The actual reality was that it was a whole different environment then I thought it was going to be. ... I thought that the school was going to be the same or worse. But when my family and I took a trip to go see our new house I was thinking that it wasn't going to be any better than the house we already lived in, in Los Angeles, but I was wrong what really was going on was that it was a much nicer place then Los Angeles and a lot of people I have met have been very nice to me. ... And if you every have a perception about the reality be prepared because your perception can be very diffe...

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Going to school and getting a college degree is a form of being educated, but in my opinion it doesn't consider a person truly educated. ... You decide whether or not you want to educate yourself on what's going on in the world, and if you do you educate yourself. ... She is a prime example of someone who did not go to college, who does not have a college degree and who is successful at her job and her life. ... If you can walk in a room of complete strangers and have a conversation about whatever the subject is, then you may be considered truly educated. ... Doing what you wa...

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Often times when a person is going through a hard time or did something wrong, we find someone or something to blame instead of ourselves. ... This shows the power of our brains can manipulate other people into thinking whatever it is we want which can also be viewed as a negative thing. ... Horrific actions are done because their authorities altered their people's brains into the mindset that the people they are going to hurt are "enemies". ... It shows the reality of how the brain can go through plasticity and change through exercises and training to do whatever one wants to ...

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A friend is a person who is always there for you when you need them. There are a few characteristics that make people good friends. In my opinion, the ideal friend has the qualities of trustworthiness, understanding, and companionship. To me, trustworthiness is being able to tell your friend w...

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Whatever the computer replies is the product of programs humans wrote, but at the same time there are many differences because computers are just a reflection of us. ... They do not have the ability to read and fully process what is going on. ... Computers just "remember" whatever humans tell them to save to their hard drive. ... They cannot truly go along with a conversation because they only go off of the last thing said, and do not process the entire conversation. ... Computers only take in input, follow protocol, and then output whatever desired. ...

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Another thing that goes with keeping your working area clear is to keep everything out of eyesight that might distract you. ... That will keep you going because you are racing against time, but after awhile you just cannot think anymore. ... And if you are in a quiet environment, that also helps you to stay focus and get your assignments out of the way and you will have more free time on your hands to whatever you please....

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Another thing that goes with keeping your working area clear is to keep everything out of eyesight that might distract you. ... That will keep you going because you are racing against time, but after awhile you just cannot think anymore. ... And if you are in a quiet environment, that also helps you to stay focus and get your assignments out of the way and you will have more free time on your hands to whatever you please....

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Culture is whatever is passed down or taught to make someone act the way they do. ... If only one culture lives by the ocean then the other cultures are not going to have customs in their culture that has to do with the ocean. ...

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Instead, it's about whether or not the causes of our behavior, whatever they are, are sufficient to determine the behavior so that things have to happen the way they do. ... He thinks he has it all figured out that God gave him the will and therefore controls what goes on to a certain point. ... It can be a lot of things and whatever it really is we shouldn't settle on an explanation so easily because we don't know why things happen the way they do. ... Would my life change if I made different choices or what if I could go back and change my choices I made, what would that d...

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The girl is consistently asking the man if everything is going to be the same between them. ... " I love you now, you know I love you" It seems like he's saying whatever it takes for her to agree to have an abortion... She decides to go through with the abortion. ... At the end the girl decides to go through with the procedure...

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The girl is consistently asking the man if everything is going to be the same between them. ... " I love you now, you know I love you" It seems like he's saying whatever it takes for her to agree to have an abortion... She decides to go through with the abortion. ... At the end the girl decides to go through with the procedure. ...

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He goes on to say that when we reach a satisfaction of instinct we experience happiness. ... He then goes on to disprove their ideas. ... Freud also goes into detail about how humans deal with their unhappiness. ... I call this contention astonishing because, in whatever way we may define the concept of civilization, it is a certain fact that all the things with which we seek to protect ourselves against the threats that enumerate from the sources of suffering are part of that very civilization.""...

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This depends on how you are feeling and what you are going through". Many people dream about things that are going on in their life. ... If you figure the dream out, and deal with whatever the problem is, it will prevent the dream from occurring in the future. ... Dreams help us better understand ourselves and what our unconscious is really going through. ...

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With reading, there are no limits as to how far and long readers go. ... Whether it is studying the history of the world, calculating the distance to the next country, exploring the physiology of human beings, playing an instrument, or whatever else is chosen, readers can learn anything they want through a book. ... Each time readers do this, their comprehension level goes up, and it gets easier to understand plots as time progresses. ...

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According to Siegel (2011), family is the primary unit where children learn the values and attitudes that will guide them throughout their lives but when this very important unit is disrupt or goes under drastic changes can have negative long-lasting effects in the children. ... According to Siegel (2011) children that go through family transitions are more likely to engage in delinquent activity due to lack of supervision and many times they advantage of the situation ending up doing whatever they want. ...

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There are certain aspects of a society that will impede individuals from doing whatever they please. ... He goes on to talk about advancements that were made over the last few generations of mankind and how man has a right to be proud of these achievements. He then says, "but they seem to have observed that this newly won power over space and time, this subjugation of the forces of nature, which is the fulfillment of a longing that goes back thousands of years, has not increased the amount of pleasurable satisfaction which they may expect from life and has not made them feel happier- (39). ...

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The more I go back and read my favorite tidbits and paragraphs, the more of Rand's philosophy reaches me, some of which I have trouble condoning myself. ... Their disregard for the population's opinions (and as the story goes on for their lives) shows the effects that collectivism can have. I feel this is a paramount point, that the individual's right to better themselves to whatever ceiling or goal should not be hindered by rules or by the state. ...

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In this story, Miss Moore (the teacher) takes the children to town, where they go to a toy store where very expensive toys are sold. ... They may be poor now, but if they get an education, and work hard they can do whatever they want in life. ... You think that what she tells them goes in one ear and out the other. ...

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I cannot totally agree with this, because sometimes when I get into an argument with my friends, I normally do not want to respond to whatever they argue about, so I try to be quiet, but they take it as my weakness and continue with their stinging words. ... So I said, "Okay, I don't care about whatever you say and I am not going to change my mind from what I believe," and kept quiet. I just wanted to pull myself out of the conversation from going into further trouble. ...

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In the 1950's, sociologist Talcott Parsons concluded that in the middle-class suburban family the masculine personality tends to be goal-oriented interests, needs and functions, presumably in whatever social system both sexes are involved, while the feminine personality tends more to the primacy of expressive interests, needs and functions. ... In previous chapters, the authors were making statements that should have applied to most humans or parents or whatever the case and they just discussed it in terms of the mother. ... I"m loud and opinionated and wonder if that is going to reflect...

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Whatever the reason, the fact remains the same, that athletes are not utilizing their most powerful resource, the mind. ... Your mind is calm and your body is ready to go. ... You are oblivious to everything else going on around you, consumed by the moment. ... You are on autopilot - just reacting to whatever comes your way. ... There is no conscious thought involved; you"re going strictly on your instincts. ...

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I find myself consistently being able to adapt to whatever situation arises. ... Going into grammar quizzes, I automatically assumed I knew everything and this was not the case. Going back and reviewing the study information made these quizzes a ton more manageable. ... Going through this course I was able to get back into the flow of taking online courses. ... It was nice being able to go through and read others experiences, thoughts, and sometimes worries. ...

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It makes me feel proud to know that I can help people go above and beyond what they thought they could do. ... I hope that they will see me as an example and they will realize that it is possible to be whatever you want as long as you put your heart into it. ...

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Even though sometimes life seems to be too difficult, and we just want to give up on everything, we should keep in mind our life goals, which act as motivation for us to keep going. ... Actually, they both function as means for us to feel motivated to keep working hard in whatever it is we have to do. ...

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I will go back to an earlier statement I made and that is that we do not yet know the workings of the mind. ... A computer can sort through millions of documents or whatever you may fancy in a matter of seconds. ...

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