Some people are always making changes to their lives. Others‚ on the other hand‚ are content with their lot and resist the need to change. Personally‚ I believe that change is a good thing because it makes our lives more interesting and offers opportunities for growth. The reason that prompts many people to make changes to their lives is the need to fight boredom. If we do the same thing day in and day out we will soon find it boring. By making some changes every now and then we can add that much
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I have heard it time and again "I am bored!". These words have came from the mouths of many teenagers. Sure‚ we have the libraries‚ the parks‚ the internet cafes‚ the malls all around us. Yet‚ we still hear many teenagers around us saying that they long for something completely different than the aforementioned - something that caters more to their interests. So what can we do for these bored teenagers? You see‚ we have all the facilities etc. From bars to reacreational areas‚ places offering
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Many people have trouble finding the right person for themselves; however‚ going on a couple of blind dates could open the door to meeting new people. The whole point of a blind date is to meet someone else that one doesn’t know and to get to know him better. The first cause of going on a blind date is that some people are shy and their friends decide to help them out and try to find someone that would be suitable for them. It is an excellent way for the shy people to get out more often. Another
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Photography is a medium of contradictions. It is both ridiculously easily and almost impossibly difficult. Being able to see things is pretty easy‚ but being able to capture a very moment is the difficult part. A good photo comprise many things‚ not only one must hit the shutter at the right moment in time‚ but the composition‚ color coordination‚ light and perspective play a significant role too. A photographer is an editor of reality in trying to make sense of reality; he tries to distill the
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Chapter 5: DISCIPLINE 1. Definition. a. According to the dictionary‚ discipline is: 1. Training that is expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior‚ especially training that produces moral or mental improvement. 2. Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training. 3. A systematic method to obtain obedience. 4. A state of order based upon submission to rules and authority. 5. To train by instruction and control. b. Discipline is a learned behavior. It is much more than
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Bore-Out and Burn-Out The desease of the modern workforce Introduction Role-Play Theory Bore-Out Burn-Out Tips and Tricks Bore-Out History For years‚ it was always just about the burnout - the excessive demands. Now it has been recognized that even under load‚ called bore out‚ can make you sick. The bore out syndrome is primarily a phenomenon of the service economy. A craftsman can not pretend that he would work. In professions where you have to deliver results bore out hardly occurs
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1. Describe the specific goal you set for this course at the beginning of the semester and include information and strategies you have discovered to support your goal. For this course‚ I had told myself I was going to read all of the chapters. Go through all of the power points and really understand them. Another goal I had set was to keep an A throughout the semester. Also‚ I told myself I was not going to procrastinate. I procrastinate a lot and this semester I didn’t want to procrastinate
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The Stroop Effect My science fair project was based on the Stroop Effect. The Stroop Effect was discovered by J. Ridley Stroop in the 1930’s. The Stroop Effect says that when you read a color word with the same ink as its color word‚ it will be recognized and be identified easily. When you read a color word with a different ink than its color word‚ it will not be recognized as easily. So you should be able to read the same color word with the same color ink faster than a color word with a different
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“Okefenokee Swamp‚ primitive swamp and wildlife refuge in south eastern Georgia and Northern Florida…” compared to “Vast and primeval‚ unfathomable‚ unconquerable‚ bastion of cottonmouth‚ rattlesnake and le and leech‚ mother of vegetation…” show you the differences in the two passages describing Okefenokee swamp. The author of passage one gives his readers’ a very factual‚ unbiased report of the swamp‚ while the author of passage two tries to give his readers a enticingly dangerous and appealing
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The True Boredom Imagine staying indoors on a rainy day‚ lying down listening to music softly playing through the stereo‚ and letting thoughts wander off into the unknown. I find this scene appealing. However‚ my friend considers letting the thoughts wander to be dull. My stepfather‚ Mike‚ has a habit of speaking enthusiastically about history and other topics that my mind does not comprehend nor cares to ever find interesting. There is a clear difference between what I find entertaining and what
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