...Leah Duong Professor Butcher ENG 260-1: Writing Essays November 6th, 2014 Life As We Know It was another typical summer day for her: work in the morning and getting off at noon. It was hot that day, around mid-80 degree Fahrenheit, but at least, she was in Colorado and not Ohio, where she went for college. The humidity in Ohio bugged her so much. She hated how sweaty she got just from walking to classes. The stickiness of the body made her uncomfortable just being in her own skin. However, all that did not matter at that moment because she was soaking wet, actually, they were soaking wet. Her younger brother, Bobby, worked with her at the pool. They work as lifeguards and gave swim lessons. She taught four classes that day. The students all ranged from three to six year old. There was, particularly, this little boy around the age of five who would not stop splashing water at her and the others, which was a handful to deal with, but she soon got that situation under control. Fair to say, Lindsey had always been good with children; that was why she wanted to go for Early Education. Just two more years, and she would start living her childhood dream. It had been a long morning, for both her and Bobby. She hushed him to drive faster. She could not wait to get home, to lay on her queen size bed for the rest of the day. Her stomach started to growl. Thinking about it, she hadn’t had a chance to put anything into it yet. To her surprise, there was an opened box of chewy bars...
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...I 10/20/2013 Dr. Vest The bully, the underdog, the shape-shifter and the survivor: How wars will be fought in the future This article has endeavored to look through a cultural lens of analysis at the actors involved in war and how they can be defined. A set of four strategic cultures based on two drivers have been identified: actor size and tendency towards warrior ideology vs. pragmatism in war. The ‘2x 2 matrixes’ approach was used to analyze these drivers and four strategic cultures emerged: the bully, the underdog, the shape-shifter and the survivor. The first section laid out this process and methodology so that the second and third sections could focus on actor characteristics and their likely approaches to war. Throughout the second and third section actor examples were taken from the modern conflict environment including the United States, the Afghan Taliban, China, Al Qaeda and the Free Tibet Movement. Finally, this process allowed the creation of a framework for analysis of how future wars will be fought. It should be noted that this work is limited by the highly focused method of the ‘2x2 matrix’ which is dependent on driver selection (a subjective judgment) and the absence of a ‘wild card’ outside the matrix to address the need for factoring in the unexpected or novel. However, this article’s aim was not to provide a thorough analysis of how future wars will be fought. Instead, it has endeavored to highlight the importance of the role of...
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...English 101 17 September 2012 Life as we know it: The Importance of Organ Donation William James, an American psychologist and philosopher, once said, “The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” November 21, 2010 stated out excellent, but then was turned upside down. My uncle was trying to get a hold of my mom and dad, when he finally called me to tell me that my grandpa, my dad’s father, had died that morning from having a heart attack in his car while he was at the farmer’s market. “What?” I questioned him, “What are you talking about, I just talked to him last week!” There was no time to think, I immediately started to cry, as if my whole world just came crashing down. I kept thinking to myself, how am I going to tell my dad that his father just died. Since my grandparents lived in Florida at the time, my family packed our bags and headed down there for the memorial service. Crying every night, I was confused, heartbroken, and mourning the loss of the first close family member that suddenly dies. When we arrived in Florida, my dad’s four brothers were there, along with his two sisters, and their children while we attended the funeral, supporting one another. Although my grandpa was cremated, all of his organs and skin were donated to help people in need or for research, as he had a skin disease. When my grandma told me that he had helped many people because he donated his organs, I surprisingly felt a little bit of satisfaction that something...
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...a time to harvest. 3A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-3) Throughout the ages and for the next generation to come, there is only one thing constant in our lives and that binds mankind together, and that is facing the great inevitable, which is death. Death is something we all must face -- no escaping techniques, no meditation rituals, and no amount of money can avoid it. Death is not a right, it is the end of all rights and a fate that none of us can escape. It is the great equalizer. The finality of death and not knowing the inevitable would ultimately give a person a scare for their life. But what happens when death can no longer be a natural occurrence? What happens when we are given the choice to manipulate and control the death of a person? What happens when a person interferes with the laws of nature and decides for himself/herself what time a person may die, but saying he/she had the best interest of the person? What happens to these situations then? Is it justifiable to end the life of a person? i. Background The ultimate right we have as human beings is the right-to-life, an inalienable right that can never be taken away, not even by the person who possesses it. It is similar to the fact that our right to liberty does not give us the freedom to sell ourselves into slavery. Our freedom of speech does not give us the right to say ill towards other people. “Your lungs slowly fill with fluid. You struggle...
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...Who God Is In My Life My worldview has evolved and grown as a result of my upbringing and continuing knowledge of what I know about the world. God is three persons in one divine essence (Classroom Midterm Study Guide). Each of the three persons is necessary to form the Trinitarian. God is made up of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God the Father is our invisible God and as a result he sends the Son who is our visible image of the invisible God. The Son sends the Spirit who is illuminated by the Son. When seeing the Son by the Spirit you see the Father and as a result you have one perfect individual we call God. Our purpose here as humans is to participate in the beauty, goodness, love, glory, and truth of God’s life (Study Guide). He heals and strengthens us in times of need, knows our every thought and move, and is always looking down on us to protect us through whatever it is we may go through. There is not another all-powerful God out there that can do the impossible like God can. When speaking of death it really depends on what we mean by “life” and vice versa. “Charismatic Christians, for example, might well align ‘life’ with the ‘Holy Spirit’ as imaginary partners constituting this dynamic form of spirituality” (Davies, 2008, p. 153). As long as one has remained loyal and faithful to our God over his/her lifetime, they will go to Heaven and get the blessing of sitting before God. As for those who are not believers, they will not experience the joy of God because...
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...The truth about life is the truth about ourselves. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. In life, we go through many battles, not necessarily the real ones, but the battles with our own problems and others around us. Here we will see a little how to have strength, know ourselves better and then apply the knowledge to life. It is really important to know ourselves, to know how we will react to the challenges we face, and to have a good image of ourselves, since we are what we think. First, it is important that we have a good example to look up to and learn with. We will talk about heroes as they are a good example. A hero is a person who does something special, or out of the ordinary in order to help others. It could also be someone who is admired for a characteristic about them, be it physical or mental. They are individuals that normal everyday people can look up to. This being the case, a superhero is nothing more than someone who helps many people. We have always looked up to our heroes. Some of us become heroes and that is thanks to the strength we take from them. They are great examples for kids and grownups. The humanity should keep taking the good things heroes have to share with us, and apply them in our lives. Second, “Having control of yourself”, is very important. Then we know how to control ourselves, our fears, and our excitement. We shouldn’t be blocked from doing something because we are afraid of what...
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...these problems still exist? Support your answer. Answer: Yes, it is still existing. There are times that we think that we do not have anyone to talk to - it’s either because we had a misunderstanding towards another person or we committed mistakes. There are also instances that we do not know to whom should we speak each day because we face different people including our friends – but there are still times that we do not know who they really are and we don’t even know if we had to talk to them because we have doubt. Just think of this, we choose to whom we will share our secrets, we choose to whom we can ask for advice and they aren’t the same person. Why have people hardships on thinking to whom should they speak today? Because we are lacking of trust; of honesty and even of faith. It is better to be vocal but not that much. We must know the limits and check if it’s the right place and the right time to talk to. We talk not having the intention to hurt others feeling but to give solutions and opinions in the certain topic. If you had a problem with someone – speak up, open up, and don’t let you feelings be a barrier to solving certain issues. Then, don’t tell a lie. Telling a lie to save others for a moment is leading to more complicated issues and it will get harder to solve. We have two ears to listen and one mouth to speak. Just speak with thought and know to whom we should speak because every second count. 2. If you were Ruth, would you leave your own land and be with...
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...friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My essay, without me, it’s useless. Without my essay, I am useless. I must write my essay true. I must write better than my enemy, who is trying to copy me. I must copy him before he copies me. I will… My essay and I know that what counts in this class is not the essays we write, the length of the paper, nor the sources we cite. We know that it is the grades that count. We will pass… My essay is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its paragraphs, its intro and its conclusion. I will keep my essay clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will… Before God, I swear this creed. My essay and I are the defenders of my grade. We are the masters of our class. We are the saviors of my GPA. So be it, until graduation is mine, and there is no homework, but vacation! This is my essay. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My essay is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My essay, without me, it’s useless. Without my essay, I am useless. I must write my essay true. I must write better than my enemy, who is trying to copy me. I must copy him before he copies me. I will… My essay and I know that what counts in this class is not the essays we write, the length of the paper, nor the sources we cite. We know that it is the grades...
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...Our life has a Destiny. There is no Accident. God has Great Plan for our life. God’s Game Plan (Sport game?)I realized that when we play team game sports, it is important to have a game plan. In order for you to be victorious in a game, there must be a plan. God has a game plan in our life. But the problem is we also have our own plan. The same with our life we need to learn to follow the game plan of God in our life for us to be victorious and successful. Pero ang tanong is kaya ba natin mag follow and submit sa gameplan ng panginoon sa life naten? But the problem to many Christian’s today is that have our own game plan. Pero kahit anong gawin natin ang plano parin ng diyos ang mananaig sa life natin. Psalms 33:11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. Whatever the plan that we have, it will never change the plan of God.- Many People bargain the plan of God because we thought we can change the plan of God.- Tapos nagtataka ka bakit kung bakit yung life mo hindi victorious, kasi hindi mo iniimbrace ang plano ng Lord sa life mo. Kasi feeling natin mas matalino tayo kay Lord. (revised version) - Isaiah 55:8-9 We could compare the plan of God in our plan it is different (napakalayo) 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. - 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts...
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...friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My essay, without me, it’s useless. Without my essay, I am useless. I must write my essay true. I must write better than my enemy, who is trying to copy me. I must copy him before he copies me. I will… My essay and I know that what counts in this class is not the essays we write, the length of the paper, nor the sources we cite. We know that it is the grades that count. We will pass… My essay is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its paragraphs, its intro and its conclusion. I will keep my essay clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will… Before God, I swear this creed. My essay and I are the defenders of my grade. We are the masters of our class. We are the saviors of my GPA. So be it, until graduation is mine, and there is no homework, but vacation! This is my essay. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My essay is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My essay, without me, it’s useless. Without my essay, I am useless. I must write my essay true. I must write better than my enemy, who is trying to copy me. I must copy him before he copies me. I will… My essay and I know that what counts in this class is not the essays we write, the length of the paper, nor the sources we cite. We know that it is the grades...
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...crazy theory and to be honest with you I’m confused on where I stand. Today we are going to experience what exactly Solipsism is. Then we are going to imagine if it were actually true. Finally we will think through and decide for ourselves whether solipsism has enough facts to be proven false. Shall we mindfully begin with these thoughts? So lets experience what solipsism is. If we break down the word in latin solos means “alone” and ipse means “self”....
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...com/fansites/mythbusters/quiz/quiz.html Lazyboy (Søren Rasted): Facts of life This is who we are, this is what we do, this is what it is - the bare facts of the life we live This is who we are, this is what we do, this is what it is These are the facts of the life that we live This is who we are Bae facts of the life we live This is who we are, this is what we do, this is who we are, are, are, are, are... - so help me god Did you know, that 1 out of 4 americans has appered on tv? Did you know, 61% of all hits on the internet are on sex-sites? Every day 21 newborn babies will be given to the wrong parents The average person swallows 8 spiders in a year Cannabis is the most widely abused druk in the world The average person laughs 13 times a day Elvis was originally blond The average age of first intercourse is 15,3 years old The average erect penis is 5,2" long - and 4,2" circumcised Eskimoes use refrigerators to keep food from freezing 41% of all people take people with curly hair less seriously 20% of all females have had at least 1 homosexsual eksperience Did you know, that there is no such thing as an anti-wrinkle-creme? This is who we are, this is what we do, this is what it is - the bare facts of the life we live This is who we are, this is what we do, this is what it is These are the facts of the life that we live This is who we are Bae facts of the life we live This is who we are, this is what we do, this is who we are, are, are, are, are... 22% of the time...
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...It was not until I transferred to Grand Canyon University (GCU) and engaged into the Christian Worldview class that made my Christian worldview extremely clear and solid. In week one, Professor Todd, challenged each and one of us in his class by using series of questions to help us evaluate our worldviews. This question speaks of belief in God, human nature, metaphysical reality, knowledge, ethics, human purpose and consistency in daily life. The questions were: Who is God and what are His characteristics? What is a human being and what happens when one dies? What is the nature of the universe? How do you know what you know and how do you know what is true? What is right and wrong or how can we know that there is a right and wrong? Is life pointless or is there purpose? What core commitments are consistent with my worldview and how do they make an impact on my life? Who is God and what are His characteristics? We have one God who lives as our Heavenly Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:16-17). God is unchanging (Malachi 3:6), God knows everything (Psalm 147:5), God is incomparable (2 Samuel 7:22), God is everywhere (Psalm 139:7-12), God is power and authority (Revelation 19:6) and God is infinite (1 Timothy 1:17). God characteristics is ever loving (Ephesians 2:4-5), holy (1 John 1:5), and forever truthful (John 14:6)....
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...testimony of Jesus Christ and his atoning sacrifice. I feel that I have come closer to the Savior by learning more in depth about him and his atoning sacrifice in the Book of Mormon. I am so grateful for the opportunity to reflect on the eternal aspects of the atonement, the blessings that flow from Christ’s infinite sacrifice, and what it means to me in my life right now. In Alma 34, verse 10, Alma testifies that, “it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice; yea, not a sacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an infinite and eternal sacrifice.” The atonement is infinite in every aspect. It is infinite in time because it covers all the sins from the premortal world throughout all of eternity, when Christ suffered in Gethsemane, he suffered for every being who had ever lived and who would ever live. Elder Nelson once said, “the mercy of the Atonement extends not only to an infinite number of people but also to an infinite number of worlds created by Him.” The are no boundaries or limits to the Savior’s...
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...doesn’t know what photoshop is, but he know how to take a wonderful picture by his experiences. He knows how to use the light and how to use the distance from each subject to make pictures look beautiful. Could I say I’m more wise than my grandpa in photograph? No. I couldn’t. He has way more experiences than me. We are the young people comare our ancestors. By Smith’s argument, he thinks young people have more wisdom than their ancestors because we know what our ancestors know; and we know what our ancestors don’t know, such as technology. But do we really have more wisdom than our ancestors? I don’t think so. Wisdom is some thing that cannot exsists without real life experiences. Noble is a kond of wisdom. People who know more seems “smarter” than those people who know less. But on the other hand, without life experiences, those smarter peopple will not know how to use their knowlwdge. The real wisdom means various of life experiences. Wisedom means knowing how to apply knowledge. Imagine that a group of people get lost in the woods. The weather is extremly cold and all the woods around them are wet. They feel cold and they want to make a fire. Some of them are elder and experience more. They choose to stay where they are right now, instead of walking around to move woods. The people who alive are those elder people. Why? Because they have more experience so they know the best way to keep warm is staing there, not walking around and trying to mke a fire. More life experiences...
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