...own in the future. I would like to ask the young people reading this: Do you ever wonder what you will do to earn a living, what your career will consist of? Do you ever wonder how successful you are going to be, or what things you will be able to accomplish? Do you ever wonder if you will be able to enjoy the “good life” and afford the nicer than average things? Do you wonder if you will wind up having a job that you enjoy, or one that you must do out of necessity? Will you be able to support yourself and a family and own a nice home and automobile—all of those things we think of as the “American Dream”? Probably most young people have these thoughts and questions from time to time. You may not worry about such things at this time in your life, but you do think about them. We are all aware of the economic downturn in the United States, as our nation faces many problems at this time. Unemployment problems are continually in the news with many major corporations laying off employees as part of necessary cutbacks. Some of these may already be affecting your family. Many of you harbor legitimate concerns and are uncertain about your future. Even with conditions that now occur in our economy, a way exists for you to be successful and to land a good job in this country. This key concept or way for you to be successful starts right now no matter your age or grade in school. It can be described in a word: diligence. Diligence means “steady, earnest, energetic application and effort...
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...Stolpestad In his short story, “Stolpestad” from 2008, William Lychack writes about the life of a police man, and how easy you can get stuck in life. Through a second person narrator technique, he highlights uncomfortable situations, loss of identity and the feeling of being stuck in life, showing that one most do what one likes, otherwise, you’ll lose in life In the short story, “Stolpestad”, is it clear that Stolpestad is stuck in his life. “The coffee shops, the liqoue stores, laundromats, police, fire, gas stations to pass – this is your life, Stolpestad”. Furthermore, Stolpestad seems to be genuine depressed as he says to himself “this is your life, Stolpestad” which shows that Stolpestad’s not where he wants to be in life as he has to end the sentence white “Stolpestad” as if he was not listening to himself. “As if you have seen or imagined or been through all of this before, or will be through it all again” The fact that Stolpestad feels like he has experienced things that he haven’t even tried yet, shows how much he has given up on life. Stolpestad’s sad view on life probably is a mix of his life going in circles, and the fact that he is constantly experiencing unpleasant things that just repeats and repeats itself throughout his life: “Your whole life spent along the same sad streets (..) as you pull around the house, as if you’ve seen or imagined or been through all of this before, or will be through it all again, over and over”. Moreover, instead of going home to...
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...mystery of being me yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Who am I? I am Ian Daniel E. Villacarlos, a student, person, son, brother, and a faithful disciple of God. I am currently a student that lives in Caloocan. There are way too many ways to tell who I am but that would cut the thrill of being with me. These are some descriptions you can say to me as you observe. I am a simple, lazy, not-that-big person, naughty mischievous, moody, glutton, somehow sensitive type of person. I also like doing things that are not allowed, the more it is prohibited the more I try to do it. It is not bad to be daring maybe that’s why rules are made. In order for those persons who have guts to show what they have. Some of my likes would be: basketball, sports, excitement, foods, challenges, money, movies, games, sleep, color gray and black, branded clothes, and lots of stuff. My dislikes would be: defeat, boredom, complicated things, and so many more. I try to live my life in the simplest way as possible because I think excess things would only make things complicated. I live my life happily because I have my friends who are always there to cheer me up and also my family who supports me in what I do. It is fun to live with challenges that would test your capacities and would tell your boundaries but It is still upon you if you will let it overcome you and set the limits. It would be lame because limits is a foul word to me. I don’t know if this helped but I guess this is...
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...When I was asked to write this, I was a bit overwhelmed because as I started reflecting on my life. And I was even more overwhelmed when I realized that, in the perspective of a full life. Nevertheless, I’ve adopted a few simple philosophies that have helped me get through life. Trust your instincts: Your instincts are there for a reason. So LISTEN TO YOURSELF!!! Recognize that feeling in your gut when something is off. Or let your instincts lead you to the right decision in an extremely difficult situation. It’s not always easy to trust them, and I’ve always found that, for some reason, the voice in your head called “logic” will try to hush those instincts. Logic will talk you into playing it safe and may rob you of opportunities. If I had listened to myself saying I lacked experience required to tackle the leadership positions. I would have lost the chance to positively impact myself and others, and I’d be a very different person right now. I’m not suggesting you dismiss your brain altogether. Just consider going with your instincts first, then incorporate logic second. “But what if my instincts are wrong?” Well, they will be sometimes, but you must possess the belief in yourself to allow those instincts to shine through and the confidence to act upon them. Which leads me to point #2… Live confidently: We all know someone that lives life with confidence. Can you picture him or her? In the most trying situations they can be calm, cool and collected. And their presence...
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...especially if I can help. My family or friend will tell me I need to learn to say “NO” it’s simple. Sometimes I go out my way to help others. 3. What do you most like about yourself? I am what you can say a go getter, I always want what best for me. I live life to the fullest, because tomorrow is not promise. My slogan inspiration “vivre la vie”. Which simply mean “live life.” I am currently taking care of my mother, and my 6 months old baby my sister kind of expects me too because of my background. 4. What do you most dislike in yourself and would like to change? My timid sometimes make me miss on opportunity, I hate rejection. And I have a big heart it seems the bigger the heart the easier it is to break in life. People take you for granted and use it to their advantages. 5. What beliefs to you have about yourself that limit you? I don’t really have a belief that limit me because I believe everything is possible you just have to put your mind into it. Majority of people believed they have limiting beliefs. As such, they go along day after day doing and saying the same things over and over, all the while wondering why they never reach their goals. 6. How might these beliefs have been created or influenced by your social mirror? Behavioral change by a personal sense of control. If I believe that I can take action to solve a problem instrumentally, I will become more inclined to do so and feel more...
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...Research Essay Proposal Topic: Spice Girls and the normalizing spread of girl power Using Spice Girls as a point of study, I intend to research the spread in American popular culture of the ‘girl power’ phenomenon. It would discuss the nature of the idea (that female appearance and sensuality, and equality need not be mutually exclusive), how the concept relates to perceptions of gender roles and power through the lens of girl culture (for mainly the tween and teen groups) and the ways in which Spice Girls – as a major cultural phenomenon of the 1990s – promoted and normalized the idea. Depending on available information and depending on what the word count will allow, the essay will also look into the origins of the idea within pop (eg. Riot Grrrl, statements by Madonna, etc) and touch upon critiques of the supposed feminist aspects of the girl power movement, linking it to materialistic and consumerist norms of American and western culture. Sources: Primary Spiers, B., Fruchtmann, U., Thompson, B., Fuller, K., and Curtis, J. Spice World: The Spice Girls Movie. Culver City, Calif: Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998. Lyrics from selected songs from the albums Spice (1996), Spiceworld (1997) and Forever (2000). Assorted interviews will also be identified, quoted and analysed. Secondary Whiteley, S. Women and Popular Music: Sexuality, Identity, and Subjectivity. London: Routledge, 2000. Print. Inness, S. A., Millennium Girls: Today's Girls Around the World. Lanham, Md:...
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...My Bio March 21st 2011 Hi my name is Regina C .Livingston, I am a single Mother striving to make Excellence! I have 3 loving Children. My oldest Daughter is 23yrs old and is currently in College to achieve her LPN degree, she has 3 children. My son is 21yrs old and is working and soon to be starting College. Last is my youngest Daughter 17yrs old, whom is currently in 11th grade. I am a very strong, hard working young Lady. I always keep priority 1st .I live a Christian base Life and I put no one before ‘God ‘! Keeping God 1st in my Life is what I have always done. This makes Life easier to live for! I live my Life to the Fullest and do not take my Life for Granit. I Love to sing , if I like a song after I 1st hear it ,the very next time I hear it I know the words . I am an Administrative Asst /Clerk at my Employment! I complete my jobs in a timely fashion. I have very excellent Customer Svc skills and I am very honest. I don’t have or make time for small talk while working, it’s strictly Business. If I make a mistake, I take full responsibility of my own actions. I am a people person and I get along with everyone, and treat everyone with respect when it’s due. I have always been open to discuss any concerns that I may have up front .I am attending school to further my Career to achieve my Associates and my Bachelors , and one day have my own Business in the same Logistics field that I am currently in ! This will allow me to advance more. Thanks Ms.R....
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...The two people that is the main focus and discussion of this paper is T.I and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow or HWL for short. Here is a brief synopsis or description of these two important people. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. aka T.I was born on September 25, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was raised by his grandparents in Atlanta’s Center Hill neighborhood just off Bankhead Highway. He started rapping when he was eight and he went to Douglass High School but later dropped out, and his stage name came from his childhood nickname “TIP”. After his paternal great-grandfather but when he signed with Arista Records, he shortened his name from TIP to T.I out of respect for Arista label mate Q-Tip. HWL was born on February 27, 1807, in Portland, Maine....
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...realized that living without it could potentially jeopardize your way of life, your career goals, but also your relationship with others. I like to believe that I live with personal responsibility every day just to live happily and to help me succeed in my goals. I have set goals in the past and achieved them using my experience as a female veteran and as an adult. It has been proven that if you don’t have a grip on your responsibilities, then you don’t have a grip on your own self-esteem and self worth (Rothbaum, Morling, & Rusk, 2009). When an individual that does not have personal responsibility, their personal life could really lack fulfillment and pleasure in doing things. That person that has not realized that creating your own personal responsibility, you could live to your full potential and having everything you have ever wanted on a mental level and on a material level. When you lack a main aspect to live the right way, you cannot become satisfied with your life and that you are not doing anything to take charge of the problems you have acquired along the way from your incompetence. If you lack responsibility then you do not have any confidence (Clouder, 2009). Confidence is a feeling that anyone should have about life as an adult. An individual might find it hard to take charge of their life the way they want to because they aren’t confident that their life might change for the better. Confidence in your self and in others to take charge could be a good way to get...
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...PURPOSEFUL CHRISTIAN LIFE Definition: Purposeful: having a useful purpose; acting with a clear aim and with determination. Christian Life: showing the qualities that are thought of as typical of a Christian, Christ like.. Some people say that we are just evolutionary result of the survival of the fittest Others think of reincarnation Most of our lives, we have been searching for a purpose for our lives, one that has a deeper meaning than just the basic action of existing on this planet. We felt that our lives were meant for something; and something meaningful and worthwhile that would give us a true reason to live. We searched for this purpose in things like relationships, a career, a job, a hobby, in school, and in many more things, only to find disappointment at every turn; because though these things could preoccupy us for a moment, they would ultimately fail at fulfilling our spiritual desire for a meaningful life. Then we find God, and we feel that we see our purpose clearly. We are full of excitement and hopeful to see what God will do with our lives. The overwhelming joy and excitement that drives us motivates us to share the good news with everyone around us, telling them of the great purpose that God has in store for our lives. We devote ourselves to learning more, growing more, and doing more for God. We surround ourselves with more and more people who call themselves Christians to glean as much as we can from them, astounded at the miraculous experiences...
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...LIFE FACTORS AND LIFE EVENTS PASS 2 For this assignment I will be explaining the potential effects of five different life factors on the development of an individual. I will also be looking at unpredictable and predictable life events and how they could have an effect on the development of that person. Potential life factors, unpredictable and predictable life events could include: Employment Income Housing Environment Education Culture Gender Relationships Marriage Parenthood Birth of a child Starting work Retirement Divorce Serious illness or injury Redundancy and unemployment Bereavement Abuse HOUSING Having good housing will have a positive affect on growth and development. Your home is a place where you should feel safe a secure so by having good housing conditions and if you live in a nice peaceful area this will make you feel safe and allow you to decorate and stamp your own personality on your home. You will want people to come around to your house because you will have a sense of pride about home which will enable you to keep in contact with your friends and family. Where you live is also important, for younger people living in a urban area will give them access to more social activities and facilities which is important for their own self-esteem and growth and will allow them to make more friends and feel wanted by society. Rural life is often quieter which will suit families with younger...
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...Week One – It all starts with God Romans 8:6: 5 -8Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God's action in them find that God's Spirit is in them—living and breathing God! Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. And God isn't pleased at being ignored. Matthew 16:25 Colossians 1:16 speculation vs. revelation We should ask GOD what our lives purpose is. He is the only one (the creator) who can tell us what He has purposed us to do and to achieve. 1 Cor. 2:7 GOD is the source of our lives – not just the start of our lives. Ephesians 1:11 You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ, God was thinking about us long before we were thinking about HIM We don't get to choose our purpose! Without God, life makes no sense! Life is about living for GOD, not myself! ___________________________________________________________________________________ Week two – You are not an accident! Isaiah 44:2 Psalms 138:8 ephesians 1:4 James 1:16-18 Passage James 1:18: 16 -18So, my very dear friends, don't...
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...types of the word addiction are drugs and alcohol. But what most people don’t think about are all the other type of addictions that most people have when they don’t realize it. Beside the most typical addictions being drugs and alcohol there are many of ways to be addicted to things in life such as: social networking, gambling, shopping, sex and pornography. Drugs and alcohol are the most common and serious addictions that are out there. Having an addiction to alcohol completely takes over your life. You no longer have control of your life. The addiction of drinking alcohol is not a ‘once in a blue moon’ type thing, it’s where you wake up and you want a drink, you go to bed you want a drink and anytime in between. If you are caught hiding alcohol from a loved one, then you are definitely addicted to alcohol. There is no doubt in my mind! When you have a disease that is caused by the use of tobacco or alcohol and you still continue to smoke or drink, that’s an addiction. You have let your addiction take control of you and your life no matter if it meant it could kill you sooner rather than later. If instead of letting the addiction control you, why not control your addiction and try to live a lot longer...
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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...
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...you work hard and follow the rules, you’ll make it-is alive and well (New York Post, Cover page).” Adam Shepard’s story is living proof of the things you can achieve by setting your mind to achieving a goal, and working hard to accomplish that goal. Many people in this country live life everyday thing “What if.” Everyday those people live their lives in pity, thinking that with this attitude their life is going to change. The thing that people need to understand is that it is a cruel world out there, and there is no one on this planet that is going to give you anything in this life, except your family and close friends. The only person capable of changing your life is you. People every day live their life content. Content with not accomplishing anything, living off Government funds and barely getting by. What kind of life is that? What people need to realize is that only you can pull yourself out of that situation. Look at half the people Adam meets in the Shelter. They are living their life content every day because everything is handed to them. They don’t have that drive to change their situation. People need to realize that not everyone is born into an ideal situation to start their lives, but you are the author of how you are going to live the rest of your life. You can live the rest of your life in sorrow, or take on the world head on, and become successful. Chase that “American Dream” because it is very much...
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