It’s always a lesson well taught when you learn on your own. Doing something new is always a great experience especially when it came to me. Being that it was my first year at Strafford High School I decided to play basketball and I remember it like it was yesterday. It wasn’t my first time playing basketball but my first time playing on a team. When basketball season came along‚ I decided to get in shape and get fit playing a sport. Although I was chunky I did well. I tried out for freshman girls’
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backs‚ now it’s time we stab theirs. Only seems fair‚ right? They had doubted us that we would come. It was denial. They knew we were coming. We don’t get defeated that easily unless of course‚ someone is disloyal‚ but by now I think we have learned our lesson. They were going to pay for what they did to us. We arrived on their streets at noon‚ so everyone would know we are here. To frighten them. We walked
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One year I learned the hard way about shopping the week of christmas. That one year it completely escaped my mind a few gifts that i forgot to purchase for some of my family. On a saturday morning i decided that i would venture out and try to find the last straggling few presents. I thought that if i left this early in the morning since lots of people wouldn’t be up this early on a saturday but boy was i wrong. I asked my mom to drive me to the mall and when we got there i noticed how packed the
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Self-directed‚ intrinsically motivated‚ active learners take responsibility for their learning. They are able to take what they have learned in the classroom and apply it to their personal lives‚ or vise versa. They often posses leadership abilities. Personally I find myself not to be self-directed. I find myself needing outside approval for everything I do. However‚ I am getting better at pushing myself to trust my own instincts. Because of this I will have to say my two strengths are the ability
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1950s. Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Branch‚ laid its foundations while playing a significant role in combat operations throughout the Korean War. Like any war new weapons and tactics were developed to meet these new ever evolving threats. The lessons learned in this war would change the face of combat for years to come. The Korean War was against international communism itself.
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Top 10: Book Lessons Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez 1. Breaking down barriers To break down a barrier‚ means to have an open-mind set to who you talk to‚ look at‚ and judge. In the book‚ Francisco experiences racial barriers that are created in his school. The students at his school easily judge others by their appearances and race. Since Francisco is Mexican‚ he is treated differently than others and faces hard times as he tries to “fit in”. 2. Striving for a better way of life The
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Prohibition in America: A Lesson Learned? Infamous gangster‚ AL Capone‚ and many like him built their dynasty off a short period of time during United States history called Prohibition. Prohibition was a period where alcohol was not permitted in the United States‚ which lasted from 1920 to 1933. After the Revolutionary War‚ drinking was on the rise in the United States‚ and many orginizations were created to disuade people from becoming intoxicated‚ starting a new temperance movement (Lerner 96)
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Lesson 1 How to be resourceful in economic turmoil One lesson learned during the Great Depression was to be resourceful in times of need. When the stock market crashed and banks closed people were made to make use of what they had‚ whether that was food or clothes. The Great Depression left a great impression on people of the era’s thoughts‚ and their habits. Many of them hoarded money‚ become pack rats‚ and generally had trouble parting with anything they may possibly have found a use for down
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Decision support for best practices: Lessons learned on bridging the gap between research and applied pratice. Today‚ everyone is looking at best practices for developing a system or making the right choice in acquiring system components. If the right best practices are applied‚ they help to avoid common problems and improve quality‚ cost‚ or both. However‚ finding and selecting an appropriate best practice is not always an easy endeavor. In most cases guidance‚ based on sound experience‚ is missing;
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“You’ll learn‚ as you get older‚ that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms‚ and never‚ ever apologize for it. Go against the grain‚ refuse to conform‚ take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity‚ and leap before you look. Dance as though everybody is watching March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”-Mandy Hale In the south of the United States during the 30’s in the town of Maycomb
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