“Pursuit of happiness” is trying to show us about American lifestyle. The story leads by Chris Gardner‚ the salesman who is very low social status‚ rise from his poverty to be rich man. It looks like the pursuit of happyness in Chris Gardner term means that chasing the wealthy life. At the beginning‚ his life is very suffering from his job. Gardner has invested in a device known as a "Bone Density scanner". He expects that he would sell all of his devices and it would make his family better. However
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few short moments the laughter suddenly stopped and turned directly into frantic shouts. The guard rail crunched as we barreled straight through it and over the edge of the bridge. So many thoughts raced through my mind in that short time of the fall‚ but I remember what I saw when I opened my eyes…black. I felt dizzy and helpless‚ until I noticed that I was the lucky one. I quickly ran to the crushed car to check on my friends‚ who had not been thrown from the vehicle. As I got to the car‚ the doors
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have pondered on this so much lately. I have heard this passage time and time again over the past several weeks. Deuteronomy chapter 8 simply states Remember the Lord your God. Reading this passage‚ I was in awe at how this applied to me so deeply. I believe it applies to other christians and people in the world today as well. The
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They say if you love something then you should set it free. That is exactly what I did with softball and me. I invested so much time‚ effort‚ and money into the sport but what was I getting in return? Oh yeah‚ constant nagging‚ a ton of lies with a side of attitude‚ and having to regenerate a new set of lungs after every practice due to the excessive amount of running. Despite wanting to shoot myself during practice‚ I did take some valuable lessons away from playing softball. I started playing
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give it back to them? There is a popular show on ABC called “What Would You Do?” that truly epitomizes how everyday Americans either show or don’t show integrity in certain situations. If you’re not familiar with the show‚ “What Would You Do”‚ it is a show that sets up integrity testing situations similar to the money situation above‚ with actors and cameras to sees how average Americans react to those situations. Integrity to me is what you do when no one is watching and if you are an honest and
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As Mr Frank Fu once said‚ “Do not let the presence of others dictate your actions and behaviour”. What he means is that without adult guidance or supervision‚ we should act in a way that adheres to the rules. However‚ this is not reflected in Lord of the Flies where Golding believes that without law and order‚ the dark side in a boy would be fully manifested without control. Civilisation has no way of triumphing over savagery. This is due to several reasons. Savagery is innate within each and every
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is a common theme in songs‚ but the significance of this song is the aftermath of one scorned by love’s embrace. Through the use of metaphor and personification‚ Bowie shows us the inner and outer conflicts of one burned by the heat that is love. So what makes someone want to try again at love‚ especially when everything they know is falling apart? It is unsure who this song is about‚ as Bowie was very open about his Bisexuality‚ although in the movie The Labyrinth‚ where the song originates from
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Dream is to live my life without restrictions. To have a life where I can own my own home‚ go to whatever school I want to‚ and have social mobility. My dream is to never feel stuck doing something that doesn’t make me happy. The American Dream to me means so much
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Have you ever wondered why people do what they do or think what they think? That is because they probably have different beliefs and values. I try to demonstrate respect‚ integrity‚ and engagement in my everyday life. I believe respect is a very important value to have. If a person doesn’t show respect to people they will not respect that person back. I have shown respect by whenever I borrow a pencil I always make sure to give it back to them and give them a genuine thank you. Whenever someone
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My father inspired me to step into a world outside of my comfort zone. Terrified of being in large crowds‚ I discovered that fitting in with different people would be impossible for me. As a result‚ my regular life unexpectedly changed by the time I became a junior. With the recent news of racial violence‚ such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown‚ I felt discomfort from being around my classmates almost every day. I chose to not have someone worry about how I feared being around them
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