Nathan Buttle Mr. Koenig CP English 10 Sept. 9 2013 More than Just Riding Before I rode motocross‚ I thought you just get on the bike and twist the throttle. One year ago‚ I got my first dirt bike for my birthday. In the beginning‚ I just rode on simple trails down the street at my friend CJ’s house. My friend Brett invited me to go to a motocross track one day and I decided to try it out. I didn’t think anything of it‚ until after one lap I had to pull off the track because I was exhausted
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Life lessons are lessons that people receive to help them carry on their life smoothly. These lessons would include acquiring socialization skills and etiquette and learning how to be effectively persistent and responsible with others. Sports can be very instructive in teaching these types of lessons. There are obvious benefits of sports such as keeping people physically fit‚ promoting active lifestyles‚ and relieving emotional stress. There are also moral benefits associated with sports. Some people
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Case Application:- More Than a Good Story Jake and Rocket‚ a cartoon guy and his cartoon dog‚ can be found on most of the apparel and other branded products sold by the Life is good® company. With his perky beret (or other appropriate head gear)‚ Jake has that contented look of being able to enjoy life as it is and finding reasons to be happy right now. And Rocket? Well‚ he’s just happy to be along for the ride. And what a ride it’s been for the two! They’ve been a part of the company’s growth to
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For most people‚ Life is very close and cherished to them. They yearn to enjoy every single moment in life and wish they could live forever. People believe there is nothing in life that is worth dying for. On the contrary‚ I believe there are some situations and values that are worth dying for as they are really important. Conversely‚ I consider there are some matters that tempt people to die for‚ but are not worth it. For example‚ if someone put a gun next to my friend and father’s head and asked
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the extinction of the candle and high EC concentrations when the flame was burning unsteady. In the mid 1800s there were two major developments in the candle wax industry‚ stearin wax and paraffin wax. Stearin wax was developed from stearic acid extracted from the fatty acids of animals. This type of candle wax became popular in Europe. Paraffin wax‚ which became popular in the United States‚ was developed as a result of removing the natural waxy substance formed during the process of refining
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direct command from God. Of course he knew they could not believe he was serious about this God thing so he puts it a different way‚ he explained to them that he felt it was his responsibility‚ "... to let no day pass without discussing goodness and all the other subjects about which you hear me talking and examining both myself and others‚" he felt that this activity‚ "is really the very best thing that a man (or women) can do‚ and that life without this sort of examination is not worth living ..."(1)
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Lessons from Nature Scientists are always trying to find more effective ways of making high performance materials with minimum consumption of energy and resources‚ minimum waste production and‚ of course‚ maximum functionality. In other words‚ they are trying to make materials that are economically viable‚ environmentally friendly and versatile. Living organisms are examples of design that consume the least amount of energy and materials. They are designed strictly for function‚ yet they excel
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“Empathy” is a puzzling word. Empathy is discerning what another person is thinking or feeling. It allows one to step into another’s shoes and understand his or her emotions. It breaks open the door of our moral concern and allows us to share another’s pain. Roman Krznaric explains to us the essence of affective empathy and cognitive empathy‚ and the pros and cons of both in his article‚ “The one thing that could save the world: Why we need empathy more than ever.” Krznaric provides factual and scientific
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often wondered what life would be without strong values. values that doesnt only matters to yourself‚ but values that make you worth something to someone else. When it comes to how much a life is worth‚ I find it very hard to answe. Because how can you know how much a life is valued‚ it depends from person to person. Is there truly a way where you can put a price on how much a life is worth? Some people argue that you should put the value of life into monetary value and others say life should be kept
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September 09‚ 2010 Is the unexamined life not worth living? Socrates was a great man‚ and is said to be one of the greatest philosophers in history‚ some may find this notion questionable‚ based on some of his own teachings. One famous quote is: “The unexamined life is not worth living” Is the unexamined life not worth living? On the contrary‚ it is! It seems respectful and good to paint a portrait of Socrates
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