Making Good Choices My name is Jimmy Doan and I am writing this paper on making good choices. My choices have put me in many bad predicaments and this one is by far my biggest lesson that I had to learn. I am a very smart young man sometimes I just let certain things get the best of my personality. Making good choices is about thinking about the things that you are about to do before you do it. I was smoking weed and not thinking about how it would affect me or the people around
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American’s Concerned about Buying Americans are too concerned with material goods. Some Americans are too concerned with the latest trends like electronics‚ clothes‚ and jewelry. All they want to do is buy things to get noticed. Americans think material goods make them who they are today. Famous people want to get noticed and they think if they buy the biggest house or have the latest trend people are going to accept them. People don’t except you for what kind of car you drive
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been taught too much of a good thing can be bad. Too much sugar could lead to cavities. Too much junk food can lead to unhealthiness. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ boys trapped on an island have to create a thriving society. During a struggle for power‚ order disappears and chaos arrives. The boys are forced to split their tribe and make their decisions based on their morals. Some want to have cruel fun‚ while others just want be rescued. Throughout the novel‚ the theme is too much of a
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Why Children Are Awarded Too Many Trophies Winston Churchill once said‚” Success is not final‚ failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Everyone fails from time to time regardless of race‚ gender‚ or class. Some fail more often while others seemingly do not fail at all. Often‚ children are being taught that anyone can be awarded for merely participating. This idea is hindering more than it is helping‚ not adequately preparing them for the future ahead‚ and is leading to underperformance
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The Typical Cook In her article‚ "Too Many Cooks? Not Nearly Enough‚" from NYC‚ Amanda Hesser states‚ "Cooking is an art‚ but working proficiently in a professional kitchen is a craft (Hesser‚ 4). Being a cook is a tough job. It’s more than just cooking. It’s also planning‚ managing‚ accommodating the needs of co-workers and patrons‚ and making the best of things when your pantry contains only a stick of butter‚ two sausages‚ and three carrots. The typical cook is a Caucasian male in his
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In the reading‚ Are Too Many People Going to College?‚ Charles Murray discusses both the pros and cons of receiving a B.A. Murray is very adamant about discussing how society views individuals with or without a B.A. The economic payoff for college is discussed often too‚ whether or not it is worth the individual’s time and money‚ is depending on the type of career they choose. College is a large financial investment that should not be made just if individuals think it is “the next step”. Jobseekers
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from kinder garden. After kinder garden I continued at Mexico too in primary was a 6 years there at “Miguel F. Martinez.” For me was one of the best time because is the time of our lives where we learned many things of the life‚ the best. I didn’t like because there were “reports” and they called your parents to tell them about your citizenship‚ three reports and we get out the school. Secondary was more difficult for me‚ but I met good friends there and I think they are not my bests friends but I
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an effective way for coaches to motivate his players. Not everyone should get a trophy for participation because it is teaching the kids that losing is so terrible that we can never let it happen. In the New York Times article ¨Do We Give Kids Too Many Trophies?¨ by Michael Gonchar says ¨If children always receive a trophy - regardless of effort or achievement - we’re teaching that losing is so terrible that we can never let it happen.¨It also says that¨In study of Gold Medal Olympians‚ they said
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Youth football good or bad you decide By now we have all discovered that football is a dangerous sport for all age groups. In the professional leagues‚ college levels‚ high school‚ and even the pop warner leagues (here in Michigan called rocket football)‚ players can end up getting broken bones and perhaps concussions (Lavigne). The much higher levels of the game there can have serious consequences with the risk of serious injuries‚ there have been multiple cases of paralysis or even death from
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There is a saying that states “old is gold.” Well if old is gold then why does one put old in a retirement home? That is the question that goes through many people’s mind. In the year 2000‚ 45% of elderly parents were put in a retirement home. Many of whom needed medical assistance and other personal assistance as well. On June 24th 2009‚ there was a case at Sunny Side Retirement Home‚ Dallas TX‚ where an elderly woman was left inside a janitor’s closet for more than 48 hours by a nurse. There was
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