No matter how much I inquired about high school and told of the life of high school by older friends and some family members‚ I could never have been completely prepared. No book of advice or voice of wisdom can prepare another for the situations and feelings encountered in high school. I can hardly narrow down the three most important lessons that I learned in possibly the four most difficult‚ unbelievable‚ and thrilling years of my life; but‚ I’ll try. Being the oldest sibling‚ and having parents
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Lessons Learned From Long Term Capital Management LTCM was selling liquidity as their fund structure was more similar to an investment bank than a typical hedge fund. When investors or issuers need to change their positions or risk exposure‚ they would go to an investment bank or dealer to buy or sell securities. In turn‚ the dealer would utilize the capital markets to offload the exposure. LTCM was often on the other side of these transactions‚ in some sense‚ wholesaling risk to the investment
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ENG102 Prof 11/24/11 Reflective Essay When the semester began I thought to my knowledge that my writing was that of good quality. Though I had a good basic understanding of the format of an essay or letter I still had a lot to learn. My writing changed in many ways such as learning to eliminate unnecessary wording in my thesis‚ the use of synonyms‚ analyzing quotes and writing abstract to concrete thoughts or ideas. This Class
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A LESSON LEARNED There are many valuable lessons that I have learned throughout my life. The most important aspect of these lessons is that I have gained valuable knowledge through their experiences. We pay money for lessons taught in college and pay emotionally for our personal lessons‚ whether they are taught in school or through a personal experience that usually stands out from the rest. My lesson learned was a personal lesson. I played on my high school basketball team. I have
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Lesson Learned There comes a time in everyone’s life when bad things happen that we wish had never occurred. This experience‚ that result in being punished or even disciplined by our parents‚ guardian‚ police or even by a teachers‚ often leads us to learn an important life lessons. Soon‚ we realize that we did something we know we should not have done. Growing up‚ I was always the kid who had to be punished; not because I was bad‚ but by doing and saying stupid things‚ and by keeping the wrong
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Probation is crucial for any person on probation because there are stipulations and rules to abide by to keep probation from violating their probation. They have been given another chance to prove to the courts that they are worthy to be in society and not incarcerated. All of this information is shared and they all accept the terms and conditions voluntarily. Everyone has favorites and sometimes the law is not followed in order to truly help someone remain in society and sustain their freedom. Is
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A lesson learned in the hard way People learn things in different ways. Some learn from books‚ some learn from the interaction with other people‚ and some learn from past experiences. For me‚ I always feel learning from personal experiences is the most effective way. I still remember one bitter story of myself when I was young and the lessons learned from it has never been forgotten. It happened when I was 8 years old studying at a local elementary school. Like most of the pupils in China‚ I spent
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A lesson learned… I wonder‚ is it at all possible to learn harsh lessons of our life? Indeed‚ in most spheres of human activity we can hope to take our previous mistakes into consideration and avoid them in the future. But concerning human feelings‚ is it right to blame ourselves if it turns out that we had made a mistake by sincerely investing a part of us into a wrong person who has lead us into the devastating emotional state? And can we avoid such mistakes in the future without becoming desensitized
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Gazing up at the stars‚ I thought of all the amazing times I had been a part of. The whole week had been full of zeal. Every day was a payoff of all of the work put into this experience. "Did it have to end so quickly?" I wondered to myself. "Just think of next year"‚ I said to comfort my disbelief‚ "It’s going to be ten times the fun. I’ll make sure of that." After what seemed like years of waiting‚ the day of camp finally arrived. I hastily packed my bags and threw them in my car. My
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Armstrong COLL101-1103A-07 6 June 2011 What I learned from the Discovery Wheel Once I finished filling out the Discovery Wheel I noticed that the three highest scores were in Purpose‚ Attitude and Diversity. While the lowest scores where on Money‚ Notes and Tests. I started with the highest scores first but my favorite are the lower scores since they make me practice positive thinking. Purpose As an IT Representative for a company in Puerto Rico‚ I have acquired lots of knowledge in the Information
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