Shandra Gentle September 25-2014 English120/628 Determination The greatest lesson I have learned in my life thus far. I have found this to be true in most aspects of my life‚ for all of my growth and success has come as a result of determination and perseverance. No matter how desperate the situation may be‚ no matter how badly it seems I will succeed. While I had experience failures and hardships‚ this experience taught me the most valuable
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Having a dream becomes reality Obstacles always hinder people when they are trying to reach their goals‚ and those are just ordeals to test their perseverance. In reality‚ nothing can be obtained or achieved smoothly without going through any difficulties‚ but once people overcome the obstacles they will achieve the desired goal. In the movie October Sky‚ directed by Johnston‚ is about a young man named Homer Hickam who grows up in Coalwood and aspires to become a miner like every male in the
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American Dream Yuan Gu Class 2‚ Department of Hospitality Management‚ Beijing International Studies University‚ Chaoyang District‚ Beijing‚ P.R‚ China ABSTRACT: Many people have gone to America to search of” The American Dream”‚ which is a idea of that everyone can be successful through hard work and everyone is able to lead a happy life. Besides‚ the whole society is free and equal without hierarchy. The content of this term paper will discuss about the definition of American Dream‚ the origin
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Dreams and Reality Dreams do you have any? Of Coarse you do; everyone does. Everyone has dreams and personal desires that they would wish to fulfill. Dreams provide us with something to look forward to in life and they even sometimes comfort us: but these can often be misleading in reality. Dreams could be within your grasp one minute but slither away and demolish the next. This is portrayed in the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ the play Romeo and Juliet by William
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3 Feb. 2011 Deceptive Reality Television Unfortunately‚ today’s popular culture highly regards reality shows that are far from being real. Richard Huff’s title “Real or Not‚ It Doesn’t Matter” clearly states this fact; the public enjoys watching these shows‚ even though it knows that they are deceitful. Reality shows are fallacies‚ the work of the producers and editors‚ who work hard to make people believe that they are watching truthful situations. The impact of reality television on Americans
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Dream and Reality In the complex real world that we are living‚ there are dark and bright sides. It is easy for us to see the bright side‚ but it is not bright enough for us to see the dark sides of the world. One way to investigate the dark side of the world in a fun way is to read fairy tales and fables. Fairy tales and fables are short narrative stories with some deep meanings and moral lessons. In fact‚ they originally stemmed from oral tradition stories and old folk tales. Fables contain
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Actually‚ It Doesn’t Take a Village In the essay “Actually‚ It Doesn’t Take a Village”‚ the author Diane Swanbrow argues about that it is not helpful to raise children in a big family because they may face stress competitions of scared resources. At the beginning of the essay‚ the author uses an example of an African family to show that the human society is not fit for the cooperative breeding theory. Since‚ children’ survival depends on the survival of their parents. When some resources are scarce
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Hard Work + Persistence = Guaranteed Success You should not accept a frustrating‚ unhappy lifestyle. As long as there is the slightest possibility of improvement through hard work and taking action‚ that’s exactly what you should do. With smart work‚ faith‚ commitment and persistence‚ you will become successful! Whether it takes you a month or ten years‚ as long as you never give up and execute a strategy‚ you will succeed. Don’t expect a quick fix though. Don’t expect to put in a little bit
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me in all matters even when I feel that I am unworthy of them. For example‚ I got hurt at work about eight months ago‚ I was unable to work and only received a small amount of my salary while on disability. Hence‚ I went through my emergency fund and was facing foreclosure. Sadly‚ I was at my financial max on everything and I have no family to lean on in times of need. However‚ even though I was going through this struggle‚ I knew that God would send a blessing for me in the nick of time‚ and he did
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benefits of hard work. But why is it that some people seem to feel that “hard work” is a dirty word nowadays? I define “hard work” as work that is challenging. Both hard work and “working hard” (i.e. putting in the time required to get the job done) are required for success. A problem occurs when people think of challenging work as painful or uncomfortable. Does challenging work necessarily have to be painful? No‚ of course not. In fact‚ a major key to success is to learn to enjoy challenging work AND
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