Who’s in control of your life? Who’s pulling your strings? For the majority of us‚ it’s other people – society‚ colleagues‚ friends‚ family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young‚ of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. We didn’t want to be singled out by the crowd for being different because this wasn’t such
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Piper‚ john. Don’t waste Your Life. Wheaton‚ Illinois: Cross Way Books:2003‚ Pgs 191. Since 1980‚ John Piper has been the pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in the heart of Minneapolis. Purpose of this Book and Summary The main purpose for which John Piper wrote this book was to help Christians and non Christians to not waste their lives (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). John Piper wants all people to know the purpose for which they were created and to live for it
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"The happiest days of your life" by Penelope Lively. This is an analysis of the short story "The happiest days of your life". The short story is written by Penelope Lively‚ who was sent away from her home to a boarding school in the rainy England. The short story is with an omniscient narrator‚ and takes place in the southern England - or more preciously in a area called Sussex. The story stretches over a day while a boy named Charles and his parents is going to visit an boarding school. The Sussex
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Best years of your life? Or worst years of your life? When expressing their opinion on their adolescence‚ most people‚ young or old‚ have an extreme view of it. When interviewing people from different generations on their experiences of adolescence‚ we find as many similarities as differences. One of the biggest differences in the last generation and today’s‚ is that it takes much longer to make the transition to adulthood. The generation after World War 11 considered themselves
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Writing the Story of Your Life Many students ask me‚ “Whenever I meet a foreigner‚ I want to talk to them‚ but I never know what to say.” Others are merely interested in their careers and only want to learn “Business English‚” so they can “get many‚ many moneys” when they get out of college. Truth is‚ even a successful business person has got to be a person first of all‚ and since mutual trust is a must in business‚ you’ve got to have the ability to engender that trust in you with your future business
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Planning for changes in your life CH 17 Motivation • Develop the willingness or desire to change. After making a honest commitment to change‚ you must find ways to maintain your motivation. The key to staying motivated is to develop a mindset strong enough that you feel compelled to act on your desire to change. Knowledge • Once you clearly understand the benefits of breaking a habit or forming an new one‚ you must acquire the knowledge you need to change. Ask for advice‚ learn from the experience
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Over the past years of my life there has always been an important person who has impacted me in many different ways. Through his hard work‚ determination‚ and love for family‚ he has set an example for me to follow and has shaped me into the person I am today. Besides setting an example for me he has become such an important person; due to the support he has given me in the hardest moments of my life‚ and because of all the sacrifices he has made to provide an education for me. That person is still
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What role do sports play in your life? “An athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature” To the typical person this is what a sport is; however I have a different interpretation of the word. Throughout the years of my life sports have transformed from an extra curricular activity to a way of life. What sport you play defines who you are as a person and enhances your credibility in a social setting. Also it demonstrates certain traits that you have acquired
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The moment I joint the Physics Club in my Secondary School has had a significant impact on my life. The event took place 3 years ago; when I was a grade 8 student there was a new Physics Club in our Secondary School. I must confess that at that time‚ I was not interested in physics at all. Obviously‚ I never thought about participating (The idea of participating has never come to my mind). In contrast‚ my friend Nam is very interested in Physics and invited me to join. He insisted me so much that
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The Happiest Days of Your Life Normally you would think‚ that parents would have the best interest and intensions for their children. And parents‚ who are very ambitious on behalf of their children‚ are often a good prerequisite for the kids to get really far in a prestigious world. But at the same time any parent must also be careful‚ that the excessive pressure of expectations and so early defined objectives do not take away the play of childhood and at a later stage the child’s wish to formulate
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