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    in business and classrooms and is an effective tool when used for training purposes. PowerPoint is one of the simplest computer programs to learn. It is the number 1 program used worldwide for presentations. Anyone can create stunning presentations that look like they were designed by a professional. PowerPoint presentations can be made into photo albums‚ complete with music or narrations‚ to distribute on CDs or DVDs. If you are in the sales field‚ it involves just a few simple clicks to add anillustrative

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    Stars and Stepping Stones

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    Some choices only come around once. STEPPINGSTONES Stars & If you are a leader‚ role model‚ coach‚ mentor‚ advisor or someone who recognizes the gifts in another person and inspires them to greatness‚ at Acton we believe you are a teacher. If you are someone who longs to change the world in a profound way‚ someone who has the courage to find your most precious gifts and the dedication to master a discipline‚ at Acton we believe you are an aspiring entrepreneur. The Acton Foundation serves

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    Like Father, Like Son

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    Like Father‚ Like Son In the preface of his book‚ Like Father‚ Like Son‚ Tom Smail gives us the reason for his writing: "This book is an attempt to discover what it might mean for our humanity that God is Trinity."(p. xi) He goes on to give his readers a general outline of what he’ll be covering‚ beginning with how the view of Trinitarian doctrine has changed in recent times‚ and ending with a discussion on what we say about the triune God has deep implications with how we handle our relationship

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    The “Climate Change Debate Overheated after Sceptic Grasped ‘Hockey Stick’” article‚ written by Fred Pearce‚ demonstrates how the hockey stick graph constructed by Michael Mann‚ introduced many disagreements. Fred Pearce notes many individuals such as Steve McIntyre and Ross McKitrick (both referred to as M&M) that believed Michael Mann’s hockey stick graph was created using faulty methods‚ and were considered imprecise. According to Pearce‚ M&M publicized a paper arguing that Mann’s smoothing of

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    winning is awesome. There is nothing better than scoring a touchdown‚ pinning the opponent‚ scoring the goal or making the long putt. I just love the competition! There are many reasons why schools and students should stick with competitive sports. One reason why you should stick with competitive sports is it helps with your academic growth. Scientists at the University of Illinois gave 20 kids the same test. 10 were athletes‚ and 10 were non-athletes. The 10 athletes scored better on the test

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    Like mother Like Daughter

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    Like mother like daughter‚ that’s a phrase that’s used when the personality or behaviors of the mother are found to be similar to those of the daughter. A lot of people assume that one’s daughter is just like their mother‚ and a lot of the times that is true‚ in some aspects. In other aspects‚ mothers and daughters can be complete opposites. My mother and I are the perfect example of having similar behaviors but at the same time being completely opposite of each other. Ever since I was a kid‚ I’ve

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    Like Water Like Chocolate

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    In the [pic]book Like Water for Chocolate‚ Tita has to choose between passion or stability. There is no man in between with whom she can spend her life. Though Pedro is not very caring and supportive‚ he and Tita have an enormous [pic]passion for one another. John does all he can to make Tita happy and cares about her a lot‚ but this is not enough to overcome their lack of [pic]passion. The movie The Notebook is a story about a girl named Allie who falls in love with Noah when she is a teenager

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    Author: J.K. Rowling Published by: Scholastics Inc. Copyright: © 1997 by J.K. Rowling No. of Pages; 309 II. Author’s Background J.K. Rowling was a struggling single mother when she wrote the beginnings of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on scraps of paper at a local café. But her efforts soon paid off‚ as she received an unprecedented award from the Scottish Arts Council enabling her to finish the book. Since then‚ the debut novel has become an international phenomenon‚ garnering

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    Since I was a little girl‚ I’ve been constantly compared to others and never been able to voice an opinion. Constantly hearing "you should stick to arts and crafts" or "boys are smarter than girls"‚ made me question my abilities. It made me think that I had to know everything in order for someone to listen to me. My mom would say "do whatever you like do‚ yet show the world that you are brilliant in that". I made it my mission to never give up and to create a better future for myself. I threw myself

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    The Nail That Sticks Out Gets Hammered Billie Jo Grassinger MAN3240 June 1‚ 2013 Barry Baker What Does That Mean? “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down” is a quote that reinforces the importance of ‘fitting-in’. In Japan‚ the nail that sticks out can be hammered down for any reason – better grades‚ worse grades‚ making a mistake in a team activity. In a country where an unspoken rule of conformity is combined with a strict hierarchical structure‚ bullying – or ijime – becomes an ingrained

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