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    semester in my Interpersonal Leadership class I have learned a lot about myself that were already pointed out towards me but never really never pay any attention to. We have taken several different inventories and personality test. For example in the Myers Briggs Personality (I think this would be my favorite test )test that I have a INFP stands for introvert‚ iNtutive‚ feelings‚ and perceiving. When breaking them down into percentages 50% introvert‚22% iNtutive‚ 28% feelings and 27% perceiving.

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    Ben Stiller plays the titular character in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚ a Life Magazine employee who spends much of his day “zoned out‚” oblivious to the world around him while fantasizing about adventures and endeavors that he’s too afraid to chase after. Paralyzed by family responsibilities and the daily work grind‚ Walter finds solace in his day dreams‚ where he rescues dogs from burning buildings‚ pummels his overbearing boss in a cartoonish street fight‚ and woos the woman of his dreams

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    architects‚ and etc. (Bauhaus movement) The founder Walter Gropius and his fellow students works and ideas still resonate through out the design world. The Bauhaus history was clouded with challenges and scandals. Even with the up’s and down’s history of the movement‚ Bauhaus continues to be recognized as the international style. In this essay I will be introducing who Walter Gropius was‚ the philosophy Bauhaus‚ and conflicts with the Nazi party. Walter Gropius is known as the founder of The Bauhaus

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    [INSERT NAME HERE] Stone English Period 1 The Movie Life of Walter Mitty The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚ by James Thurber‚ was a comedic short story about a peculiar man who continuously day dreamed about being a hero‚ which ultimately got him into trouble. For the movie adaptation of the story‚ Walter Mitty is portrayed as an unusual hero by Danny Kaye‚ Mitty’s love interest‚ Rosalind Van Hoorn‚ by Virginia Mayo‚ and the notorious Dr. Hollingshead by Boris Karloff. The three main aspects of

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    Walter “Sweetness” Payton was a star running back for the Chicago Bears.( n.p.) He created multiple records and earned nine Pro Bowl selections in his amazing career.( Walter Payton n.p.) Payton earned his nickname‚ Sweetness‚ by helping others during his career.(n.p.) Walter Payton Biography confirms he was also known for his charitable work. (n.p). He went to Jackson State and made the starting lineup his freshman year.(Walter Payton n.p.) Payton joined the Chicago Bears in 1975‚ known for both

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    The American dream for the Younger is all different. They wanted to accomplish something with the money that was given to them. Walter‚ the oldest child‚ believed that investing in a liquor store would give them wealth and prosperity. While Beneatha‚ the youngest child‚ wanted to use the money to continue her studies. Lastly‚ Lena‚ the mother of them both‚ was convinced that buying a home was the best choice for her whole family. The American dream meant something different to each and every one

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    Breaking bad is based on a chemistry teacher‚ Walter White‚ who is diagnosed with stage III cancer and given only two years to live‚ with time now limited‚ he decides to make dramatic changes to his life. He lives with his teenage son‚ and his wife in New Mexico. Determined to ensure that his family will have a secure future‚ Walt embarks on a career of drugs and crime. He proves to be remarkably proficient in this new world as he begins manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with one of his

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    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber is a short story about escaping the mundane repetitiveness of everyday life through familiar places that remind the main character of historical moments in history. Walter Mitty is an ordinary man who dreams of being extraordinary. Part of the reasoning for his dissatisfaction with his everyday life is that he fails to live up to what he holds as masculine ideals. (Shmoop Editorial Team‚ 2008) He is a lousy driver‚ forgetful and a passive husband.

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    The Marshmallow Test is a test created by a man named Walter Mischel. This test tests the self-control of a child usually under six-years-old. The child must wait in a room with one marshmallow‚ or any other goodie they like. They must wait in the room without eating the item in front of them for as long as twenty minutes! If the child succeeds‚ they get two of same food that they had waited for. If they eat it‚ the child does not get the second one. A four or five-year-old would probably not be

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    the differences of Walter Mitty and his mysterious other self is that they are totally different people. How I would explain this is when Walter Mitty is having his daydreams he wants to be someone else then his regular self. He wants to be a totally different person then his regular self. He doesn’t want to be weak. Then in one of his day dreams he is a commander readying the lieutenant to take off in a “hurtling eight-engined Navy hydroplane” (188). However in reality‚ Walter Mitty is just a man

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