The loud sound of her motorcycle gave away Bria's approach long before she rounded the corner of the long lonely road. The streets lights, what few there were, did little to light the narrowing two lane road as she barreled her way down in whatever direction the wind seemed to guide her. It seemed almost spiritual, if it weren't simply because she had lost her map and had no idea where she was. Still Bria was never one to waist a good ride, in any sense of the word, especially when it felt so good
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They’re questions ended up unanswered: Can personal values toward pursuit be measured in minutes and seconds, and does the same persistence reflect the in months and years? (Duckworth, 2013) After many approaches, psychologists comprised the Brief Grit Scale. The scale consists of items describing consistency of interests. For example, “ I often set a goal, and later pursue another one.”, and on the other hand, “Setbacks don't discourage me, I finish whatever I begin.” Grit is described as long-term
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I walked into the locker room on the first day of football practice of my senior year. Right as you walk in you get the big whiff of sweat, sunscreen, and deodorant. The smell that tells you it's time for football. While I'm getting ready I hear two kids talking about me saying. They're saying, "he sucks" and "he's never going to make it on this team". That motivated me. I came in, no one knowing who I was or what I could do. So I threw my cleats on and went out there thinking there was nothing
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Suiting up in the Eleventh Hour; What the Moment Calls for Suiting up in the Eleventh Hour; An inevitable Event The end is only just the beginning. After 15 years of living in confusion and turmoil I could see that the hardest part of leaving the past was deciding what not to take with me. You could throw away every journal, diary and photo album you ever had even leave your home but when it all comes down to it no matter what you leave or throw away you’re taking your memories with you
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Introduction Questions of our future have often been raised about our ability to share this world with what is known as “Artificial Intelligence.” Will they really make our lives easier or will they put the human race completely out of work? Will they ever become smart enough to learn and think for themselves or is it possible that they’ll become “too smart” and one day and take over the world as we know it? Many pieces of literature have been written, and many movies have been released, prophesying
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from bucolic rural areas to teeming cities. The borders shift endlessly. The ground itself can suddenly fall away from beneath people, families, homes. In the unusual instances when someone leaves this country for good, they often claim it never existed. There is much love and strength there, but happiness is harder to come by. Seen on a map, her nation is shaped much like the United States, although it is made up of pockets and backwaters and segments — as though an image of the U.S. had been cut from
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Violent Media Isn’t All Bad A question that has been asked many times since the uprising of violence in media is this: is violence in media responsible for violent behavior in adolescence? But before we can even begin to answer that question, we have to establish some basic principles. By violent media, I mean television shows, movies, video games, etc. that contain violent material. While much of this content has warning signs and parental supervision recommended labels all over it, we all know that
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Cyber bullying Everyone take a minute to close your eyes. Raise your hand if you have ever been the victim of bullying, now open your eyes. Now raise your hand if you have ever been the bully, now open your eyes. Finally, raise your hand if you have ever watched someone being bullied, open your eyes. We can all think of experiences involving bullying, whether we were the victim, the bully or a witness. More recently though, cyber bullying has sky rocketed due to all the social media sites now
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“I missed it by a blink of an eye. In less than half a second, I lost what I had fought so hard to gain for nearly five months,” explains Rachel Strons as she opens up about her arduous journey to becoming a varsity cross country and track star. In the fall of 2010, Rachel began her journey as a long-distance runner. Walking into her first practice, she didn’t even know what cross country had in store for her, or even how good she would be. Encouraged by her friends to join the team, Rachel was about
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During my sophomore year, I was that girl that hid in the bathrooms, sat alone in the library, and walked alone to classes. I am alone, I would repeat that to myself. But deep down, I knew it was my own fault. The beginning of my freshmen year at Rio Linda High School, I started dating, and since I was shy, my social circle was super small so I ended up with a few friends, some which I already knew from long ago. According to some people, freshmen year is the year that you are suppose to know
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