The 10‚000-Hour Rule is introduced by Gladwell and states "the idea that excellence at performing a complex task require a critical minimum level of practice..In fact‚ researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours" (Gladwell 40). The number was determined through a study where people compared the number of hours throughout their lifetime from amateur pianists and professional pianists. Most professional pianists played the piano around 10
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Background information: It causes lots of deleterious effects not only on smokers but also on non-smokers. Thesis statement: Therefore‚ smoking should‚ in my opinion‚ be banned in workplaces and other public places. Body paragraph 1: Topic sentence: First and foremost‚ it has been proven that tobacco consists of carcinogenic compounds which cause serious harm to a person’s health‚ not only the smoker. Supporting details: Anyone around them can develop cancers of the lungs‚ mouth and throat‚ and other
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Describe a film about a real person or event that you have watched I’v decided to talk about the movie called Hachi which is based on a true story happened in Japan‚about a guy named Paker and his dog Hachi. I watched it before i had started university‚ actually a while ago. However i still remember it pretty well‚ because it left a really deep depression on me‚ as i’ll explain that latter. First‚ as for the story of the film‚ the storyline basically centered around a professor who‚ encountered
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Why Reading Makes You a Better Writer When a football player reviews video tape of practice or a game he is not only looking for what he did that was good‚ but also what he did badly. He is looking for mistakes that can be avoided or corrected‚ thus making him a better player. This same concept proves true when a writer reads material whether it be good or bad. In Stephen King’s memoir On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft he explains the importance and relevancy of reading all types of material to
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wielded against the defenseless villagers of Eurasia‚ both arguably great leaders just went at it differently. This is true of all leaders‚ including those featured in “The Flying Machine” “Leiningen versus the ants” and “Where have you gone charming Billy”. Of the three characters featured in leadership roles or roles of power in these stories‚ The Emperor from “The Flying Machine” exhibits the
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creating a fight to let out my thoughts I prepared a document and in no way is this insulting trying to you‚ this is just some information I have gathered. After this presentation I would like to hope there will no longer be an issue in regards to this topic. On friday‚ January 31st I was the recipient of the comment "heels don’t make you look taller" followed by " I’m just saying you look cuter when you are short" I am aware this was a tactic to insult me and let out inner rage in the form of a joke
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Make extra money (make money fast without a job) Peddle your knowledge and services on www.elance.com www.guru.com Seek out yield: Average yield for the MSCI EAFE index of overseas stocks is 3.03% compared to 2.12% for the S&P 500. Stash some of your extra cash in the SPDR S&P Int’l Dividend ETF. Buy a REIT fund: Some aren’t taxed if they pass 90% of taxable income on to investors‚ so yields are higher than dividend funds. Don’t invest more than 5%-10% of your portfolio. Invest in
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sustain his life‚ to live comfortably or even to live in luxury. The major you choose will be the deciding factor in determining the stability and limits of your future financial situation. A degree in engineering‚ mathematics‚ physics‚ finance‚ or computer science will lead to a much higher salary than a degree in social work. An educated person is also responsible for using his gained knowledge; in fact‚ an educated person must have a better rounded-view of the world and will continue to seek knowledge
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You own a chain of restaurants and you have very high staff turnover. You don’t know why people are leaving you. Your profits are down. what you can do to change this situation. The high turnover rates in the chain of the restaurants that are operated in the firm significantly affect the bottom line of the firm. It has been noted that it costs approximately two times to train an employee to fill the vacancy that has been left by an employee as compared to the cost of paying the salary of the given
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In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Arnold Friend‚ a conniving antagonist‚ charms a naive teenager named Connie into believing he will rescue her from her inattentive family. However‚ at the story’s climax‚ Connie fears for her life yet cannot resist Arnold’s temptations. Although details of Friend’s appearance‚ speech‚ and actions should warn Connie of his evil intentions‚ through Oates’s portrayal of Friend as a devil-figure‚ Connie is easily “conned” foreshadowing
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