Mary-Joy C. Duffy The Power of Self-Knowledge COR3000 Education‚ Self & Community John F. Kennedy University Summer 2011 Of all the readings in the class‚ the one thread that keeps coming back to me is the importance of self-knowledge. I will be presenting that with self-knowledge‚ we have the power to heal our bodies‚ help nullify suffering due to the adversities what we experienced in life and lastly‚ how self-knowledge can help us communicate effectively. First‚ I would like to speak
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How to Bounce Back from Adversity/Never Give Up Wednesday‚ October 16th‚ 2013 Article 1: How to Bounce Back from Adversity In this article they discuss a person’s reaction to adversity and how they should handle the situation. There are two feelings you can get when adversity strikes. You will either be in an emotional state of deflation (feel like a hero‚ able to fix any problem single-handedly). Or you will be in the other emotional state‚ which is‚ victimization (helpless bystander). Studies
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Xu Chen G2 Mr. Gunzelman 4/12/16 Adversity of Elijah Introduction My person is Elijah. Elijah was a prophet during the reign of Ahab around 9th century BC. He was also a wonder-worker in the northern kingdom of Israel. First Adversity There was a Tishbite named Elijah‚ the Lord told him that to go hide by a stream and he did so. Everyday morning ravens will feed him by getting him bread and meat. And he drinks from the stream. The stream dries up since there was not a single drop of rain. And then
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Jimmy Carter uses rhetorical appeals‚ to convince the readers to agree with his ideology. He fascinates the readers‚ by describing his experience of the Arctic Refuge‚ and explaining how out of the ordinary this beautiful place is. Carter also describes in depth the intimate events he witnessed‚ creating an emotional attachment to the animals. Consequently he gives the readers no choice but to be empathetic towards this land‚ giving all the facts to completely draw in the audience. The way Carter
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Watching the hard working‚ caring people people in my life transformed me into a efficient and versatile person. I’ve watched my father and grandmother work hard to support my siblings and I. My father would go to his tedious job and come back home looking like he pulled an all nighter. Although being so tired‚ he would always check if I did my homework correctly and if I was okay. My grandmother‚ who takes care of my siblings and I‚ works hard to take care of us. Although she would always deal with
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When asked to identify an individual who has had a significant influence on me‚ I immediately think of my mom. Throughout my childhood‚ my mom has been the figure that I’ve looked up to‚ longing to one day amount to her ceaseless faith and her colossal strength. Together‚ my family and I have gone through a plethora of trials; however‚ despite these‚ my mom’s faith refused to vacillate. Therefore‚ the first of these hardships began in December 2005 when my sister‚ Jenna‚ was diagnosed with Acute
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In 1999‚ a woman named Christy went to a party. She was charmed by a man named Richard. One thing lead to another and they made me. She didn’t know about me until she went into labor 9 months later. She was scared. She hated the thought of giving me up‚ but she knew that her father would never willingly invite me into his house (where she still lived). He was extremely racist against African Americans. A few hours before I was born‚ she decided that she just couldn’t take care of a child in her
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Ryan Allen ENG 1310 8/3/11 Overcoming Adversity Throughout the world there are many different people who go through different trials and tribulations. Human history and existence today would not be what it is if we didn’t have to struggle a bit to get what we want. I feel this also applies to an individual person’s life too. Everyone has different struggles in their life‚ but it’s the ones that press on and fight through the pain that show their inner warrior. There are beautiful qualities
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When opposed with adversity‚ that is when someone’s true colors show. Roald Dahl’s “Poison” relays this idea into his work when the main character is conflicted with a snake being on his chest. Instead of reacting in fear‚ as one may have thought‚ he reacts with hatred and racism that has previously been embedded within his nature. Knowing this‚ and a study of characters‚ conflict‚ and title analysis‚ the readers of “Poison” by Roald Dahl‚ can discover the ambiguous ending to actually be a pointed
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When life hits you with a brick‚ it is how you respond that reveals your true character. No matter how hard we try to be perfect‚ adversity in our lives is unavoidable. The truth is‚ we usually discover the depth of our strength and learn the most valuable lessons after facing these hard times. Up until my eighth grade year‚ I had the seemingly-perfect life. Most of my worries revolved around the completion of my homework and which outfit I would wear to school the next day. However‚ these matters
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