TRACEY GOVENDER “IT MAY HAVE BEEN JUST AN OLD-FASHIONED WATCH BUT TO ME IT WAS MY MOST TREASURED POSSESSION” The most treasured possession for me would be an old fashioned classy watch given by my grandmother ten years ago. My grandmother bought this watch fifty years ago for my grandfather‚ for his forty year old birthday. It was made by “Galaxy & Co”‚ rectangular shape style‚ has black leather straps and their names engraved at the back of the watch. The watch was very popular back into 1960’s
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years‚ I have learned that our culture places a great deal of emphasis on owning things such as cars‚ jewelry‚ clothes‚ and shoes. But our most valuable possessions in life may not be things we own. These items are very different from person to person. For me‚ my most valuable possessions are my family and friends‚ love‚ and my memories. Each one has a unique quality that helps me to manage the distractions and stresses that life presents to me. My family and friends are so important to me because
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My Most Valuable Possessions The world today is full of ways to keeps us busy‚ distracted‚ and stressed. We all have to find ways to manage these in our lives‚ often this happens because of special items in our lives that have a special importance to us. Maybe these items are very different from person to person. For me‚ my most valuable possessions are my family and friends‚ my health‚ and my self-confidence. Each one has a unique quality that helps me to manage the distractions and stresses
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In An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott‚ Polly Milton is a simple country girl who journeys to the city to spend a month with her friend‚ Fanny‚ and her family. In the beginning of her stay of her stay‚ she was fascinated by all the pretty things that came with the life Fanny had lived‚ as she had been so used to a basic life in the country. However‚ as the days go by‚ Polly finds herself more and more uncomfortable with the city life and all that comes with it. After what seemed like countless
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My Most Cherished Possession Do you have something that is as valuable as a winning lotto or power ball lottery ticket‚ or an award that is displayed like it is worth more than an antique that has been appraised for a value that is exponentially more than its original value? I have such a possession that I would like to share with you. I am not going to tell you what it is right away‚ but I will describe it as best as I can and then reveal its’ beauty later. It is as translucent as water drops
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MY MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION Everyday‚ as I go back from work and enter my room‚ my eyes divert to the corner‚ for it holds something I cherish from the depth of my heart. It may seem silly to others‚ but I am totally indifferent to what others think‚ partly because it defines me‚ and partly because it is the only thing that solely belongs to me and me only. Standing erect against the wall‚ there is an elegant bookcase‚ of my very own choice; of course and more importantly‚ holding my own
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Darren Robinson History- Civil Rights Movement The segregation that many young African-Americans experience causes them undue stress which has been proven to undermine cognitive development. Even African-Americans from poor inner-cities that do attend universities continue to suffer academically due to the stress they suffer from having family and friends still in the poverty stricken inner cities. Education is also used as a means to perpetuate hyper segregation. Real estate agents often implicitly
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to the ground. All of your family and pets are safe. If at this moment‚ you have a chance to safely dash back into the burning building and retrieve one precious belonging‚ what would if be? I personally already have issues like this thought out ahead of time. In case of emergencies‚ I will be ready to act. The item I would rush to grasp would be my CD collection‚ because of its monetary and sentimental value. I have a very large and diverse compact disk collection. I estimate that I currently
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My beautiful new watch had run eighteen months without losing or gaining‚ and without breaking any part of its machinery or stopping. I had come to believe it infallible in its judgments about the time of day‚ and to consider its constitution and its anatomy imperishable. But at last‚ one night‚ I let it run down. I grieved about it as if it were a recognized messenger and forerunner of calamity. But by and by I cheered up‚ set the watch by guess‚ and commanded my bodings and superstitions to depart
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Reclaiming the Classroom with Old-Fashioned Teaching.. When we professors were students‚ we were all guilty of being off task from time to time during a class. Maybe you thought there wasn’t any harm in jotting a note to a friend. Perhaps‚ in more recent years‚ you stole a quick glance at Facebook during a lull in the lecture. No big deal. But when I handed out an article in class the other day for my students to read silently‚ I was surprised to hear a keyboard clicking. I strolled over to see
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