...Simple Truths or LOVE It is simply a mystery why we fall in love. It is a mystery how it happens. It is a mystery why some love grows and it is a mystery why some love fall. You can analyze and look for reasons and causes, but you will never do more than take life out of experience. Love is more than the sum of interest and attractions and commonalities. That two people share. And just as life itself is a gift that comes and goes in its own time, the coming of love must be taken as an unfathomable gift that cannot be questioned in its way. Too often, when love comes to people, they try to l grasp the love and hold it to them, refusing to see that it is a gift that just as freely move away. When they fall out of love, or the person they feels the spirit of love leaving. They try desperately to reclaim the love that is lost, rather than accepting the gift for what it was. They want answer where there are no answers. They want to know what is wrong with them, or try to get their love to change, thinking that if some small things were different, love would bloom again. They blame their circumstances. They blame each other. They try to give anything to give meaning to what has happened. But there is no meaning beyond the love itself , and until they accept their own mysterious ways they live in a sea of misery. You need to treat what love brings you with kindness. If you find yourself inlove with someone , who does not love, be gentle with yourself. There is nothing...
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...Comparing Two Magazines For my compare and contrast essay, I have decided to compare two magazines in the financial business. The name of the first magazine is” The economist” and the second magazine is “Forbes” The theme of the first magazine is to highlight, how and what type of businesses to start and make money without putting in much of the hard work. The very first page of the magazine shows an absolute image of the man and women dressed up with lots of money and a road of success. The magazine rapidity claims” Sure ways to make money”. It seems like editor is personally involved in guaranteeing the success of the business with highlighting text displaying “Make $40 Million with eco-friendly herbs and sprouts” or “Make 15 million in the first year with Dollar Varity stores” As I am turning and reading pages more and more, I realize that this magazine is not meant to show issues, techniques, pros and cons of starting up a business but it is more like infomercials showing the top returns one can reap from his investments. The magazine forces me to realize that I am missing an essential experience in my life by not starting up the business. The magazine displays beautiful color and picture schemes. The magazine also highlights few of the success stories of the entrepreneurs. Overall this magazine makes business as a seamless transition of normal day today activity to a profit generating machine, but to some extent it also highlights few realistic...
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...Reading the excerpt from Walden helped me appreciate life as it is. The novel Walden, by Henry David Thoreau, is a day to day account of his experiences at Walden Pond. Thoreau focused on the idea of a simple life and encouraged his readers to simplify their lives as he stated, “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail.” It may have been easier to live by his theory of a simple life in the 1800’s as opposed to today because of the latest advancements in technology. The American population has become very dependent on the luxuries of life (such as the computer, the car, the cell phone, etc.) that it would be more difficult to live and function without them. Thanks to the media and advertising, there is a constant race between people to obtain the latest technology or even fashion apparel. For example; about a three weeks ago, a pair of Jordan sneakers, the Concords, were released in stores. Almost every teenager in America battled to buy these sneakers. It got way out of hand, to the point where a group of boys stabbed a young man just to steal his sneakers. Thoreau’s idea of living a simple life should be taken more into consideration these days. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. The general public is more materialistic these days than ever and it would be very difficult to break them out of this habit. Thoreau...
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...stable location brings to the health and growth of relationships; establishing each relationship with a distinct role in the plot with regards to the underlying association of being anchored to certain aspects of their lifestyle. The narrator of Pan is Thomas Glahn, a hunter living high in the Norwegian mountains. He lives a very self-reliant lifestyle that he embraces. He meets Edwarda, the daughter of the town trader described as “A child, a schoolgirl. I looked at her — she was tall, but with no figure to speak of, about fifteen or sixteen,” (Ch.2) her father, Mack, and a doctor. Edwarda visits him again and after offering Glahn to come visit her and her father, he accepts. She quickly falls in love with him, then after only somewhat being attracted to her, he begins to fall deeply in love with her. Throughout the summer their relationship becomes more established. She says things such as: "’I shall have Lieutenant Glahn. I don't care to run after anyone else.’"(Ch.10) and in response, Glahn writes: “I was deeply moved at that; the helpless look in her eyes and her little thin figure were more than I could resist; I was drawn to her in that moment. (Ch. 10)” However, he rejects her advance and says: "’afterwards,’" I said, "’No more now.’”(Ch. 10). Their relationship seems to be consistently unstable as whenever either attempts to further their relationship, the other stops it. However, as this is taking place she also has a relationship with the doctor and a Baron in town, which...
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...The simple things in live bring more happiness then material things you can purchase with money would ever be able give you ~Live in the moment, don't worry about ageing but enjoy life to the fullest ~Forgive, not only others but also yourself ~It is okay to cry ~Value your friends and most importantly tour family because they will always be there for you ~Love is the single, most important thing in life ~If the culture of the world doesn't 'suit' your own lifestyle, create your own ~To be able to detach yourself from an feeling you first need to allow yourself to experience it fully In his last moments, Morrie was ‘in between’ the gap between life and death, thus able to inform the readers valuable and important things they should ‘pack’. Morrie Schwartz was a professor and a teacher until the end Life nowadays has been complicated. I have learned from the book that in order to live in harmony and avoid unnecessary conflict, we must learn how to communicate and compromise. It’s best to have a positive attitude, and have the ability to turn what might often be perceived as a negative situation, into a privilege. In the book, Morrie had also inferred that we should not let self-pity consume you, but concentrate on the good things in your life, because if you do not, you might lose sight of what is important and what is not. ‘Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.’ Morrie talked a lot about death in...
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...remember thinking how horrific it was and how I could not comprehend how a human being could be so violent and evil to be able to do that to young children. Then come to find out they actually forgave the gunman and held no grudges against his family, this was truly remarkable to me. I thought how can these people behave this way? I dismissed them as religious fanatics and admired them for their beliefs .I then soon forgot about it until now, while I was studying about the Franciscan Values it brought back those thoughts of that shooting, and how they forgave that gunman and his family, if anyone lived by those Franciscan Values it must be the Amish of Woodhull N.Y. Everything falls into place; they created a caring community by their love of god and the scriptures. They live this every day; they are in always church, it is wherever they are, it’s the particular way they dress and live, they are always showing their faith. By dressing the same, males one way, females another there is no emphasis on the individual which they consider boastful, thus respecting each other’s dignity. They foster loving relationship with their family and friends; there is no divorce in the Amish Community. The Amish will offer anyone hospitality and share whatever they have, there are no poor in the Amish community it thrives as a whole. The Amish are compassionate; there is no anger or resentment when something terrible happens to them or their community like a farm accident, or automobiles that...
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...The Alchemist : Journal Entry #1 When the book began with the character’s name, Santiago, I was somewhat skeptical. I thought that the entire story may have been poorly written, given that translations aren’t always perfect due to grammatical differences between languages. But only within the first few moments of reading I found myself immersed into a simple and short, yet gripping, story of a young-adult’s search for destiny. When the author introduced Santiago as a shepherd travelling the land in search of nothing but a simple life, I was confused as of where he may be going with the story. When he mentions a merchant’s daughter that he has a slight infatuation with, I expected your typical love story: the boy meets a girl, the boy likes the girl, the boy tries to impress the girl, they find a mutual interest in each other, the boy makes a mistake, the girl gets upset, the boy tries to apologize, the apology is usually accepted, and then happily ever after. There may be a twist thrown somewhere in there, but nothing to get too excited about. Anyways, Santiago’s journey leads him far from that. It struck my interest that it turned out to be a philosophical writing, rather than a romance. The realism of Santiago as a character is great compared to some other readings. He provides me with someone I can surprisingly relate to. I didn’t think there would be much relation between me and a Spanish shepherd from maybe 500+ years ago. His decisions remind me that we are all still very...
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...it. However, not all women have the same tastes and interests. In order for perfume ads to be successful, advertisers cannot just use one kind of formula to appeal to attract women. Sporty women compared to high class conservative women probably do not have the same taste in perfume, as would a teenager compared to a 50-year-old woman. Advertisers must use a variety of tactics to sell women’s perfume in order to appeal to the different types and personalities of today’s women. Many perfume ad campaigns nowadays use simple women doing simple things but clearly enjoying it. The ad campaign for Clinique’s perfume lines is a very good example of this. In the May issue of Teen People, the ad for Clinique’s perfume, “Happy,” shows a woman wearing a sleeveless turtleneck sweater. Although not clearly shown, the girl seems to have a huge smile on her face but is hidden behind her turtleneck. The caption of the ad says “Clinique happy.” Although it is a simple ad, it deems as effective toward women. Featured in a magazine targeted to teens, the girl in the ad is young looking, which would relate to teens. As for older women, it would appeal to them as well so they too can feel young and fresh again. Another ad for a Clinique perfume is for “Simply,” found in Cosmopolitan magazine. The name of the perfume alone, says it all. The ad shows a bottle of the “Simply” perfume set on top of a table with a woman’s fingertips lingering on top of the bottle. This ad doesn’t even use a woman’s...
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...Carole Satymurti’s “I Shall Paint my Nails Red” is a wonderful poem which I found myself closely relating to. I feel that in this poem she reflects many sides of a woman’s life. It may be understood to have two separate messages, the direct and the hidden message. Satymurti does this through showing both the complexity of a woman’s life, and the simplicity that also exists within. At first glance, “I Shall Paint My Nails Red” gives a more obvious and direct amusing message in which she states different reasons why she would paint her nails red. Each line puts the reader in a different situation which may even be applied to our own daily lives. Satymurti does this by using every day examples and using them to suggest often absurd reasons for her to paint her nails red, adding a bit of comedy throughout the poem. Underlying each idea, however, Satymurti implies a deeper message about women and the many roles that they play in society, and the way that they view themselves. The first idea Satymurti suggests in the poem is, “Because a bit of colour is public service”. Here, she is implying that in painting her nails red she is in fact doing others a favor. This line makes me think of a woman loading her groceries onto the cash register before paying, showing off her bright red nails and provoking a smile on the cashiers face. She seems to believe that anywhere she were to go with these red nails, the world would see them and appreciate them. Underlying this main idea however...
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...Joseph Jones Ms. Manchouck Humanities 205 March 10, 2013 The Giver Benchmark Essay In a community where everyone is recognized by age and every age has a task, things tend to stay in perfect order. “Sameness” is a very strict way of life. Every person has a job that is to be done every day. Things must be done the correct way or the violator will be punished accordingly. All of these rules and procedures were put in place to create a simpler life. Life is an assignment to complete each day. When the children become “8s” they begin volunteer work. This is when the Elders start to observe the individuals in order to choose their assignment. From an “8” to a “12” is the time for the kids to search for a job they may enjoy. Upon becoming a “12” they will be given their permanent assignment .When Jonas became a “12” he was given the assignment of being “Receiver”. As Receiver he must hold all memories from the past. Things become clearer as Jonas goes to his trainings with The Giver. The way of life that he and many of his ancestors had been taught was missing so many elements. The Giver explained that all of these things were obsolete in their life of “sameness”. Without the strong community influence this would be a completely different story. As Jonas progresses through his training the memories overcome him. After seeing the video of his Father releasing the smaller twin he burst into tears. This so called “simpler” life that he’s been living is an ugly lie. After receiving...
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...Taylor Robinson English 101 OL 7 Professor Charles Hood Paper 2 April 2, 2012 Putting Pictures To Words Henry David Thoreau was a man of many talents. A writer, a philosopher, a naturalist, and the leading man of Transcendentalism, Thoreau was truly a genius of his time. His contributions to the world were extremely momentous, such as his role in Abolitionism or his famous work of literature Walden. But it is perhaps his insignificant work that draws us the most, the private everyday musings of his journal. Through descriptive writing, Thoreau manages to convey what he was seeing to us readers. His gift with words and imagery stand well on their own, but what if there could be a literal representation as well? That is where one can draw from Peyruis. Peyruis illustrates the beauty of nature using the setting of this small French village, and by utilizing these images one could put a whole new perspective on the writings of Thoreau, if done properly. In “Cezanne’s Mountain” (Bartrug, Hood Peyruis, pages 28-29), a vast meadow stretching into a majestic forest then into magnificent mountains is depicted. Clouds blot the sky, and snow is draped over the peaks of the mountains, and a large forest meeting the edge of the meadow is the perfect portrait of freedom and nature. Henry Thoreau describes a similar scene: “Nature does not cast pearls before swine. There is just as much beauty visible to us in the landscape as we are prepared to appreciate, not a grain more...
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...Put these verbs in the present simple form: 1. We our dog. (to call) 2. Emma in the lessons. (to dream) 3. They at birds. (to look) 4. John home from school. (to come) 5. I my friends. (to meet) 6. He the laptop. (to repair) 7. Walter and Frank hello. (to say) 8. The cat under the tree. (to sit) 9. You water. (to drink) 10. She the lunchbox. (to forget) 1. I good marks. (to get) 2. Rita exercises. (to do) 3. We often the table. (to lay) 4. Tim and Pat pictures. (to upload) 5. Oliver always fun. (to have) 6. Maria sometimes their room. (to tidy up) 7. He often new shoes. (to buy) 8. The dog never out of the house. (to run) 9. You your glasses. (to need) 10. She snakes. (to touch) 1. Tom stamps. (not/to collect) 2. You songs in the bathroom. (not/to sing) 3. Julie in the garden. (not/to work) 4. I at home. (not/to sit) 5. Tina and Kate the windows. (not/to open) 6. Adam French. (not/to speak) 7. His sister lemonade. (not/to like) 8. We to music. (not/to listen) 9. My father the car every Saturday. (not/to clean) 10. Johnny and Danny in the lake. (not/to swim) 11. We handball at school. (not/to play) 12. Laura her room. (not/to clean) 13. Mark his homework. (not/to do) 14. Susan and Jerry TV. (not/to watch) 15. They at 6.30. (not/to wake up) 16. You shopping. (not/to go) 17. Mrs Smith a big box...
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...Alexis’s Death Tonja Cash EN101 English Composition Kim Donovan-Karaff January 6, 2014 I remember her waving her hand and blowing kisses to me. The sunlight danced across her beautiful face. Who have thought it would be the last image I would ever have of her. The morning started out horrible. The alarm clock never went off. My husband came home from working 3rd shift to find me still asleep. He called my name. “Tonja”? Are you going to work today? I jump up with a start. Oh, no, I am going to be late for work. I go to Alexis room and wake her up. Of course she is not ready to get up. This is our daily struggle. I lay her clothes out for school. I go into my room and begin pulling my clothes out for the day. I gave her time to get dressed before we start on her hair. I call out to her and she comes in my room. Instead of the cute Mary Jane shoes I laid out for her to wear with her dress, she has on tennis shoes. I ask her to go change her shoes. She immediately starts her pouting. This is typical 4 year old tantrum. This takes up another 30 minutes of my time. I try to reason with her. This doesn’t help. I tell her that I will let her wear her favorite tennis shoes tomorrow. When did she become so stubborn? I have reached my last straw. I tell her this is her last chance to change her shoes. I finally have to pop her hands and put the shoes on. We finally leave the house, over an hour late. As my husband drives toward my job, I’m thinking...
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...WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? © Dr. Spencer.Johnson PARTS OF ALL OF US The Simple and The Complex The four imaginary characters depicted in this story -the mice: "Sniff" and "Scurry", and the little people: "Hem" and "Haw" -are intended to represent the simple and the complex parts of ourselves, regardless of our age, gender, race, or nationality. Sometimes we may act like Sniff Who sniffs out change early, or Scurry Who scurries into action, or Hem Who denies and resists change as he fears it will lead to something worse, or Haw Who learns to adapt in time when he sees changing leads to something better! Whatever parts of us we choose to use, we all share something in common: a need to find our way in the maze and succeed in changing times. The Story Behind the Story by Kenneth Blanchard, Ph.D. I am thrilled to be telling you "the story behind the story" of "Who Moved My Cheese?" because it means the book has now been written, and is available for all of us to read, enjoy and share with others. This is something I've wanted to see happen ever since I first heard Spencer Johnson tell his great "Cheese" story, years ago, before we wrote our book "The One Minute Manager" together. I remember thinking then how good the story was and how helpful it would be to me from that moment on. "Who Moved My Cheese? " is a story about change that takes place in a Maze where four amusing characters look for "Cheese" -- cheese being a metaphor for what we want to have in life, whether it is...
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