break on a rather chilly morning‚ twenty degrees and it was precisely 9:00 a.m. and I was more than ready to drive to Quincy‚ Illinois‚ hop on an airplane‚ and head to my hometown Klamath Falls‚ Oregon. When I got to the airport I thought to myself what a phenomenal day this will be. I thought wrong. I was faced with the challenges of bad weather‚ delays‚ and the reality that my brother was becoming detached from the family; this day became a day where everything went wrong. Upon my arrival to
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Everything Straight What is something that you show without much thought? There a lot of facial expressions that a person can make. Some seem more common and the more subtle differences are lost in different traditions and cultures‚ but the most universal facial expression with same meaning across all culture is indicated by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth or simply‚ a smile. I smile knowing that smiling changes my mood. According to psychologists if you smile for a minute‚ no
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judge a book by its cover’ goes a very long way; I learnt my lesson the hard way. I happened to be a very judgmental teenager and I lost many friends that way. Even before speaking with or having any contact with an individual‚ I judged them based on what I saw on the outside. My friends‚ the ones who stuck with me‚ always told me that one of those days‚ I would be taught a valuable lesson; and boy they were correct. I remember the day as if it were yesterday. It was just a regular boring and sunny
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Every Friday evening‚ while you may be enjoying a family dinner at the local pizzeria‚ several hundred Chinese people congregate informally around the willow trees of a little square in Renmin University of Beijing. They gather in clusters to hold ‘English conversation‚’ where they discuss their hobbies‚ sport games and movies. Welcome to the English Corner. [pause] This scene demonstrates the aspirations of many modern‚ educated Chinese teenagers who want to participate in the international community
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What defines great literature? To me‚ great literature is a book that is well written‚ that has a fluid plot that keeps the book moving forward‚ and a clear moral that the story is trying to tell. Great literature greatly differs from romance novels or blood and gore action thrillers. The job of the thriller or romance novel‚ is to keep the reader entertained through the entire book and for them to buy the next one‚ and the books are filled with simple characters and simple plots. With great literature
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To what extent is what you know trustworthy? Justify your answer. The title implies that things in general‚ should be questioned from time to time on how trustworthy the material is. Although things can be trustworthy and reliable‚ it doesn’t mean we should just agree and not question it. Language and Reason are one of the two TOK ways of knowing I’ll be exploring. Language is how we’re able to speak to people around us. It helps us communicate properly‚ often without confusion. Language is key
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What should you do if you are being backbited ? All of us always want to be congratulated by other people. But what if you suddenly being bakbited ? what should you do? Firstly‚ who can backbite you in this world?It could be anyone such as your jealously neighborhood when you seem to be better than her child. It also can be one of the girl at class when she thinks that you expressed your intelligent too much. Or the girl at the extra class always looks at you with an annoyed eyes
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Be Careful Of What You Wish For Men are believed to be the most advanced creatures on earth. Previous studies suggest that men are developed from primates‚ or ape-like ancestors. Through millions of years of continuous evolution‚ modern men are born. Modern men wish for many things. Most of all‚ they wish for development. Whoosh‚ flies a mound of earth. Swish‚ goes another mound of earth. Why is this happening? Who is digging the earth? Let’s take a closer look. In the distance‚ I can
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ladder‚ so I shadowed him. As I got to the bottom of the rotting‚ wooden ladder‚ I heard a loud thud and realized Luke had locked me inside. Panicking‚ I began screaming and crying. I could hear my brother outside the doors‚ “I’m never going to let you out! You’ll be in here until Dad and MeLisa get home!” Then he mocked my cries. I suddenly had an idea. I climbed back up the ladder and put my hand to the frail glass of one of the small‚ square windows. I figured I could break it to call for help
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Underrepresented Population of Galesburg and Beardstown Face Inequality and discrimination are recurring topics that have always been present in the history of the United States. A remarkable event that highlights discrimination in the history of the United States is slavery. Even though African Americans are the population that have suffered discrimination extensively‚ up to this day they are the most underrepresented racial group. In this essay‚ I will talk about three different groups: African Americans‚ Africans
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