A Simple Act of Kindness I believe that kindness is one of the most important human characteristics. It is not that hard to say a simple ’thank you’‚ and yet it can really change the outlook of someone else’s day. My sister once told me‚ “It takes more muscles to frown than to smile.” I have noticed that just being polite to the people around you can really make the atmosphere around you more positive. I can think of a lot of examples of when being polite has made things a little smoother‚ including
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Narrative Essay I love my family and I love my friends‚ but some friends should NEVER be brought home. I have a lot of family members. I also have a lot of friends. But sometimes I wish I never brought home some of my friends. There’s this one friend in particular that had me convinced that she was trying to take over my life. I cried almost every night‚ worried that my family would disown me and adopt this friend. I guess I wouldn’t actually call her a friend where as an acquaintance or maybe even
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In A Simple Plan‚ director Sam Raimi delivers many emotionally effective scenes. He enhances each scene with vital‚ well placed filmmaking techniques. Raimi’s techniques include implementing direct dialogue and conflict‚ exploiting the special bond between two brothers‚ and the portrayal of greed in the wrong people. The scenes which this effectiveness is presented the strongest are Jacob’s talk with Hank in the car‚ Jacob’s death in the nature preserve‚ and the final burning of the money. These
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[pic] Laboratory 1 Simple Pendulum Motion By Ryan Williams Foundation Degree Mechanical Engineering Introduction In Mechanics and Physics‚ simple harmonic motion (SHM) is a periodic motion that is neither driven on damped by external forces. An object in simple harmonic motion experiences a net force which relates to Hooke’s law. Hooke’s law states “Force is directly proportional to the displacement from the equilibrium position and acts
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“Work isn’t to make money‚ you work to justify life”-Marc Chagall When I was younger‚ everything was handed to me. Well‚ not everything but most of what I wanted or thought I needed like new clothes‚ toys‚ the latest electronics things that cost money. When the economy started to crash thing had to change around my house. My mother lost her job and my dad’s pay was cut short plus on top of that he was sick for 8 months with a type of liver disease. We had to cut down on how much money we spent
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Softball runs in my blood‚ my dad played softball‚ my uncle played softball‚ my cousins’ play softball; it seemed as though almost every I knew played softball. I knew how to swing a bat before I knew how to walk. My dad and I would go to the batting cages just about every Sunday. I had previous played for the local team in my area but I wanted to be able to share the sport my family and I loved with the school I love. And although the friendships on the travel team were amazing‚ I could only imagine
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Shown Before Photoshopped By living in a visual world‚ companies frequently run ads using photoshopped pictures. The image presented is near perfect in appearance‚ yet it is not always truthful. Despite the numerous cautions implied by doctors or inscribed on cigarette packets‚ smoking has been a fashionable trend throughout the years. Some advertisements influence individuals in becoming addicted to the nicotine inside the health hazard wrapped within paper. Other advertisements tend to sway the
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I was only 5 years old when I entered to my first soccer team and I was also very short‚ my coach use to call me “el chaparro” which in english means “The short guy”. My parents didn’t force me to play‚ I wanted to play on my own. I wanted to play because when my dad took me to a soccer game at the Philadelphia Union Stadium I saw a famous soccer player named Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez‚ he signed my shirt and told me “Tu vas aser un gran futbolista.” which means “You’re going to be a great soccer
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I grew up in a Mexican household filled with family‚ love‚ and warm greetings. We had many traditions within our family. I didn’t always feel like I belonged sometimes or that I was missing something. It could have been that I don’t speak Spanish as well as the rest of my family does or maybe I haven’t visited Mexico as much as they have. The traditions and culture are what brought us close together. We had family get togethers what seemed like every weekend‚ In reality it is more like every month
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In gymnastics you constantly fail on every event‚ bars‚ beam‚ vault and especially floor. When you jump crooked and miss your feet on beam or swing around a bar only to fall on the mats creating a chalk cloud. Failure can either make you quit or make you stronger in the future Gymnasts has been part of life since I was 8‚ wearing leotards more than jeans and having hands‚ ripped and callused‚ from years of getting bloody blisters on bars. A million memories created in a chalky gym‚ worn and equipped
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