Top 10: Book Lessons Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez 1. Breaking down barriers To break down a barrier‚ means to have an open-mind set to who you talk to‚ look at‚ and judge. In the book‚ Francisco experiences racial barriers that are created in his school. The students at his school easily judge others by their appearances and race. Since Francisco is Mexican‚ he is treated differently than others and faces hard times as he tries to “fit in”. 2. Striving for a better way of life The
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Sports have embodied many valuable lessons in my life that I use on and off the track. The three most valuable lessons it has taught me is how to be a leader‚ how to work with others‚ and being graceful even when you don’t like the outcome of certain events. Through the participation of sports I have learned different leadership skills that impact the lifestyle that I live today on and off the track. I utilize the leadership skills I learned in sports by becoming the Senior Class Treasurer. Being
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have choices‚ or to love one another. In the novel‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ a 12-year-old boy called Jonas finds himself in a dystopia when he realizes that there is more to life outside of his sheltered community. Although the people of Jonas’ community know no different than their way of life‚ the society is a dystopia‚ rather than a utopia. " ’It wasn’t a practical thing‚ so it became obsolete when we went to the Sameness.’ " (84) The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ is told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old
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I learned a lesson all the way back in first grade‚ and that lesson has stuck with me ever since. I was coming in from recess‚ and I was talking to a friend of mine off to my left. Unfortunately‚ I was not watching where I was going. I kept barely taking glances of what was in front of me‚ and that was a huge mistake. Someone was running behind me‚ and wasn’t watching where they were going either. As I approached the building I heard yelling‚ but thought nothing of it. After all‚ recess had just
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Motusaga Vaeoso Journal Assessment # 10 Feb 06‚ 2008 English 130 What is more important‚ the grade or the lesson learned? Most students go to class to make a good grade‚ so that when it comes on their report card it looks great. Others want the good grade because it is what their parents want. However all of these reasons that I have and not listed are all wrong. Reason enough for this is that your are not getting anything from it‚ nothing‚ nada‚ zilch. The main reason why we go to school is
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Throughout the rest of this essay‚ I would like to recreate that experience. Over the course of this meeting I was able to walk away with two valuable lessons. First‚ I learned that a person’s problems can have serious repercussions on not only their lives‚ but all the lives around them. Alcoholism being a prime example of this. Another little lesson that I was able to take away from this experience was just the realization that alcoholism and such problems happen to people from all different walks
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Introduction Virtually every business today uses at least one form of computer information technology. Business firms use computers to automate and assist in managing everything from operations‚ sales‚ finance‚ and logistics. Internal databases and intranets are used for internal controls and organizations are connected via the internet to conduct sales‚ marketing and many other communications and transactions. Electronic business‚ or e-business‚ is dominating modern markets and the business world
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upon in the giver is euthanasia‚ or the practice of ending someone’s life to ease their suffering. Jonas’s community practices euthanasia on very old citizens as well as upon unhealthy newchildren. Jonas’s horror at this practice motivates him to take drastic measures to reform the society‚ and yet many people in our own society consider euthanasia to be a compassionate practice and one that should be available to all citizens. Discuss the attitude toward euthanasia as expressed in the giver. Does the
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Failure‚ while a challenge and a pain in the moment‚ leads to greater potential and later success when experience is gained from the failure. When nothing is learned from failure‚ it is a wasted opportunity. Ever since I was a kid‚ I played golf. I loved going out for a round after school with my dad and brother. We were not very good‚ but my freshman year (my brother’s senior year) we both tried out for the golf team at school. Neither of us had ever played competitively‚ so it was a whole new game
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The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. An obstacle can be a setback and anything that challenges you. I have faced many of challenges‚ but all of them have made me stronger. For example‚ when I was in 7th grade I broke my ankle at the beginning of football season. Another example is when I was in 8th grade I found out I had ADD‚ which makes it really hard to stay focused. Also this past summer I gained 30 pounds‚ which was really hard when football season
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