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    Try this method for preparing your speeches. Base it on a story from your own experience‚ preferably a recent experience. The speech will be in three parts: 1. Start with a simple statement of the point or meaning or significance of your speech. 2. Tell a story which illustrates the statement‚ point‚ meaning etc 3. End by restating the point or meaning. In your preparation‚ there are two important parts. First‚ select the incident or event. (Check some suggestions) Second

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    age of twelve‚ I have been going for Himalayan Trekking camps. Even tough I had a phobia of heights I completed all my treks. These experiences that I had through these camps made me stronger both mentally and physically. Those mountains and the people over there taught me a very important lesson‚ to never give up and always have courage. The very first experience where I was really shaken was during my Junior college admissions. Here in India‚ we have community based reservation system for admissions

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    September 29‚ 2010 COMPLAINT INFORMATION I’m filing a complaint about my termination of employment that took place on September 10‚ 2010. On August 29‚ 2010 I was given a final write up by David Bauer‚ weekend supervisor. David gave me a copy and read over the write up with me and asked me to sign it. (See attached write up). I did not sign it and told David that I didn’t agree with any of the accusations listed. In reference to the observed behavior section on the write up‚ 1A‚ I told

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    São Paulo International Airport‚ a potluck of feelings took over me. Although wary of the perils that come with leaving home‚ it was a surprise that my lifelong‚ haunting feeling of failure had vanished. I was taking my first step towards a better life for my family. While waiting to board the plane‚ my mind spiraled into introspections of my past. Despite having two college acceptances in Brazil‚ I could not attend either. One was too expensive and the other demanded full-time commitment. However

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    relationships always lasted long and I even got married last summer. Up from the beginning‚ I knew it wouldn’t work out but sometimes people do crazy things because it feels right at the moment. Two months ago I decided to move out and live my own life again. Before my mother found my dad twenty years ago‚ she had a lot of different partners‚ just to find the right one. She is very wise and extraordinary smart‚ so I don’t judge her‚ no‚ I admire her. My grandparents have been together since 55 years

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    Personal Growth Paper Pt. 2 At the beginning of the semester I would have never thought that I would learn as much has I have about the different diversity groups we have in this country. There are many things we talked about this semester that I have never even heard of before. Coming to the end of this semester I can say that I have learned so much and have a completely new understanding of prejudice on the different diversity groups we have in the US. When we first started the semester we

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    a wealth of information about his or her former development. However‚ that is not necessarily the case. From birth to death‚ many external factors‚ most of them outside of the individual’s control‚ come together to shape a person’s personal‚ cognitive‚ and social growth. In studying these outside factors‚ a more complete knowledge of the person’s development is known than can be learned by simply studying that person alone. In no case is this clearer than in my own development. I was born on March

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    I consider myself someone who is a people person. I have always enjoyed interacting and working with others as opposed to working on a task by myself. My experiences have taught me that it has always been in situations that involve team dynamics or social interactions (starting in high school as rugby captain) that I have thrived both as a leader and as a firm contributor towards a common goal. I start off with this point because to me it seems that one must have the ability to lead others and to

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    Intellectual

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    An intellectual is a person who primarily uses intelligence in either a professional or an individual capacity. As a substantive or adjective‚ it refers to the work product of such persons‚ to the so-called "life of the mind" generally‚ or to an aspect of something where learning‚ erudition‚ and informed and critical thinking are the focus‚ as in "the intellectual level of the discourse on the matter was not high". Jacques Barzun‚ a French-American intellectual. The intellectual is a specific

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    “College is supposed to be the best four years of your life.” However‚ at that point in time‚ I didn’t necessarily agree with them. I didn’t have a lot of friends in high school and wasn’t involved in a lot of extra curricular activities. So coming here was a big culture shock. I knew that I had to do whatever it took to get involved and make a name for myself. I couldn’t sit back and let the world go on without me. I had to be a part of the experience in as many ways as possible. So I got in touch with

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