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Turning Point
Vanessa Montgomery
February 19, 2013

Turning Point The reason why I have to write this essay is because, I’ve done something I’m not too proud of and It has me doing things like an all-day class and forty hours of community service all because, of something I did. In my essay I will explain too you what I’ve learned on the journey of truth. Seeds are planted in the soil of our minds. DNA in are thoughts to determine what we are going to be able to come, so never not think. Think both about your, behavior and what your first mind is telling you. Thefts are always thinking. They day dream the dirty deed before they proceed with their exploit before doing. Followed by developing the dirty deed they do the scan we their thinking about hiding it, looks around when their thinking about the exit plan. Also, followed by two other methods: deciding the dirty deed and doing the dirty deed. We all know what those two lead to. If you ever begin to think these thoughts, here’s away too contain them: name it to tame it, exterminate too terminate, pop it too stop it and realize too visualize. If you ever begin to think the dirty deed pertain to these too get that dirty though out your mind. When you break the law and when you disappoint yourself. External punishments are; community service, the turning point class, pays a fine and jail. Which these consequences may not be enough to affect it, needs to be immediate and certain. If you don’t get caught it will be some internal punishment that you will suffer. Self-punishment is the worst punishment based on the emotion of shame. Most have excuses too why the steal, it’s called the “stinking thinking “it consist of the three V’s: verbal, visual and value. That goes back to when they are “license to steal”. Also, you have unconscious licenses: a lot of stuff going your mind. Meaning when first get the thought of the dirty deed you have a lot stuff going

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