much to say about writing for myself. Writing doesn’t mean much to me. I am not a writer. I am an orator. However‚ writing does mean something to my wife. I love my wife. She loves to write. She spends hours a day writing. I watch words flow from her fingertips as she writes page after page. She doesn’t let me read much of what she writes‚ but when she does‚ I can see the passion and the joy that she has for what she writes about. I wish that I could write with such a fire. Writing helped my wife to
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Iturbide -> Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna -> Benito Juarez -> Porfirio Diaz 1. What did Hidalgo do on September 16‚ 1810 that was equated to the First Crusade? a. Called to arms 2. Jose Morelos called for the Congress of Chilpacingo in 1813 that accomplished what? a. Declared Mexican independence‚ decreed slavery should be abolished‚ and announce Catholicism as state religion. 3. What is the Army of Three Guarantees? a. Mexican independence‚ Catholicism as state
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Many of us can relate to feeling regularly frustrated‚ thinking‚ “Why is it so hard for us to admit our mistakes?” Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson’s book‚ Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)‚ focuses on why people justify bad decisions‚ beliefs‚ and actions. It also offers suggestions about how we might be able to challenge ourselves to honestly reflect on our choices and take responsibility for our actions. In the beginning of the book‚ the authors introduce the theory of cognitive dissonance and
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As I sit here now writing this journal‚ I can’t help but feel how brilliantly ironic it is to write a whole journal on the topic of how I write. Besides that though‚ I guess I should begin. Writing‚ for me‚ has always been somewhat of a friend and a home. It’s been a companion through dark times‚ and a place I could go no matter how I was feeling. I have a deep love of the written word‚ and a great respect for anyone who puts pen to paper. (Or‚ in the new age of “handy-dandy” Chromebooks‚ anyone
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old‚ rich and poor make this mistake. An old women by the name of Bertha Smalls is a cheapskate. She has no friends‚ no love life‚ or any family. Bertha is a 74 year old women and still never retired. She still works to this day. She hoards everything she likes‚ and she still has things from her childhood that she never let go of. This means her house is a mess. The only room in her house that does not have junk piled to the ceiling is her living room where she spends all of her time when she is not
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Napoleon’s Mistakes The Peninsular War Up rise in Europe King Charles IV of Spain King Charles IV of Spain In the peninsular war when napoleon was fighting the Allied forces which consisted of the Spanish‚ United Kingdom‚ and Portugal. They were fighting over who would get control of the Iberian Peninsula. This first started since Napoleon crossed into Spain to invade Portugal‚ he wanted to control Portugal since it was next to the ocean and would be an important port for trade. At first the
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fact that even the smallest everyday human actions can initiate a significant global change. An example worth mentioning is the city where I live‚ where there is so much traffic‚ and thus air and noise pollution‚ as every family possesses at least two vehicles for its own transportation. Consider this situation in its global dimension‚ creating many environmental‚ health and economical issues. But that can be reduced to the lowest possible level‚ if every single person starts using public transport
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Mistakes: A court in Germany has upheld the right of the nation’s citizens to flirt at work. The ruling comes in response to US supermarket chain Wal-Mart’s company policy banning any sign of attraction between its workers. 1. Labour of Love in the German Workplace A court in Germany has upheld the right of the nation’s citizens to flirt at work. The ruling comes in response to US supermarket chain Wal-Mart’s company policy banning any sign of attraction between its workers. A court in
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When it comes to being human‚ it’s no surprise that mistakes happen when we try to live our everyday lives‚ but how can one learn about other people’s mistakes‚ and what those mistakes caused? The simple answer to this question is the history of human beings‚ and the empires that we’ve built and destroyed. Humans that would be especially important to study in this case would be the leaders of these aforementioned empires‚ and exactly how their mistakes caused their downfalls. In Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone
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major causes to become successful are attitude‚ personality and ability to plan. A positive attitude toward difficulties and failures affects one’s life profoundly. Never giving up is a quality of a positive attitude. People’s resolutions to pursue goals are shaken easily by difficulties. Some people even tend to give up when they first experience a setback. However‚ for those who have a solid mind to persist until the end are more likely to achieve their goals. Thomas Edison failed two thousand
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