I AM PERSISTENT By: Princess Jones October 4‚ 2012 2A In the video of Lance Armstrong‚ a cancer survivor and seven time Tour de France winner‚ a question is asked‚ “Who says we can’t do it?” Lance Armstrong replied‚ “You may only get one chance‚ so go for it!” Whenever I make reference to Lance Armstrong‚ the word persistent comes to mind. He embodies a persistent characteristic‚ and that’s the word I use to describe myself. To me‚ the quote is saying‚ you may only have one chance to
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Am I in The Zone? Instant Zone Activity (include time spent) Lasting Zone Activity (include time spent) Drinking sweet beverages‚ around 10 times a day. Read for an 1 hour for a day. I have many things to do during the week‚ I go through the week without planning causing me to forget things. Happened both days. I did my chores on my assigned day‚ it took two hours to complete. Being lazy at the things I care about‚ without trying full to improve. Everyday for about 4 hours. I thought
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“I AM MALALA.” “I Am Malala” is a breathtaking novel based on a true story of a young sixteen year old girl’s life. This memoir written by Malala Yousafzai and co written by Christina Lamb was published in October 2013 by ‘Little‚ Brown and Company’ and has become a very popular novel all around the world. This book contains 265 pages and costs Indian Rs. 399 and I found it worth reading. This courageous young girl wrote this book fearlessly to spread the awareness about the rights of education
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I Am a Critical Thinker Now HUM 114 Matthew Fallasen‚ MM‚ MBA Critical thinking is a careful examination in which a person utilizes facts and evidence to form their own conclusions to certain situations. Edward Glaser explains that critical thinking calls for a persistent efforts to examine any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the evidence that supports it and the further conclusion to which it tends (Glaser‚ 1941). Edward Glaser provides a great insight to the importance
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“I am David” by Holly Akerman 28/08/13 The novel “I am David” is by Anne holm‚ which focuses on a character named David who had spent his childhood in a labour camp‚ most likely in Bulgaria after David escapes‚ he must then learn to survive Denmark‚ where he believes that his mother‚ Edith hijorth-fengel‚ still lives. Despite the many adversities that David faces during his childhood experiences in the labour camp and on his journey though out Europe to find his mother‚ he
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When I was fifteen‚ I read a book titled I am Malala. This book is about a young Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban on her way to school. The story of Malala opened my eyes to the very different in which we live. One of my favorite quotes from I am Malala is‚ “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” To me‚ this quote shows a cry for help from middle-eastern women. It made me start thinking about all girls in the middle-east and how their lives compare to mine.
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Robert Neville is the apparent sole survivor of a pandemic whose symptoms resemble vampirism. It is implied that the pandemic was caused by a war‚ and that it was spread by dust storms in the cities and an explosion in the mosquito population. The narrative details Neville’s daily life in Los Angeles as he attempts to comprehend‚ research‚ and possibly cure the disease‚ to which he is immune. Neville’s past is revealed through flashbacks: The disease claimed his wife and daughter‚ and he was forced
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Who Am I? The amount of research that has been conducted about adoptees and their problems with identity development is enormous. Many of the researchers agree on some of the causes of identity formation problems in adolescent adoptees‚ while other researchers conclude that there is no significant difference in identity formation in adoptees as birth children. This paper will discuss some of the research which has been conducted and will attempt to answer the following questions: Do
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I Am David is a book about a brave‚ daring‚ and serious boy named David written by Anne Holm. David is a twelve year old boy looking for his mom. David needs to get to Denmark where he will find his mom. David is faced with many challenges along the way to get to Denmark. He gets rides from many people on his way to many place along the way to Denmark. David is a twelve year old boy that is brave for escaping the concentration camp where he was born. All David knows is the camp so surviving on the
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“I Am Not Esther” “I am not Esther” is a novel which reveals a story about a girl named “Kirby” whose mother went to Africa and left Kirby with her brother called “Uncle Caleb”. Uncle Caleb and his family were very religious. There was no “TV‚ Radio‚ and mobile”. Behaving in godly way with this family was a part of their life rule. They believed that God solves every problem. Kirby’s name was changed to “Esther” because everyone in the family had to have a Biblical name. Kirby struggled with
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