Rocky Balboa: Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now, if you know what you’re
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What is my positive behavior change? My main positive behavior change is learning to stop biting my nails. I’ve been biting my nails for a very long time and I haven’t really had any infections or anything of that sort. My grandmother has been telling to stop biting my nails ever since I was about seven years old and still haven’t stopped. Soon, as she sees me bite my nails she says, “I’ve been telling you stop and just won’t stop doing it”. Now that I’m older I felt it was time for change and why
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After my dad moved away, everything changed. I barely get to see him now. Half of the time, I just sit outside on the front porch and draw sketches to brighten up my mood. My mom has to go to work early in the morning everyday. Her job as a psychiatric nurse is not only tough on her, it’s tough on me. We live near the beach in San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge isn’t so far away from here. Sometimes, I even walk there when my mom isn’t home and just enjoy the view, which is the most beautiful
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“Why is he so mean, it was all just an accident,” I thought reading during lunch on the cold bathroom floor. My eyes were filled with tears. The emails and messages flooded into my head. “You’re a beep...Hey guys, it’s I.S.I.S.,” wrote Geoffrey. “He has convinced everyone to segregate me from everything,” I whispered holding back the tears. I remembered when I looked in the mirror and asked if I truly were these things, waiting for an answer. “All I could ever here was the treacherous gossip
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Good Evening! For those of you who don't know me, I am Kineta, the very proud Best Friend of our glamorous Bride. I want to start by congratulating the bride and groom, and thanking all of you for coming here today. When I look at the bride and groom, I feel such a whirlwind of emotions? I know that Jessica has found her true match and I know that theirs will be a marriage of long standing.. I know you have a wonderful adventure ahead of you, and with God's blessing your marriage will last for decades
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WWW.RASBD.TKSpeaking Practice Questions and Answers Introduction 1. Hello. Could you show me your identification card please? Hello. Sure, here it is. 2. Could you tell me your full name please? My full name is X. I am also called by my nick name Y. 3. What shall I call you? You could call me X. 4. How are you? I am well thank you, and yourself? 5. How old are you? I am 22 years old. In other words, I was born in 1980.On the eighth of March1980, to be exact. 6a. Does your name
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Good afternoon everybody in this class. My name is Tien. I have been living in PT city when I was born. Today, in my presentation, the purpose of my talk is comparing and contrast between 3 resorts in my hometown namely Novotel (4 star resort), Anantara and Sealink (5 star resorts). Nowadays, people go travel more and more popular. Choosing a quality resort is an important step. There are some similarities and differences between them. . I have devided this talk into 4 part. There are a number of
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IRRESISTIBLE // CHAPTER 1 “Look, Taylor, you really need to start focusing on your grades – they suck. This is your senior year of high school. It’s your last year of high school. The end will be here before you know it and you’ll be at college.” My dad paused his lecture to chew up a piece of meat loaf. He swallowed then held his fork in the air to make a point. “And to go to college, you nee-“ My phone started to go off. I held it up to my ear and before I could even say hi, my best friend
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He met her on a party. She was so outstanding, many guys chasing after her, while he so normal, nobody paid attention to him. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him, she was surprised, but due to being polite, she promised. They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, she thought, please, let me go home…. suddenly he asked the waiter. “would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.” Everybody stared
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The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin is a short story based on the pursuit of Righteousness; in order to be truly happy, one must stand up for what is right, even if it means letting go of the familiar. The residents of Omelas have the choice to ignore a suffering of a child who is held captive in a cellar, or fight for what’s right and essentially leave their homes. What would one prefer: allow an innocent child to suffer certain death, or rid themselves of their comfort and
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