Merdine decided to quit smoking‚ she made this decision recently. She had smoked two packs of cigarettes a day‚ she had done this for several years. In this time‚ her teeth had tuned brown‚ her fingertips were yellow. She had developed a hacking cough‚ she wheezed like a cracked radiator‚ she had known it was time to quit. She understood that it would not be easy. Merdine’s first step was to change her brand of cigarettes. She switched to “low-tar” brand‚ she immediately started smoking twice as
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When people hear how I quit my job as a lawyer after six years of corporate work‚ they assume I burned out and fled the nine-to-five (or‚ more accurately‚ the nine-to-midnight)‚ leaving contracts‚ negotiations and lawsuits behind. In reality‚ I long had aspired to travel the world for a year‚ inspired by a documentary I saw in high school about trans-Siberian trains. Staring at the screen‚ watching birch trees and snow and a railroad track running for thousands of kilometres‚ I resolved to take
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The leaders of our freedom movement‚ under the stewardship of Mahatma Gandhi‚ had dreamt of an independent and prosperous India. On this day in 1947‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru took the first step towards the realization of that dream by hoisting the Tricolour at the Red Fort. The journey we began on 15 August‚ 1947 is now 65 years old. We have achieved much in these 65 years. Today is certainly a day to celebrate the success of our democracy. However‚ on this occasion we should also introspect about
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salvation but also for gaining the ordinary things they need in life. Religion of the vast majority of Indian people. Buddhism Origin Began is northeastern India 2‚500 years old About suffering and the need to get rid of it Founder of Buddhism Siddhartha Gautama Was called Buddha Lived in the 4th or 5th century B.C. in India Path of enlightenment Also known as “the awakened one” Siddhartha Gautama Born around 520 B.C. Born into a royal family Lived with in palace walls away
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A time in my life where I was a nonconformist was when I chose to quit gymnastics‚ and instead decided to run track. The problem with this situation was that before I decided to quit I had been doing gymnastics for about 7 years. My parents were rooting me on to continue all the way for a gymnastics scholarship and my coaches were pushing the idea full force. My parents hated the idea of me quitting gymnastics because we all put in so much time and effort into the sport. They could not imagine me
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years of Independence! What did we achieve in these 65 years is a rhetorical question for which answers can be affirmative and negative. No doubt that India is a safer country‚ a country where the living cost is cheaper. This is the place where you can have the speech freedom complaining the system without providing any suggestions or alternative. India is fast developing and all Indians dream of becoming a developed nation by 2020‚ it’s high time for we Indians to think whether we can achieve this
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reach did not stretch far enough to fit my expectations‚ so I quit. I began to take an interest in karate at age ten‚ I felt my crescent kicks were not worthy‚ so I quit. I joined a local track team around thirteen‚ my speed and endurance did not seem to measure up to my teammates‚ so once again I quit. Following up to college‚ the clubs and activities my university offered that I gained interest in seemed out of my league‚ so I quit. I realized that once I feel incapable or I do not have the skillsets
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Valley Forge: Would You Quit? In Philadelphia‚ the winter of 1777‚ the situation was harsh and rough. General George Washington wanted a place where he could keep an eye on the British‚ and he decided to go with Valley Forge. Valley Forge was the turning point for the Revolutionary War. It was a place that men were starving to death‚ dying from sickness and diseases‚ and dying from being shot. George Washington decided to make a camp at Valley Forge with his troops and soldiers. He had a lot of
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Jorge the Church Janitor Finally Quits Have I ever felt like I didn’t belong? I know a poem about someone who did feel like he didn’t belong. His name is Jorge he’s the main character in "Jorge the Church Janitor Finally Quits"‚ by Martin Espada. Jorge is not treated right even though he works in a church. "Jorge The Church Janitor Finally Quits" by Martin Espada shows Irony‚ and disappointment. "Jorge The Church Janitor Finally Quits" shows Irony. Just by the title having the setting in
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I quit this court. I quit this madness. This town has gone wild and I no longer believe it can be saved. [Pause‚ gathers composure] I have always been a man of God. I came to Salem to find evil and banish them for my Heavenly Father‚ I have been to many towns around the world and have rid them of impurities and evil‚ whether they be cursed spirits‚ demons or in this case‚ witches. [Pause‚ deep in thought] The evidence against every man or woman who was convicted and persecuted by the court‚ due
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