...Suffering into Success The time and place of where you are born can give you an advantage towards success. In Christopher Dillon Quinn’s documentary God Grew Tired of Us, three Lost Boys of Sudan who have been through hell and back and suffered a lot, but one day they got a chance to go to America became successful. One of the men Quinn interviews in his documentary is John Bul Dau; he ran away from home with the rest of the camp refugees when he was incredibly young since there was a war, losing his family and forced to walk hundreds of miles looking for a safe place to live. Dau was chosen to be a leader at the age of thirteen; during his leadership, he was forced to bury bodies, eat mud and drink urine. Dau is now a president of his own...
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...Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation. Global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) between the start and the end of the 20th century.[2][A] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that most of the observed temperature increase since the middle of the 20th century was very likely caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases resulting from human activity such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation.[2] The IPCC also concludes that variations in natural phenomena such as solar radiation and volcanic eruptions had a small cooling effect after 1950.[3][4] These basic conclusions have been endorsed by more than 40 scientific societies and academies of science,[B] including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialized countries.[5] Climate model projections summarized in the latest IPCC report indicate that the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 1.1 to 6.4 °C (2.0 to 11.5 °F) during the 21st century.[2] The uncertainty in this estimate arises from the use of models with differing sensitivity to greenhouse gas concentrations and the use of differing estimates of future greenhouse gas emissions. Most studies focus on the period leading up to the year 2100. However, warming is expected to continue beyond 2100 even if emissions stop, because of the large heat capacity...
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...trendy coordinated outfits? I don't believe for a moment that mothers today love their kids any more than our great-grandmothers loved theirs. We just feel compelled to prove it through ridiculously expensive themed birthday parties that have do-it-yourself cupcake stations with 18 types of toppings and over-the-top gifts. For a few years, I got caught up in the "Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better" parenting model, which mandates you scour Pinterest for the best ideas, execute them flawlessly, and then share the photo evidence with strangers and friends via blogs and Facebook posts. Suddenly, it came to me: We do not need to make our children's childhood magical. Childhood is inherently magical, even when it isn't perfect. My childhood wasn't perfect and we weren't rich by any stretch of the imagination, but my birthdays were still happy because my friends came over. It wasn't about the party bags, perfect decorations, or any of that. We popped balloons, ran around in the backyard, and we had cake. Simple. But when I look back on those times, they were magical. Christmas. With four of us kids and a limited income, my parents bought maybe two gifts per kid. There was no Elf on the Shelf all month long monitoring our activities and getting into photo-worthy trouble. No special Christmas jammies. Very few decorations, if any. We didn't even make cookies. What made that time of year simply ethereal for me as a child was huddling in one bed with my brothers thinking we...
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...(10-11-2015 00:33) Nogle gange når det bliver sent hen på aftenen, så kommer disse tanker, og de fylder al den plads, som mit hoved kan klare. Tankerne kan tage livet af mig, ikke kun metaforisk men selve tankerne, får mig nogle gange til at føle, at jeg intet er værd. Ærligt så forstår jeg ikke hvorfor. Hvorfor skal jeg leve således? Hvorfor lever man og hvad er grunden til livet? Men mest af alt, hvorfor skal jeg fyldes op med disse tanker. Har haft dem i et stykke tid, det er slut nu, slut med kun at komme om aftenen, de kommer morgen, middag og aften. Før i tiden var mine tårekanaler som Sahara, men nu er de som Niagara Falls. Jeg kan bare tænke over få ting, høre musik eller bare se noget foran mig, og med ét skal jeg forsøge at knibe øjnene sammen, så tårerne ikke flyder ud. Altså jeg forstår det virkelig ikke. Jeg er træt, træt af andre mennesker, træt af skolen, træt af alt socialt, træt af ensomheden, træt af livet. Når jeg er sammen med andre, vil jeg egentlig bare sove eller være alene. Er jeg alene, vil jeg være sammen med andre. Jeg ved ikke hvad der sker i mit hoved. Folk ved det enten ikke, eller forstår ikke hvorfor, at jeg ikke selv kan forklare det. Problemet er, at folk mener, at jeg burde vide bare et eller andet omkring mine følelser og tilstanden jeg er i. Men sandheden er, at jeg er tom, jeg er tom for ord. Jeg føler mig tom for følelser, men på samme tid flyder alle mine følelser oven i hinanden. Ja, det er vel normalt for teenagere, men for mit vedkommende...
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...BACK TO NATURE Khalid Marshall Strayer University English Composition 115 Dr. Gary Floden August 27, 2015 BACK TO NATURE “A tired dog is a good dog” says any dog person and “The more I learn about humans, the more I like my dog.” Mark Twain. This is why we spend our lives making sure that our dogs are healthy and strong. A fit body is more apt to fight disease and less likely to sustain common injuries associated with either, play, work or aging. At Sexy Bitch we make good dogs better. From hard working military and police canines to older or obese dogs to the Sexy Bitch going for her next show ribbon. By providing individualized exercise plans we can help your K-9 prepare for their job or your plus sized pooch cut weight. We can cater to your dogs breed, age, weight, and or fitness level. Starting with lite walks we will assess your dog’s fitness levels and needs. We also require a veterinarian’s assessment to start the journey. From there we can offer a plan to address you pets’ needs such as conditioning, weight loss, weight management, or job readiness and performance. We specialize in a variety of works out from low impact to high intensity workouts for advanced candidates. Our facilities range from individual laps pools to full fledge breed specific course, such as earth dog or motorized lure coursing fields. We focus on not only what you want your dog to do but what they were bred to do. Low impact aerobics and anaerobic workout plans for plus...
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...ARTICLE REVIEW ON “A TIRED APPROACH ON CASH MANAGEMENT” SUBMITTED BY: Himanshu Chauhan REGD NO – 1321516 MBA – General Management A TIRED APPROACH TO CASH MANAGEMENT Title: A Tired Approach to Cash Management. Author: Oliver Denecker, Senior Knowledge Expert. Source: McKinsey on Payments. Date: June, 2010. Abstract: Article explains about the effective management of cash in business activities in this financial crisis. The various decisions to be considered by the biggest banks for better investing in cash management helps the banks to accelerate the revenues. The cluster effect strategic decisions are considered for established markets to offer a comprehensive range of basic cash management services to small and medium enterprises and mid – market and public – sector customers. A tired approach for cash management providers help the companies accelerate the collection of receivables and to control the payments to trade creditors and to efficiently manage cash services are briefly explained. Summary: Banks are setting ambitious targets for cash management growth by launching new cash management services in the markets. It requires well planned strategic thinking to know the market landscape. The strategies implemented by biggest banks are via mergers and acquisitions which helps the banks to widen the gaps between first and second – tier players. The competition in the market is much higher which lead to implement effective strategies over number of regional...
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...Reyes 1 “How has the meaning of freedom change over the course of American history?” “The meaning of freedom has never changed in fact juvenile and adult prisoners never had freedom. Prisoners will always have consequences from committing crimes, and as of today this still applies to every citizen or non-citizen.” Before children had the freedom to be free and just be rebels get away from crime, maybe get a speech explaining to them don’t do it again, or furthermore a discipline butt whooping. But now there are consequences of their own actions of social inequality, and how society is both stable and changing the causes of consequences and behavior. But we are just kids we always have fun by goofing around, sometimes we may not ever learn. Should juvenile offenders be tried and punish as adults? It should depend on how serious the issue really is, because if a child attempts murder maybe he should be charged as an adult as many teenagers are trial as an adult. In my personal opinion, I don’t think children should be tried and punish as adults because children are not fully mature enough to be able to go through such a process, doing bad things gets to their own minds as their own perspective way of being “cool.” Children are not fully responsible and developed although we are responsible for our own actions but most children wouldn’t be able to handle such a situation it’s brutal. If juveniles are tried as an adult it might be a great consequence or good way...
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...Suffering into Success The geographical culture can transcend into success in a way by what is happening around the people that give them an advantage in a successful life. Filmmaker Christopher Dillon Quinn made a documentary named “God Grew Tired of Us” about three Sudanese men known to be part as the lost boys of Sudan who have been through hell and back but at the end of all the suffering, they become successful. One of the men Quinn interviews in his documentary is John Bul Dau; he ran away from home with the rest of the camp refugees when he was very young because of the war, losing his family and becoming independent. Dau is now a president of his own nonprofit foundation to help his homeland and is starting a clinic in the camp he was raised in. Dau’s life is full of surprises, especially when his worst caused by his demographic and geographic part of his life, leaves him towards his best....
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...People of one culture who find themselves living among another seem to approach the situation with some trepidation. This was the case in all three movies I viewed. Curiosity and excitement also played a big role in the initial transition of all those involved. After the initial shock wore off, all of these people found that they had to adapt to their surroundings. This paper discusses their experiences. God Grew Tired of Us covered many of the discussions that were held in class. The Lost Boys of Sudan were both excited and nervous about coming to America. They found themselves in a landscape that was drastically different than the arid land from which they had come. Paved roads, an abundance of motor cars, huge buildings, etc. These were all marvels to the travelers. The Lost Boys made many observations about their surroundings. Some of these observations revealed how they obviously see the world differently than we, the average American citizen, do. While watching one of their group struggle in an attempt to ice skate, someone made the comment that he looked like a wounded soldier. Most Americans do not have that point of reference and therefore do not come to that conclusion while watching people participating in simple, fun activities. While watching them observe the Fourth of July firework display, I could not help but wonder whether or not they made the same kind of connection. Did they look at the fireworks and think of war torn times? Cultural behaviors were apparent...
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...ESSAY: What Makes You Tired-and What You Can Do About It Here is an astounding and significant fact: Mental work alone can't make you tired. Sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labour without reaching "a diminished capacity for work", the scientific definition of fatigue. To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If you took blood from the veins of a day labourer while he was working, you would find it full of "fatigue toxins" and fatigue products. But if you took a drop of blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins whatever at the end of the day. So far as the brain is concerned, it can work "as well and as swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning". The brain is utterly tireless. ... So what makes you tired? Psychiatrists declare that most of our fatigue derives from our mental and emotional attitudes. One of England's most distinguished psychiatrists, J.A. Hadfield, says in his book The Psychology of Power: "the greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin; in fact exhaustion of purely physical origin is rare." One of America's most distinguished psychiatrists, Dr. A.A. Brill, goes even further. He declares: "One hundred per cent of the fatigue of the sedentary worker in good health is due to psychological factors...
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...In Japan, a pharmacologist in 1919 made the methamphetamine as an upper. It helped with feeling tired and helped boost energy. Soon enough in the 1930s the United States started using amphetamines to treat narcolepsy and asthma. (Methamphetamine Prevention, 2005) Methamphetamine is mainly used to treat people with narcolepsy. When a study came out in the 1993 it showed that meth helped people with narcolepsy to stay awake. With this drug their sleeping episodes decreased as well as other common affect that people with narcolepsy get, such as hypnologic hallucinations. This might let people to believe that methamphetamine is put to a good use, but reality is that it can damage so much more. ( Merrill M. Miller, Roza Hajdukovic, and Milton K. Erman, 1993) People that use methamphetamine for a long time look older than they really are. Methamphetamine causes the skin to lose elasticity and make the skin sag. Acne and blisters are signs of the abuse of the drug. The blood flow in the body is damaged and can no longer flow evenly around the body. This drug also damages the body’s capacity to fix itself and meth users can develop a disorder called formication. Formication is a constant picking at the skin because of the feeling or hallucination of insects on the body. This drug is used at times to lose weight and seem more attractive but in the process it makes the user less attractive. Hygiene is not an important issue in meth users. Meth users have mouth problems and...
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...“Kids who are tired can't learn at their best, and sleep deprivation impairs learning, memory, and attention as much as it impairs health and overall well-being” (Start school later). Many kids and teens are sleep deprived because of the times they have to get up in the morning for school. With homework, sports, jobs, and other things kids have to get done at home before it’s time for them to go to bed it could be very challenging for them to get to bed at a normal time. Middle schools should start later in the morning because it is too early for kids to get up and get ready, students need to be more awake and focused in class and on school work, and it is hard for students to get to class on time when tired. It is too early for kids to...
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.........he country that once welcomed the tired, poor, huddled masses is now asking for a little reciprocation. And Canada, Germany and Australia are heeding the call. They top a list of the countries most welcoming to expats. There, relocators have a relatively easy time befriending locals, joining a local community group and learning the local language. In Depth: World's Friendliest Countries......he country that once welcomed the tired, poor, huddled masses is now asking for a little reciprocation. And Canada, Germany and Australia are heeding the call. They top a list of the countries most welcoming to expats. There, relocators have a relatively easy time befriending locals, joining a local community group and learning the local language. In Depth: World's Friendliest Countries......he country that once welcomed the tired, poor, huddled masses is now asking for a little reciprocation. And Canada, Germany and Australia are heeding the call. They top a list of the countries most welcoming to expats. There, relocators have a relatively easy time befriending locals, joining a local community group and learning the local language. In Depth: World's Friendliest Countries......he country that once welcomed the tired, poor, huddled masses is now asking for a little reciprocation. And Canada, Germany and Australia are heeding the call. They top a list of the countries most welcoming to expats. There, relocators have a relatively easy time befriending locals,...
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...Another way to say fatigued driving is tired driving. Tired driving is when a person operates a vehicle while feeling drowsy. Fatigued driving has also been mistaken for impaired driving, which demonstrates the high risk involved in driving while tired. This dangerous activity results in a slower reaction time as the driver would not be focused or alert as they would if they were not tired. According to the National Sleep Foundation 2005, eleven million drivers said that they have had or almost had an accident due to being tired while driving. There is less of a stigma attached to driving while tired, as many drivers feel that it is acceptable to drive while...
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...Part 1: Recognize & understand how time spent 30-min Diary Day 1: Saturday Time | Spent | Mood | Leisure | 9:30 AM | Woke up | Tired | - | 10:00 AM | Had a conversation with my boyfriend about dreams and what’s happening for the rest of the day. | Null | Yes | 10:30 AM | I got dressed, and discussed what to make for breakfast and had my coffee. | Null | No | 11:00 AM | Made two sausage English muffins. | Null | No | 11:30 AM | Brushed my teeth and got ready to go to work | A little stressed | No | 12:00 AM | Waited for the bus and took it to the metro station. | Stressed | No | 12:30 AM | Waited for the metro and took it to the metro stop for work while listening to relaxing music | A little less stressed | Mixed | 1:00 PM | Walked to work from the metro station and set up my station. Read my ‘todo’ list for the day. Started my work entry in my notebook. | Slightly relaxed | No | 1:30 PM | Working on a bug I found yesterday while listening to music. | Focused | yes | 2:00 PM | Walked to a sandwich place and ordered a sandwich. | Stressed | no | 2:30 PM | Got back to work and found a possible solution to my bug. | Happy | yes | 3:00 PM | Did some research to see if my bug will work and looked through other parts of my code. | Excited and focused | Yes | 3:30 PM | Research proved that it will work, so I started putting in the fix. | Excited | Yes | 4:00 PM | Finished working on the fix. | Focused and Excited | Yes | 4:30 PM | Tested if the...
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