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    out to me are courage and empathy. After Mrs. Dubose’s death, Atticus defines courage as “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do” (Lee 128). To Atticus, showing courage didn’t mean to win. Indeed, courage meant sticking to what you started with, even if the world may condemn you. Although he was referring to Mrs. Dubose at that time, Atticus had to show courage later in the novel. He…

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    in the event of a collision or loss of control. More efficient engines lead to less money spent on gas. Less money spent on gas leads to more money in your pocket. More money in your pocket leads to a happier lifestyle. Really, it’s a win-win-win situation to have a modified engine. Gas is expensive, we all know that. But what most people do not realize is that even the v6 out of your 2006 Toyota corolla consumes more gas per 10 km/h highway than a v10 twin turbo corvette stingray. Even…

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    Each conflict handling style presents benefits, and challenges, and is best suited to different situations. Avoidance is an appropriate style in situations where the issue has become too emotional. The orientation of an individual also plays a role in their preferred conflict handling style; individuals with a win-win orientation are more likely to use problem solving, whereas forcing tends to indicate a win-loss orientation. 2. Initially, two of my conflict handling styles scores surprised me.…

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    What Caused A Major Change In The Characters Amir and Hassan grew up as inseparable friends. The two boys played any game together, played tricks on their neighbors together, and spent any of their free time together. Ali, Hassan’s dad, had an explanation for this. Ali claimed that the reason the two boys shared such a strong bond was because they both were fead from the same nurse. “Then he would remind us that there was a brotherhood between people who had fed from the same nurse, a kinship…

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    normal day to day life. Luckily, Jeff Kinney has a special talent to turn a typical teenager’s life into non-stop chuckles. Through humor, the author gives dimension to the main character's life using comic situations and childlike antics. Jeff Kinney’s ability to expose the humor in comic situations is exceptional. For example, when Greg’s grandmother invites her family to Easter dinner, no one can make it. She then goes out and…

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    judgment or choice (dictionary.com. n.d.). Therefore, when a situation comes before the court a judge has to use his or her better judgment based on the evidence presented to them in order to give the proper verdict. However, when a police officer comes upon a crime scene they have to determine what has happen and use their better judgment to determine who was truly wrong as well as if an arrest needs to be made in certain situations. Furthermore, a lawyer has to determine when a case come…

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    their life in order to redefine their effectiveness not only in the workplace but in also in their day to day lives. These 7 Habits can be concluded into titles that read “Be Proactive”, “Begin With the End in Mind”, “Put First Things First”, “Think Win-Win”, “Seek First to Understand Then to be Understood”, “Synergize” and lastly, “Sharpen the Saw”. As we delve deeper into what exactly these 7 Habits entail, we will also be evaluating how listening is a vital and key aspect that needs to be…

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    Why dont athletes “choke” when under pressure? Have you ever been in a situation where you have recited your speech over and over again until perfection but as you gave the speech your mind went blank? Have you ever been 36ft away from the goal with your team relying on you to win the game from your penalty kick but you screwed it up and lost the game for your team? have you ever studied for a test for so long that you practically had everything memorized but when the day of the test came you…

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    match dissolve the soccer players who were originally there. The fact that they are in front of the penalty shot emphasises how Jess must get around tradition to achieve her goal. During the movie it demonstrates how hard this is for Jess. In most situations, she has to put the needs of her family above her own, even if it leads her away from her dream. A dilemma…

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    care a lot about winning then anybody else health situation. They would attend to cheat to win and think its good to cheat their self into cheating out the game and not playing fair . They wouldn’t realize till then end when someone is doing the same to them and starting to feel bad for them self because they let their actions taken over. How they act towards…

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