"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor is the reward for what we give" (Calvin Coolidge). According to Merriam Webster‚ honor is “respect that is given to someone who is admired”‚ but this definition doesn’t account for honorable events. Significant historical events are still being honored today. Legacies are still upheld as well as annual events that we take a day to honor. By remembering the significance of an event‚ we are able to honor the individuals and their achievements
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“I think and think for months and years‚ ninety-nine times‚ the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.” -Albert Einstein. It is stated from an online dictionary source that perseverance is defined as “continued effort to do or achieve something despite of difficulties‚ failure‚ or opposition” as a noun. Known as a verb it is “the action or condition or instance of persevering”. Some commonly known synonyms are persistence‚ tenacity‚ determination‚ and staying power. On the other side
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Running Head: IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY Why is Literacy Important? Abstract Literacy is important for many reasons. It is important to everyday lives. Without literacy civilization as well as communication would be entirely different. History would be taught strictly from hearsay‚ no one would know the facts for sure. Literacy is important for both cultures and individuals. Without literacy people would go through life making awful decisions. People would be a lot more close minded. They would
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WHY DOCUMENTARIES ARE SO IMPORTANT Documentaries are important in many ways. One of the main reasons is that they educate you A week ago‚ I watched the documentary "Super Size Me" and I thought that it showed very well how dangerous it is to eat fast-food on regular basis. It affects your body and I don’t think many people know that. How could they know it if they aren’t going to read studies on how dangerous it is. Not many people have the time‚ or want to make time‚ to read a study. It is
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Why Breakfast is the most important Meal of the day A very good morning to all on the floor today My heartful well wishes to the Headmistress Ms.Abhinaya‚fellow teachers present here‚the parents of all this proud students here and my dear students. Firstly I would like to thank the organizing committee of the school Entrepreneurship Day for giving me the oppurtunity to talk on this fine stage where once I came up to receive achievement badges‚certificates and trophies during my primary school days
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I believe that having vaccines and getting vaccinated is very important in the United States. Vaccines protect your life from deadly diseases‚ it protects the lives of the people around you from getting a disease from you‚ and it will protect the lives of the future generations to come after you. This is why it is important for everyone in the United States to be properly vaccinated. Every time you are getting a vaccine you are protecting yourself a little more. Vaccines fight off very dangerous
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Did you know that sixty percent of all the energy a baby expends is concentrated in the brain? With a baby’s mind expending so much energy it allows the brain to develop more quickly when read or spoken to. Thinking back to when you were still an infant‚ you can still recall your earliest memories involving books or stories that you either read or were read to. Now jumping into the present‚ you can imagine that your reading habits from childhood to adult life may have changed drastically or not at
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It’s funny how a picture or image of someone naked can be considered obscene‚ perverted‚ or inappropriate‚ but the minute its labeled appropriately as art or adult content of some kind‚ everyone wants to see it. Hugh Marston Hefner‚ is well known for his publishing of Playboy Magazine. His erotic depictions of women‚ interviews with notable public figures‚ editorials‚ and cartoons brought the way people thought about sex back down to earth and greatly accelerated progressive thought. He was not just
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Current Drug Abuse Reviews‚ 2011‚ 4‚ 57-64 57 A Review of the Psychometric Properties of the CRAFFT Instrument: 1999-2010 Shayesta Dhalla*‚1‚ Bruno D. Zumbo2 and Gary Poole3 1 2 University of British Columbia‚ Vancouver‚ Canada Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education‚ University of British Columbia‚ Vancouver‚ Canada School of Population and Public Health‚ University of British Columbia‚ Vancouver‚ Canada Abstract: Introduction: Alcohol (AUD) and
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been preserved through thousands of years because of it being deeply buried in volcanic ashes. Herculaneum is important because it has information on ancient Roman civilization. The fact that is has been preserved for centuries under layers of hardened lava and stone makes it one of very few historical places which have been captured as they were at that point in time. It is important because they show us how people lived at that time‚ the remains of the city provides good evidence of the way their
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