When Lamott talks about how she would “worry that people would read what [she’d] written” (Lamott 529) in her first draft‚ her worry is coming from the culture that surround professional writers. That being that professional writers should know how to write properly‚ with accepted conventions‚ such as grammar. Since it’s more of the society’s
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they need to write them down and just go from there. At first it may not be perfect‚ but the writer can always go back and change the errors that need to be fixed. Before reading this I figured it was going to be about bad writing and one should not worry if it is not perfect. This made me realize that it is not about how you write‚ but what you write about and how to get your thoughts across. By the end of writing an essay it will allow the writer to be able to write down their thoughts and they will
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In the course of this semester I’ve shaped my understandings of sex and gender through readings of diverse articles as well as discussions presented in class. Moreover‚ the cross cultural aspect of sex and gender allowed me to make changes to my previous beliefs about gender. The single life not only appeals to men‚ but to women. Historically‚ women do not enjoy access to the same opportunities as men‚ which limited them to marry just to make a better life for themselves. Today‚ I have more options
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parents‚ some don’t see what their kids want. They worry about their kids getting hurt or even severally injured. And as for that other half of parents‚ they don’t worry about their kids getting hurt at all. They just want their kids to have fun and enjoy the company of other kids. Some sports can be very dangerous and violent and that can sometimes worry the parent‚ but not the kid because all they want to do is have fun and not have to worry about those kinds of things. In football‚ there are
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“Chemical straightjacket or miracle drug?” Wow. What a powerful statement on such a hot-button issue. I have done some reading in JAMA regarding this issue and interestingly‚ the research that I have read is as dichotomous as the information presented in the textbox article that we read this week. Currently‚ there are not many other options available for the treatment of ADHD that don’t all come with possible side-effect risk. Ritalin (methylphenidate) is a stimulant much like the methamphetamines
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When I was seven‚ I began experiencing extreme weight loss and severe abdominal pain. I stayed in a children’s hospital for two weeks until the doctors were finally able to identify the cause of my symptoms. They diagnosed me with Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease is not a well known disease like cancer‚ heart disease or diabetes‚ but it currently affects almost two million Americans. These more prevalent diseases have extensive foundations that raise money and awareness for those who endure the condition
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incident that caused much confusion was the firing of student teacher for his lesson and the questions he asked. He wanted the class to do a paper on the Muslim Islamic civilizations. The first class he tested his lesson on went fine nothing too much to worry about. The second class of students began to get out of control in asking questions like " Who is God?" and "What is the purpose of life?" The next morning the school had received a lot of calls from
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have to do homework at home when we go to school for 6-7 hours a day and do work all day. When kids go home they should be able to enjoy their free time and not have to worry about homework 24/7. At school kids do work all day‚ so why should they need more at home? It is proven‚ homework causes greater stress and makes kids worry more. 56% of students considered homework a primary source of stress according to a survey by Stanford (Parker). So with all of that stress of homework and schoolwork‚
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fascinated by their smartphones? However‚ all of the tapping‚ texting‚ and browsing you’re doing is getting in the way of the rest of your day. If you really want to be productive‚ turn off your smartphone and check it on your lunch break. Don’t worry... that witty email from your buddy or that funny comment on your Facebook wall will still be there. 4. Hire a virtual assistant. It may sound like something a celebrity would get‚ but virtual assistants are easy to find and inexpensive to have.
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of necessities needed to just get by because it is the first time you are supporting yourself. As time goes on you get more and more worries like; house payments‚ car payments‚ life insurance‚ taxes‚ bills‚ etc. Also‚ if you decide to have kids then you have to think about the costs of diapers‚ clothes‚ bottles‚ milk‚ baby food‚ and other baby necessities. The worries and stresses go on and on and seem to never
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