boy. The purpose of the rites of passage is to mark the transition from childhood to adulthood‚ it also symbolizes for my family being dead to childish things and alive in more adult hood. For boys its learning how to become a True man‚ for girls its learning how to become a true women. A true man or woman and not what the society calls a "man" or "woman." Four years ago it was my turn to make the transition from childhood to adulthood‚ but as a 13-year-old boy I didn’t have the slightest
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Why do some individuals still try in chasing their dreams even though they know that the chances of succeeding are very slim? In the novel Frankenstein and the play Macbeth‚ Victor and Macbeth had dreams of achieving goals that defy a high order which promises server consequences. Victor and Macbeth are examples of the individual that were driven by ambition‚ this ambition was so strong and relentless that it actually allowed both Victor and Macbeth achieved their impossible dreams. In Victor’s
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What is More Important: Your Actions or Your Character? In this paper I will argue that neither your actions or character are more important than one another‚ however‚ they go hand in hand. I will argue that your actions reflect your character and vice versa. The obvious place to start would be in our everyday life. There are over 7 billion people on this planet and everyone is different in their own way‚ especially their character and how they do things. Everyone knows someone who has an amazing
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Imagine the day when you realize how much responsibility you have and how powerful and impactful your decisions can be. The day you realize you’re transitioning from childhood to adulthood. On this day‚ you are probably thinking to yourself; how did this happen so fast‚ can I handle all of this responsibility‚ what about if I make the wrong choice? All of these questions enter the mind of a young person who realizes the responsibility they now hold as a young adult. For me‚ it seemed as though
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seasons approach‚ if you have a dog‚ you need to take steps to ensure that your dog stays safe this holiday season. Here are a few easy ways you can make sure that your dog is safe around all the holiday decorations this year. Keep Your Dog Away From Your Natural Christmas Tree If you have a natural Christmas tree up in your house‚ you need to keep your dog away from it. The water at the base of the tree can cause your dog stomach aches if they sip out of it due to the chemicals that the tree
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Who Benefits From Online Ed? February 25‚ 2013 - 3:00am By Doug Lederman Online education is often held out as a way to increase access to higher education‚ especially for those -- adult students‚ the academically underprepared‚ members of some minority groups -- who have historically been underrepresented in college. But that access is meaningful only if it leads somewhere‚ and if the education students get helps them reach their goals. New data from a long-term study by the Community College
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Running head: KNOWING YOUR AUDIENCE Knowing Your Audience Name BCOM/275 Teacher Knowing Your Audience On August 5‚ 2010‚ a small copper mine located in Chile suffered a cave-in which left 33 workers trapped underground. With workers being trapped 300 meters below ground with limited food‚ water‚ and oxygen‚ nobody knew for sure how long they would survive. After four days of being trapped‚ there was still no idea if any
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Knowing Your Audience (Your name) BCOM 275 February 07‚ 2012 Eileen Broyles Knowing Your Audience The collapse of the Chilean Copper Mine was covered worldwide for several weeks. Over 30 workers were trapped in a mine for well over a month. The rescue teams and US advisory team had to be very cautious when speaking to the miners‚ families‚ and news reporters. These teams had to keep in mind the different roles of the people in the audience and how they would receive the message.
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Does Your Degree Affect Your Future Job? Everyone sets goals for themselves in order to attain the most important goal of all: to get somewhere in society. Many people believe the only way to get anywhere is to have a good job and to earn a lot of money from it. Nowadays‚ higher education is becoming a desirable quality employers like to see on their future employees’ applications. How much value does your degree hold in the eyes of your future boss? Opinions of the value of higher education vary
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The Transition from childhood to adulthood is not an easy thing‚ but one thing that help me a lot was going from elementary school to middle school. First it felt like a terrible thing‚ leaving elementary school being a kid and not to have to worry about anything but having free time‚ field trips‚ school events and just being a kid. Less than a year it’s all change going to middle school where you think of an adult and not a little fifth grader in elementary anymore. Middle school was more about
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