My world shattered completely as I listened to my mom talking through the phone. My grandma, one of the people whom I cherished in this world, was diagnosed with heart disease. After school, I went to the hospital where my grandma is admitted. The smell of alcohol welcomed me as I ran towards my grandma’s room, which is on the third floor. I opened the door, and saw one of the most terrifying sights I have ever seen: my grandma...
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I never thought I’d miss those early morning four-hour summer practices, running in circles for twenty minutes around the parking lot followed by fifteen sprints, there and back, but I do. I never imagined missing hours of repetitive routines over and over again, but I do. April 30, 2019. I have dreaded this day since I was a little girl. This was the day that my gymnastics career ended, and life as I knew it completely changed. I tried not...
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Introduction It was a great way to finish my degree with this industry project. I have learned many invaluable lessons from undertaking this industrial project and improved not only my abilities but also contributes greatly to my career development. I was excited to be able to contribute to the work of IYC and help them grow. This report is to reflect on my experience with Innovation Youth Centre and the gains from this project. Innovation Youth Centre (IYC) is a...
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The purpose and importance of psychology in our life I feel is to remain happy and healthy in all aspects of life. Psychology is the study of people's behavior, performance, and mental operations. Everything I have learned in this course has helped me understand my past a little better because I have learned how the human mind works and operates. I also am now able to explain how I can apply everything I have learned from this class to my...
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Growing up is an experience where we develop throughout life. It requires us to encounter many obstacles along the way which then shapes us to become a better person. In the novel to kill a mockingbird, Scout and jem engages with challenging life lessons, which are explored in an allegorical way and throughout the novel as a whole. The novel displays the characters of Boo Radley who is abused of his past, Mrs Dubose who is supposedly a rude and...
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You have not taken the time to discover how to truly make yourself, simply put, yourself. If any of what was mentioned above is you, then I am so glad that you have this book at your fingertips. I am your typical small-town girl. Who found her way onto a huge college campus at just eighteen years old. Who found herself changing her major three different times, joining a well-known sorority on campus, and quickly realizing that there are so...
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David Almond, the esteemed author of the award-winning novels My Name is Mina and Heaven Eyes, has conveyed numerous, paramount yet noteworthy life lessons that we as humans often neglect in our day-to-day lives, through his novel, Skellig. Two of these life-educating lessons are the lesson of ‘compassion’, the ability to be kind, and the lesson of ‘perseverance’, hard-work in spite of many difficulties. These lessons can inspire ambition and desire to follow the qualities of the characters that display...
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By completing my first semester in this course, I was able to benefit from learning various new things including new knowledge about programming languages and information about myself that I never knew before. I was able to reflect on the project-based learning approach we took, my biggest challenges, my biggest accomplishments, and how I was able to overcome the challenges that I faced throughout this course. Moreover, I was able to reflect on how the content of this course affected...
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I believe in the truth that the lessons we learn from the obstacles we face can be fundamental to our later success. “What matters when you work on something is not the final result – it is the skills you have acquired that make you a better person”. Lin Zhou’s saying never fails to remind me of his uplifting when I work on designing video games. I’ve always appreciated him, but a significant experience last March helped me understand its...
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A parent is an individual who has the most influential impact on a child, and therefore play an important role in preparing the child for their future. However, what defines a good and influential parent? In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is a strong father figure who has put in continuous amounts of effort into parenting Jem and Scout. This leads to Jem and Scout being comfortable in openly expressing their opinions, even if they are against social...
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The book Of Mice and Men has a very unique list of characters. The characters range from child trapped in a man’s body to a full of himself man, who wears a glove full of Vaseline. We first meet George Milton, he is a small but smart fella. We then meet Georges bigger but not so bright companion Lennie Smalls . Lennie may not be the brightest bulb on the tree, but he has a heart, and just wants to...
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History is the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. The importance of history is to allow us to have knowledge of our present time. History allows humanity to look at its own reflection and allows us to think about humanity. Studying the events from the past gives us a better look at how the world came to be including human culture and even nature itself. In my opinion, I believe it is more important to study the past...
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How can people tell if they know how someone can act without a true experience? In Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee uses Scout a character to bring a challenge and understanding of what it was like to live in a segregated society. Mrs. Lee's, classic To Kill a Mockingbird has many valuable life lessons that Scout learns and realizes through her young naive self and beliefs. Scout's most valuable life lesson in Lee’s To Kill...
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Op-Ed: “The True Meaning of High School Sports” There is absolutely nothing like high school sports, simply because competing at the high school level occurs once in an athlete’s lifetime. More importantly, there is nothing like the exhilaration of playing under those radiant lights or the up-roaring cheers of fans, friends, and families demonstrating scholastic pride. Steve Timko can be considered a well-respected sports fan, especially given the fact that he’s the executive director of the NJSIAA. Steve Timko once...
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While wearing the earplugs for 8 hours, the thing I found most difficult was trying to have a conversation with people. I would like to think I am pretty good at lipreading, but it was a little harder being put into an actual scenario where part of your hearing is blocked off. It was interesting to see people getting a little annoyed with me. Of course, I understand their frustration in having to repeat their selves multiple times. Or if...
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Summary of Lessons Learned The first lesson was about spirituality and faith. Faith is something we need daily. It is believing in something despite seeing or touching it. Matthew 17:20 says that even if we have faith like a grain of a mustard seed, we can move mountains, and nothing will be impossible for us. The next lesson was about God’s love for man. Nature gives us evidence of the precision and creative hand of God. The greatest revelation of...
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The high school experience is something that will forever dominate the psyche of most teenagers. It was an unforgettable time of fun, rebel-rousing, summer love, and parties. It was a time of warm summer days at the pool and chilly autumn nights, watching the football team and wondering where the party was going to be that night. School dances and hotel parties. Seems like all I can remember are the good times. But with all those good, fun moments as...
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The lights turn off all across the lobby, as I hand a customer their large popcorn. Streams of people are leaving their screening rooms, all heading for the lobby. The manager walks out of his office and addresses the crowd that is overwhelming him with questions. He slowly gains the attention of everyone in the room and waits for them to quiet down. He begins to talk, but his voice doesn’t reach me in the back, so I wait for...
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Introduction: This quote is taken from the philosophical book Reason in Common Sense, which was written and published by George Santayana in 1905. Santayana becomes acknowledged for his aphorisms, and for becoming a professor in philosophy at Harvard which he deserted. Before, Santayana attended the Boston Latin School and Harvard College, in which he studied from the philosophers William James and Josiah. George Santayana's quote that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it means studying history...
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An Erie of quiet welcomed my kin, and I went into my grandma's home one night. As we wandered further into the tranquil house, hunting each room down my grandma our blameless interest was unexpectedly covered through a stunning screech from my grandma, as she tumbles to her knees heaving for air, ripping at her chest, war to live on a cruel heart assault. Despite the fact that that minute occurred more than seven years in the past regardless, it...
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Introduction Most administrations experience projects that fail at some point or another. Whether the project not meeting the programmed deadline, project going over budget, or a project not producing favorable or expected results, plans not going accordingly, and thus failed in one way or another. Numerous drawbacks that can cause a project to derail, there is never a hundred percent chance that a project will workout for an administration. Most administrations have their fair share of success and failure. A...
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Failure and loss is something that hurts the most. The agony or distress because of that failure or loss can become very crippling and serious sometimes. Whatever the reason behind the failure, the reactions, and the consequences are almost similar in all conditions. Some of the side effects are the decline of self-esteem, lack of acceptance, anxiety, and even severe depression depending on the case. Such problems could create a permanent hurdle in the path of someone`s success if the...
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Whenever a project is started, it may either succeed or fail. Successful projects are those that are completed within the project timelines, with the forecasted budgets, and are likely to satisfy the clients. Failed projects are those that are late, are expensive than expected, and are unsatisfactory (Kerzner, 2013). An example of a failed project I know entailed the construction of a water supply project for the world’s poorest-in Africa. Various factors led to the failure of the project. The...
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Failure is a feather of any fighter. Without any experience of falling, a flying man cannot call himself flying. Everyone of us already failed at something, be it as simple as failing to hit a high note during a school musical play, or as frustrating as failing to close a business deal and failure to achieve promotion, everyone of us have experienced our own taste of failure. And yes, since everyone fails on something, I can accept a medicine as...
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Finding the courage to overcome obstacles in our lives often molds us into the people we become. One of my largest and most recent setbacks has changed my perspective on life, it taught me how to deal with disappointment, and face my problems. Eight months ago I failed my driver’s test after it had been postponed a handful of times. While this might seem like a minor inconvenience to many, obtaining my driver’s license felt like a lifeline to me....
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A time that I experienced failure was when I failed my first science test in the fourth grade. I walked into my class on a rainy Wednesday thinking that that day would be stress-free like any other day. I sat down in my seat and started to talk to my best friend Sydney when the bell rang and I heard the worst thing any teacher could say. “Okay class, put your notes away we will be having a quiz.” With...
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What is failing to you? The word failure according to the website Dictionary.com, is “the condition of not achieving one’s goal or goals.” However, this basic denotation does not come near to summing up the infinite definitions. Every person regardless of status, color, or gender, has dealt with this issue more than once. Even so the definition can vary depending on personal experiences. The connotation of failure differs, but failure consists of not putting effort, being a disappointment, and not...
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Every single person has failed at one point or another in their life. Whether it was in school, a job, or even making a decision. Regardless of what it is, everyone has done it. But, what matters most is finding a way to grow from failure and instead, succeed next time. Lots of people struggle with finding the best ways to cope with failure. In our society, we are constantly told that failing is not an option and that if...
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On September 11th, in 2001, one of the most heart-breaking terrorist attacks in America occurred, four coordinated terrorist attacks aimed for several U.S government buildings in New York City. The attacks were unexpected, as it was a normal day in the busy New York City. Many people were on their way to work, walking swiftly as one in NYC does. No one expected or was prepared for such loss and ruin, until it happened. The first plane hit the North...
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There is no doubt that everyone has heard the name of the man who was gifted by God, and is credited with creating much of the English language we know today. If you haven’t already guessed, the name of the glorious man is William Shakespeare. Many people have written dramas and plays, so what sets Shakespeare apart from them? There must be a reason is to why he is so admired, so studied, so loved, so insisted upon by so...
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