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    7 CRUCIAL STEPS TO MINIMIZE DRAMA IN YOUR LIFE by Lori Deschene “When you are not honoring the present moment by allowing it to be‚ you are creating drama.” ~Eckhart Tolle Well into my 20s‚ all of my friendships with women looked a lot like junior high. One day‚ we’d be codependent and attached-at-the-hip‚ sending incessant play-by-play emails throughout the workday like one too many notes in class. The next day‚ we’d be dragging each other by the hair into a heap of combined emotional issues

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    Case 7: Mattel: Overcoming Marketing and Manufacturing Challenges The Problem: The problem surrounding Mattel Inc.‚ one of the world’s largest toy companies‚ is their mismanagement of international subcontractors and vendors and the production of certain toys (the manufacturing process)‚ as well as their inability to adapt their marketing strategy or product to the constantly changing “demographic and socioeconomic trends” (Ferrell‚ et. all 466). This is supported by Mattel’s legal battle with

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    Another reason one might travel is work related. Job requirements might mean a fair bit of travel is involved. Even if the travel is within your own country it still has a purpose attached to it. My most recent travel experience was to Six Flags over Georgia. My reason for traveling was to get away from my hometown and go somewhere and have fun and enjoy myself. We chose to go to Six Flags over Georgia because we enjoy riding the rides in the amusement park‚ and we also were able to go to the water

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    which have touched the heart. Quite possibly‚ that is why Cather has proved to be so successful and a master of literature. I know that I personally always try to relate what I’m writing to my life‚ otherwise I can’t really get into it so it appears uninteresting and unrelatable. In both The Sculptor’s Funeral and My Antonia‚ the characters left to pursue success elsewhere. Both Jim and Harvey left their homes and towns for better education and careers. Unfortunately‚ the boys were each dissapointed

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    For many the ultimate goal in life is to be happy‚ at least for me it is. Happiness is very different for everyone. My idea of happiness can potentially devastate to someone else’s life. Why It’s So Hard To Be Happy‚ by Michael Wiederman tried to explain the reasons why such a simple feeling of happiness is so difficult to attain. Are we just never satisfied? According to Wiederman we are creatures of habit and adaptation. We adapt to the good as well as the bad. We seek happiness in objects and

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    old photograph of a boy which is a 9-10 year in a costume‚ we are told that she is not quite as old as he is. We know that she is a young girl‚ judging by her verbal skill and behavior. “With the sun in my eyes‚ I couldn’t see my mammy’s face‚ not even squinting with both arms above my head and my head tilted”. (p.2‚ l.22-23) The language is very descriptive and it seems as if one were looking through the eyes of a child. The short story varies from other traditional first person stories by putting

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    There are many songs in the world. Some are smooth‚ others are hard and rocky. But everybody loves some type of music. I love soft‚ smooth music. Songs that are uplifting bring you joy. While songs that are depressing makes you feel lonely. But Winterlight is uplifting and is a winter song everybody enjoys. Winterlight is written by Amy F. Bernon‚ about nature‚ and brings you joy. Winterlight is a song composed by Amy F. Bernon. Amy grew up in Syracuse‚ New York. Amy was born on April 15

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    written by Bernard Shaw‚ was first performed on stage with Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins. The reception of the audience during the play was of utmost disappointment due to the non romantic ending of the play‚ even though that was Shaws initial intentions. My fair Lady on the other hand is a musical based on Pygmalion‚ and the movie was shot in 1964 by director George Cukor. Although there are numerous similarities between musical and play such as the character interactions or how both of them portray social

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    in the world. My eyes fixated on them. The glass of the torch smashed‚ cracked‚ useless. The compass was no longer in working condition; it could no longer fascinate a young boy with it’s’ ability to navigate someone lost in the right direction. Hope‚ which could have once been seen in the objects‚ had been vanished years ago‚ swept away silently like the sweep of a kitchen brush. Then it hit me; a bullet to my chest‚ ripping

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    screeched out loud. Bean was my dog. I was hugging Bean so tight‚ it was like a small chokehold. Actually‚ I thought‚ it was more like a python‚ wrapping its slithery‚ scaly tail around its prey. “Be gentle‚ Riles.” My dad told me. I looked up‚ smiled‚ and nodded. “Okay!” I said joyfully. I let go of the hug‚ and watched Bean run across the backyard. I smiled and giggled. But‚ my smile faded‚ and I started staring at the ground. Today was the last day I would see‚ and hang out with my dog. I thought. Would

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