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    Greatest Lessons Are Learned In Tough Times “It is only falling and then rising that man can learn. It is only through tragedy that the deepest truths can be known. All of the roads to learning begin in darkness and go out into the light.” by Hippocrates. This quote to me means that the greatest lessons are learned in though times. These lessons might be a changing point in someones life or can be a push someone needs to be successful. When I read this I thought about the tough times I’ve

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    article “Lessons Learned in Losing” is an example of growth mindset as he has most of the traits of this mindset‚ such as‚ diligence‚ tenacity‚ confidence‚ understanding that failure is just another way of learning‚ and challenging oneself perpetually. For Instance‚ Sam was a clumsy kid until middle school‚ but by constant training‚ he was able to become a varsity player. He didn’t stop working and getting better‚ thinking he was born clumsy‚ and he can never change. Instead‚ he kept working hard toward

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    I set aside 30 minutes every night before I go to sleep. Aside from combing my hair‚ brushing my teeth‚ and washing my face‚ I spend these precious minutes to write. I read from a science magazine that you’re more creative at night than any other time of the day. In my animal fuzzy socks and favorite pajamas‚ I pull out my writing utensils from under my bed. My mechanical pencil and journal take its form as a sharp sword and glistening armor as I charge toward the land of Nirvana. In this idealistic

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    who have troubles. Though we always get saved by our elders and without them we would be scrap metal‚ but like most elders‚ Mrs. Flower in the book “I know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚” help out this troubled person by teaching her 3 lessons about way of life. The troubled person Marguerite has a trouble that she can’t speak because she got assaulted 5 years ago. It is awful that a stranger raped a young person at age 8. Marguerite has to have felt very bad and got a shock‚ and

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    Lessons Learned Over Time In this class‚ we read different epic tales and watched one considered to be a modern day epic tale. Each story had a “hero” who proceeded on a journey to find their happily ever after. In the Odyssey‚ we meet Odysseus who takes 25 years to get home. We meet Dante from Inferno who is trying to get to heaven. Finally‚ we meet Arthur who becomes king of Camelot due to a sword in a stone. Three episodes that teach us life lessons are watching Odysseus patiently waits for the

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    The Lesson Learned Through Tough Times Essay 1 Kyrsten Cramer Gaines’ novel‚ “A Lesson Before Dying‚” depicts a setting of a small town in rural Louisiana in the 1940’s. Slavery was abolished in 1865 in the 1940’s‚ however African Americans were still not treated with equality. Entire towns were still segregated; schools‚ churches‚ stores‚ bars‚ etc. African Americans were no longer slaves‚ but still lived on White American plantations‚ tending to their fields‚ houses and families. Grant

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    there have been many lessons I have learned. These can be described in three standard phrases‚ mind over matter‚ anything is possible‚ and treat people the way you want to be treated. All of these things came into play when I was in elementary school and high school. Coming into college I have been able to apply these rules to my advancements in school. All these lessons comes in to play when you’re in college because there are a lot of things that mess with your head and distract you like grades‚ sleep

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    things going on throughout the book. Harper Lee shows many virtues being learned by Scout Finch and Jem Finch. They most commonly seem to be learning lessons from family figures or grownups that surround them. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Scout and Jem learn several important lessons as they grow up including courage‚ respect‚ and tolerance. Throughout the novel‚ one extremely important lesson learned by Jem and Scout is respect. Calpurnia is one the figures that had showed

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    school for approximately 2‚324 days; going off the phrase‚ “You learn something new everyday.” that would suggest that I would have learned 2‚324 lessons from school alone. To only say that one of the 2‚324 lessons shaped me more than the rest would be false. They all have shaped me and made me into the person that I am today. However‚ talking about all of the lessons that have shaped me is not logical‚ I will share a lesson that I learned from my seventh grade math teacher‚ Ms. Canfield. I was selected

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    Lesson Learned As life goes on we all have a change in friends. Over time people change and the people we used to be friends with may not be the same people we want in our lifes anymore. I’m sure we all can relate to having that one friend who we thought was friend that taught us a vauleable lesson or two. For me it was Corey Dancer‚ not only a boyfriend at the time but someone who I considered a best friend. The lessons Ive learned from the friendship with Corey was; to accept people for who

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