the accomplishment of people knowing who they are and praising them for what they do. Taking a stand counts more than if you win in the end or not. It’s not the winning‚ but the taking part and taking action that counts. If someone does everything in their power to do the right thing and take a stand‚ then it means more morally than winning. The choice of risking your life‚ happiness‚ or etc. for the justice of someone else is heroic. Someone might stand up for another student against a bully at
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started in 1949‚ where four chinese immigrants had recently moved to San Francisco because of a war‚ where the joy luck club had all begun. Three main points in the story would have to be how important mothers should be to families‚ that winning is not everything‚ and also that one can never judge people’s experiences in life if one did not live it with them. The point of the joy luck club is to serve a purpose that mostly everyone should understand and know in life. Think about the thought of one
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the playing cards and winning a great deal of money; affect his character so much heavily that it eventually leads to his demise. In the beginning of the novel Hermann was described as a very content person and satisfied with his current position in life. He is financially stable; not too rich or poor‚ and had no real ambitions. This is confirmed when Hermann states "Play interests me very much‚ but I am not in the position to sacrifice the necessary in the hope of winning the superfluous.” when
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Officially‚ the first modern government run US lottery was established in Puerto Rico in 1934 (encyclopedia). The odds of winning are 1 in 176‚000‚000 (Humphries). If you are lucky enough then you can strike big and win prizes up to $10‚000‚000. It can help you achieve your dreams and make your life better. As they say there is always a positive and a negative side of everything. There are negative impacts as well for the lottery. The most crucial part is that it ruins the economy. There are also huge
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back to your time in school and recall the best and most memorable moments. Perhaps acing an incredibly difficult test comes to mind‚ or starring in the lead role of your school play‚ meeting up with your friends at lunch‚ and maybe even scoring the winning goal at a soccer game. School‚ by definition‚ means “an institution for educating children.” An undisputed fact in life is that you are meant to learn in school. This does not mean that there is no room for clubs or sports. Sports are an important
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interesting as there is a ‘win at all cost’ vibe. In the USA they have the Lombardian ethic which means that they have to ‘win at all costs’ and that winning is everything. Whereas in the UK schools there is a more relaxed approach as they feel that taking part is more important than winning. Vince Lombardi was a NFL coach who said ‘winning isn’t everything‚ it is the only thing’ this is an example of the ethic they have and this is where the term Lombardianism came from. I feel that sport wouldn’t be
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1.The recent fanaticism about winning games showed that Stargirl didn’t change how she act because they started winning; she acted like it was a normal game like it wasn’t a big deal to lose and for the other team to win sometimes. However‚ the contrary was true for the MAHS students since they realized that they were winning they acted like losing and winning were a life and death matter. 2. Stargirl’s reaction to the Red Rock game was consistent with her other responses because she cheered to make
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committed to a goal. To be able to live the life you are trying to teach. That being a teacher and coach are hand in hand. Practice‚ repetition and preparation are the three keys to winning as a coach and team. Whether it is the pyramid of success or the Lombardi code‚ both Wooden and Lombardi showed that in order to be a winning coach‚ you must first willing to learn and then to teach. There was no miracle work‚ no magic
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fulfilling ones daily needs to the aspect of competition of winning and losing. Louis Zamperini as a child loved to steal stuff from anyone or any store he could. This was a game for him and he loved the adrenaline rush he got from it. He turned his idea of stealing and getting away with things into a game.1 This game then led him to be competitive in the act of stealing and in his mind winning. One type of competition is the act of winning or losing‚ and also be categorized in the aspect of sports
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DESTINY CHRISTIAN CHURCH MATINA‚ DAVAO CITY SOL2 (Vision & Intercession) A BOOK REVIEW IN LADDER OF SUCCESS Chloe G. Tangan July 28‚2013 Summary: The book LADDER OF SUCCESS depicts the anointed teachings about having a vision‚ winning strategy‚ consolidating‚ how an encounter can be a starting point of one’s changed life‚ then going to the process of attending to the post encounter and school of leaders: 1‚2‚3 which are the basic education of strengthening one’s ministry. Thus
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