The year was 1977 and my father probably still had a full head of hair. Besides that‚ 13-year-old Dad was able to witness one of the greatest album releases of all time. On the verge of breaking up due to divorce (Christine & Bob McVie) and the on-again-off-again relationship style of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham‚ Fleetwood Mac released their best album and one of the most legendary albums to this day. This throwback Thursday let me take you through Rumors by Fleetwood Mac. “Second Hand News:”
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Practice Makes Perfect In the eleventh grade I overcame one of my most difficult challenges that I faced along my academic journey. One day towards the end of my junior year‚ I had to give a presentation on an 80’s topic in front of my entire History class. I felt pretty good about it because my best friend Bethany and I always teamed up on these types of things. We looked at each other across the room and smiled‚ knowing that we would definitely be one of the best groups. Until my teacher
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Famous basketball legend Michael Jordan once said‚ “There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player‚ and I don’t believe there is only one greatest player either.” I like this quote because it gave a lot of experience to other sports player achieve their goals. The reason why I want to be a basketball player is because I want to take that next step by practicing and knowing the rules about this sport‚ getting to know much about some pro basketball players‚ and start focusing on helping the
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haunted houses‚ corn mazes and pumpkin patches! Every year we take our kids to Powell pumpkin patch to take pictures‚ walk the trails‚ ride the hay ride‚ race through the corn maze‚ and pick out pumpkins to take home and decorate. Here are some “perfect pumpkin picking” tips: • A stem that is at least 1 to 2 inches long (pumpkins without stems do not last as long) plus how would you yank its top off. • If you are wanting it to sit up straight make sure the bottom is flat • No preexisting holes‚
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claiming to know “How to Find the Perfect Dress for that Perfect Evening‚” and I felt the old pull‚ flare of the pilgrim’s twin flames‚ desire and faith. At fifteen‚ I spent weeks at the search. Going from store to store‚ hands thirsty for shine‚ I reached for polyester satin‚ machine-made lace‚ petunia- and Easter egg-colored‚ brilliant and flammable. Nothing haute about this couture but my hopes for it‚ as I tugged it on and waited for my one‚ true body to emerge. (Picture
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media tries to shape how people think and view the world‚ as well as themselves‚ by fabricating the idea of a fairytale and influencing society to conform to that idea through
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“Socrates said the perfect society would be based on a great lie. People would be told that lie from the cradle‚ and they would believe it‚ because human beings need to make order out of chaos(-Anne Frasier)”. The Giver perfectly reflects the quote because their lives are based on a huge lie from birth to their death‚ but the Giver and receiver are exposed to the dark truth. Human beings are incapable of creating a perfect society due to their nature and limitations. This claim can be supported
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planning and practice promotes perfect performance. Practice is the quality that prepares one for all other qualities. Practice enables one to avoid errors that were done previously. Practice begins in the cradle and ends in the grave. Rights from childhood‚ man practices various activities. Perfection is necessary in every sphere of life which includes arts‚ medicine‚ law‚ defence‚ etc. Perfection makes art and literature survive the tests of time. A person cannot be perfect in every sphere of life. But
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Ian Overholt Week 7 Assignment HUMN-424 Virginia Fontana 15 October 2011 Is There a Perfect Future? “Most people regard genetic engineering as something that will happen tomorrow. They are wrong. Biotechnology is here today” (Mann‚ 1999‚ p. 113). Some people may laugh at the idea that genetic engineer like the type seen in Gattaca is possible‚ but already “genetically engineered crops cover an estimated one-quarter of all cropland in this country” (Maafo‚ 2001‚ p. 84). While genetic engineering
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The Perfect Storm‚ written by Sebastian Junger‚ is a novel about a six-man crew on a commercial fishing boat called the ""Andrea Gail"". It takes place in October of 1991. The crew of the "Andrea Gail" leaves from Gloucester Massachusetts on a sword fishing expedition. They fish from Georges Bank‚ which is off the coast of Massachusetts‚ to The Grand Banks‚ located off the coast of Newfoundland. They also travel to the Flemish Cap which is located in almost the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean
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