“Do what you can‚ with what you have‚ where you are‚” is a quote by Theodore Roosevelt. On October 27‚ 1858‚ a huge United States influence was born. Not only a leader‚ protector‚ vice president‚ governor‚ but a United States President. “Teedie” Roosevelt was born into a wealthy family in New York City‚ New York. He was born to the parents‚ Martha Bulloch and Theodore Roosevelt. Martha worked as Socialite and Theodore as a Philanthropist. As young child‚ Teddy was very unhealthy‚ however‚ in teenage
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October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at Stanford‚ this renowned citadel
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Life is what you and you alone make of it! What is your view? I believe that we can make our lives into what we want them to become if we have enough drive and reserve to achieve our goals. Our lives are our own‚ waiting for us to take them and mold them into exactly what we want. However‚ our lives are very much influenced‚ affected‚ and controlled by the people around us. Friends‚ parents‚ society‚ and even ourselves‚ can inhibit our hopes and dreams just as much as they can help us achieve
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Personality: What makes you the way you are? - Science News - The Independent At some point in your life‚ you ’ve probably filled in a personality questionnaire ("Do you see yourself as....?")‚ and wondered as you ticked the boxes if there can really be any validity to such a simplistic way of assessing people. Surely the scores just reflect your mood on the day‚ or what you want the investigator to think. Surely everyone gives the same answer‚ which is "it depends". Or even if the scores measure
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1. What is Tannen’s purpose in writing this essay? What does she hope it will accomplish? From what I gathered Tannen’s purpose was for us to comprehend the importance of communication in the work field. How the simplest verbal functions can be interpreted in many different ways. “Conversation is a ritual” I find so much meaning behind these four simple words‚ the article in its entirety are summed up by these word. Tannen wants to enlighten us to remember that our words are powerful. I believe she
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Compare how this idea is presented in the texts you have studied and to what extent you agree with this statement. Like the many of us today that are obsessed with reputation and appearance‚ the Victorians were just as bad‚ most of their life was centred around what other people think of them. What is the right way to dress and talk? Victorians showed how important reputation and appearance is to them in their everyday life from the way they dress to the literature they wrote and read. This is shown
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"To have a good life‚ you must have a good education." How many times‚ has this sentence been ingrained into our minds‚ by our parents‚ our teachers‚ even our older siblings? How true is this statement? In my opinion‚ it is largely true; however‚ not everyone who has a good life is educated. Following the same argument‚ not everyone who is educated leads a good life. What is deemed by an education? An education‚ as defined by the Merriam-Webster is the action or process of educating or of being
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2. What do we want to learn? What are the key concepts (form‚ function‚ causation‚ change‚ connection‚ perspective‚ responsibility‚ reflection) to be emphasized within this inquiry Key concepts: Form‚ responsibility‚ connection Related concepts: cooperation or conflict‚ interdependence What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central idea? What teacher questions/provocations will drive these inquiries? Lines of inquiry
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received a sentence of life with the possibility of parole. He is now 58 years old and you have come to realize that he is a model prisoner. He has shown impeccable behavior‚ has a job within the prison‚ has been around the community during furloughs and has become a positive influence and a great role model for other prisoners. Also‚ he has formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for what he has done. The victim’s family would like to see him get out on parole because they feel
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‘NIC’s have been and continue to be the driving force of globalization. To what extent do you agree with this statement?’ A newly industrialized country (NIC) is a socioeconomic classification applied to several countries including Thailand‚ China‚ India‚ Malaysia‚ Philippines‚ South Africa and Mexico. NICs have not yet reached a developed status but have‚ in an economic sense‚ overtaken their developing counterparts. Another characterization of NICs is that of nations undergoing rapid economic
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