Cunningham 1 Ronnie Cunningham Morse English 111 03 Oct. 2013 How I Learned To Swim Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I have ever had to do was learn to swim. I was always afraid of the water‚ but I decided that swimming was an important skill that I should learn. I also thought it would be good exercise and help me become physically stronger. What I did not realize was that learning to swim would also make me a more confident person.
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June through August‚ when I was young‚ entailed family trips around the state. In September‚ when asked about my vacation‚ I would say brightly‚ "I visited Mexico‚ Paris and Lebanon‚" and then in a quieter voice‚ "without ever leaving Missouri." Although my family didn’t go far‚ we were always learning. The show-me state attitude instilled at an early age‚ while riding in the back of a Buick Riviera‚ resurfaces each year around this time. Because I took leave from my writing responsibilities this
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The Importance of Public Speaking Public Speaking is a skill that everyone will need to use in their life at some point in time. In fact‚ everyone uses public speaking in their daily life through interpersonal communication without ever understanding or mastering the art Public Speaking. There are a vast number of consequences to the lack of ability to speak publicly. However‚ there are a greater number of benefits to possessing this vital skill. The following is why Public Speaking is such a valuable
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At the beginning of the term‚ I quite honestly thought that this class would be both a waste of my time and my money. It just seemed that it would be one of those classes where the professor would just assign us pointless activities in an attempt to keep students within college. However‚ as I progressed through this course‚ I found skills that will not only help me throughout college‚ but in life as well. The first skill that I found influential to me was __ chapters in‚ the one on time management
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25 Things I learned 1. Dating back to the first week of school‚ it was instructed to eat at least 1 piece of fruit‚ some water‚ and toast‚ or grains. I then researched why it was important which helped me appreciate the advice along with the advantages to my health. 2. I learned that it is important to substitute soy protein instead of animal protein. Soy protein‚ it has been proven that they register lower levels of cholesterol. 3. Drinking green tea daily helps lower cholesterol‚ and helps prevent
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player‚ the jug of water. These football players have to drink a large quantity of water on and off the field to stay hydrated and feeling healthy. While living in a state as hot as Arizona‚ not only do the football players have to drink a lot of water‚ but everyone else as well. The day I didn’t taught me a lesson: Actions‚ good or bad‚ are followed with consequences. I thought my body would be perfectly fine without some water for the day but boy was I wrong. Just minutes before the incident‚ the
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D.A.R.E Essay I learned in D.A.R.E that smoking and doing drugs can affect how you breath and it will turn your lungs a black moldy color. D.A.R.E helps you make good decisions on what to do if somebody asks if you want a cigarette or if they want you to drink with them. One of the things that I learned in D.A.R.E is peer pressure and peer pressure can be bad or good. One of the things that you feel when you have peer pressure is stress and what do I do. One example for peer pressure is if
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7 KEYS TO SUCCESFUL PUBLIC SPEAKING Published : February 7‚ 2013 Here are the 7 keys that can make you a popular communicator. Introduce a theme. Always introduce a theme at the beginning of a presentation. You can start by a remark saying‚ “I want to talk to you today about staying passionate about life‚” or “I want to talk you to about having a big vision for your life.” Introducing a theme gives your audience a roadmap. Make sure your stories‚ anecdotes or examples tie back
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How I Learned to Drive was written by Paula Vogel. It is written in an autobiographical style‚ although it is never truly clear whether or not it is autobiographical in actuality. The story is about a woman (Lil’ Bit) in her 30’s looking back on her experience of being molested by an uncle (Uncle Peck) from the age of 11 through 18. The brilliance in Vogel’s writing is that despite the subject matter‚ Uncle Peck doesn’t come across as a “monster-like” figure. Instead he seems like a regular person—flawed
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All I Need To Know About Manufacturing I Learned In Joe’s Garage By William B. Miller‚ Vicki L. Schenk Report 1. The workers were issued envelopes containing Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering drawings. a) Ralph observed certain inconsistencies between the two sets of drawings. b) The two departments that were responsible for producing the drawings do not communicate with each other. The Engineering department does not design for manufacturing. It seems that efficiency and costs
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