...A Walk to Remember The story is not about mental illness, but the mental and emotional state and how it affects families. Several of the emotional responses are happiness, love, sadness, and loss. One question to ask, “What makes more sense, listening to your head or listening to your heart?” A Walk to Remember is about a high school girl (Jamie) who has Leukemia and a boy (Landon) during his last year of high school will end with a walk that he will never forget. It will change his life mentally and emotionally. Jamie’s illness was not known about except by her father and herself. A Walk to Remember shows opposites, Landon and Jamie. Landon is a typical rebellious teenager whose social life is the “in crowd”. He was very popular with his peers in high school, but feels there is something missing in his life. Landon did not care about attending classes or even graduating. He was the handsome jock, although insecure and vulnerable. He was full of anger and hate for his father, who left his mother and himself when he was young. Jamie is a serious and conservative girl who knew right from wrong and what she wants out of life, setting goals for herself. Landon and his friends consider her a nerd. Jamie portrays a bible hugging, science fiction bookworm who wears the same sweater every day. What others feel about her does not matter. One unique thing about Jamie, she is incredibly friendly to everyone. She enjoys helping elders, visiting orphanages, tutor unfortunate children...
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...Based on the book by Nicholas Sparks, the romantic drama, A Walk to Remember, stars two main characters, Jamie Sullivan (Many Moore) and Landon Carter (Shane West) who are brought together by fate. Directed by Adam Shankman, this movie tells the story of the school’s bad boy who pulls a prank gone wrong. In order for a boy to enter is gang, he must jump off of an industrial building into a shallow river, ending up in the hospital. This incident results in Landon having to do community service by tutoring and by being involved in the schools spring play which is where he encounters the serious and hardworking preachers daughter, Jamie. Landon can’t seem to get his memorization of the lines quite well and ends up asking Jamie for help, resulting in the beginning of their newfound love together. As time goes on and Landon spends more time with Jamie, he realizes that she is slowly changing him, but for the better. On the other hand, being with the innocent Christian girl of the school threatens his reputation of being the popular bad boy, yet his love for her cannot be stopped and their relationship flourishes. However, one secret that Jamie had kept hidden from Landon puts a bump in the road and is difficult to get around. Will this unraveled secret tear them apart or just make them stronger? A Walk To Remember will forever be a classic in my opinion because of its characters and the overall messages that are portrayed throughout the movie. Jamie Sullivan and Landon Carter are...
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...1.) What salient point struck you most regarding the meaning of true love? True love means loving and accepting the person with all your heart. In right time and place, God will send you someone who you do not expect. It is true that you cannot choose who you are going to love and what qualities he/she should possessed. Two people may have individual differences, but these will bind them together and keep them stronger. You would become the best person you could ever be because of the person you love. Also, if you truly love someone, you will have respect and faith with one another. 2.) Cite situations in the film which reflects the element of true love. When Landon met and fell in love with Jaime, everything about Landon has changed. He became a better person because of Jaime. He stopped doing pranks to others with his naughty friends. He started to forgive and accept his father. He granted Jaime's wishes like getting a tattoo and marrying at the same church where her parents got married. He even saved Jaime from humiliation. In these situations, it is evident that true love will bring out the best in every person. Also, element of true love is reflected during the time when Landon discovered that Jaime is sick. Through ups and downs, he was always there for and never left Jaime. Even until the last days of Jaime, Landon did everything to express his unconditional love for her. He took care of her at the hospital, asked for his father's help for Jaime's sake, made...
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...Not everyone has long legs like Janeta Samp and cheek bones like Obette Pavlova. However, there is so much more than height and facial structure to belong on a runway. Although walking like a model might seem like a simple task, knowing how to stand and walk with confidence will help you successfully walk down a runway. Posture is your make it or break it moment. The key is to act like there is a string threaded from your spine up through your head. By tilting your head and rolling your shoulders back will insure your posture is intrepid with your runway walk. You might even end up looking taller then you already are. Posture will execute a marvelous walk and make a strong first impression. To achieve the walk of a model you must also have...
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...This is an eight week program that is designed for beginning runners. The design of this program assumes that you are a healthy individual with no medical or physical conditions that would limit your participation in an exercise program. You should consult with your doctor before beginning any exercise program. 8 Week training schedule This 8-week beginners program is designed for individuals with little or no background in running. The workout starts out with only walking and gradually advances to walk/run workouts and finally to all running. If you feel you are a bit more advanced and would like to start with some running right away, choose your appropriate point in the program to start. Just remember not to start out too quickly. If you have not exercised before, are over 40 years of age or have any injury or medical condition, you must get clearance from your doctor before beginning this program. The Workouts This program contains rest days, walking and easy runs. This is a very basic training program and is intended only to increase your fitness level to the point at which you can run 2 miles without stopping. Do not worry about speed. After you complete this program, you can move on to more advanced programs that will further improve your speed and endurance. You will monitor and adjust the intensity of these workouts using the Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale. This is a scale that rates your workouts by how you feel. The ratings range from 1 (very light),...
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...tacked up horse in whatever style you prefer, a helmet and boots, and a flat open space such as an arena. You will begin by warming up your horse however you would normally. I prefer doing twenty meter circles each direction in the walk, trot, and canter while doing transitions. It really helps get the horse on your aids which will in turn help the horse learn how to leg yield. Once your horse is efficiently warmed up,...
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...The raindrops were hitting the dead body as I walked away and calmly went to the place my dad told me to meet him at. The walk was ten minutes long and I had to go through alleys so I wouldn’t be seen. When I reached the diner I saw that it was made out of wood. When I open the door, it creaked for what seemed like an eternity. The waitress looks at me weirdly because I’m only a five year old and I walked into the diner without my parents. “Hey kid are you lost,” says the waitress as she crouches next to me. I say “No, my dad is right there” while pointing to a table in the back. “Oh, okay” I walk away first “Dad, I did it!” “Did you get seen?” “No” “Well good job. Anything you want” I look at the menu and see a picture of a good looking burger. I...
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...YOUR DAILY MOMENT OF ZEN 1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either. Just leave me the hell alone. 2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire. 3. It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you’re going to steal your neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it. 4. Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted. 5. Always remember you’re unique. Just like everyone else. 6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet. 7. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. 8. It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. 9. If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments. 10. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes. 11. If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you. 12. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat & drink beer all day. 13. If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. 14. Don’t squat with your spurs on. 15. If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. 16. Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield. 17. Good judgment...
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...“If I can just get past that door, I can drill my way out” you say. In the cafeteria, on your lunch, you eat and then slowly sneak out the back door. Walking down through all the halls in order to get to the back hall which is where the small closet is, you came to the door, and hit it open. You walk in, look everywhere and in the back corner your eyes finally find the drill.You pick it up and walk back...
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...INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE 4-6 minutes Student’s Name: Dakotah “Stormy” Watson Date: 9/18/2014 Topic: Quick Stress Relief General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the way to relief stress in a healthy manner Thesis: For a healthy relief of stress, try talking to someone who listens, communing with nature and doing some meditation practices. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: You walk into your class late one day and your teacher has already begun a discussion. You notice that everyone else has a small packet, except you. You shrug it off and find yourself lost as your teacher appears to be going over several topics you vaguely remember from last class. After the professor ends the class, you walk up to them and inquire about the packets. Your professor hands you a packet and explains that it is the study guide for the exam you have next week. They go on to explain that this exam is worth 40% of your final grade. You give a brief look over the study guide and feel overwhelmed and instantly under millions of pounds of pressure that is crushing the life out of you. You just want to forget about the test and relieve the pressure of the stress. B. Reason to Listen: Why should the audience listen to your speech? Do you want to know a few quick stress reliever tips to make that stress go away? C. Credibility Statement: Based on my experience, people that are facing stress are always depressed and there is no sense to do the...
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...thoughts and eyes, and guides us through the whole story by her inner monolog with herself. The situation described in the story is recognizeable for some people, it can be illustrated as if life has some obstacles you need to overcome, especially in the teenage years where you detach yourself from you're chilldhood and enters the adulthood. We finde ourselves in some kind of dormroom monday afternoon, Ellie has overslept and is very hungover from the day before. There is an essay for tuesday morning which is terribly stressfull for our charather. While she is freshing up we are going through flashbacks from the day before where she remember her being with some girl and a guy named Toby, she remembers going out for booze and taking coke and most likely a drug called K which gives hallucinations –she is quite sure she took some K because she remembers the barn in a deeper more hallucinating way L.22: ”looking up at it and thinking she was in a barn somewhere, a beautifull spacious lightfilled barn”. It seems like she is almost addicted to drugs. One of the first things she think of is if there is any coke left, and luckily there are some saved in her bra. It shows us that she is desperate to get some L.30: ”Coke. Did she have any left? Find the wrap, in the bra. The bra, in the tender little pile on the floor, curled around her knickers. Yesssss! Clever Ellie”. Ellie is reading literature at the university. She has already extended her task once, and now again it seems like...
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...that time, may be eight or tern years old, I learned how to wash clothes and cook for myself. These things made my parents felt supervise, but they did not know why I should do these. This is life, and it teach me the first lesson is every thing should have done by yourself. Life also bring human supervise. When I was twelve years old. I was in the primary school, at that time I lived in the school because the school is far away from home. Before the week begin, my father tells me: “Son, I will come to you school and take you home this Friday after the class.” I am very happy at that moment because I was tired to take bus to home and stay at home alone. I even do not think about it then say: “OK, I will wait for you, dad.” I still remember that week is very tantalizing. The only thing I did those week is waiting for the Friday coming. I hope next second is the last class of the Friday and then I see my father is standing there wait for me, we will back home hand in hand. Despite all this, time is still slowly. Eventually, Friday is coming. I make up myself in the morning on that day, I know father will come to school and take me home. I feel full of energy on that day. Finally, the class is over, and the teacher tells us stay safe on the weekend. I can not wait and run out of the classroom. I feel so excite and looking for my father in the throng but I do not find my father. May be he will come later or stand behind of the throng. I sit back to my seat and wait for my father...
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...move my hand to my cheek instead] “Now how many for you followed with what I did instead of what I said? Most off you failed to follow my instructions. This deals with the minds perception, how most people respond faster to a visual direction rather than a spoken direction. Now shall we move on further down the hallway in front of you, you’ll see your next mind bending test.” Refer to the link for my game and others if you like to use them: http://youtu.be/YGilPTOLjzA Transition [Host]: [Music] “How was that for a warm up? What’s that? You thought you would get the grand prize the easily! HAHAHA, not a chance! Get ready game two is about to begin!” Game 2: “Hello again and welcome to your second test. I want you to walk toward the windows and doors and look outside. Study everything. Being inside, you...
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...Today I am writing on one the most treasure tools of my Christian walk, prayer. Most of us have experienced times of prayer either in the home or church. I remember prayers taught to me in childhood. I was taught to say my prayers regularly at bed time. As a child I was taught "Now I lay me down to sleep..." and the Lord's Prayer. I do not remember learning them; I just remember always knowing them. As I think of the ways I learned to pray, the most important teacher was the experience. My family did not have times of prayer together except at daily meals when grace was offered by my father. On Sundays when I went to church, I remember hearing long and boring prayers from the minister. As I recall, on no occasion was I taught about silent prayer, meditating, or the fact that I could have an individual relationship with God. Being a new Christian I found it a challenge to pray on a consistent basis. The first step in developing a life of prayer, was realizing that prayer was communicating with God. As I prayed There were times when sickness in the home or with close relatives caused me to prayer without ceasing. I didn’t realize at that time, that I was becoming an intercessor. Many times as a young Christian I served as my pastor’s driver and daily companion while rearing my children. There were times when she would be called upon to pray for the sick, at the church or at the hospital. This is where I learned the power of prayer. I can recall during times of pain...
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...best years of my life. There were huge mountains that scrapped the skies and endless adventure as far as the eye could see. We even lived by a trail that would go up to a landmark called Frog Rock. I loved it on the trail and by the time I left, I had explored every inch of the trail grounds and could walk the trail with my eyes closed. The trail was always dusty and dirty. There were more weeds, grass, dirt and rocks than there were trees. The huge natural rocks always gave a great view of salt lake city, as long as you were not afraid of climbing and heights but you'd have to...
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