lived there their entire lives and devoted themselves to Mother‚ Sri Aurobindho and Auroville Ashram. I visited the Matre mandir where we all were allowed to sit and be with ourselves in the quietest room where you could hear one’s breath. They took me to the “enchanted” forest which was their school’s project from the past 32 years which they grew from barren land. As I have lived a city all my life you never get to see and feel such calmness. I also saw a few 70 year old women riding bicycles! Never
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motivate me to learn. I can relate to Sara’s story because I am about the same way when it comes to learning or doing something. I need to know I am going to gain something from it. I know that going back to school and getting my degree will better help my me get a better career and will benefit my family in the long run. I see myself making goals and visualizing me with my degree as Chris does with his “finish line” visual. I always prepare myself for something coming up and slowing me down which
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STUDENT Eng abc Teacher DATE Hero to me is a person or an animal that is able to put a smile on a human face and make others feel comfortable and safe‚ without further thinking. People can’t call themselves heroes because they do not have superpowers‚ however people do heroic things. People don’t have to do big things to become heroes‚ they can do little things and that still make them heroes. Animals can do similar things. When I was a little girl I believed that a hero is a rich person
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What Does it Mean to be Rich? The American Heritage Dictionary states that rich means possessing great material wealth. Also it says rich can mean having an abundant supply. I decided to go with the latter. I believe that all of us here in America are rich to some degree. I mean most of us have more than we could ever need in this lifetime. We come home‚ open the door and turn on the lights. There are people in other countries that don’t have that luxury. And while we are talking about
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of time‚ it’s been up to debate as to what the human mind is like. Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations is an excellent representation of what it truly means to be a “gentleman”. Pip’s advancement in social class leads him to finding the true value of men: their inner self. As society has always been‚ everyone is given labels to quickly identify themselves with given by friend‚ family‚ or stranger alike. This can also be determined by one’s morals‚ based on what would be considered as “normal” in society
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PART TWO: What Happiness Means To Others First person I interviewed on the concept of happiness is my friend‚ Ronnie Topete. He’s a great guy that I’ve met recently. He’s Native American and Latin by heritage and a very interesting individual to have discussions with. The last interview was Lori Michelle Thebarge‚ my 3rd oldest sister. She’s been one of my best friends as well. She’s a lot like myself‚ but when it comes to the small things‚ she’s ignorant. The interview with Ronnie‚ or “Soaring
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defining what the phrase “Blessed Be” means‚ it’s important to understand the root of the phrase. The word bless‚ as defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary in the third example‚ means to “invoke divine care for”‚ such as “bless their hearts” or saying “bless you” after someone sneezes. The word bless comes originally from Old English blētsian which came from blōd meaning blood. This is in reference to the use of blood in the dedication of a person/thing to a sacred purpose‚ or what is referred
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There is no right or wrong way to tell whether you are American. Some of evidence that interested me through out the stories is that we are all immigrant‚ the founding father of America weren’t all American‚ and how only Chinese immigrants were sent to Angel Island. Out of the several stories that we read‚ many of them enforced or reinforced my point of view on the situation. My personal view on what it means to be American is that your race‚ religion‚ clothing‚ hair and all things like that don’t matter
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It’s common to say that a good friend should be loyal or respectful because those are the first things that come to mind. Are you thinking of those qualities in terms of the friends you have now or because that is what society states makes a good friend. You’ll read it in almost any magazine or newspaper article on the subject. Not too many people actually take time to consider the qualities of their friends. The friendship just sort of happens and either lives or dies. Looking at the diversity of
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Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Faith knows I will keep my promises‚ believing that things you are hoping for are as real as things you can already see. I remember being a first time counselor in Mentone and wondering if I was making the right decision‚ working 500 miles away from home. I did not even have a car when I accepted the job and was wondering how I would even get to camp. So‚ I decided to buy a car and recruited some friends to work
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