to Make Much of Time

everyday. It is a fact of life and is something that will never change. In life we have two appointments we make on time, birth and death. It is the time in between that we get to enjoy and make of it what we want. It is also the time that everyone remembers us after we meet our second appointment. What you do in your life is how people remember you after your life. We remember these times as a celebration of the accomplishments they overcame and personal traits they always had. My Great-Grandpa…

plays the same sport The stats have proving men should make more in almost every sport in america. Although I do believe in gender equality and equal pay in the workforce; Women athletes should not get paid as much as male athletes because not as many people watch, make less sponsor revenue, and when they do have the same crowd and sponsors they are paid the same. Men and women all do the same things in the different sports, they put in the same time, they practice just as hard and they don't…

duration of my first academic term at Augustana I have grown in numerous ways. I have become more skilled in many different disciplines that include writing, study habits, organization, and time management. Becoming more skilled in these areas has made the transition from highschool to college much easier. Therefore, much of my growth due to all of the help I have received from a small one-credit class called English 111. First of all, the most important academic skill I have developed during…

catch us fleeing, it’s a million times worse than staying at home” (87). The author uses the word fleeing instead of other words like escaping, and leaving because fleeing has a negative connotation, this makes the reader understand that Ha and her family did not leave by choice, but were forced out of there beloved country by enemies that would kill them, which makes the situation terrifying because they could die. Furthermore, in the poem “One Engine”, “Thailand is much farther on one engine.…

They need just as much time as ballet or any type of traditional dance. Contemporary has the ability to make a person feel emotions, and hip hop brings more physical enjoyment. Legitimate art is a skill that takes months or years to complete, and are timeless works. Though the artist that produce these work, put more than a little time into them.…

figure them out eventually while others may never figure it out; however, I have that person in my life. His name is Jerry Walker. Walker was one of my middle and high school coaches. What makes Coach Walker unique is his passion to make people better. He was always willing to make himself the bad guy to make everyone else around him better. Walker has been a major figure in my life and has played a tremendous role in it ever since middle school. Coach is the head strength coach at North Polk…

pennies are a waste of time, not worth a lot, too much to make, and nobody can buy something with just one penny. The penny should be eliminated because of several reasons including things will cost less and the government will not waste $100 million each year. In source 1 it states, “That cost is significantly less than the $50 a year in time wasted for each person, in addition to the $100 million per year lost to the U.S. Treasury.” This quote means we waste too much money on pennies.…

hours of school. I think that is enough. Homework just makes them not want to go to school anymore or enjoy it. Studies have shown that students learn more at school, where there are not a lot of distractions, than at home, where there are a lot of distractions. Students get more distracted at home than at school. This makes them learn more at school than at home. So, there is really no point of homework since a lot of students just waste their time doing it just to get a good grade, but not…

affects each and every one of us and puts the entire company at jeopardy. So it is most definitely important that I get better in that area and realize I’m not here to make friends, I’m here to do a job and that should always be top priority. Lastly, I need to stop letting the little things get to me. I spend entirely too much time worrying about silly things and lose focus on what’s really…

“Fay’s arrest and sentencing shook the American community in Singapore” (Reyes 181). This topic was the beginning of many debates concerning punishments in Singapore, whether they were for or against them. In “Time to Assert American Values”, the reader is shown why Americans should advocate to help end harsh punishments in Singapore. Then, in “Rough Justice: A Caning in Singapore Stirs Up a Fierce Debate About Crime and Punishment” by Alejandro Reyes, the reader is shown two opposing views that…