“Good fortune is what happens when planning meets with opportunity”. This quote was said by the famous American inventor and scientist Thomas Alva Edison. Planning had played such a huge role in this man’s success in life. Because he planned in his life‚ today we have the electric bulb‚ video camera and 2330 other devices‚ all invented by him. In today’s highly competitive world‚ the keyword‚ ‘success’ has become the parameter to measure and judge a person. Great renowned successes like Edison
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Women under 60 and men under 50 who have diabetes but no other major risk factors for heart disease probably should not be on low-dose aspirin therapy‚ new research suggests. The new recommendations are based on close examination of nine studies that found the risks of some aspirin side effects‚ such as stomach bleeding‚ should be better balanced against the possible benefits of using aspirin. The larger theme here is that use of low-dose aspirin to prevent heart attacks in people who have not
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over-eccentric‚ adventuresome teacher‚ always says‚ "Take chances‚ make mistakes‚ and get messy!" She is stressing that not taking risks and‚ in turn‚ not making mistakes is nearly equivalent to not learning. If one wants to live a thrilling and‚ more importantly‚ fulfilled life‚ they need to take risks. Moreover‚ if one wants to become educated‚ they need to make mistakes. Alexander Smith once said‚ "Everything is sweetened by risk." Risk teaches us to weigh our options and decide which of those
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of grizzly. The choice has been praised as apt and “badass” by Vulture Magazine. The song is called “Nevermind‚” and it first appeared on Cohen’s most recent studio album‚ Popular Problems‚ which he recorded in 2014. Last year‚ the show used “Far From Any Road” by the Handsome Family as its theme song‚ but with the change of cast and change of storyline with season two‚ it seems fitting that the show’s
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brain. 8. According to findings of “expressions of a modern mind”‚ when do scientists believe that modern humans – Homo sapiens – first appear? Scientists argue that the earliest species may have existed 200‚000 years ago. 9. What advantages‚ if any‚ do modern humans appear to have over Homo erectus and
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Modernas‚ N° 19‚ 2013 / 421-435 / ISSN: 1659-1933 The Role of Risk-Taking Behavior in the Development of Speaking Skills in ESL Classrooms Irene Marín Cervantes Escuela de Lenguas Modernas Universidad de Costa Rica Abstract This essay presents an overview of different perspectives of the risk-taking construct in the development of speaking skills in the second language classroom. Its main purpose is to examine the role of risk taking in the acquisition of a foreign or second language and the
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By: Katie Illidge E-mail: blinkchick1513@excite.com Results of a recent study suggest that rebellious‚ risk-taking kids as young as 11 are more likely to smoke by the time they reach high school. According to the report‚ children who demonstrate these personality traits in the 5th grade are most likely to smoke in the 12th grade. Targeting smoking in high school students is important since studies have shown that adolescents who smoke daily in the 12th grade are likely to become established
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Life Starts from Adapting In the contemporary society‚ the rule is natural selection and survival of the fittest. I know many people want to go abroad to start the new life in recent years‚ but they are afraid of the conflicts between different cultures. Their concern is whether they should adapt to the culture or keep the original culture after they move. I believe that adapt culture is the best choice because environment can not be changed‚ and people can get benefits from adapting culture. When
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Where I Come From In “Where I Come From”‚ poet Elizabeth Brewster portrays the differences lifestyles between city-dwellers and country-dwellers‚ with a clear bias towards the latter. Brewster also expresses her belief that people are defined by the place they live in. Vivid imagery‚ structure‚ and poetic devices‚ are used by Brewster to convey the contrasts between city and country life. Vivid imagery‚ created by Brewster‚ conveys the contrasting elements of city and country life. In the first stanza
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Differentiating What-if analysis from Scenario Planning Introduction Be gone are the days when annual budgeting and planning steered the businesses‚ with changes being quiet predictable and minimal. With the increasing competition and changing economic environment‚ necessity to predict the future was recognized and as a result forecasting techniques were developed and widely adopted. Forecasts take a structured approach in scoping the uncertainties within a specified timeframe. Those predictions
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