A Life Changing Event In Seconds In South Korea‚ hundreds of unwanted babies are abandoned every year and many of them are left to die on the street. Pastor Lee Jong Rak became concerned about the increasing number of abandoned babies so he decided to do something about it. Pastor Lee created a purpose built baby box attached to his house‚ where desperate mothers‚ who feel no longer able to look after their children themselves‚ anonymously leave them for him to look after. While the baby box concept
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Syndrome: Good or Bad? By: Thomas Scott Most people have probably wondered what it would be like to have a super power. Some certain people‚ who are classified as savants‚ get to know what having a superpower is like. Savants are classified as either a congenital savant‚ or an acquired savant. A congenital savant would be like Superman in the fact that they are born with their powers‚ while an acquired savant is like Spiderman because they have obtained their powers through situations in life. Although
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Do you know one third students are going to abroad for obtaining better education background? In this essay‚ I will discuss both sides of argument but also state why I believe that students who are going abroad are helpful to them. On one hand‚ students go abroad are not only to learn academic knowledge but also to cultivate their ability. In terms of learning‚ they have better language environment to learn fast. Also‚ they can develop their interpersonal skills with other foreign students during
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Money is a good servant but a bad master -----budget for life By Tang Liwei from Suchow University Ladies and gentlemen. Dear honorable judges. It is my honor to participate in this speaking competition and share my opinions about the topic budget for life with you. To give a simple but precise definition‚ to budget means you may make a specific plan for using money. “Personal budget” is a phrase‚ to a great extent‚ made for most so-called middle-class. Because this group of people are
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The Good and Bad Effects of Video Games Video and computer games‚ like many popular‚ entertaining and addicting kid activities‚ are looked down upon by many parents as time-wasters‚ and worse‚ parents think that these games rot the brain. Also‚ violent video games are readily blamed by the media and some experts as the reason why some youth become violent or commit extreme anti-social behavior. But many scientists and psychologists find that video games actually have many benefits – the main one
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6‚ 2013 Life Is So Good Test George copes with his illiteracy with a positive attitude. An incident happened when George was trying to board a train‚ but he wasn’t able to because his ticket was only a one-way travel. The ticket master said to him‚ “read the ticket” and after this incident I believe George’s view toward learning changed. I believe George would have been a great scholar because of how he was able to obtain knowledge by watching and listening. He would even recall life lessons his
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Why the death penalty is a good thing Picture this‚ a murderer has been caught by the police‚ someone who has killed another human being for self benefit. Should they get the death penalty‚ or be put in prison for the rest of their life? Do we really need the death penalty and is it good‚ or should we pitch it and use life in prison for murders and other inhumane crimes? These questions are being more and more asked throughout America every day‚ what’s the answer? The simple answer is yes‚
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When this bad experience of my life happened‚ I was about ten. I went to my native place which is called Madurai to spend my summer vacation. The way to the city was too long‚ but it was very amazing to listen birds’ songs‚ to notice sunrise behind mountains‚ to watch awakening of nature and the lifestyle of hardworking people in the field. When I reached there‚ my grandparents became very happy to see me. The next day‚ my grandparents were going to work in the field. I wanted to go there with
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Everything Bad Is Good For You by Steven Johnson explains why the things people usually look down upon can actually be good for you. Johnson explains how video games‚ television‚ film‚ and even the internet can be helpful and to our present society. Johnson’s view of society is defined by the sleeper curve. The sleeper curve concept shows that even the things that are proposed bad can have significant benefits and can actually make us smarter. Steven Johnson proves his point by discussing how complex
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The event that changed my life There are many things in life that can change the course of a persons life. It can either make a positive impact or a negative impact on a persons life. Its always best to have the positive impact though. For me I have had a positive experience that has changed my life forever and that is receiving Jesus as my savior. I am a changed person‚ I have direction for my life‚ and I have an amazing church that I go to and a great church family that is always there. Many
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