journey to inner happiness‚ “The Manual”. In this text‚ he states that the only things that you can control are the things within your mind. In order to reach inner peace‚ you must accept that some things are out of your control and you cannot change. The only thing you can do is respond to what others do unto you. The most important of these topics is that you cannot control your reputation. Although you can be a good person and make others think highly of you‚ since it is not within yourself‚ you cannot
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need this because they do not have enough money to be able to go to the doctors for even one trip. The online article‚ “CA Can’t Go Back…”‚ by Protecting California expresses how‚ “This prop gives $2 billion a year to low-income families in which can not afford to have non-free healthcare. This way‚ low income families are able to have health care‚ and children are able to be healthy.” (Protecting California) If this were not not pass‚ that $2 billion will not
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Being a Drum Major Over my high school years‚ I have held more than one tangible leadership role. However‚ nothing has taught me more than my tenure as one of the drum majors for my marching band. My junior year‚ I decided to audition for the role of drum major‚ which is the main leadership component of the band. A few months later‚ it was announced that I and two others had been chosen as drum majors for the next year. I was ecstatic and ready to begin working towards the next season. As the
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When i was 16 years old my brother wanted an iphone and i got one before him. He told my mom and dad it was totally unfair and they told him that i payed for it. Then my brother kept asking and asking for my iphone and i kept saying no‚no‚no! It my phone not yours!. Eventually after i kept saying no he couldn’t use it or have it he stopped asking for it and went in his room to sulk and i went in mine to go and relax and play on my new phone. By my brother wanting my phone i refused to give it
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Scott Peck‚ author of The Different Drum: Community and Making Peace‚ describes community as "people living together in both freedom and love." Communities cannot be formed around people (individualists) who are busy satisfying their own needs first and who are not willing to work hard to make love work. Upon entering this class I realized that a community is not an automatic thing. It does not just appear out of thin air. A group must work together to build bonds between each other. The community
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George Gershwin: “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” When thinking about significant American composers‚ one name in particular came to me: George Gershwin. Influenced by French composers of an earlier time‚ George developed his own style‚ mixing jazz with the popular music of his time and creating something unique. Though he was met with mixed reviews in most of his endeavors‚ he kept writing‚ producing songs and plays for no purpose other than because he loved doing it. He started off as a song-plugger
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of men and rarely has the public been given a clear representation of the female slavery realm. White explores the burdens that these women encountered. These women lived through sexism and racism all while assuming their roles in their families and community. White begins her book by contrasting two portrayals of enslaved women: the Jezebel and the Mammy. The Jezebel mythology depicted an overtly sexual woman. These women were vulnerable to being sexually assaulted or lusted over by white males
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makes absolutely no sense. The book‚ Drums‚ Girls‚ and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick is about a thirteen-year old boy named Steven‚ who is a percussionist in band and the high school jazz band. His life changes when his annoying little brother is diagnosed with leukemia. The meaning of the novel’s name‚ Drums‚ Girls‚ and Dangerous Pie represents Steven’s life. For example‚ the event in the book that connects to the title is that Steven had been taking drum lessons from percussion teacher‚ Mr
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Have you heard about the book Time Enough For Drums? The author Ann Rinaldi writes a romantic novel about a 16 year old girl’s older and younger brother’s going into war and how it affected her life. The girl from this novel‚ Jemima Emerson‚ is the main character and goes through some difficult times throughout the novel. These difficulties improved her intelligence‚ her fearlessness‚ and being strong through hard times. Jemima Emerson had many qualities about her‚ but one quality that popped out
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Slaughter mentions that the balanced life is possible but‚ it is a struggle for both genders. Slaughter argues that their needs to be more women in leadership roles so there can be a greater change in the work culture for women. Slaughter does believe that women don’t get the same choices as men. However she does say that men nowadays are becoming more involved with their families and are taking a more active role in helping the lifestyle
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