Without a doubt‚ there is a strong connection between our emotions and our native language. I don’t have to look any further than my own marriage for evidence of this. You see‚ my wife is Japanese‚ and the two of us speak English with each other on a daily basis. However‚ as soon as she gets angry or excited‚ she immediately and quite naturally switches to Japanese. And I do the same: if I’m speaking Japanese with someone and I get upset about something‚ English comes flowing right out of my mouth
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Why Reading Makes You a Better Writer When a football player reviews video tape of practice or a game he is not only looking for what he did that was good‚ but also what he did badly. He is looking for mistakes that can be avoided or corrected‚ thus making him a better player. This same concept proves true when a writer reads material whether it be good or bad. In Stephen King’s memoir On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft he explains the importance and relevancy of reading all types of material to
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Can You Be Honest With Your Friends My sister is a person whom one might define as socially awkward. While neither of us possess the gift of tact‚ I have become slightly more adept a maneuvering unfamiliar social situations‚ whereas she avoids them wherever and whenever possible. We both have the same handicap: that being that we don’t possess a filter. Whereas most people know that it constitutes poor manners to point out a hanger from a perfect stranger’s nose‚ we feel it is our civic duty
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Watching TV can be good for you. When watched in moderation‚ the shows provide us information we might have overlooked‚ they can actually make us smarter as they force us to pay close attention and make us use our minds to even the comedic shows provide a dark reality within their content‚ making it seem that watching TV can be good for us. TV shows‚ serious or comedic
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We Can Make a Change - Together Growing up queer in a conservative family‚ is not exactly what I’d call an ‘ideal’ situation. There are a vast number of instances where I have to take a step back and remind myself that there is nothing wrong with me‚ that there’s nothing wrong in wanting to marry a girl someday‚ and absolutely nothing wrong in wanting to be truly happy. I was in History class‚ about a year ago (when I wasn’t out to anyone except for my parents) playing with the rainbow wristband
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The title of this article is Does the Internet Make You Smarter? It is written by Clay Shirky. The article is written in the Wall Street Journal. This journal entry is written to people who are used to the old routines of past and think that the internet is going to make the new generation stupid. This is also written to the new generation that is supposedly going to be so stupid‚ as a challenge to doing something great with the opportunity we have been given with this newfound technology. This journal
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“Buddy‚ Can You Spare a Dime?” When I set out to look for a song that would accurately and effectively represent the hardships‚ evils and effects of the depression era‚ I was faced with a unique challenge – One that I did not expect. From my time spent searching for a song that captures the essence of that lamented time‚ I learned that the Great Depression‚ in itself‚ held so much misery‚ so much adversity and strife‚ that there couldn’t possibly be a single song that could take into account
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Does money make you happy? Is money all you should ever care of? Due to the world we live in‚ It has come to my realization that most people have minds which have been dominated by the thought of money. Everywhere I go‚ whether it’s at home or in the streets‚ I will hear at least a word relating to money. So why talk about it so much? Does it make us happy?! ! Most people‚ when they hear the word money‚ they think about the happiness money can get you‚ they think about the luxuries. The
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will allow me to concentrate in finance‚ strengthen my global business perspective‚ and provide me with the opportunity to study with and learn from people with varied backgrounds. The school’s location in the financial capital of the world and in one of the most diverse cities in the world also suits me perfectly. Aside from advancing my career‚ I would also like to develop personally. In college I did not join many clubs or organizations‚ and I did
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Life Hardships Makes Us Stronger What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger So why when faced against adversity we try to find easy way out When obstcales trials & tribulations are faced among us we should be praising God cause we might be facing something now but on the other side it will be brighter & greater You see everybody struggles from time to time (you see we all come to a point in our life when we get down & think that its all over but its about having the will power to
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