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    on the novel Julie & Julia by Julie Powell that converted into a movie directed by Nora Ephron‚ one of the character that inspired me the most is Julie Powell . I had learnt that we must not give up easily as Julie show us an example by making boeuf bourguignon because there an editor called Julie that the editor want to have dinner at her house Julie was very happy. As in our life‚ we faced a lot of obstacles ‚ depression and disappointment . I used to get A at math when I was primary but when come

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    How I Want to Live.

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    BOOK REPORT THE LIGHTNING THIEF Gianne Angelo R. Valdez 9- St. Alphonsus Author: RICK RIORDAN Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling  Author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series‚ the Kane Chronicles‚ and the Heroes of Olympus. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults. For fifteen years‚ Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 2002‚ Saint Mary’s

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    youthful girl‚ who was too innocent to fathom her own fate. “Dear Little Book‚ Minerva gives you to me today for my First Communion. You are so pretty with a mother of pearl cover and a little latch like a prayerbook. I will have such fun writing on your tissue-thin pages” (Alvarez 30) Maria Teresa‚ or Maté‚ receives her first “Little Book” from her sister Minerva and does not grasp its purpose‚ and does not take it as seriously as Minerva expects her to. Although she is told that these entries are

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    and less people teach or learn about this huge event that occurred in our history. We are taught about our history‚ how it came to be and the holocaust is a subject you have to be careful with and also a time in our history not recommended to tech or you just learn a little part of it because it is not something you have to teach. Which is why I think it is vital that the lessons learned from the Holocaust be passed on to new generations. The Holocaust occurred in the year of 1933. This was

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    The memorable event in my life took place 11 years ago when I passed the university entrance examination. I remember It was on August 15th 2000. It was so memorable to me because it was the first time I could make my own decision. I used to be an obedient girl when I was a child. I always listened and followed my parents’ instructions since I knew that parents always want the best things for their children. I tried my best to be the cream of the crop just to please my parents’ wishes and also to

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    Jordan Isaac Mr. Hardy English IV AP 4th 17 May 2017 In their stories‚ both Lady Macbeth and Julia can be seen as the essential figures. In both Macbeth and 1984‚ Lady Macbeth and Julia are seen to have sway over what Winston and Macbeth do sometimes. Lady Macbeth and Julia may have been made a vital characters in their stories so that a woman figure can keep the other characters and the stories as one cohesive unit. William Shakespeare and George Orwell have made both characters similar in the

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    When I evaluate my school year‚ many things come to mind. I think about friends. I think about the high and lows. I also think about how I grow. My 7th grade year at cms was full of concepts learned‚ memorable experiences‚ and personal growth. I learned many things this year. 1 I learned how to do 2 step equations‚ in ms.pilato’s math class period 3. The definition of 2 step equations is ”It takes two steps to solve an equation or inequality that has more than one operation”. I didn’t fully understand

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    Learned helplessness can be primarily found in abuse victims. Learned helplessness was originally discovered when an “animal is repeatedly subjected to an aversive stimulus that it cannot escape” (Cherry‚ 2016). According to Cherry (2016) the animal will eventually stop trying to avoid the stimulus and behave like it is completely helpless even if they have a way of avoiding the pain. Learned helplessness has a strong tie to animals‚ however it can be applied to many situations that involve humans

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    Crushing Learned Helplessness What exactly is learned helplessness and how do we defeat it? I think this reddit post sums it up very nicely. So‚ combing through a couple of informative videos I learned about something called learned helplessness. It’s essentially a condition in which an individual learns that there is nothing he/she can do to stop an uncomfortable stimuli‚ and therefore he stops trying to escape said stimuli altogether. They actually performed some experiments on this with dogs

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    5 things I've learned

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    EN305 5 Things I’ve learned One of the first things that I have learned since I’ve been in this class was how to be better at communication. Often at times we as people seem to only think about ourselves‚ it’s not a good thing but we are human. In the world of business I am my own brand but I’m not the most important piece in the puzzle. Teamwork is the key because the same people that I see going up the ladder will most likely be the same people I see coming down. With

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