragon-fighting classes taught
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attention of magazines‚ new stations‚ and social media. Two authors have acknowledged the problem and suggested solutions in their contrasting essays‚ “Don’t Blame the Eater” and “What You Eat Is Your Business”. In “What You Eat Is Your Business”‚ Radley Balko states his position that what you put into your body is your concern and therefore should be less of a public concern. He believes that “We’ll all make better choices about diet‚ exercise‚ and personal health when someone else isn’t paying for
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How to Manage Your Time Wisely Time is as precious as gold but not all of us realised that. It’s an absolute‚ equal for everyone‚ yet time seems to work better for some people‚ but not for others. Those with more time seem to learn how to manage their assets around time better. Time is a priceless treasure! Appreciate every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one. Lost time cannot be replaced‚ bought or saved - it can only be spent and then it’s gone! Here are a few ways that can
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In the short essay‚ “Don’t Blame the Eater‚” David Zinczenko argues that fast food companies should hold responsibility for the growing problem of child obesity and diabetes. In contrast‚ Radley Balko‚ in his article “What You Eat is Your Business‚” argues that we as should be responsible for what we put into our bodies. Both authors are discussing their views on the issue of obesity in America. With regards to the theme of corpulence‚ the greater part of us will promptly concur that something must
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR LIFE INTERESTING? You don’t like your life? Change it! Change your life for the better! There are many ways on how to make your life interesting. Some of the most worthwhile things in life aren’t easy. One of the things I dislike most about “power of positive thinking” style personal development philosophies (such as “The Secret”) is the implication that if you just have the right attitude and the right state of mind‚ the rest will just fall into place. I think it causes a lot of
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Modesty vs. Immodesty Clothing for Girls By: Nina H. Have you ever wondered about what other people think about the way you dress and your personality? Do you know that a guy’s first impression of a girl comes from the way she dresses? In today’s generation‚ dressing immodestly is being seen by many people as ‘normal’. But‚ how should teenage girls dress these days? This research paper attempts to find out the appropriate ways girls should dress and the reasons behind the way they dress
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Confidence 1. How do you justify your thinking to someone who questions your conclusions? The way that I justify my thinking to someone who questions my conclusions is by using my knowledge from my past and present experiences‚ as well as the education I have acquired thus far both in and out of school because not everything is learned in the classroom. I use evidence-based practice and information from reliable sources as well as textbooks to explain my reasoning for someone to better understand
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amazingly fast. You can look up anything‚ anywhere‚ anytime you want. If you need to search for something‚ the internet is right there in your pocket. It also helps you get in contact with people. If you do not have their number‚ you can email them or send them a message on a social networking site. You do not have to power on your computer just to get on the internet any more. Another useful thing on a smartphone is the GPS. It’s unbelievable how your phone can find your exact location. You will not
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’The three-day weekend by law.’ Lower transportation costs. Less money spent on facilities and overhead. Increased teacher and student attendance. And...higher test scores? New research suggests‚ perhaps that the four-day school week not only doesn’t hurt student achievement‚ but seems to help! The four-day school week has some appeal when budgets are tight‚ especially in rural districts where students and teachers may travel a long way to get to school. In America schools in 17 states have four-day
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