Writing is one of the things I used to hate the most. I hate it when teachers would ask us to pass an essay. I hate it when I have to compete in writing contests because teachers asked me to. Nevertheless‚ winning in those contests boosted my self-confidence. I thought I hate writing but I am good at it so I started to like it a bit. Things changed when I had two writing classes in college. I realized I was not good in writing. The first writing class I had to attend in college was all about writing
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day in school was the same‚ going to class going to lunch and going home that was until I saw my schedule change. I was a bit shy not knowing what to expect from my new classes and what were they going to be like. When I come into my new class I felt scared‚ it was like a western movie‚ when a cowboy walk into a bar and its dead silence nothing but eyes staring at me and not in a good way. I was put in Mr. U Jimenez classroom. After a couple of days in the class it was still harsh but it was getting
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very important when delivering a speech. Vocal delivery includes rate‚ volume‚ and pitch. Vocal delivery helps us engage and interest the audience and it ensures that our ideas are communicated clearly. Rate of speaking is how fast or slow you speak. The rate of speaking should be in middle as speaking too fast the audience will not absorb all information and speaking too slow will lose audience attention. To control rate of speaking one should practice your speech and can also include reminders to
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What I have Learned about Me Patricia Zolocsik PSY/285 October 10‚ 2012 Darren Iwamoto What I have Learned about Me There are several things I have learned about myself during this course. Most I already knew about myself just did not know that there was specified names for my attributes. I have also learned how I can deal with my unique attributes to help me personally and professionally. A person is made up of many attributes‚ and no two people have exactly the same combinations
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Handsome young janitors who are secretly math geniuses‚ and the homeless guy from with honors. My name is Andy Samberg and I am as honored to be here as I am unqualified. There is a storied history of incredible Class Day speakers here at Harvard. Nobel Prize laureate Mother Teresa‚ former U.S. President Bill Clinton and now me the fake-rap-wiener-songs guy. So. Here we go. Class of 2012. You are graduating from college. That means this is the first day of the last day of your life – no that’s wrong
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past year and prepare for the year to come. Both reflection and preparation have many components‚ but key areas regarding our lives - both internal and external - include: • to what did I/do I want to commit my time and energy • what did I/do I want to learn about myself and the world • what challenges did I/do I plan to face‚ manage or overcome Looking at ourselves through a dual past/future lens is a gift we can give ourselves...depending on our focus. As we reflect on our past year‚ it is not
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Dear Prof. Pretorius‚ I passed this course with flying colours because I learned to study smarter‚ not necessarily harder. I now realise that I haven’t always studied correctly. When I started this course‚ I thought I knew exactly what terms such as “competitive advantage” and “positioning” meant…but I soon found out that I had so much to learn. I have made mistakes‚ but as Hugh White said "When you make a mistake‚ don’t look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then
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What I’ve learned in high school is that you have to try your hardest and to turn in all your work and if you miss school it could be difficult to catch back up with. I learned that if you slack even the slightest it will bring you down dramatically although it may get rough or hard you should always put your all into the work you do because if you do not show some effort theirs a high chance the teacher won’t think you are trying. I learned that in high school things become much more difficult as
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for most of your life can have an affect on you. I spent the first fourteen years of my life going to the same school and living in the same city. It was pleasant knowing that you had someone you could talk to. The thing is‚ you can only do the same old thing for so long. Halfway through my eighth grade year‚ my mother gave me the news that we were going to be moving. She told me‚ “It’s not a far move‚ simply just to the next city over.” At first I attempted to come up with advantages to moving and
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In-class essay: Prompt #2 “Censorship intrudes upon freedom of the press and freedom of speech. Individuals have the right to learn about their world‚ both its positive and negative aspects‚ and express their ideas on it.” People should have the right to learn about the world‚ including even if it’s negative about it. Individuals should have freedom of speech‚ and their ideas about the world. Censorship in some cases we need it‚ sometimes we don’t it depends on the situation. The world
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