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    What Does It Mean to Be Well-Educated In the article “What Does It Mean to Be Well-Educated” Mr. Kohn point out 6 points on being educated. Point 1.The Point of Schooling. (Nel Noddings the professor emerita at Stanford University‚ urges us to reject “the deadly notion that the schools’ first priority should be intellectual development” and contends that “the main aim of education should be to produce competent‚ caring‚ loving‚ and lovable people.”) I like this quote on the purposes of education

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    French Slang What does it all mean? a allumé(e) (adj.) [pic]drunk [pic]lit: lit up b baiser ++ [pic]to fuck [pic]This sense has almost replaced the earlier one of "to kiss"‚ which in contemporary French is "embrasser". Do not use "baiser" to mean "to kiss" if you don’t want to be misunderstood! bander (verb‚ intransitive) [pic]to have a hard-on [pic]bander is commonly used for a bow drawn taut to let the arrow fly. Somehow the erect penis‚ hopefully hard‚ may have a

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    certain quote that means alot to me. That quote was first said by Satchel Paige‚ a professional baseball player in the 1940s‚ and in the quote he states‚ “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you”. This quote means a lot to me because of the meaning behind it. Essentially the quote says that if someone was to slow down or even turn to look back something could catch up to that person. To the average person this may be just another thing that doesn’t affect their life what so ever‚ so to understand

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    I believe in being responsible as the true definition of being responsible is having an obligation to something or someone. In other words‚ if a parent asks me to babysit their child‚ then I become the one accountable for the child for everything the child does in the time limit I have them. Responsibility becomes a huge characteristic in one’s life only because the older you get‚ the more you become accountable for. When you’re a kid‚ you’re up for keeping your room picked up and brushing your

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    “Forgive me‚ I’m trying to find my calling‚ I’m calling at night. I don’t mean to be a bother‚ but have you seen this girl? She’s been running through my dreams and it’s driving me crazy‚ it seems. I’m going to ask her to marry me.” At the beginning of this song these line are used to show how the man of the story has fallen head-over-heels for a girl. The song goes on to say that she‚ on the other hand‚ does not believe in love but he refuses to let go of the

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    Getting an A Doesn’t Mean I am Well Educated Abstract Whether or not a person is well educated is not an easy question to answer. There are several things to consider when answering this question. Some people look to their grades‚ level of completion‚ or what school they attended. Others look at their ability to interact with others in society and consider issues such as philosophy‚ politics or religion. While these are all common criteria for measuring ones education‚ a person ought not to

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    Industry 4.0: What does automation mean for American jobs? Introduction When we think of robots we cast our minds into the realms of science-fiction and think of characters like C3P0 from Star Wars and the replicants from Blade-Runner. These examples are obviously fictional‚ but there are real robots that inhabit our world. Our robotics are not yet as advanced as C3P0‚ but they are still very impressive and are becoming increasingly capable of replacing human labour. These robots have been built

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    years ago. That’s greater than 240 years of generations of people trying to define what it means to be an American‚ but few still stand true today from that long ago. Being accepting of others‚ not only other ethnic groups but fellow Americans as well‚ is one way in which things have not changed from the first American generation to the latest. One of the longest standing traits of the “poster child” American is being courageous‚ whether it be to earn our freedom or to fight for our rights as a civilization

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    “Adult”? When are you considered an “Adult”? There are many factors that people have that classify you as an adult. These things are age‚ the way you at‚ how you speak‚ if you are mature‚ and many more things. But what does it really mean to be an “adult”? I believe to be an adult means you are responsible‚ your age‚ trustworthy and mature. I believe to be considered an adult you need to be responsible. In becoming an adult there are many things in life that you need responsibility for. For example

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    I suppose it’s like I’ve got a permanent boil on my butt and can’t quite sit down. Which is not the same‚ you understand‚ as being hounded by greed; although I can see‚ of course‚ that is probably sometimes looked like greed to certain individuals who were not lawyers‚ when they saw a person like me driving all the way up there to the Canadian border‚ practically‚ way me camping out in the middle of winter in a windy dingy little motel room for weeks at a time‚ bugging the hell out of decent people

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