Christina Sabillón Dr. Speller ENGL 2325 August 6‚ 2012 The Life You Save May Be Your Own The protagonist in “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” is Mr. Shiftlet. This man encounters an older woman and her daughter; both named Lucynell Crater. Their first conversation is very awkward‚ but the reader can interpret the characters. Mr. Shiftlet is a one armed man who left home at a young age. Lucynell (mother) is an older widowed woman who is independent and protective of her daughter. The younger
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Transformational Change John Hulka EXP105: Personal Dimensions of Education Instructor Eva Ananiewicz December 12‚ 2010 Transformational Change When you experience a dramatic change in your life‚ such as a career change or going back to school you are faced with learning a whole different set of skills and often doing this requires you to unlearn the old skills that you were so used to doing‚ and by doing this new kind of learning and as you are completing these dramatic changes
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Learning about the past Learning about the past has no value for those of us living in the present. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. There are several views from the people‚ whether important or not for us keep memorizing the thing that had happened in the past and then try to put on ours life now. For this topic‚ I would like to discuss about the positive and negative impacts that we can get from that. First of all‚ there are some proverbs
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Learning from our mistakes is part of being human. It something that we all experience at various periods of our lives and it’s a natural process of learning. For example‚ when one learns a new language‚ It takes time to produce the language correctly and accurately. We can notice many mistakes and errors during practicing and producing a language; but as we identify the mistakes made and learn from it‚ we become more proficient in that language. By comparison‚ in life we all make mistakes as
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the greatest leaders in the world. Besides him‚ there are many famous leaders in the world who has contributed and influenced in many aspects of life. Winston Churchill‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ Napoleon‚ Adolf Hitler or our own father are maybe people whom we considered as a great leader. Their achievements could not be separated from how they manage people around them‚ motivate‚ and being someone who can act as a role model for them. And that leadership is about. Yes‚ it needs
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leadership qualities that not all people have. This does not mean though that they are born leaders. This also doesn’t mean that all leaders are good leaders. They can also harm society‚ like Hitler. People build their leadership qualities through life experiences. Great leaders are able to effectively influence their subordinates. This influencing is usually done by using their authority. Most people tend to believe and trust in people in authority because they have reputation and rapport. Another
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have taken and developed values to become productive individuals like commitment‚ interpersonal relationship‚ teamwork‚ professional behavior‚ enthusiasm‚ politeness and punctuality. At first‚ I thought that it is not easy to take OJT because aside from the adjustments‚ there are lots of tasks and activities to be assigned and performed. But with enthusiasm “Though you’re tired‚ there’s no need to stop work‚ only when you’re done” to become productive. To be productive‚ we need to be punctual. There
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Learning is supposed to be more than just the stereotypical perception of sitting in a classroom and getting lectured by the professor. Going into my First Year Seminar class I honestly did not know what to expect. I was initially nervous that this class was going to forcibly push me out of my comfort zone‚ and it did‚ but in a way that was exciting and comfortable for me. One of the reasons why I enjoy this class is because you never know what you are going to expect. There is never a day where
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development. They are encountered from the very beginning as people interact with one another and become very evident in the learning process. Bearing in mind that no man is perfect‚ it becomes vital for each individual to allow for re-evaluation‚ correction and learning so as to be made better than they were. In this essay we shall consider mistakes and why it is important to learn from them. The success of a company can be attributed to its ability to learn from the market and the employees and
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The Life You Save May Be Your Own An old woman and her daughter Lucynell who is mute‚ is sitting on their porch when a man named Mr.Shiftlet came to their home. The two woman have never seen this man before. They wondered what he may want. It was the Perfect time for a gentleman to approach them. The old woman was trying to marry off her mute daughter. However‚ Mr. Shiftlet approaches the women and asked if he can assist with any handyman work for them. Mr. Shiftlet not realizing what he just walked
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