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    In her article‚ “Shitty First Drafts”‚ Anne Lamott writes about how having “shitty first drafts” is one of the key components of the writing process. She believes that writing a “shitty” first draft will lead to writers writing “good second drafts” and “terrific third drafts.” Lamott illustrates through her experiences as a food critic that writing does not always come easily. In order for there to be a “terrific” final piece of work‚ the writer needs to first allow for the words and thoughts to

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    Rough and Tough Stuff “Yay!”‚ I exclaimed‚ as I jogged across the back porch. My grandpa‚ or “Papa” as I christened him‚ had just announced that we could go out to the backyard to do yard work‚ which we called “Rough and Tough Stuff‚” which always made me enigmatic because it struck me as enticing. I caught a whiff of Rosemary and a hint of Lavender. Papa’s chocolate labrador retriever‚ Buju‚ greeted me with a “Woof!”‚ and a nose as wet as a melon ball. Papa started sauntering back toward the

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    Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts” presents an argument to eliminate the understanding that writers create a masterpiece on their first drafts. The first draft is simply the first attempt that writers create to turn their thoughts into a final paper. Lamott tries to convince the “uninitiated” that everyone writes “shitty first drafts” and often times‚ positive outcomes come from those first attempts. One of the biggest obstacle in writing is the fear of creating terrible paper and many writers do

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    I. INTRODUCTION: Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system‚ freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge‚ that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities‚ and that people should have the freedom to customize and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. 1. System Requirements Before

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    First Drafts” by Anne Lamott discusses her opinions on first drafts‚ how she believes others dislike first drafts as much as her‚ how she gets past getting through her first draft‚ and her own experiences with first drafts when she worked as a food critic for the magazine California. She believes that others dislike first drafts of what others say‚ such as “We all often feel like we are pulling at teeth”. (Shitty First Drafts by Lamott) Everyone has to have a first draft‚ a shitty first draft‚ “that

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    casted upon them‚ every time the singer PSY shouts “Oppan Gangnam Style”‚ it is understood that at least one person will dance his heart out. But before everyone was inflicted by the Gangnam Style virus‚ an impressive amount of people has already caught this so called K-pop (Korean pop or Korean popular music) pandemic. K-pop going global was a concealed phenomenon to the majority of people. But on the last decade‚ the world started to give K-pop a chance. On June 1‚ 2002‚ the French daily Le Monde ran

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    corporations and entering new domestic and international markets which makes it economically effective Agility in decision making: Most chaebols have official or unofficial control towers for the group‚ the strategy departments or the president rooms‚ this enhances decision making within the group Scope and Scale of economies- Vast amount of technology‚ mutual assistance‚ knowhow‚ skill labor and executives flow throughout the group  Risk diversification and propensityReady to take business risks

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    conversation. “Given a chance‚ everyone prefers talking to women (317)”. Nevertheless‚ men are instinctively blowing their horns when talking while women have no such “instrument”—they even depreciate themselves. However‚ on the basis of another essay about this gender issue‚ Sex Differences by Ronald Macaulay‚ men and women do not acquire and use differently. Macaulay claims that differences showed in research reports are not large enough to be statistically significant‚ people should focus more on what men

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    is a military draft. A military draft is known as a system which individuals who are 18 through 25 years of age are required to join and serve in the Army if they prove to be suitable after an appropriate assessment. Then after proper training‚ are sent to war or assigned to duties within the Army. Lately‚ a military draft reinstatement is gaining more attention since the military has a serious problem with recruitment and retaining‚ however some Americans argue that a military draft directly involves

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    Kimberly Mullin Richard Berrigan ENG 105-09 25 March 2015 Anti-Bullying Programs in Our Schools Bullying is an act of exerting aggressive‚ abusive behavior upon others with the intent of causing them mental‚ emotional‚ or even physical harm (NoBullying.com). Many children are bullied in school‚ a place where they should feel safe and secure. Bullying in school effects a student in many ways‚ causing stress‚ students not wanting to attend school‚ even to the point where the student will drop out

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