Worst Day It was a one fine morning. The sun rose steadily‚ peeking through the curtain and illuminating Ian’s room beautifully as the sixteen-year-old boy was still deep in his slumber. Even the shrilly sound of the annoying alarm clock did not wake him up. It continued for about thirty minutes before Ian was greeted with ice-cold water on his face and body. Slowly‚ he opened his eyes and the realization sank in as soon as he saw his mother’s face. Judging from his mother’s facial expression‚
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Do Hard Things‚ by Alex and Brett is a challenging book. It is written to teenagers to convince them of the need to overcome the stigma of low expectations. It goes through‚ in depth‚ the story of both Alex and Brett and all that they were able to accomplish by choosing to take risks beyond what people expect you to do. Many times‚ teenagers of today are expected to be rebellious and good-for-nothing until they are older. Alex and Brett set out to prove the world’s view of teenagers is wrong. They
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"it was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times" by Charles Dickens in his‚ "A Tale of Two Cities"‚ represents a scenario that can be perceived as either positive or negative at the same time. Throughout history there have been many events considered the worst of times by some and the best of times by others. This can be seen throughout history in times when some people suffer while other prosper. How could the best of times be at the same time the worst of times? People who suffer‚ usually
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As a teenager I had many goals for myself in mind for the future. I decided that for my goals to happen I need to pursue a college degree after I graduated high school‚ but I knew that my parents wouldn’t be able to afford my college tuition. Before joining the service‚ I had plenty of part-time jobs as waitressing in different restaurants which at the time I thought it was a stressful job. If I had only known that going through army basic training was going to involved double the stress and aches
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2.3 Styles of parental mediation in the use of technologies by children Several studies agree that‚ at such a young age‚ children‚ even though they are able to explore‚ in great measure‚ digital technologies in and independent way‚ need guidance and help. The role of parents is fundamental as they are the first mediators‚ it is with them that children usually have their first digital experiences‚ and regard them as examples‚ tending to replicate their practices and preferences (Kucirkova & Sakr‚
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that it will be hi last‚ he should just try harder. The mother’s reaction is an example of an authoritarian parent; they expect everything done the way they set the rules without being supportive towards their child. Every child has different personalities and it is hard‚ as a parent‚ to raise children to be a significant adult. Being a parent is a difficult responsibility because a parent is not only responsible for themselves but their child as well. There are guidelines and helpful tips but sometime
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MY WORST JOB I have held a couple of jobs in my short yet young life. I have not so much as hated a one particular job but rather didn’t like a certain conditions or a particular person‚ but at Western Inventory I recall too many things that were unpleasant‚ intolerable and unbearable. The first job I ever had‚ that I recall I hated the most was working at Western Inventory Service where I worked for roughly about three years. It isn’t a classy job and it isn’t the cleanest one either
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Many poets use poetry to express their feelings on their relationships with their parents or children. ‘Poem at Thirty-Nine’ by Alice Walker is about a girl who has grown into an adult and is thinking back to when she was younger. In the poem she talks about how much she misses her father because he has passed away. ‘Piano’ by D.H. Lawrence is about a man that is reminded of his mother who always played the piano for him because of a woman that he hears singing. ‘A Mother in a Refugee Camp’ by Chinua
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infinity of potential‚ and we have allowed ourselves to become an unthinking‚ unquestioning blob of conformity and uniformity. A herd. Once we concede to the herd mentality‚ we can be controlled and directed by a tiny few. And we are.” Here‚ Icke is saying that humans often become attached to groups. They do not tend to question what is going on‚ as long as they feel safe and secure with any group. Humans thrive on the feeling of being included‚ so much so that they lose themselves and start to become
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“The hardest thing you have ever had to do” The worst experience in my life that was personally difficult for me to deal with was a little more brutal and gory than other people’s experiences. I have a feeling that I will never‚ ever forget the things I saw this day or the things I was feeling. This is something that I still struggle with today because I still have nightmares reliving this day‚ and seeing everything I saw over and over again. In April this year‚ I was on my way to Frankfort
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