What does it mean to be Addicted? “I live for gambling‚ I work for gambling‚ travel for gambling‚ manipulate people for it. I did everything I could just to gamble.” “I thought I’d just play $20 but the minuet I put down a buck I knew I was off and running.” “If I’m winning at some point I think good‚ I already won some‚ so I think great it’s my night‚ I think this is my big night.” “I thought nothing of throwing kitchen chairs around‚ and slamming doors‚ when I got the urge to gamble nothing could
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What does respect mean to you? To me‚ respect means following the golden rule. It means treating others with kindness‚ love‚ generosity‚ and having polite manners. “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” That is the golden rule‚ is it not? Who wouldn’t want to be treated with kindness? Who wouldn’t want to be around someone with manners and cleanliness? Respect is being considerate to others and their feelings and beliefs. Respect isn’t just for others though‚ you need to respect yourself
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Popularity and status are the core of all pieces of literature today. It is the focus of books‚ TV shows (Downton Abbey)‚ movies (Mean Girls)‚ and plays (Wicked). From when we are little‚ we are shown that one of the most worthy stories is the story of the unpopular underdog become the popular‚ rich‚ beautiful person that they always knew they would be. This is NOT the truth. As we grow‚ we learn that oftentimes popularity and status changes people because they become focused on staying popular and
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Amontillado‚ he also shows details of the specific places. While Montresor is one of the few character involved in the story‚ another character‚ who is the one that eventually died at the end is Fortunato. The places Fortunato encounters with Montresor does included specific Gothic views. One of the places Edgar Allan Poe shares in the story would be the time both characters are in the catacombs. Catacombs are normally a place for many people in the medieval era to be buried. The catacombs are introduced
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What is huffing? The intentional breathing of gas or vapors with the purpose of reaching a high. What does huffing do to the brain? Changes the electrical activity of the brain. On a elecroencephalograpghy‚ (or EEG) the brain will show up as sharp impulses. What toxic effects and the "risks" that occur with this practice on the body. The brain: changes the electrical activity within the brain‚ possibly resulting in hallucinations and convulsions. Also the center of emotional behavior
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What does coming of age mean? Coming of age into a young adult means you’ll have to become more independent‚ mature‚ and have more responsibilities. Being independent there’s a lot of freedom‚ independence requires confidence you can’t rely on others anymore‚ you’ll have to be selfless. Being mature you have to make wiser decisions‚ if you don’t make the right choices there would be consequences‚ but all of those experiences will prepare you for adulthood. With more responsibilities you may feel
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the conch‚ he finds the power to be a leader. As he nervously looked around‚ “Ralph lifted the cream and pink shell to his knees and a sudden breeze scattered light over the platform...all at once he found that he could talk fluently and explain what he had to say” (Golding 31). As Ralph is picking up the conch‚ a disturbance is in the atmosphere‚ showing the shift in power. The conch gives ralph a voice and confidence. Where he was previously unsure of talking‚ he can now speak “fluently”‚ or
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used to show how the man of the story has fallen head-over-heels for a girl. The song goes on to say that she‚ on the other hand‚ does not believe in love but he refuses to let go of the
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What exactly does success mean? There are many meanings to what success is. The reason for this is because everyone has a different perspective on what is important to them in life. Their priorities can be towards their education‚ career‚ or even family. According to Dictionary.com success is defined as "a person or thing that has had success‚ as measured by attainment of goals‚ wealth‚ etc." To me‚ success means accomplishing a goal through hard work and dedication. Take for example Walt Disney
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and his crew and passengers into the heart of the Congo comes from the river. Descriptions of the river include its color of brown and the strength of the current facing Marlow and his steamboat. The color of the river is brown‚ which adds support to the motif of darkness in the novel and can make the river appear as dirty and contaminated. The strong current going against Marlow slows down progress and allows him to get a sense of what the Congo really is‚ it gives Marlow incite on the darkness of
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