Perfection “You dieting?” my mother asks in her broken English. I look at her and back at my own plate of rice. “No‚ why would I be?” As soon as the words leave my lips I feel like an idiot. The real question is… Why wouldn’t I be? I look in the mirror and all I see is imperfection. I mentally circle the parts of my body that I would love to change‚ and then later find myself covered in red circles that none of my original body is in view. My thighs are too thick; my waist is not small enough;
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IB- Page 1 Internal Assessment: Morals and what makes a human being We as people have many categories in which we describe humans as being “human‚” one of which is morals and the human nature and ability to determine what is right and wrong. The idea that there are unspoken actions that all people believe are wrong and you should just not do are the ideas of “universal morals.” Do universal morals exist? If so‚ what are these morals? The dictionary definition of moral is expressing or conveying
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Describe your perfect day Waking up crack of dawn is the best way to start my day. The shimmering sun rays make their way through slit of my baby pink‚ silk satin curtains. The warm sunbeam acts like an alarm clock‚ striking my face as an untouchable object. I cover my face with my thick‚ yet light hot pink quilt‚ trying to avoid the fact that I have to wake up. I snooze knowing the fact that I don’t have to rush out of my ever welcoming bed. My bed is my best friend. Taking a lazy walk around
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Many believe that humans are the perfect species. Many believe that no other species in the universe can compare to the intellect and emotional stability of humans. Although this is the popular belief for the majority of the public‚ many philosophers say this is not the case. Humans are far from perfect and various authors and journalists‚ directors and philosophers exemplify how humans are flawed daily through their works. Alexandre Dumas and Homer are two particular authors/philosophers that not
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Addison Mossett Mr. Holz AP Language 12 February 2015 The Almost Perfect State First Part : analysis Part one of Don Marquis’s column‚ The Almost Perfect State‚ discusses the stereotypical routine lifestyle that “we” as humans have fallen under. Specifically‚ it targets those that take life for granted and let it drain them before their final years on earth. Marquis addresses the audience through the uses of strategic discussion tactics such as a mode of appeal‚ Logos‚ the usage of forced teaming
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MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION I. Introduction A. As children I’m sure all of us had a completely different idea of what we wanted to be when we grew up then what we’re doing now. How many people wanted to be a baseball player?"¦movie star?"¦race car driver?"¦What about a police officer? What would it have meant to you as a child to actually become a professional baseball player‚ movie star‚ race car driver‚ or police officer‚ at that point in your life. 1. Lead in example 1. This is a picture of seven-year
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By: Marcus Chow and Adrian Leung Much Ado About Nothing’s Themes Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare‚ who was a very famous writer in his own time‚ he is still very famous even now and uses words like no other. Much Ado About Nothing is a classic play in Shakespeare’s inventory. This play is about men and women who are skillful in the use of language and are experts in arguing and making fun of others. There are two kinds of people in the play‚ antagonists and protagonists
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After completing the StregthsQuest survey‚ I learned that my five greatest strengths are Harmony‚ Competition‚ Achiever‚ Includer‚ and Communication. Some of these strengths I had previously recognized as a strength‚ but a few were a surprise to me. Growing up‚ I was always a competitive person. I enjoyed the thrill of winning‚ whether it be in a team effort or individual effort. Also‚ I have always wanted to achieve great things in both my personal and professional life. I believe that I have always
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“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs‚ but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” -Thomas Edison This quote summarizes my motivation to enter the field of dietetics. Eating healthy will always be the foundation of my beliefs‚ both personally and professionally. Born into a family that always reminisced how the food they brought to the table was grown down the road from our home‚ that table was always filled with fresh meats‚ vegetables‚ and heart
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The world is far from a perfect society. There is people fighting people whether it is democrats or republicans‚ or the wars that the government is stopping. I thing for a perfect society there should be no division there should be one party working together to help the interest of the country. If there was no division the country would be happier‚ then we wouldn’t to say anything about the president. The president would have to worry about if people don’t like him/her. People are going door to door
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