We often lament that we can’t change the world; that we just have to accept things for what they are. More often than not we are right‚ we can’t change the world. Or can we? I was in WALMART the other day (how many world-changing stories begin in WALMART?) and there was a young woman in the check-out line in front of me buying a car battery. After she paid‚ she picked up the battery and walked it out of the store; I wanted to help her‚ it looked heavy‚ but I still had to check out my purchases
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The specific persuasive purpose is to get people to think how such a simple idea can make a big difference. Another persuasive goal of the movie was to get people to not be afraid to help others‚ and tell those people to help other like they were helped. The idea must follow these three rules: First‚ It has to be something that really helps people. Second‚ It has to be something they can’t do by themselves. Lastly‚ if I do it for them‚ they do it for three other people (Pay It Forward 2000). The
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the result of our decisions. The things we carry are the ones that we have selected. This selection will depend on the value that things have for us‚ or the impact that they have on us. There are things that have a constructive effect‚ essential things for our well-being. In addition‚ we encounter things that have an undesirable effect in our life‚ however‚ these kinds of things are difficult to drop and eventually‚ we still carry some of them. The things that I carry are the result of my decision
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Does things change in poor areas? When I was young ‚my mother often told me it’s very bitter for them to go to school‚ they had to get up very early in the morning‚then prepared for their brakefast by themselves and did some housework . they couldn’t leave until they finished all of that. They even couldn’t have lunch because proverty. But now ‚things about education has changed. Student can get a better care. Now government pay more attention to education‚especially in poor areas. Our country has
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Good and Bad Things about Phnom Penh Phnom Penh is the capital city of Cambodia and has a nickname called “The Charming City”. The total area of the city is 678.46 km2 and the total population is 1‚501‚725. Eventhough this beautiful city is well-known in South East Asia‚ she also has good and bad thing that people should know. As I notice‚ the good thing about Phnom Penh is culture‚ nightlife‚ sightseeing‚ and people whereas the bad thing about Phnom Penh is traffic‚ food‚ and dirty. The first
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The Hardest Thing I have Ever Done The hardest thing I have ever had to do was suffer through the death of my father. That day started out like any other day. We were in church and everything seemed normal. Then‚ the person in front of us got a phone call. She left and shortly after came back and retrieved my mother. Immediately‚ my mother came back in and got me and my sister‚ and we went to the car. When we got to the car‚ Mom started to tell us how my dad had shot himself. I did not know what
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“Q” Jacobsen and Margo Roth Spiegelman discover the corpse of Robert Joyner‚ a soon to be divorced man who committed suicide in the Jefferson Park. Nine years later‚ Quentin and Margo grew apart from each other considering that they are neighbors. One night‚ Margo shows up in Quentin’s window with black paint on her face. She asks Quentin to help her that night with eleven missions to get revenge on the people that have hurt her throughout her high school years. She especially needs Quentin’s car
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Essay: Jeffrey Andreoni’s Why Can’t I Feel What I See Jeffrey Andreoni states in his article “Why Can’t I Feel What I See” that happiness was much easier attained by the generation born in the first third of last century than more recent generations. The idea presented to explain this statement is that recently we as a society decided that happiness is to be measured “in terms of material gain” (3); when really all that is needed for happiness is to create things with our hands. To illustrate this
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Expository Essay- There are Good and Bad Things About Being on a Team It’s the last game of the soccer season. The oval is filled with screaming fans. Cheerleaders are screaming to encourage you more! Just need that last point so the home team can win against the visitors. You’re severing‚ the pressure is just overwhelming‚ and sweat is dripping down from your head like someone has left the tap open. You get the ball and kick it… its perfect! You’re team wins the game. All the fans are shouting
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You Can Change the World - Become an Activist Folks‚ I want to ask you a question: do you think everything in your life is perfect just as it is? Or are there some changes you would make if you had the chance? If the answer is “yes”… then you have everything you need to be an activist Let me explain. A lot of people choose to sail steadily through life on an even keel. But there are some people who are boat rockers. They go through life making a fuss when things...
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