Friendship is a component of human existence that builds character while transforming one’s perspective on life. The film‚ The Bucket List‚ directed by Rob Reiner‚ explores the paradigm shift of both protagonists‚ Edward Cole and Carter Chambers. In this film the director demonstrates that shared adversity‚ honest debate‚ and mutual understanding can completely transform one another’s perspective. Initially Edward Cole and Carter Chambers were on different ends of the spectrum but were almost exactly
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good friends‚ however‚ have retired or are about to retire‚ and I was glad to have spent a few days with two of them in Beijing late last month and been inspired by their different ways of living. One of them is an archetype of the so-called ‘Bucket List’ Generation. Having retired for more than 12 years since the age of 46‚ my friend has been living an affluent life and constantly looking for new goals to keep himself occupied. Besides traveling to many different places‚ his proud achievements
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ALS Helpful or Hurtful The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went viral on social networks‚ but is it too successful for its own good? ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) often referred to as “Lou Gehrigs Disease‚” is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord (ALS Association). It’s like Parkinson’s on super-steroids. Now‚ the challenge aspect was a simple dare. You had 24 hours to drench yourself in a bucket of ice water‚ and if you didn’t complete
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A bucket list is‚ by definition‚ a list of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime. The two-word term was popularized by the movie “The Bucket List” in 2007‚ and was derived from the rather morbid phrase of “kicking the bucket.” Whether old or young‚ there are three categories that will be found on any given persons bucket list: travel‚ adventure‚ and financial goals. Happiness is not for sale. Discussions of money and happiness span the history
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Through out the month of August‚ we have all seen the ALS ice bucket challenge. Both celebrities and the everyday average civilian dumping water on themselves to raise awareness for ALS and the ALS Foundation. ALS disease is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Well known actor Charlie Sheen took the challenge but also had a different twist on it. The event is recorded and at the beginning of the video it begins as every other ice bucket challenge does. Sheen states his name‚ who he was called out by‚ and
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#ALSIceBucketChallenge The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a recent Internet trend‚ which has been done by anyone from locals‚ to famous individuals. Pete Frates‚ who is a former basketball player for Boston College‚ started it. He was diagnosed with ALS two years ago. Everyone from your next-door neighbor‚ to Justin Timberlake is accepting the challenge. The main purpose of this movement is to raise awareness and money for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)‚ also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Amyotrophic
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge The ALS ice bucket challenge is a fund raiser for ALS research that involves having ice water poured over you. Comes with the risk of a heart attack though‚ and may not happen right away. ALS is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ called Lou Gehrig’s disease after the baseball player who died of it. Similar to multiple sclerosis. ALS is a chronic progressive degenerative and fatal disease where the brain stops sending messages to the nerves and muscles. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
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Reasons to write “Romania ” on your bucket list Many people are afraid of the world beyond their door‚ yet the vast majority of humans are not thieves‚ murderers or rapists. They are people just like you and me who are trying to get by‚ to help their families and go about living their lives. There is no race‚ religion or nationality that is exempt from this rule. How they go about living their lives might be different‚ but their general goals are the same. So here’s a list of things that I think you’ll
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Ice Bucket Challenge”. The success of ALS Ice Bucket Challenge‚ which was a worldwide program of the disease “Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis”‚ proves how powerful the use of social media turns out to be. Mere use of the social media generated $114 million of donations by September 17‚ 2014 i.e. only 2 months of the initiation of the program. This concept was beautifully adapted by an Indian woman to fight against poverty and hunger. She altered the name from‚ the trending‚ “Ice Bucket Challenge” to
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homeless shelter who had Schizophrenia‚ and people with MS. The activity they chose was bucket drumming which‚ when I first read I was honestly super confused about. I did not understand at all how drumming on buckets could in any way be effective for these people and the group therapy. Throughout reading the article I found myself thinking "ohhhhhhh" so many times and it all really made sense. The aspects of the bucket drumming incorporated so many useful
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