What is National Shut Down Your Screen Week? Shut Down Your Screen Week is when you shut down all electronic devices at school everyday for a week. They say that electronics distracts the brain‚ they also say it’s okay to use your electronic devices to help your school work. Technology helps us in a big way‚ they help us with our homework and assignments‚ they help us study for that big test by using flashcards and practice tests‚ and they help us understand a subject or a topic that we don’t understand
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A Narrow Escape This is a true story. It is the story of our narrow escape from sudden death. My brother who is handicapped & myself went to Dadar in Mumbai to visit an Aunt. She lived very near the beach. I was just 15 then & my brother 5. We loved going to the beach but normally always went with our mother or elder sister. On our way back‚ temptation got the better of us & we came up with the great idea of walking along the beach instead of taking the taxi back home. If we walked along
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conventions and techniques allowing them to be drawn into completely different worlds. The novel We all fall down written by Robert Cormier and the song lyrics Cats in the cradle by Harry Chapin both present themes of redemption and fatherhood. Both composers use techniques such as effective punctuation‚ effective language and narrative perspectives to engage the reader. Throughout the novel We all fall down the theme of redemption is displayed through the narration of Buddy’s character. His continuous
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“This above all: to thine own self be true.” -William Shakespeare It is amazing how many of us are not true to ourselves. Some of us allow others to define who we are as people. Some of us do not accept ourselves and try to act differently. Some of us do not even love ourselves. Shakespeare’s quote “this above all: to thine own self be true” is perfect advice that tells us to act‚ know‚ and love ourselves as human beings. The first thing I think Shakespeare was trying to tell us was to not let
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Where your treasure is‚ there will your heart be. Your heart will pursue anything that you consider to be important. For your heart to pursue the right things‚ you must treasure the right things. You must have godly desires and goodly goals. A godly goal is any specific Christ-centered target you set for yourself. It must be something that reflects God’s purpose for your life. God’s Word is filled with what is right and good‚ therefore‚ reading and learning the Bible is a good place to start
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Final Paper: “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” By: Anne Fadiman Meghan Maloney 26 April 2013 To understand the struggles that the Hmong people face living in America it is important to understand where they come from and what they have gone through. The majority of the Hmong people originate from the mountainous country of Laos. The mountains created isolation from the neighboring cultures and cultivated a clan identity. They were part of a society where everyone worked together
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A narrow escape is something that almost everyone can relate to. Not only have I had luck on my side so did my dad and the other person in the other car. Getting into a car accident is very serious and can be very severe in some cases. Luckily‚ everyone that was involved in this one turned out to be alright physically but mentally I am still scarred for life. March 18‚ 2003 I just turned eight years old. I woke up in the morning so excited because who isn’t when you’re a little kid just waiting
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Our school should participate in the “Shut Down Your Screen Week”. Phones are a distraction. If students put their devices down they would probably focus more. Students thinks the phones are they main priority. Phones can be a distraction. I think we all should shut our phones off and try this experience. It can really open up our minds more. One example phones are a distraction is that sometimes I will pick my phone up and check messages and get on social media.Some of theses things can wait until
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Bonding and Bonded Bunnies Bonding and Bonded Bunnies Rabbits are very sociable creatures‚ which means that most rabbits like to have a friend to snuggle with‚ play with and live with. Finding a bunny friend for your rabbit can be easy‚ but equally‚ it can be very challenging to find bunnies that suit each other. Bonding rabbits does not depend on a rabbit’s age or breed; what it depends on is the personality of each rabbit. This means that a continental giant could bond with a netherland
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there are but one things is for sure the Nazca lines are a wonder. They were declared "Archaeological World Heritage Site" by UNESCO (1994). I will look at both qualified peoples as well as those who write books. I will give you a few theories to whet your appetite. What are the Nazca Lines? About over 400 km (200 miles) south of Lima in the Peruvian Desert‚ there lies a plateau between the Inca and Nazca Valleys. The Nazca Valley was inhabited by a people who developed advanced farming methods
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