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    As humans‚ we spend most of our lives learning. We learn less by being taught and more from experiencing new situations and how we apply ourselves to them. My time at the San Diego Model railroad museum taught me a number of lessons about the workplace and myself. The first takeaway I received from my time at the museum was to befriend my coworkers. I went into the internship expecting to be unable to connect with anyone or their experiences‚ but on my first day I sat in on a staff meeting and saw

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    The Right Lesson Is Never Learned I believe history firmly shows that we (Humanity) do not learn from our mistakes. Sure‚ we’d like to think that with every mistake we learn a lesson that helps humanity move forward two steps toward a better world for all. However‚ history shows that is not the case. In fact‚ the only thing humanity seems to learn from our past mistakes is how to reach our twisted goals with greater ease. We learned how to dominate‚ through imperialism‚ in a much more efficient

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    A Lesson Learned He taught me a lesson I will never forget‚ yet I never even got his name. My entire summer had been spent scurrying around the grounds of the pristine church pulling weeds‚ mowing grass‚ and performing other maintenance duties. Most of this work was laborious and uneventful‚ but on this particular July morning‚ I learned how helping someone is one of the most satisfying lessons in life. The day I started working at the church‚ my boss made it clear that I was to do what I was told

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    Lessons learned from global communication developments for the improvement of veterinary public health issues related to "One World One Health" D. Tabbaa Department of Public Health‚ Faculty of veterinary medicine‚ Al Baath University‚ Hama‚ Syria Abstract Humanity faces many challenges that require global solutions. One of these challenges is the spread of infectious diseases that emerge (or re-emerge) from the interfaces between animals and humans and the ecosystems in which they live. This is

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    When I was little I let my imagination get me in a lot of trouble‚ I used to believe anything and everything anyone ever told me. Later as the years flew by I learned to trust no one‚ because eventually they would spill every secret‚ you ever told them. Another thing I learned the hard way was everyone makes mistakes no one is perfect. It was hard for me to believe people as well‚ I went through a lot when I was growing up. My mom went to jail when I was 8 years old‚ it was 3 years of lies and mistakes

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    BACKGROUND ON KARNA Karna is one of the central characters in the epic Mahabharata‚ from ancient India. He was the King of Anga. Karna was one of the greatest warriors whose martial exploits are recorded in the Mahabharata‚ an admiration expressed by Krishna and Bhishma within the body of this work. Karna was the son of Surya and Kunti. He was born to Kunti before her marriage with Pandu. Karna was the closest friend of Duryodhana and fought on his behalf against the Pandavas in the famous Kurukshetra

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    backs‚ now it’s time we stab theirs. Only seems fair‚ right? They had doubted us that we would come. It was denial. They knew we were coming. We don’t get defeated that easily unless of course‚ someone is disloyal‚ but by now I think we have learned our lesson. They were going to pay for what they did to us. We arrived on their streets at noon‚ so everyone would know we are here. To frighten them. We walked

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    For my final assignment‚ I chose to expand on forum number five‚ which talked about Public Historians and recording popular culture. This thread features some great discussions and points mentioned in class and in the discussion board‚ which I would like to bring light to in this paper. It is not only our job as Historians/Public Historians to evaluate and interpret the world around us and change over time. Recording history has become almost effortless‚ since everything is digital‚ making a single

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    It’s always a lesson well taught when you learn on your own. Doing something new is always a great experience especially when it came to me. Being that it was my first year at Strafford High School I decided to play basketball and I remember it like it was yesterday. It wasn’t my first time playing basketball but my first time playing on a team. When basketball season came along‚ I decided to get in shape and get fit playing a sport. Although I was chunky I did well. I tried out for freshman girls’

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    1950s. Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Branch‚ laid its foundations while playing a significant role in combat operations throughout the Korean War. Like any war new weapons and tactics were developed to meet these new ever evolving threats. The lessons learned in this war would change the face of combat for years to come. The Korean War was against international communism itself.

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