poor people when the Grameen idea came to me. the idea had to do with the circumstances in which I found myself. I came back to Bangladesh in 1972‚ when it became an independent country. It was a devastated country‚ and I came back from the United States to participate in rebuilding the nation. I started teaching economics at chittagong University. As the economy slid down sharply‚ we had a terrible famine in 1974. I Muhammad Yunus was teaching elegant theories of economics while seeing people dying
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Hard Work Beats Talent It was September 10th‚ 2016‚ at the red‚ white and blue cross country invitational. That day was the first day I broke 17 minutes and I got 16 minutes and 52 seconds in a 5k (3.1 miles) and it was only the beginning of the season. This has been one of my goals since freshman year‚ but I just couldn’t reach that last year. Finally‚ this was the year that I reached my goal and‚ It took a lot of uphill battle and dedication through the summer. This summer I ran about 5 times
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Lady Luck Oprah Winfrey is a name familiar to most people. She has been a television talk show host and celebrity‚ as well as an Academy Award winning actress. She has been a role model and moral compass to many and has provided America with the guidance of other trusted hosts such as Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil. Ms. Winfrey has proven herself to be a self-driven‚ insightful woman. She has overcome numerous obstacles and hardships in her life to become one of the most successful‚ respected and trusted
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time machine and jump from age twelve to twenty because I did not want to be a teenager. From watching TV and observing my older sister‚ I thought all teenagers we required to be moody‚ yell at their parents‚ and wear dark clothes. I did not want to be that way. Slowly‚ I began to realize that my perception of the teenage years was a little off. In eighth grade my view of calling and what it meant to be a teenager was transformed when I read Do Hard Things: A Rebellion Against Low Expectations by
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lives. People drive‚ eat‚ dance‚ and do plenty of other things while listening to music. The influence the music industry has on people is tremendous. Have you ever wondered what influence your jam has on you? The music industry is one of the most influential parts of society. The music‚ the lyrics‚ the musicians and the buzz around all of this keeps us captivated. Musicians set the fashion trends‚ push the boundaries of what is acceptable and create new words used by millions of people around the
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Things‚ or more specifically‚ people can’t change. The basic essence is so strongly imbibed in a person that if he changes‚ he stops being what he was. And since society and its rules and cultures are made by people‚ the world itself can never change‚ at least not fast enough to become a noticeable change. But then again‚ what doesn’t change in this world? Can there be change and at the same time can things remain the same? There can be no life without change‚ no life without the constant adjustments
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In media people commonly read about the success stories of famous people. They can be a musician‚ writer‚ politician or scientist. They also tell their stories in public or write autobiographies. How these people became so successful is an important question. Is it because they are lucky or worked hard? Working hard is an important factor but not enough. People come up with many opportunities‚ meet different people in their network and most importantly they don’t have a luxury to miss their chances
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weapons causing chaos. This example of imagery helps the reader feel afraid. In Inauguration Speech‚ figurative language is used to create mood. Nelson Mandela creates a happy mood in his speech when he compares the people of South Africa to “a rainbow nation.” He hopes all the people in South Africa will blend together and live in peace just like the colors in a rainbow. This metaphor makes the reader become hopeful that South Africa will free itself from racism. Both The Baker and The Leap
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Good morning teachers and peers‚ today I’m going to discuss conflict‚ the affects it has on people with examples from two texts. | What is conflict? Conflict is another word for fighting‚ battling‚ or struggle. Conflict can be expressed in many ways‚ such as; war‚ hate‚ aggression‚ bullying‚ and competiveness. Conflict has negative effects on people. Conflict can result in death‚ mental illness‚ suicide‚ and destruction. Conflict is cause by many reasons including differences in values‚ desires
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