and how far his dedication for an activity got him. What/who are your biggest motivations/motivators? What are some hobbies that you are passionate about? (art‚ sports‚ etc) Are you good at your passions? Do you believe with practice and determination‚ you’ll eventually do really well because of your passion when if you’re not good at it in the beginning? Do you think this is true and applicable to everyone? PREDICTION QUESTION BEFORE READING FIRST SECTION: Which of the passions do you think
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speech How Bad Do You Want It? There was a young man‚ you know‚ who wanted to make a lot of money and so he went to this guru‚ right. And he told the guru you know I wanna be on the same level you are‚ and the guru said if you wanna be on the same level I’m on‚ I’ll met you tomorrow at the beach. So the young man got there 4 A.M. he’s all ready to rock n’ roll. Got on a suit‚ should of wore shorts. The old man grabs his hand and said: How bad do you wanna be successful? He said: “Real bad”
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Does Your Language Shape How You Think? Seventy years ago‚ in 1940‚ a popular science magazine published a short article that set in motion one of the trendiest intellectual fads of the 20th century. At first glance‚ there seemed little about the article to augur its subsequent celebrity. Neither the title‚ “Science and Linguistics‚” nor the magazine‚ M.I.T.’s Technology Review‚ was most people’s idea of glamour. And the author‚ a chemical engineer who worked for an insurance company and moonlighted
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INTRODUCTION Your sense of humor is one of the most powerful tools you have to make certain that your daily mood and emotional state support good health.”Humor is the tendency to look at things from the mirthful or incongruous side. It is the quality that makes something laughable or amusing. Humor is the ability to perceive‚ enjoy‚ or express what is amusing or comical. It is the source of laughter and the catalyst of smiles. Humor is the spark that lights our eyes as well as the cause of tears
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characters in their story break the real life rules and portray magical elements within a realistic setting. From the early 1920s to the end of the 1950s‚ magical realism was only used in paintings‚ which was the process of incorporating mysterious elements into everyday life. It was not until the beginning of the 1960s‚ that magical realism was applied to literature by Latin American writers‚ such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ who was well recognized for his story‚ “A very Old Man with Enormous Wings”. As
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wonderful customer service. At Disney World‚ the staff‚ who are known as "cast members‚" always ask how your experience is. Wherever you are‚ in the parks‚ at a restaurant‚ or at your hotel‚ the cast members are smiling. Their happiness and positive attitudes make the Disney experience so much better. Also‚ I have food allergies‚ and at meals the managers always come out to tell me what I am safe to eat. You can always count on great customer service at Disney World.
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Life is what you and you alone make of it! What is your view? I believe that we can make our lives into what we want them to become if we have enough drive and reserve to achieve our goals. Our lives are our own‚ waiting for us to take them and mold them into exactly what we want. However‚ our lives are very much influenced‚ affected‚ and controlled by the people around us. Friends‚ parents‚ society‚ and even ourselves‚ can inhibit our hopes and dreams just as much as they can help us achieve
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Do you agree with the view that ‘the war changed very little for women’? Before the First World War‚ women did not have the vote because they were not seen as contributors towards shaping the country‚ economically or politically. This is because they were confined‚ practically‚ to their homes‚ as all they could do is cook‚ clean and look after the children. This is when groups like the Suffragists and the Suffragettes formed. Their aim was to gain the vote. However‚ propaganda against them made
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Do you think that smoking should be banned in public places? I believe that smoking should not be allowed in public places. First of all‚ smoking is bad for our health. Banding smoking from public places should be enforced throughout the whole United States. Here are three reasons why smoking should be banned. Cigarette smoke is very harmful to non-smokers. Smoking in front of young people is a bad influence on them. Office buildings and homes have caught on fire from someone smoking inside
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Blogger‚ etc. We see this term being a big part of Clive Thompsons book Smarter Than You Think and is an essential element to understanding technology today. According to Thompson‚ ambient awareness is “almost like being in the same room as someone and picking up on his/her mood and thoughts by the stray signals he/she gives off” (Thompson‚ 2013). He continues to say that ambient awareness is like a type of E.S.P. where “you create a picture of someone else’s internal state gradually‚ actually unconsciously
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