towel and headed straight for the shower. “Dang you’re so lazy” my mom said with steam rushing her face from my hot shower. I also remember another time I was called “lazy” but it was way worse. It was when I was just a little kid about 8 years old. And my neighbors window got broken into. So then my neighbors right away blamed us. They called us a bunch of “lazy Mexicans”. They even called the cops on us even though we didn’t do it. The word lazy actually comes from low Germany. In Germany it’s actually
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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Final Essay Swearing among Vietnamese youngsters 1. What is the problem? No matter what country you’re from or what language you speak‚ there are some things that you just should not say. In each culture‚ certain gestures and words are just “taboo”. And‚ in Vietnam‚ swearing is offensive as people saying bad words or some words like “taboo” is stereotyped rude and low-educated. By contrast‚ teenage language with so many slangs‚ swears seems to have become popular with a number
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answer the “Why”s that parents are presented with by their young children‚ or to
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I think that in this story‚ it makes it clearly how lazy and selfish Arnie is and how kind and hard worker José is. In the story José asks Arnie‚ about his part in the team and his says “ Shoot‚I’ll round up all kinds of jobs for you. You won’t have to do anything. Except-you know- do the work.(86)” In here Arnie demonstrate how lazy he is to work and how selfish he is that wants José to work alone. Also‚ when Arnie and José went to spray paint for a job they had to do‚ in the story it says “ While
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With their immature minds and juvenile thinking‚ youngsters can easily become a pray to the influence of their parents‚ friends and surroundings in which they are born and brought up. While all these factors can affect children’s behaviour to a great extent‚ in my opinion‚ family’s influence is second to none. Children are influenced mostly by their family not just because of his proximity to their family members but because his family is going to be with him forever. Most of us spend no more
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An old person does not have the physical ability of a young person. Walking may be worth the effort. Crossing a road can be impossible without assistance. This busy world is certainly not kind to old folks. Crossing a road is just one problem they encounter‚ getting onto a bus is another. The old person is usually the last to get on‚ if he manages. I have heard a story about a bus conductor telling an old man to wait for the next bus because his bus was full. If the old man does get on‚ the likelihood
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The question that Nick Carr is asking in his article “Is Google making us Stupid‚” is if the availability and convenience of the internet is causing people to become lazy‚ or stupid. Supporters of the internet argue that we will enter a “golden age of intellectual discovery and universal wisdom” (Carr). Everyone will be able to access the internet and the knowledge that is available. This would result in faster and more efficient access to information‚ which would lead to our brains understanding
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Dear Mr Hodgkinson‚ I recently read your article ’Live lazy‚ live long - look at Britain’s oldest man’ that was published in ’The Guardian’ on 5th November 2012. After reading your article‚ I felt it was important to write to you explaining why I disagree with the message within your article. My first criticism is that initially you stated‚ “It seems to make sense that slow lives‚ as well as being enjoyable‚ are long lives.” I would like
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The Lack of Will Makes Us Lazy The Industrial Revolution was the beginning of a new era in human history. Thanks to this‚ many countries were able to experience economic growth at a rate never seen before. Unfortunately‚ it has brought an unforeseen consequence that today has been taken for granted. Because of lacking regulation laws during the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution‚ we now face the worst environmental crisis of all time. As a result‚ the planet is experiencing an increase
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Abstract ( why people willing to choose harmful ways to lose weight ) Nowadays‚ there seems to be a trend among the new generation. They want to appear with slim and fit body. Some of them will choose the harmful ways such as extreme dieting and taking pills which are not certified by health authorities to achieve their goals. People nowadays want to slim down because of their perspective‚ they assume that thin is beautiful or handsome. This is because model or artists are mostly slim and fit
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