Level D Level D Juan Sadut (Lazy Juan) Narrated by Nicolas Zafra‚ an Ilocano from San Fernando‚ La Union. The story is very popular among the country people about San Fernando‚ he reports. (1) Many years ago there lived a certain old couple who had an only son. Juan‚ for that was the boy’s name‚ was known throughout the village as an idler‚ and for this reason he was called Juan Sadut. He had no liking for any kind of work; in fact‚ his contempt for all work was so great‚ that he never even
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When presented with a range of statements in the formal essay paper of my English mock exam‚ one in particular stood out: “The Digital Age is making us physically and mentally lazy.” It seemed far more interesting than the other standard subjects‚ sport‚ politics‚ national pride‚ obesity‚ cyber-bullying‚ and more sport. None of which I really felt I could write about‚ yet alone complete a full essay in less than the 30 minutes I had allocated to the article. Despite the single line scrawled on
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Why are youngsters so lazy nowadays!\ Are kids really lazier? Or are we just more aware of the kids we didn’t necessarily cross paths with when we were younger? I know that when I was in high school‚ about half of the students went to a vocational/technical high school. Those kids learned a trade early in life‚ graduating with a certificate and a diploma. But quite a few of us were separated from that segment of the population. But let’s suppose that kids are becoming lazier. I have
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something of a crutch for humans. From things such as looking up how to get to the nearest Sub-way‚ to ordering and purchasing items online‚ the internet has done nearly everything to make our lives easier. In a way the internet could be making us lazy as people. Alternatively‚ there’s the argument that the internet is making us more productive by improving search speeds‚ and making it so that information is readily at our fingertips. The internet has been set up in order for us to be able to take
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I think that in this story‚ it makes it clearly how lazy and selfish Arnie is and how kind and hard worker José is. In the story José asks Arnie‚ about his part in the team and his says “ Shoot‚I’ll round up all kinds of jobs for you. You won’t have to do anything. Except-you know- do the work.(86)” In here Arnie demonstrate how lazy he is to work and how selfish he is that wants José to work alone. Also‚ when Arnie and José went to spray paint for a job they had to do‚ in the story it says “ While
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The question that Nick Carr is asking in his article “Is Google making us Stupid‚” is if the availability and convenience of the internet is causing people to become lazy‚ or stupid. Supporters of the internet argue that we will enter a “golden age of intellectual discovery and universal wisdom” (Carr). Everyone will be able to access the internet and the knowledge that is available. This would result in faster and more efficient access to information‚ which would lead to our brains understanding
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towel and headed straight for the shower. “Dang you’re so lazy” my mom said with steam rushing her face from my hot shower. I also remember another time I was called “lazy” but it was way worse. It was when I was just a little kid about 8 years old. And my neighbors window got broken into. So then my neighbors right away blamed us. They called us a bunch of “lazy Mexicans”. They even called the cops on us even though we didn’t do it. The word lazy actually comes from low Germany. In Germany it’s actually
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The Lack of Will Makes Us Lazy The Industrial Revolution was the beginning of a new era in human history. Thanks to this‚ many countries were able to experience economic growth at a rate never seen before. Unfortunately‚ it has brought an unforeseen consequence that today has been taken for granted. Because of lacking regulation laws during the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution‚ we now face the worst environmental crisis of all time. As a result‚ the planet is experiencing an increase
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The adventures of a trickster are often humorous‚ and this can be seen clearly in “Ableegumooch‚ the Lazy Rabbit”. When Ableegumooch is attempting to gather the food the way that other species of animals do‚ his failed attempts are often witnessed and mocked for their silliness. At one point he even takes to hitting his head against a tree in the way that he saw a woodpecker do (Ableegumooch‚ the Lazy Rabbit). The image of a rabbit repetitively banging his head on a tree is a humorous image not matter
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Dear Mr Hodgkinson‚ I recently read your article ’Live lazy‚ live long - look at Britain’s oldest man’ that was published in ’The Guardian’ on 5th November 2012. After reading your article‚ I felt it was important to write to you explaining why I disagree with the message within your article. My first criticism is that initially you stated‚ “It seems to make sense that slow lives‚ as well as being enjoyable‚ are long lives.” I would like
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