Today‚ March 1‚ 2011‚ was my point of no return: I quit my job. It feels great to write those four words‚ but it is also terrifying and exhilarating and scary and exciting and surreal and unbelievable and‚ in many ways‚ indescribable. I’m listening to Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” as I write this. Her words‚ “It’s a new dawn / it’s a new day / it’s a new life for me / and I’m feeling good‚” best describe what I feel right now. A new beginning. A fresh start. The precipice of something exciting.
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A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable‚ but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw Nothing is impossible‚ the word itself says ’I’m possible’! Audrey Hepburn Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. Mark Twain Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can
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Proposal for Study of Family Summer Vacation Prepared For: John Smith Prepared By: Sam Smith DSM Omnimedia May 14‚ 2012 Introduction You are a very successful business man‚ and have almost everything you could imagine. A fantastic wife‚ three beautiful children‚ a home‚ and good steady job. But success comes with a price: time. You are at work the majority of your day‚ and when you come home from work‚ you are finishing up the doing the final touches of
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Winter sports - Snowboarding What is snowboarding to me? "I would not even call snowboarding a sport. It is a way of life. It is a chance to shut your brain off and live in the moment." Travis Rice could not have said it any better. Snowboarding has become a part of who I am and has had many influences on my life. The sport of snowboarding has taught me very valuable skill such as: persistence‚ hard work‚ courage and dedication. I was taught to be persistent when learning new tricks. From personal
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Short Story Assignment How I Met My Husband- Alice Munro Alice Munro Alice Munro was born 10 July 1931. Alice attended the University of Western Ontario. She left university when she married her husband James Munro. Alice moved to Vancouver with her husband and they opened a book store. Alice began publishing her work in magazines and grew to publishing her own books. She is now 82 years old and lives in Wingham‚ Ontario. She has four children and is still married. Alice is a Canadian author
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Introduction While preparing the report on the topic‚ I have felt that choosing a life partner is a subject that should be thoroughly discussed sometime in college level and perhaps even in school days. It amazes me that so little time‚ if any‚ is given for considering this topic on a meaningful and useful way in school‚ college or even university level. Why I feel like so; cause it is probably the single most important decision that all of us can make. I am sure that other than some brave people it looks
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Gabriel Marquez’s poem "I Sell My Dreams" is a poem that demonstrates the fulfillment and security that individuals attain through a belief; the belief in question being that of superstition. A belief in superstition helps comfort a person when in a decision. Through setting‚ characters‚ diction and syntax‚ Marquez develops this theme while simultaneously creating a most suitable ironic tone. Time wise there are two distinct areas‚ the war and post war eras. During the war‚ Frau stayed with
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Driving in the summer and winter. Throughout the year‚ safe driving should always be a top priority. Especially when dealing with increased traffic. It can get overwhelming out there‚ so try to stay calm. Drive at a safe speed and be courteous to other drivers. Speeding‚ tailgating‚ weaving in and out of traffic and not yielding the right-of-way can lead to collisions. Driving can be a dangerous matter. If you are not cautious unnecessary wrecks can be caused. There are four types of seasons‚
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Transcendentalism in The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail In order to discuss a topic‚ one must know what said topic is. Transcendentalism is a movement in the nineteenth century and it encourages the idea of individualism‚ dislike for materialism‚ a strong connection to nature‚ and to rely on one’s intuition above all else. This belief and the well-educated people who followed it were decades ahead of their time‚ as it was for self-independence and was against slavery. These philosophies are established
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There is a classic 1980’s movie called “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” The dad has a brilliant idea to pack up his wife and two kids in the back of their station wagon and drive across the country to Wally World theme park. The trip was nothing liked it was planned to be‚ but the gave the family a chance to be together and bond. And with that kind of movie spirit my dad decided we were going to take our own little family vacation. Except this time there are seven family members packed into an undersized
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