word “cripple” to describe herself. In her piece “On Being a Cripple‚” Mairs relays to her audience how she accepts being crippled‚ and she brings attention to her interpretation of the language used by society. Mairs portrays how she feels by setting different tones within her essay. At the start of her writing‚ Mairs puts off a confident‚ bold‚ and defiant feel to her essay. Mairs represents herself as someone who is bold and confident by being very forthright about her opinion. “Perhaps I want
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at T.J.Maxx two years ago‚ there was not a day that passed that I did not feel judged for being a teenager. All of the older associates always questioned what I was doing and stared at me like a just committed the worst crime possible. They did not even give me a chance to prove to them that I know what I am doing and that I am actually pretty good at it. My manager was the first adult there to notice how well I was doing at my job. I could not have been happier to finally get a chance to prove I take
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Some people would describe being on time as ’old fashioned’‚ but it’s not in the slightest way ’old-fashioned’‚ because actually it’s nothing to do with ’fashion’ or ’generation’. It’s got all to do with basic good manners and respect for other people. Nowadays‚ a meeting set to start at 8am‚ seems to mean for some people in the general vicinity of any time which starts with the numeral 8. Like 8:30am for example. People come in at 8:15 or even later‚ smiling at the waiting group‚ apparently
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Melody Tu Being a Christian I became a Christian last year‚ it really changes my life and the way I sees things. I became more positive and contentment about everything. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only be gotten Son‚ that whoever believed in Him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)”. Eternal life! Who does not want eternal life? All you have to do is believe in Jesus Christ. Being a Christian brings several good effects in life. Firstly‚ becoming a Christian
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BEING YOUNG Everyone has once been young. But everybody hasn’t gone through this difficult period in life the same way. Which possibilities and living conditions have teenagers nowadays? Some people think that you leave childhood when you become a teenager‚ and that you are still young up in your twenties. I don’t think there are exact limits that tell you whether you are young or old. According to christian tradition one is considered adult after the confirmation‚ but I wouldn’t call fifteen
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"On Being a Cripple" Most of us will never know what it is to be handicapped or a "cripple". However‚ accidents‚ illnesses and many other misfortunes cause millions of people to lose use of their arms‚ legs and other parts of their body. In "On Being a Cripple"‚ Nancy Mairs talks about her life struggle with multiple sclerosis‚ a chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system. She demonstrates that life is what one makes it to be and that humor will help us deal with its harsh
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Strength can be defined in many different ways. To some people‚ strength is about building the muscles in our body. To others‚ it is about being strong in the mind. To me‚ strength in our character is the most important as it is about being resilient and never giving up. Strength in character is the most important strength that anyone could possess in my opinion. Quoting Lawrence G. Lovasik‚ “Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others‚ to hide hurt
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Being Grateful Are you someone who has an undeniably strong drive to succeed? Do you want to succeed for yourself and your family? The way to success is simple: Gratitude. A rule shared with me is that "every single day you should find something for which to be grateful.” When I live by this rule‚ my life changes for the better‚ and I ’ve seen it work for others as well. Spending too much time dwelling on negative things can derail you from your success. Things will come up that will change your
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Being a pastor is more than being a person teaching from a podium. I believe God calls many to minster‚ but not everyone to pastor. As I began my research for this discussion board‚ I prayed that the Lord would not convict me on my findings. I came up with numerous tasks and responsibilities that pastors face‚ but found 5 that stood out more than others. 1. PREACHING & TEACHING. This is the most obvious of tasks. In 1 Timothy 4‚ Paul gives Timothy clear directives about ministry. What
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sadness. During the speakers work‚ the poet describes to his readers how eloquently she sings a song‚ whose meaning he knows not but yet‚ can feel the song touch his heart‚ though he may not comprehend the real intent of the lyrics‚ the language being unknown to him. The poet‚ with artistic elements of poetry‚ compares the song of the Highland Lass with the relatively dim sweetness of other objects and he seems to be successful in his work of contrast‚ but despite his comparisons‚ he wonders what
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