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    Being 18

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    about growing old and the responsibilities that come along!! Its ironic because just a year ago‚ I couldn’t wait to turn 18. A research shows that human beings have about 60 to 80 thousand thoughts a day. However being 18 I can totally guarantee that they’re not less than a million for me! Thoughts from planning what to do in a day‚ what book to read‚ what career to aim for‚ planning today and the next after and the day after and after all the planning trying to remember what I needed to do today!

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    Read Kanter’s Numbers: Minorities and Majorities. Answer the following questions in one paragraph each. Be prepared to submit your answers to the faculty member during Unit One. a. Building upon Georg Simmel‚ Kanter discusses the significance of numbers for one’s perceptions of others within the group. List and explain the different types of groups she discusses. How do the dynamics of each group differ? Kanter identifies four distinct types of groups. A Uniform group is completely homogeneous

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    There were people and lights everywhere‚ but the carnival still had a hollow and chilly feeling to it. Wherever I went‚ I had the feeling that somebody was following me. My brothers and me went on a couple of rides and then I saw a huge sign that read ‘Laser Tag’. That’s when I suddenly got an awkward urge of playing Laser Tag. I told my father and he got a ticket for me. The line was really long and my father did not want to wait in line with me so I told him that I could wait in line all alone

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    be born with a silver spoon. In my opinion‚ a person should put more efforts on their studies and career in order to be rich and famous. The different aspects of being rich and being famous are lifestyle‚ social status‚ and privacy. First and foremost‚ the lifestyle of a rich person is much better than a famous person. Being rich‚ he can have many things that a famous person might not has. This is because some famous people might not be rich; on the other hand‚ it is simply easy for a

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    Being There Essay

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    In the novel Being There‚ by Jerzy Kosinski the character of Chance Gardner makes the distinction between human behavior and comes from a past that one he encounters would ever know. Chance Gardner is arguably a brilliant character and is arguably considered to be a complex person. I personally think that Chance is not complex what so ever. He doesn’t think into things too much and is actually very blunt. Usually people become smart or brilliant by studying‚ researching‚ and being extremely disciplined

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    A Book You Have Read

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    The setting for The Diary of Anne Frank is in a “Secret Annexe” in Amsterdam‚ Holland. Anne and her family are not the only people that are hiding in the “Secret Annexe‚” the Van Daans live with them also. Anne draws a map in the book to show you a layout of the “Secret Annexe.” It’s pretty large‚ although with eight people living there‚ it’s quite crowded. The plot for the story was for Anne and her family to hide from the Germans until the war was over. Hiding was hard for the Franks

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    Being Good

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    etiquette is at fault. The other part of the definition describes etiquette as being prescribed by authority. There are times when a set of rules are laid out for a specific occasion. When this is not defined‚ one must decide what action or set of actions is appropriate. It reminds me of the saying "When in Rome‚ do as the Romans do." Yet if I were to go to Rome‚ I ’ll still be American‚ and would have to decide if being in Rome is worth acting like a Roman. Emily Post (whom I will discuss) said "Etiquette

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    Being a Mortician

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    Being a Mortician The word mortician brings what images to mind? The career of a mortician is surprisingly different than it is portraied in movies and books. Being a mortician is a very rewarding job both personal as well as psychological to those with the temperament‚ training and discipline required to do the job properly. In this paper I’ll be reporting the requirements to become a mortician‚ also called funeral director or undertaker‚ the duties the job requires of you‚ and the outlook

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    Cameron Evans Mrs. Elrod AP Literature and Composition 19 Aug 2012 Observations for How to Read Literature Like A Professor by Thomas C. Foster Introduction: How’d He Do That? 1. Literature has a set of codes and rules‚ a set of conventions and patterns. 2. Conventions are used‚ observed‚ anticipated‚ and then fulfilled. 3. The three things that differentiate a professional reader from those less experienced are: memory‚ symbol and pattern. 4. A “Faustian bargain” is like making

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    Teen Being

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    Adversity story Rape‚ depression‚ stress‚ things that nobody is comfortable talking about. But each of these things are very serious and many teens have these things in their life. Adolescents are a very crucial time in life. All teens have as story‚ but very few are telling them. In the novel Speak‚ Melinda is affected by these topics and she has trouble finding her own voice. Without telling her story she is making herself worse and more traumatized. It is important that adolescents tell their

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