Trials Come to Make Us Stronger In my Strategies for Success class‚ my instructor showed us‚ J.K. ROWLING’S‚ author of the best-selling Harry Potter book series‚ Commencement Address‚ “The Fringe Benefits of Failure‚ and the Importance of Imagination‚” at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. Her commencement address was very moving to me. One reader commented that “she masters the skill of communication being “autobiographical” in her presentation‚ making use of humor‚ self criticism
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The Devil Wears Prada is the story of the simple yet smart Andrea “Andy” Sachs‚ a Northwestern graduate‚ and her professional journey in the pursuit of her becoming a serious journalist. However‚ Andy interviewed for the job “a million girls would kill for” at fashion magazine Runway but not as a journalist but rather the second assistant to the merciless editor-in-chief‚ Miranda Priestly. Under the impression that after one year of being Miranda’s assistant she would receive
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name your son if you had one? * 13. What’s the worst grade you got on a test? * 14. What was your favorite TV show when you were a child? * 15. What did you dress up as on Halloween when you were eight? * 16. Have you read any of the Harry Potter‚ Hunger Games or Twilight series? * 17. Would you rather have an American accent or a British accent? * 18. Did your mother go to college? * 19. Are your grandparents still married? * 20. Have you ever taken karate lessons?
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The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Throughout recorded human history‚ some people have written books and others have‚ sometimes‚ decided on disliking certain books. Once someone is against a book to the point where it offends them on one level or another‚ this is where challenges or bans against a book arise. More times than not‚ a book is banned/ challenged due to religious or spiritual reasons. This is exactly the case of the only reported challenge on The Lord of the Rings‚ the 40th most
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Corrosion‚ wear and corrosive wear; the story of lubrication systems in large technology object storage and use David Hallam‚ David Thurrowgood and Col Ogilvie National Museum of Australia My name is David Hallam; I’m currently Senior Conservator Research and Technology at the National Museum. That means that I’m in charge of our research programs and I’m also in charge of our technological conservation program. Before that I was Head of Conservation at Queensland Museum‚ and before that I spent
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This is a story about how I became the reader‚ I am today. Starting with the two people I love the most is my parents‚ then is when every make believe thing is real like the gingerbread man‚ and now finally is the person who made me want to read all day every day‚ the person who doesn’t want to put a book down‚ I wanted to be just like Miss.King ‚ but sports‚ homework‚ school‚ and much more so right now I and a 5 because reading takes time and I don’t have all the time in the world to read‚ other
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“One child‚ one teacher‚ one book‚ and one pen can change the world”‚ Malala Yousafzai once said. Three young activists that have been deeply researched about‚ who have been working hard to change problems in our society‚ whether they are big or small- Malala Yousafzai‚ Emma Watson‚ and Alex Lin. These activists try everyday to make a positive impact on our society. These three‚ young activists have been fighting for girls’ rights and education‚ feminism‚ and the environment. Malala Yousafzai‚ fighting
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a failure. Losing is not good but it has to happen‚ and is going to happen. Therefore‚ we need to know how to cope with the failure because failure is inevitable. There is a great quote about this case from J.K Rowling‚ who is an author‚ wrote the Harry Potter series. ’’ You might never fail on the scale I did‚ but some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something‚ unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case‚ you
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A long time ago when I was four years old‚ I remember wondering about the symbols that were written on the books and posters all around me‚ and this curiosity then sparked my love for reading that I have today. I decided to ask my father about the odd markings after he read a Dr. Seuss book to me. He told me that there is meaning in these symbols allowing for him to tell the story of “One Fish‚ Two Fish‚ Red Fish‚ Blue Fish.” This knowledge blew my mind and generated a sense of wonder that stayed
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at your process‚ that’s where the answer lies.” After that day‚ Jenny realized that the answer lies within the process. But‚ in factoring if you get too focused on the process the result might turn out wrong. To begin with‚ JK Rowling’s Harry Potter displays how Hermione‚ one of Harry’s friends and a great student gets too involved in her process and the outcome is wrong. Hermione was creating Polyjuice Potion. It was a potion that turned you into a different person. Now‚ this potion takes
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