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    I believe I would relate more to Jeannine from Ordinary people‚ because of the circumstances she had to go through. When her parents were getting separated‚ when she began to explain to Conrad it was clear that i had a connection with her character. When Jeannines parents got a divorce she had quite some trouble going through all the pain she felt alone‚ so she tried to find a way to hurt herself‚ she went on with a couple of kids in the neighborhood‚ began to smoke‚ and stealing. As she is telling

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    need to dosomething that we do not enjoy.Many people think that we should be true to ourselves‚ so that we should choose what weenjoy most‚ regardless of what other people think. For example‚ if we do not want tostudy anymore‚ just give up and try to do what we really want to such as being an artist or a dance. It is meaningless for us to continue studying if we have no talents and no interest in it.Somebody consider health as an excuse for not doing anything that they do not enjoy. For a person who

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    Ordinary People How I relate to Conrad garret is if I got in a fight I wouldn’t feel bad about the situation because I would have had a reason to fight back and not just let someone get away with what something the other person did. I’m just not the type to let shit go and then feel bad afterword sim more of if I win the fight I would feel like I’m the shit after not go upstairs and cry myself to sleep like that’s just not going to happen because in a man’s nature its ok to have feelings but after

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    10 Things WTO can do

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    10 Things WTO can do: 1. Cut living costs and raise living standards Trade did not feed the hungry when food was cheap and abundant‚ and is even less able to do so now that prices are sky-high but with WTO in the picture‚ trade barriers are lowered and it is non-discriminating. The result is reduced costs and therefore‚ people pay less for goods but still get the same quality hence raising the living standards. 2. Settle disputes and reduce trade tensions WTO acts as the neutral party between

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    are; concepts of print and the comprehension of texts. These components of emergent literacy can be developed through shared reading. The text “That Pig Can’t Do

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    The article “How to Do One Thing at a Time” states that seemingly harmless multi-tasking isn’t as harmless or efficient as we’d like to believe. A study at Stanford University showed the results of multi-tasking. Two groups of students were asked to coincide chatting‚ writing a short essay and arranging a music play list all in 30 minutes. One group multi-tasked while the other focused on each task individually for 10 minutes each consequently‚ in the reading the author states a memory test proved

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    Conrad's Ordinary People

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    Lending a helping hand can change everything for a person. Conrad went through depression after an accident that caused this brother to die. At that time‚ there was nobody to comfort him or help him through the situation even though there was obvious signs. It was until the last minute that people finally started to worry‚ but by then it would be too late. Although the past cannot be fixed ‚ there are people who were there for him afterwards. Many characters help Conrad Jarrett to achieve a stronger

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    Why People Do Bad Thing

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    the choice to do good or evil and relates to the virtue that every person has. In Plato’s "Meno"‚ Socrates argues with Meno over what virtue really is and the true definition. At one point‚ they discuss that being virtuous is "find joy in beautiful things." The go on at length arguing what is beautiful and what is good. They also cover whether or not people actually do desire bad things or if all people desire good things. At the end they concur that people do not desire bad things and virtue

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    Adjustment The child becomes known as the family’s only child‚ oldest child‚ middle child‚ or youngest child‚ depending on his birth order. He is thought and talked about as having that place in the family. Both in his mind and in the minds of other people‚ an important part of his identity is his family position.  The other members of the family assume certain attitudes toward each child in terms of his birth order. Parents usually expect their oldest child to be more capable and more responsible

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    Can People Change Over Time? “I didn’t know who to blame. I tried to find somebody. I began to blame it on black people.” These are the words of C.P. Ellis‚ a former leader of the Ku Klux Klan‚ as he described his way of thinking to Studs Terkel in “C.P. Ellis” (400). “C.P. Ellis” has many similarities with Vincent Parrillo’s theories of prejudice in his essay “Causes of Prejudice” (384). Parrillo explains that the causes of prejudice are psychological and sociological. Parrillo describes three

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