The boys dominate their female peers and even the teacher at times. ... If [one] [was] a boy, it was something [he] started dreaming about in Grade 1, even though there was not the remotest chance it could ever happen before at least Grade 5, and only then if the teacher thought [he] [was] big and strong enough. ... One of the older boys makes this clear by saying, "The first girl that goes out to field, we break her neck." ... The girls discovered the strength they can possess if they stick together, and how sharing themselves helps to alleviate concerns. ... The effects of the dilemma perman...

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Although, we believe in whatever is visible to us and what we can sense, we cannot rely on our senses either because, they are imperfect and are based on how we as an individual's see things not how they truly are. ... They can only see the light of the fire behind them and the shadows of people passing by the fire and they think this is the reality, or this is how the world is, (Plato 211). ... We are chained by our thoughts and we only see what we want to see regardless of knowing about the truth, we are not even trying to look at thing from another perspective. ... Reality is not what ...

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Bree thought that should be her on the team, not Lara so she thought to herself, "tonight is the night I'm break up with Lara (as Christian) and break her heart. ... Blocking doesn't always help because you can make multiple accounts and even fake ones. When the bully is a fake user, it's even harder to identify the bully but it can be done. ... It's something only we, as a community, can stop. 5) There are many conflicts between characters in my book. ... Only certain states have cyber bullying laws and I think all of them should. ...

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I often talk about the mission trip because of how much it changes people. ... Now I have changes my thoughts. ... A person can change after a bad action. ... But I think the largest thing I learned in that any task, no matter the size, can make the biggest effects. ... The movie "Radio," showed that even handicapped people are able to make a change in the community. ...

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My First Online From more than 5 years ago, we have heard of the Internet, and of course I knew, too. ... First, I didn't know about even how can I adjust sound's volume of computer, and what application I should use of the Internet. ... Secondly, I thought it changed even the definition of information that have been made in human history. Whoever can publish whatever for public, the world. ... I think what I have been doing after my decision was correct still now. ...

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My life has changed for the better since I moved to America. ... That has totally changed my life, we left everything behind us. ... No one can understand how I felt. ... We woke at 5am, It was really early, My sister and I thought we were getting a tourist visa. I was half asleep and half awake and that got me so sleepy and I didn't even have a breakfast. ...

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We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life-daily and hourly" (pg. 85). ... We must take their attitudes, their wrong perceptions of how to seek the meaning of life, and change that so they may find the truth, that life dictates what questions we answer, that we do not ask the questions of life. ... I can relate my thoughts to his quote because of some events that has happened in my life. ... I even had high expectations of myself and I did not mind at all. ... This continued until I started to realize s...

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We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life-daily and hourly" (pg. 85). ... We must take their attitudes, their wrong perceptions of how to seek the meaning of life, and change that so they may find the truth, that life dictates what questions we answer, that we do not ask the questions of life. ... I can relate my thoughts to his quote because of some events that has happened in my life. ... I even had high expectations of myself and I did not mind at all. ... This continued until I started to realize s...

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Yes, it can be. ... Yet, what we don't think about is that being literate can mean being able to use the navigation on your phone to go to the zoo. ... Its crazy how as you grow older and more educated, your perspective on simple things such as this change, and how the younger generation seems to not notice the importance of reading and writing. ... How can I help these people and do my job when I cant access the tools or materials needed because of my own lack of education? Literacy can play a huge part in many career fields, some that you may not even think of until you're in tha...

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Now the educators were posing open-ended questions, teaching their students how to think and use their cognitive abilities, not firing cold, hard facts. ... Rather he taught the nation and its thinkers at the time how to learn through experimentation, questioning and analyzing. ... Why were we to sit and think and learn and teach the same way just because it was what we knew? ... One can decipher meanings behind lessons taught to them (you) and even develop their (your) own ways of learning. ... What else can we try to change? ...

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I thought by now the impacts of death would be controlled; however I wasnt aware of how important the grieving and bereavement process truly is. ... In reality, nothing can be changed. ... We would see her about every two weeks and her physical appearance would change every time. ... I can honestly say that I can see a change in myself. ... We never know what to expect but we must adapt to certain situations and even change who we are, in order to have a better outcome in life....

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Originally, I thought the book was very dull, tedious, and boring. ... He states that, "I don't know how much longer I can keep going without a friend. ... He goes on about how people have the ability of changing in the blink of an eye when you least expect it. He even remarks, "But because things change. ... I think this quote explains friendships clearly and concisely. ...

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Even if these are banned, you"d have to be foolish to think this is going to phase such a problem, since kids can just go home and drink sodas and snack on candy. ... This will limit how much is bought at the school, while still making some money for the school. ... If our society actually wants to take on obesity, we are going to have to think of something better than this, the proposal seemed like more of a joke to me than anything. ... Since obesity isn't even caused by certain foods or drinks, rather by lack of physical activity, why would somebody even think of this without examin...

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Nothing changed until the fourth grade. ... We talked for a while and found out that we had many things in common. ... We were all such great friends who cared about each other, at least that is what I thought. ... I thought the girls would realize how much it bothered me and be sympathetic, instead the total opposite happened. ... I did not want them to think that I changed my appearance because I wanted to be noticed. ...

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Our first summer came and all we could do is think of how much we would be together. ... We were so in "love" and we thought we would always be together. ... We were inseparable and nothing could ever change that, at least that is what we thought. In the middle of our one year something started to change. ... It was very special because not many teenagers can say that they had a boyfriend or girlfriend for two years, even though we fought a lot we still "loved" each other very much. ...

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I personally don't have a set opinion on one but I strongly think that nurture has a big part in who we'll be when we get older. ... Without a good image you wouldn't even be able to show your skills. ... Genetics gives us our package already and gives you a maximum capacity of how smart you can be, but without a support of parent behind you more than 50% of us children would of dropped out of high school or thought of dropping out of high school but are in high school because of our parents. Our parents push us towards our maximum capacity we can reach. ... AJ got turned down s...

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Since we can socialize, our horizons are broadened by a lot. ... We have the ability to communicate amongst ourselves and we can also care and love for one another. ... Human cognition is also flexibly focused, which means that it can be changed. ... In the Transformation of Man article written by Solomon Asch, he basically wrote that the society changes people, and we become human by changing for the better. ... We didn't even play football or basketball at all, when we used to play it everyday after school. ...

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Lots of teenagers feel all their homework can be pointless. ... What 13-year-old thinks like that? ... It will not change their personality or sense of reality. ... We never thought about it. Maybe we should start now. ...

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Adults know that a human body goes through a lot of changes during the teenage years, but they often forget that the brain is also experiencing changes. ... The kids mention how abusive, controlling, over whelming, thoughtless, and hard their parents can be on them. ... You know, you just don't understand the pressure that they can put on you!... We were brainwashed...... Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong, but we think you're crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. ...

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I was told quite often by white people, "This is America ", "we Americans speak English, " and if you don't like it you can go back to Mexico. ... By the time I entered third grade, I knew how to speak English fairly well even though I was in the bilingual program I did all of my work in English. ... We never thought about the fact we were from different races. ... (I don't think I lost my accent.) ... Through an education, we can become something in life. ...

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This tale really made me think, that people can change. And that you should never keep something against someone, remembering people can change. ... As soon as the speaker began speaking, Ruth thought of someone everyone made fun of. ... How is she by the way? Oh sorry, we forgot. ...

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When we decided to meet, we settled on "Cupcake," a local café in Minneapolis. ... As soon as we sit, she asks me about what I've been up to lately, even though she already knows. ... I changed the subject pretty quickly and asked her how the recent school year had gone. ... I thought about responding with "But it won't count." ... I don't think anyone will ever open that email; I could be wrong, but it doesn't matter. ...

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I walked to the quad area where we were supposed to meet up, and surprisingly didn't feel as nervous as I thought I would. ... " and, "I think I can do this!... At first I was nervous, and I had a lot to think about as I walked home. ... I thought again, "What just happened?" Making this team was for sure a dream come true, and I wouldn't change it for anything. ...

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Ross orders the class on how they answer direct questions. ... New Definition of Success A new definition of success is that it can be achieved through strict discipline. ... One of the examples that surprised them is the way the Robert's confidence changed overnight. ... Laurie and Equality I don't think Laurie is against equality, however she strongly believes that we should all be individuals and say what we think. ... Even thought a student is not as smart as another, it doesn't necessarily mean that they have fewer rights to one another. ...

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Career Interest When we are young, people continually ask us what we want to be when we grow up. ... These beliefs can be affected by, and include a person's family, education, how a person cares about others, and employment. ... In conclusion, I want to express my opinion, that even as we get older, we are never too old to follow our dreams and pursue the career interest that we have always wanted. It may take more time than we first thought, but in the long-run, it is worth it. We are never too young or too old to think of, or even follow our career interests. ...

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