Throw Me A Bone Research Paper

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Throw Me A Bone And I’ll Succeed
“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone” (McEntire). You of course need bones to live effectively let alone be successful, but I believe McEntire is referring to these bones figuratively. We need a wishbone to wish and be hopeful in all things, as well as always having something to always work for. I believe also that we need a backbone, figuratively speaking, because we need to be able to stand up for what we believe. And lastly, when he says we need a funny bone, I believe he means we need to be able to laugh at things and have a sense of humor.
A wishbone is important to remain successful because I think one of the key aspects of being successful in anything

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