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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Does chocolate make you clever? By Charlotte Pritchard BBC News Eating more chocolate improves a nation’s chances of producing Nobel Prize winners - or at least that’s what a recent study appears to suggest. But how much chocolate do Nobel laureates eat‚ and how could any such link be explained? The study’s author‚ Franz Messerli of Columbia University‚ started wondering about the power of chocolate after reading that cocoa was good for you. One paper suggested regular cocoa intake led to improved
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How to Make Someone like You You may wonder why someone is always able to turn the spotlight on themselves and make others under their charm. Are they born to be attractive? Or do they have magic power to remain popular? Actually‚ attention can be shifted to the word “LIKE” itself. It consists of four parts‚ “L” representing “listener”‚ “I” coming to “interaction”‚ “K” referring to “kindness” and “E” standing for “excuse”‚ which are qualities of great significance to make someone fond of you. To
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What would you do if you won $500‚000? If you won $500‚000 in the lottery‚ what would you spend it on? There are a lot of different ways that people would choose to spend this money. Some people would choose to spend it on themselves‚ others would choose to give it all away to charity. The way I would spend it would be a mixture of the two. (67) First‚ I would take $250‚000 and put it in the bank. If it is in the bank for a while‚ it will draw around four to five thousand dollars in interest
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Does money make you happy? Is money all you should ever care of? Due to the world we live in‚ It has come to my realization that most people have minds which have been dominated by the thought of money. Everywhere I go‚ whether it’s at home or in the streets‚ I will hear at least a word relating to money. So why talk about it so much? Does it make us happy?! ! Most people‚ when they hear the word money‚ they think about the happiness money can get you‚ they think about the luxuries. The
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Do I make you proud? We all wanted to make our parents proud of us. All parents wanted their child to finish their studies and be a professional but not all are lucky to pursue it because of financial incapability. Now‚ I just wanted to share this famous line of a song entitled “Do I make you proud?”. I’m never been the one to raise my hand‚ that was not me and now that’s who I am because of you I am standing tall. My heart is full of endless gratitude. You were the one‚ the one to guide me through
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Diet makes you gain weight by Swe Aye Dieting is not a simple solution to losing weight‚ but many people are still trying to use the same method in an unhealthy way. According to an article by Cynthia Sass‚ she mentions a survey done in the UK which shows that “nearly a third of women have seen a spike on the scale after going on a diet‚ gaining an average of nearly four pounds.” Four pounds may not sound like gaining a lot of weight‚ but if the dieting game continues‚ the numbers will just keep
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The title of this article is Does the Internet Make You Smarter? It is written by Clay Shirky. The article is written in the Wall Street Journal. This journal entry is written to people who are used to the old routines of past and think that the internet is going to make the new generation stupid. This is also written to the new generation that is supposedly going to be so stupid‚ as a challenge to doing something great with the opportunity we have been given with this newfound technology. This journal
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between our emotions and our native language. I don’t have to look any further than my own marriage for evidence of this. You see‚ my wife is Japanese‚ and the two of us speak English with each other on a daily basis. However‚ as soon as she gets angry or excited‚ she immediately and quite naturally switches to Japanese. And I do the same: if I’m speaking Japanese with someone and I get upset about something‚ English comes flowing right out of my mouth‚ almost uncontrollably. I think this phenomenon comes
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open hands. A person can get helped by many others‚ but if they are reluctant to change their ways‚ Then there is no point in them being helped. This is stated in the adage “you can lead a horse to water‚ but you can’t make it drink.” This adage comes to prove that there is no use in helping those who are comfortable with their life style no matter how atrocious it is. Whether in relationships‚ history‚ or the public world‚ this adage is proven to be true in all aspects of life. In everyday experiences
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