Good student qualities: 1. Attitude: Basically‚ a good student possesses the ability and willingness to learn new subjects even if the subjects are not interesting. 2. Academic skills: Acquiring academic skills is the most important quality of a good student. Ability to read comprehensively‚ to write effectively‚ to speak fluently‚ and to communicate clearly are the key areas in which a student must be proficient. Having a good command in all these areas will make a student to shine in the
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The Big Rocks of Life! One day a wise teacher was speaking to a group of his students. He pulled out a one-gallon‚ wide-mouthed mason jar and set it on a table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them‚ one at a time‚ into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside‚ he asked‚ "Is this jar full?" Everyone in the class said‚ "Yes." "Really?" he asked. "Let’s see." He reached under the table and pulled
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Module 1 & 2 Journal Module 1: Driving is Your Responsibility: Complete the K-W-L information below. K- What you Know Discuss two things you know about driving. 1. I know that you have to have your seatbelt on when and while you are driving. 2. That you have to have your hands on the wheel at ten and two. W—What you Want to know Discuss two things you want to know about driving. 1. If you get stuck at a green light and it is green and there is a cop and you are in the middle of the road what
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy Posted on August 14‚ 2008 by CountessZ --The Road by Cormac McCarthy is by far one of the most arresting novels I have ever read. On the surface‚ it is a dystopian novel about a very bleak future and the dark underbelly of survival in a true post-apocalyptic environment. But at its heart‚ it is the story of a man trying to be a “good” father under impossible circumstances. How this father and his tender son got where they are‚ and what happened to bring about such
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Thousands of people are killed in car accidents every year. There are an assortment of reasons why; from driving drunk to even falling asleep at the wheel. The main reason that most people are killed in car accidents each year is because most people have very bad driving habits‚ and the main of these people are teenagers. Many teens believe themselves to be immortal‚ so they feel they can do anything and nothing will go wrong‚ or hurt them. The three worst habits teens have are road rage‚ poor grasp
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“There is no God and we are his prophets”: Deconstructing Redemption in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. (paper under review: not for quotation) Stefan Skrimshire The University of Manchester stefan.skrimshire@manchester.ac.uk 09/09/09 Abstract Despite its overwhelmingly positive reception‚ the apparently redemptive conclusion to Cormac McCarthy’s The Road attracted criticism from some reviewers. They read in it an inconsistency with the nihilism that otherwise pervades the novel‚ as well
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Which is Triumphant? In The Road‚ by Cormac McCarthy‚ it presents a dark view of humanity and its future. A boy and his father constantly mention the differences between “good guys” and “bad guys‚” trying their best to be the “good” ones. They are living during an apocalypse that is filled with evil‚ but the boy manages to do good deeds. Through the boy’s goodness‚ McCarthy shows that good ultimately triumphs over evil. Despite what the man thinks‚ the boy almost always convinces him to do what
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1. People attend college or university for many reasons. Why do you think people attend college or university? I think that people attend college or university to get new experiences beause they can meet people from different culture and different social classes‚ live and study in various environment. That is the first step that helps them prepare future career. In college or university‚ they can deeply learn about their major/ speciality and meet degree-required jobs. Moreover‚ they can learn
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Module 5: Laws and Rules of the Road Create a car saying (Bumper Sticker) or a Road Sign (Billboard) that would describe one main point you learned in Module 5. This is an example of a bumper sticker from a former student: ““Driving the right speed is always a good deed. Enjoy your ride and don’t collide!” 1. What would yours say? Cut the chatter that doesn’t matter. 2. How would it look? A phone biting the guys and to tell him to focus on the road. 3. Now‚ write at least one paragraph (5
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Globalization: Advantages and disadvantages of surplus and minimalism Surplus and minimalism‚ two opposite ways of living‚ in which one states living with the less as possible (minimalism)‚ and the other to live by having an amount more than needed (surplus)‚ and in this text it is going to be analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of this. First of all‚ Minimalism is a way of simple living that include reducing one’s possessions and stuff‚ to the point of having simply the needed and avoiding
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