dwelling on that moment or do we make the best of it and laugh in the end? For me‚ I laugh. Even though at the time we may not think that an embarrassing moment is funny‚ later on down the road we may turn back and see how precious that memory was. My most embarrassing moment focuses on an early Sunday morning at church. Everything that morning seemed to go wrong and it just kept getting worse. Laughter and stares are all I see and hear. I don’t know what to think. I am so embarrassed and fed up with
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The Mass Media is the most influential institution in shaping modern society. Discuss this statement with reference to two sociological theories of media effects. The term mass media refers to a message that communicates from one point to a large number of points simultaneously. This message can reach many people and is one way. Those who broadcast the message through the TV‚ newspapers‚ and magazines are a comparatively small group. The audience can sometimes write back to them and express
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Edward R. Murrow was the most influential figure in the history of broadcast journalism. He was born in 1908 in North Carolina and died of lung cancer in 1965. Murrow attended Washington State University where he was active in college politics. Even though broadcast journalism was not formed yet‚ his undergraduate studies such as speech and debates still prepared him for his future career. He began his career in journalism when he joined the Columbia Broadcasting System (later known as CBS). Murrow
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Sila Pinto 3/1/13 Thomas Watson Jr. Once a perpetually failing student nicknamed "Terrible Tommy"‚ Thomas Watson Jr. grew up to become one of the most influential people in the world of technology. As a young adult Watson suffered from lack of self-confidence and depression‚ he even cried when his father told him he was to inherit International Business Machine Company or IBM. No one could have guessed that not only would “Terrible Tommy” take over IBM‚ but‚ he would come to surpass his father and
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What Messed my Life Up the Most (And How You Can Avoid It) No‚ you shouldn’t look towards the past when you have your entire future ahead of you. But to deny it’s effect on your life will only cause you to repeat your mistakes. And avoiding those mistakes is crucial. To quote myself: Society has certain expectations of you at certain ages (e.g. going to high school from ages 14-18‚ getting your first career job at 21-22‚ etc.). If you meet those expectations‚ society won’t just provide‚ but will
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It is a famous saying that "A teacher is like a light-house that shows the right path to people in darkness". So to be a teacher is in fact a great responsibility and he/she should try to possess the good and important qualities of such great people in the past history of the world like Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Christ and Muhammad who changed the world and their teachings are still affecting people throughout the world until now. Actually it’s not easy for easy everybody. Patience‚ persuasiveness‚
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My Dad As I think about my childhood I remember many happy memories spending time with my family. My Dad has always been my role model. He spoiled me‚ taught me right vs. wrong‚ and provided me with a positive insight about life. Many people say that children will grow up to live life exactly like their parents. Well‚ for me I’ve always wanted to grow up to be exactly like my father. But now that I’m grown up and have my own life‚ it seems like nothing has turned out like I thought it would. Growing
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Ms Edwina‚ my co-worker‚ who is an accounting clerk at San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center‚ is the most influential person in my life because she has always supported me and given me hope. In fact‚ accepted to work as a payroll clerk with no accounting background and with my terrible English‚ I felt very stressful in learning a lot of new things at the same time‚ and I had no confidence in communicating with other people. Things did not improve‚ and I totally fell apart and wanted
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missionaries to succeed. While serving my mission I learned how to relate with people and turn complete strangers in to life-long friends. Aside from the temporal benefits‚ I matured spiritually in ways that I couldn’t have anywhere else. Serving a full-time mission has taught me what it means to love and serve with no thought of reward. Completing a mission is definitely my most significant achievement to date. Learning/Teaching guitar When I was 12 years old I picked up my first guitar and started learning
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My most prized possession- My initial thought was how could i possibly narrow that down to just one single item? After fifteen minutes of staring at a blank piece of paper trying to figure out what exactly i cherish most in my life‚ it hit me. The one thing in my life that plays the biggest and most important role in my everyday story is my health. When people hear the word possession they automatically think of an object belonging to one. However‚ it is often forgotten that a possession isn’t always
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