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    My Life Has a Purpose

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    (a short story) My Life has a Purpose One windy afternoon‚ swaying trees ‚ leaves falling scattered on the road‚ two newly friends agreed to take a walk to relax. On their way they saw a grocery store and dropped by to buy some snacks. They have reached the park and found a comfortable place under a tree. “What a tiring day!” said Cecile ‚ the older one as she lean on the tree. She is chubby with a long curly hair and has the asset of beautiful eyes. “You’re right. Thank God we almost done

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    visiting the tomb of John Paul Jones that I knew I wanted to become a midshipman and one day‚ ENS Samuel. Unfortunately‚ my math SAT score was not strong enough to gain entrance to the Academy‚ but I spoke with a recruiter named Petty Officer Gray who assured me that there were other avenues for entrance to Naval Academy if I entered the navy through the enlisted ranks. All through my naval career I pushed to become a naval officer. I applied to the Naval Academy and (BOOST) Broaden Opportunity

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    comments and any pre-writing you did in class so I know how you created the finished product! We have been discussing the purpose of college in class‚ and we have read essays from the course pack that discuss the purpose of college and education in general. In this first essay‚ you will give a personal answer to the following question: What is missing in your life that you hope college will fill? Clearly‚ this is not a question with a single‚ or simple‚ answer. You will look at the readings

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    think I’ve lived the simplest life that I could but I definitely don’t use up tons of energy. The idea of living simply isn’t to appealing to me because it’s different than what I’m used to. Doing the experiment of living simply for a weekend in class was quite difficult. However‚ on the days were I am live more simple I feel more relaxed and less stressed. Some people‚ like Thoreau‚ wanted to get away from the beaten path because he wanted to be happy with his life. Others‚ like Kingsolver‚ understand

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    Whereby a conclusion will be made on the statement where advertising has had a positive impact on society in Singapore. Advertising Advertising is a form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas‚ goods‚ and services usually pad for by an identified sponsor. Advertising is non-personal as it is directed towards a large group of anonymous people. Even direct mail advertising‚ which maybe addressed to specific person‚ is prepared by a computer and signed by a machine. Second‚ advertising

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    Influence on My Life

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    Throughout my life‚ as well as any other life‚ there has been many twist and turns. I have been through a lot and there has only been one person who has stuck by my side the whole time‚ since the first day I saw the world. Without him my life wouldn’t be the way it is right now‚ with me sitting here writing this essay for this school I have dreamed of being a graduate of. This person would be none other than my father‚ Raymond Jarrod Voorhees. My father has always been by my side‚ helping me through

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    Response to Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are Amy Cuddy was an intelligent young woman who was known to be smart and gifted until the age of 19‚ when she had encountered a horrific car accident. After this accident‚ Amy woke up in a head injury rehab ward. Her head injury had caused her IQ to drop by two standard deviations and she had to withdrawal from college. From having a core identity as being smart to the knowledge of her decrease in IQ had left Amy completely powerless.

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    Antarctic Questions 1. (a) Australia has the largest area of Antarctic territory. (b) The advantage Australia has over many other nations when administering its territory are‚ Australia is that they are entitled to decide who can do what‚ where and when within the extent of its territory‚ and any foreign nations operating on Australian lands are to abide by the term and regulations. (c) Argentina’s‚ Chilli’s‚ and United Kingdom’s claims are all in the same area and are about the same size

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    Three Reasons Why You Should Refinance Your House Every homeowner gets the occasional letter in the mail about refinancing their house. While you usually throw these letters directly into the trash without giving them much thought‚ know that there are benefits to refinancing that you may not be aware of. Consider the following three reasons to refinance. Better Interest Rates Have you had your mortgage for quite some time? Chances are that you are paying a very high interest rate compared to what

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    Are You Proud of Your Country? I wonder if I could walk up to a person and ask‚ “Are you Proud of Your Country?” and see what they would say. What some people don’t realize is that they are really lucky to live in a country as great as ours. The United States is a free country that is protected by laws and amendments. The laws are to ensure our safety as people‚ and the amendments are to ensure that we are treated as we should be‚ and to provide something that hasn’t been declared in the Constitution

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