Throughout the years I have dreaded writing because I lacked the skills necessary to be an efficient writer. I would spend so much time stressing over all the skills I didn’t know that I never had the time to enjoy the writing process. By taking this course‚ I have learned valuable and essential skills to make the writing process more enjoyable. Furthermore‚ over the course of this semester I have flourished into a more confident and focused writer. A major factor that has contributed to this shift
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approximately 3 to 6 months to live. However‚ he made it clear that he was not depressed‚ not in denial and did not want pity. Randy Pausch’s only weakness was talking about his wife and children; therefore‚ that topic was off limits from the beginning. I think by opening the lecture this way‚ he relieved the heaviness in the atmosphere. This allowed the audience to focus on what he would be presenting. During his lecture‚ Randy Pausch spoke of his childhood dreams‚ many of which he accomplished. There
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If I ruled the world: “If I ruled the world…”; am I the only one that’s ever wondered what it’d be like? I feel like it’s one of those passing thoughts that seem to cross your mind‚ like why don’t English singers have an accent when they sing‚ or how the quote “head over heels” originated; since we’re head over heels normally? But‚ what I mean‚ is whenever you listen to the news on TV or on the radio and hear about an epidemic striking the world like the H1N1 flu or another war‚ don’t you ever
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I Have a Dream… Everyone dreamt as a child. We dreamt to become astronauts‚ cowboys‚ and princesses‚ but as we got older‚ we realized those dreams were childish. We began to mature and set our dreams to plan more for our future. Our dreams evolved into becoming successful in the business world‚ to go to college and succeed‚ to have a relationship with a spouse‚ dreams we were able to achieve. I have a dream to stay strong in my relationship with God‚ and continuing to grow in my faith as a woman
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Today I would like you share with you three lessons I’ve learned so far in life‚ and how those experiences have changed me. My two main focuses in my life are school and volleyball‚ and I have reached a considerably high level in both. Both are extremely demanding and time consuming and I have often been overwhelmed with the amount of have to do and how little time I may have to do it. The easy thing‚ would be to back away. The easy thing‚ would be so slack off and make excuses. The easy thing‚ would
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This I Believe Speech Outline – Spring 2015 Introduction: 1. Attention Getter and Relate to Audience: I believe in the tapping of cleats‚ the thud of a basketball‚ the crack of a baseball‚ and the boom of a starting pistol. I believe in the roar of the crowd‚ and the silence of a pre-game prayer. I believe in brotherhood‚ leadership‚ and excellence. 2. Establish Credibility: As a child I spent my weekends and summers traveling to wrestling‚ basketball‚ and baseball tournaments. As I grew
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What I learned From Project Citizen… What I learned from Project Citizen is that it can be really difficult to work with individuals as a team‚ it’s especially difficult when your team is made up of some individuals that you have never worked with or if those individuals have different views‚ but working as a team sometimes is very helpful. My team was made up of 5 members by the names of Elwin Bunatao‚ Madelynn Parkinson‚ Galdino Ocampo‚ Pablo Vergara‚ and myself. It’s very difficult to work with
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Why I am Late for English Class Hastily‚ I dashed through the door of my English class trying to avoid the mandatory three deduction points for being late‚ however my watch displayed 6:05 pm. Out of breath‚ I tried to sneak into my chair as if I had not been late at all‚ then I heard Mr. Foster firmly ask‚ “Ms. Sanders‚ why could you not arrive on time today?” “If I can be here at 7:45 am‚ work ten hours‚ and manage to arrive here on time‚ so can you.” I responded to him by saying‚ “If
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“What I Learned this Semester about Big History” It is very interesting how you can get a long and sometimes controversial answer to a simple question‚ such as “where does coffee come from?” As we saw in the Bain film and read Big History article‚ one small thing or event is connected to people‚ places‚ and big events on the earth. In the Big History article explains how history is looked at “ from the Big Bang to the modernity.” In modern days we have coffee as part of our morning routine
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I am not running for class president because I have a bigger baseball card collection than the other candidates -- which I do -- but because I am a patriot and I love my class in a totally non-cootie related way. We were once the greatest class in the entire school‚ and we still are because the principal looks down on us and smiles. He loves our class‚ I love our class and we are crazy awesome‚ so keep that in mind while I now explain why we suck so hard. Okay‚ so we’ve all heard the rumor that
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