I was placed on Academic Probation after my freshmen spring semester‚ I went to College with a new set of freedom I never had before and did not know how to adjust to my new freedom well. I come from a very large blended family and my parents worked very hard to provide for all of us‚ my mom had worked multiple jobs and was trying to continue her education so she would leave for work very early and would come home very late. That left the cooking‚ cleaning and tending to my younger brother to me
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E. Article Summaries Teaching Smart People how to Learn By Chris Argyris The author contends that most successful people are adept at solving problems‚ but they don’t really know how to learn. They are able to solve problems and overcome many organizational obstacles‚ but when it comes down to examining why there are obstacles and looking at the underneath dynamics of the problem they are unsuccessful. They lack introspection and the ability to see their own part in the problem and hence
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The Book I Got Trapped In In the middle of the night I heard a noise I woke from my slumber to see all sorts of weird creatures‚ where am I‚how did I get here‚ how do I get home. I started to wonder around trying to find my way home when I realized I was in a fairytale I read a few days before. I keep on moving forward until I ran into a talking frog bubbles. Bubbles said to listen close because he would only say this ones he said to find the weeping willow tree with a star in it and find the
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How the giraffe got it’s long neck Once upon a time‚ there lived a giraffe called Mirabelle. Mirabelle was the only giraffe in the world‚ and what was very strange about her was that she had a really short neck. Her neck was so short that Tony (The elephant ) had to bring down her food from the tree with his trunk . One day it was Mirabelle’s birthday and all the other animals wanted to surprise her by giving her a taste of the bee’s honey for the first time. She was really over the moon when
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The general argument made by Alix Spiegel in her work‚ “Struggle for Smarts? How Eastern and Western Cultures Tackle Learning”‚ is people from the West believe that some are just born smart‚ but people from the East believe that hard work and practice is what helps them achieve their goals. People from different areas have different opinions on what being smart means and how they become smart. Just because one place thinks something and a different place thinks something else does not mean that
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Junior year was the year I got myself together. I realized school is really important‚ without school you can’t do nothing in life. I wasn’t focus on girls‚ how I look‚ many more stuff that has nothing to do with school. Last year was the time I had to focus on myself and start thinking what i’m going to do after school. Junior year I set many goals for myself‚ this was the only way I could accomplish things. One of those goals was coming to school on time‚ cause I have a serious issue not waking
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business may include business groups‚ trade and foreign direct investment. Learning outcomes On completion of this unit‚ you would have acquired: 1. An overview of economic‚ political and cultural aspects of doing business in Asia. 2. Good knowledge of how various multinational corporations adapt and operate in Asia’s business environments 3. Knowledge and understanding of business environments in at least two Asian countries. Instructors: Isabel Sim for Weeks 1 to 7 and Peter Zeitz for Weeks 8 to 13
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Summary: “How Smart Are Sheep?” How Smart Are Sheep by Barbara Drake is about the intelligence of sheep and the studies that have been conducted to prove that sheep can feel different emotions and recognize dogs and humans as their enemies. Evolution has re-wired the sheep brain to know to hate and stay away from humans and dogs. Brain activity research in sheep has shown that sheep see dogs and humans as more alike than comparing the human and the dog to themselves. Drake explains that “Of course
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The think piece is based on the music video and lyrics of the song‚ “I’ve Got Your Man” sang by dancehall artist Lady Saw. She was born in Jamaica and is known as the‚ “Queen of Dancehall”. She started music at a young age‚ and started he career on local sound systems. She has sold 6 Million records worldwide with the addition of 8 albums including many singles‚ with all this she has also collaborated with her fellow local performers as well as international artists. She is the also the first female
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time of my life is when I got my PMR result. Before the PMR result came out‚ everybody keep asking and texting me saying when is the day of the result. I keep telling them I don’t know. This question never ends about a month. A few weeks later‚ there was an announcement on the television about the day of the PMR result. I was getting a little nervous when its say the day of the result is at the 22nd of December 2011 which is tomorrow. A few minutes after the announcement‚ I was going to check my
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