is hand stitched bearing the words “Don’t Give Up the Ship”. This defining‚ historic quote was uttered by Naval Captain James Lawrence who was injured and dying aboard the USS Chesapeake. It inspired his men to not give up the ship where they were aboard‚ and continue to fight with all their hearts. Being the son of two former Naval Commanding officers‚ I hear this quote a lot in attempt to pump me up. For myself‚ it motivates me to always never give up my “ship”‚ or goals and aspirations. I
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Never Give Up On Your Dreams I really wasn’t into sports when I was younger. I didn’t pay too much attention to it. I started liking sports probably in middle school. I start watching it because my dad and brother were always watching it on the TV. In the NFL I liked the Miami Dolphins; I am a big fan of them. I plan to go watch one of their games when I get out of school. My favorite NBA team is the Denver Nuggets. The Denver Nuggets is my team but I also like the Miami Heat. I want the Miami Heat
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learn from our time together‚ the most important lesson I could ever teach you as your father‚ is to never give up. When you’re all alone in life and it seems like nothing’s going your way‚ you just need to keep being yourself and keep doing your thing‚ and people will notice how great you are. In the worst most awful time of your life my best piece of advice to you is just keep going‚ never give up on yourself and the results will surprise you every time. I guarantee it.” Words like this haven’t been
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mother who resides in a native community refuses to declare herself as American or Canadian at a border crossing and has some conflicts between herself and the border guards. The mother has pride in her culture and values where she comes from. She never gives up her cultural identity of a Blackfoot. Firstly‚ as the main character of this story‚ the mother always keeps pride in her cultural identity through what she says and what she does‚ and we can also see this through others’ reaction to her. “‘We
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http://testbig.com/toefl-essays/expression-never-never-give-means-keep-trying-and-never-stop-working-your-goals-do-yo-0 Essay topic: The expression "Never‚ never give up" means to keep trying and never stop working for your goals. Do you agree or disagree? The expression "Never‚ never give up" means to keep trying and never stop working for your goals.Some people really believe in this and live their lives trying their best to get to their goals. Other people give up really easy. Personally I agree with
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People must never give up on something that is important to them. There will be distractions along the way but‚ they must overcome these obstacles no matter what the situation may be. They may see an easy way out which could end the difficulties for them‚ but for an overall result‚ they might lose something or someone very important to them. They must keep going on and pushing to achieve their overall goal. As a result‚ they will feel a sense of relief in the end because they will have accomplished
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“Never give up”. This has been my mantra since ninth grade. Whether it was in school‚ sports‚ dance or just life in general. During elementary and middle school as well as in the beginning of high school‚ academics was a serious struggle for me. School was a constant uphill battle. I always had this feeling that I wasn’t good enough or smart enough. In classes I got anxiety that teachers would call on me‚ and I would incorrectly answer the question. I felt I would embarrass myself if I got the
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Topic: The expression ’Never‚ never give up’ means to keep trying and never stop working for your goals. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. "Never‚ never give up" means to keep trying and never stop working for your goals. I think it’s a very good piece of advice for all of us. Never stop working for your goals doesn’t mean you must be successful; it doesn’t even mean that you must achieve your goal‚ but it’s
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American flag was draped over it. The United States was literally and metaphorically suffocating Iraq and its people‚ like a plastic bag. “Bombs away here’s your punishment‚” refers to the idea of Bush bombing anyone who disagreed with him or didn’t give him what he wanted. When John McCain was asked in 2008 what were his plans for Iran he just responded with “bomb‚ bomb‚ bomb.” However‚ the band refused to “cower in the face of the scoundrels and hucksters who wrapped themselves in the American flag
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It is never too late to give up our prejudices People have always been and always will be prejudiced. There are prejudices of all kinds. Some have prejudices about skin colour or religion‚ others about nationality or sexuality or something else. And other people are prejudiced about everything that they do not consider normal. Henry David Thoreau said: “It is never too late to give up our prejudices”. And for some people it is true: they outgrow their prejudices and learn to be more unbiased. Then
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