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    It is an abbreviation which stands for "You Only Live Once." This expression roots from “Carpe Diem‚” which is Latin for "seize the day." It emphasizes how precious life is and how we should seize every extraordinary moment and opportunity that comes our way. It encourages people to bring out the best in them in order to enjoy life and make the most out of each day. Several adults say that YOLO is simply Carpe Diem for “stupid people.” This is because some teenagers interpret it in a different

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    plastic‚ what would happen if you tried to live plastic free? Well‚ one blogger has tried to do just that‚ and is writing about it for the web Introducing "Living Plastic Free" Envirowoman is the blogger behind the site Living Plastic Free. She has completed two full years of living with the pledge to bring no new plastic into her life. Her total plastic garbage for 2008 amounts to a mere .42 kilograms‚ or just under 1 pound. While Envirowoman lives a lifestyle that may not appeal to you

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    |Multiple Sclerosis and Living Life. | |[Type the document subtitle] | | | |Multiple sclerosis can be debilitating‚ however there are things that can be done to | |limit the amount of attacks a person may have. | |

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    Living My Country Life I could not imagine growing up in a different neighborhood. My neighborhood was an amusement park full of fun and games. Every day in our neighborhood was an adventure in itself. Our home was a wooden‚ traditional one-story home with a built on porch. The aged wood made our home look like one of those haunted houses shown on television around Halloween. The porch was lined with horizontal‚ parallel beams that my grandfather referred to as a “banister.” On rainy

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    Living at home versus living in an apartment or dorm When living in a home it is easier and quieter compared to living in an apartment or dorm. I say this because I live in a house in the country where it is quiet and peaceful. I have lived in an apartment or a dorm in the past‚ but my downfall of living in an apartment or dorm is all the city noise‚ loud neighbors and disturbance in the middle of the day or night. When living in an apartment or dorm you are unable to have the freedom of peace and

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    Sharnika Buckham Neil Conway ENG1010 P01 April 2014 Life Living With My Grandparents I remember my grandmother being here as if it was yesterday. She passed away in October 2011. She died from an enlarged heart and silent killer cancer. Going to her funeral in her hometown in Jamaica was a devastating and hurtful moment for me. The days I spent thinking of her brought tears to my eyes. My heart felt swollen; I would think to myself this couldn’t be real; she is still here with me. How could

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    Searching for What Matters Most in Life The quotation‚ “Who looks outside‚ dreams. Who looks inside‚ awakes” (Jung)‚ summarizes both main characters’ journeys; Lily in the novel The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and Sarah in the novel Left Neglected by Lisa Genova. Both novels show the difficult times in both main characters’ lives. Lily and Sarah begin the novels dreaming‚ looking and hoping for what could be until a life changing event leads them to a realization of what matters most and to see

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    There have been a significant amount of controversies going on about abortion. The argument is shaped around many questions‚ such as whether abortion is ethical or not‚ is the mother’s life more important than the child’s life‚ when does life begin‚ and the role that religion plays in abortion. Many people believe that it is not our choice to decide if a child should live or die‚ while others suppose that it is the mother’s choice to decide if she wants the baby to live or not because she is the

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    There are many things that matter to me in life but above all‚ are family. The core of our beings‚ the love in our hearts‚ the thoughts in our minds‚ are what comes from being family. Webster defines family as being a group of persons related by common ancestry. However‚ I feel "family" is much more than that. I have my ancestral family‚ my family of close friends‚ and a group of acquaintances I regard to be part of my extended family. My ancestral family‚ which I consider to be the most important

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    ------------------------------------------------- What makes life worth living? ------------------------------------------------- At the point of hearing this‚ numerous started popping in my head! I live because of a lot of things. At first‚ I couldn’t quite get my thoughts together. So‚ I did some research. I must tell you that these words - “growing‚ creating‚ helping‚ realizing‚ playing and relating” are not my own‚ but from my research. Although that is the case‚ it fits perfectly for me

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