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    date on the syllabus #1. Mindfulness of Breathing http://palousemindfulness.com/disks/sittingmeditation20min.html (please type your reaction for this meditation below this line) I used the third sitting meditation position as figure C according to Jon Kabat-Zinn for my practice of mindfulness of breathing. At the beginning‚ it was hard to control moving of body even though I felt that I could control it. When my body-parts were able to be controlled‚ my thoughts about living things‚ or love ones

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    What does the famous actor‚ Angelina Jolie have in common with author Neil Postman? According to IMDB.com‚ they both appeared July 14‚ 2003‚ on an episode of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”. To many‚ the appearance of Neil Postman’s on the faux news program may seem odd. Considering that in Postman’s 1985 book‚ “Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business”; the author gives a scathing appraisal of television news as entertainment. The New York University Communications

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    In the story “Killing Caesar” by Jon Herman‚ Julius Caesar is a tyrant. Caesar wanted all of the power for himself. He stole the power of the senate and wore red boots and Tyrrhenian purple clothing. When Caesar stole the power of the senate‚ he took control of Rome. As it says in the story‚ “From the beginning Caesar’s ambitions were known. Over and again he promised to return power to the senate once reforms were made.” But after everything was back to normal and peaceful again‚ he still held

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    Jon Scieszka’s The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs is a fiction story that tells the story of the three little pigs from the wolf’s perspective. It is a text intended for children and to entertain. The story teaches the readers that not everything you hear is true. It uses fairly simple vocabulary but also has a few more complicated words and phrases that can expand a child’s vocabulary‚ such as “wasn’t to bright” and “impolite”. In The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs‚ the Big Bad Wolf is

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    Having access to Facebook©‚ Twitter©‚ and other social outlets give the customer a way to get the opinions from other customers. Being that both companies: Ron Jon Surf Shop (www.ronjonsurfshop.com) and Hilo Hattie (www.hilohattie.com/aloha/) are located in Hawaii; both shops promote beachwear‚ surfboards‚ and other beach necessities. Ron Jon is better known and has multiple shops were as Hilo Hattie has only one. Both companies make use of their websites to also promote careers with their company

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    Songs as Poems It ’s My Life Bon Jovi This ain ’t a song for the brokenhearted No silent prayer for the faith departed And I ain ’t gonna be just a face in the crowd You ’re gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud [Chorus] It ’s my life It ’s now or never I ain ’t gonna live forever I just wanna live while I ’m alive (It ’s my life) My heart is like an open highway Like Frankie said‚ "I did it my way" I just wanna live while I ’m alive ’Cause it ’s my life This is for the ones who

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    Winners Never Cheat- Even in Difficult Times By Jon M. Huntsman I really enjoyed reading this book. I enjoyed how the author explains what it means to conduct business with integrity. The book was about how you listen to your moral compass; about how you build teams with the highest values...share success...take responsibility...earn the rewards that only come with giving back. Mr. Huntsman built his career and fortune on these principles—from his refusal of the Nixon administration’s corrupt

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    Into The Wild Chris McCandless‚ fool or hero? I say fool. What was he thinking? What could drive a man to abandon everything‚ his family‚ friends and even possession to pursue an Idealism that eventually led to his own death? What can I make of this tremendous tragedy? His confused mind pushed him into sad solitude. To travel from here to there with the most extreme case of stubbornness. Even when he had no good knowledge of how to fend for himself he still wandered "Into The Wild". The wild that

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    Jon Sobrino and Peter Singer share with readers what it takes to live ethically in a world in which 22‚000 children die each day from poverty-related issues. In The Principle of Mercy: Taking the Crucified People from the Cross‚ Sobrino emphasis that people must no longer turn a naked eye to the problems of the world and they should start living their life according to the gospel of Jesus Christ. In The Life You Can Save‚ Singer stresses the importance of an increase in monetary donation in attempts

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    Discussion Questions 1 & 2 The Ron Jon Surf Shop is similar to the Hilo Hattie website is the sense that they both sale beach wear for men‚ women‚ and young children. They both are sunny beach wear type online stores to sale retail as well as other products. The web designs are similar in the sense that they use individuals who are happy and joyful to help sale product. They are different because Hilo Hattie is focused around Hawaiian products and clothing styles‚ whereas Ron Don Surf Shop not

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