grew up wanting to be her own boss. "As a child‚ my mother didn’t have a job where she was the boss‚” she said “And I always looked at that and wished she was the boss and did make her own rules. So from very early on‚ I felt like ‘You know what? Whatever I do‚ one day I want to be more in charge of my business.’” It’s hard to argue that she did not do exactly that‚ especially given her newly acquired place on Time’s list of "The 100 Most Influential People". She is also the only female to earn her
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The most influential parenting style in my development was authoritative parenting. Parents that are authoritative are strict but loving. They are supportive but demand for a mature behavior. Growing up my parents were strict even with what my brother and I ate. We were not given soda‚ orange juice‚ or anything real sweet just once in a while. We mostly drank water or milk and when it came to food we did not get much junk food only occasionally. It definitely helps me now as a grown up‚ but back
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reached revolutionary highs as well as devastating lows. Within the government‚ the economy was improved and the Cold War reached its end. Another influential aspect of the 80s was the music! With the help of advancing technology‚ artists were able to create music videos as a source of entertainment for their fans. Cable TV was one of the most influential advancements throughout the 80s. It was a new source of entertainment that changed the lives of many Americans. Cable brought more than 50 channels
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The World’s Most Influential Woman A wise woman once said that it is not about how much money one has‚ but what he or she decides to do with it‚ and many people believe that Oprah Winfrey has proved that statement to be true throughout her life. Although she was born into poverty‚ she has spent her life giving back to America in numerous ways including the use of her money and her talents. Oprah has used a form of therapy known as “Oprahfication” to influence people to publicly confess their issues
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games‚ dunks‚ players and passion for basketball are reasons why the fans keep watching. Some people watch because they enjoy seeing their favorite players. Larry Bird‚ Michael Jordan‚ and LeBron James are some of the most influential players in the NBA. Larry Bird was an influential player in his high school and in the NBA from the 1970-1980s. He was born in West Baden Springs‚ Indiana on December 7‚1956. He had a rough childhood because of his dad’s drinking addiction his father’s suicide in the
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My friend has been such a delightful and influential person in my life. She is apologetic and leads me on the right path. My friend gives me helpful guidance when I feel disheartened or hurt at times and I am so grateful to have a true friend who will stand up for me‚ shield me‚ tell me I was wrong and show and heartening way to do the right thing in life and I appreciate her honesty and integrity toward me and my family. I feel as though my friend will always support me whether I’m right or wrong
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The Most Underappreciated Teacher Sometimes we do not realize how much we miss something until it is gone‚ or realize how much someone has helped us until later in life. I have finally realized how wonderful my tenth grade English teacher is‚ and if I could write a book about anything‚ I would write it about her. When tenth grade started‚ I was unaware of what to expect. My first period class was English. I had heard many stories about Mrs. Trahan‚ the dreadful English teacher. I was a little
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I racked my brain for a profound moment that I shared with someone important to me and I came up empty. Part of me almost felt disappointed. Why couldn’t I come up with anything relatively interesting to discuss? After much contemplation‚ I decided that I needed to change my way of thinking. I was looking for some extraordinary‚ life changing moment‚ but perhaps my extraordinary person was present in the most ordinary of places. Ms. May‚ now known to most people as Mrs. Vernier‚ was my middle school
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is the type of teacher that has the ability to make his class not only exciting‚ but memorable. Having taught for over forty years‚ he is still able to find the joy in teaching and remains as enthusiastic as ever about the topic he teaches. His excitement about the subjects rubs off the students and makes the class fun and easy to understand. Not only did I learn more in one quarter from his class than I learned in my first few years of high school‚ but I was able to improve in all my other classes
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Who is the most influential person in your life? Influence can give a person a whole new perspective of life. No matter what stage in life people are they are subjected to influences. Throughout life we tend to meet good and bad influences. A persons influence on how he/she perceives life will stay with them for the rest of his/her life. Influence in one’s environment impacts his or her personality. Throughout my life‚ there has been many good influential people guiding me. This frequently
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