Nathan Buttle Mr. Koenig CP English 10 Sept. 9 2013 More than Just Riding Before I rode motocross‚ I thought you just get on the bike and twist the throttle. One year ago‚ I got my first dirt bike for my birthday. In the beginning‚ I just rode on simple trails down the street at my friend CJ’s house. My friend Brett invited me to go to a motocross track one day and I decided to try it out. I didn’t think anything of it‚ until after one lap I had to pull off the track because I was exhausted
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Clay as a Metaphor for Life Clay is a very versatile thing much like our lives. Our lives keep on changing much like clay does. As we go through the process of creating something as simple as a pinch-pot we have to mold and refine it. Working with clay is a great creating process for me. I get to control the clay and help make it what I want it to be. In life I get to control my fate in the same sort of way and make sure that it is going to turn out the way I want it to. When I get a piece of clay
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Got Grit? The world puts the idea into our head that‚ “Quitting is...not an option.” (Freakonomics Radio‚ Pg. 155‚ Paragraph 5). A couple of guys from “Freakonomics Radio” think otherwise. Sometimes we feel like we have nothing else to offer‚ and no matter where we go or what we are doing‚ we are not contributing. In most people’s opinions‚ quitting is a sign of weakness‚ so no one wants to be known as “a quitter.” But “there are three forces that preclude us from quitting even when prospects for
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So we’ve talked about what makes the DEWALT DG5204 so tough‚ but what makes them so comfortable? Firstly‚ the layered gel padding that surrounds the knee adds support and protection. The thick padding means they stay comfortable no matter what position you may find yourself in while working on flooring. The gel padding contours to your knee so you don’t get that feeling of having something digging into your knees‚ which is a common complaint among less well designed knee pads. The straps are a slip-buckle
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My family has always been the most important facet of my life. I never knew how important they were until I moved away. I have been away from my family for close to three years now‚ particularly my mother‚ and it is hard being all alone out here. It is a tough experience from being a “mama’s boy” to only seeing her twice a year‚ if I’m lucky. When you’re forced to be on your own at such a young age you learn how valuable the small things are. However‚ you have to take the good with the bad
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Being a Teenager: Is hard‚ harder than some can imagine‚ harder than some can even remember. It’s those years you’ll never forget‚ though sometimes you wish you could wipe away. They seem to last forever‚ but when you look back‚ they went by so fast. Being a teenager is falling in love too fast‚ and too hard‚ talking for hours on the phone to your best friends‚ being talked about and talking about others. It’s being guilty when you’re innocent‚ it’s standing out and fitting in‚ it’s when you have
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What are your biggest concerns about attending college? Have you ever thought about attending college and if you have what are your biggest concerns? One of my biggest concerns is that I have been out of school for 17 years now. The fact that I have almost forgotten mostly everything I learned about math and it scares me‚ and I wish I could afford to pay for my classes out of pocket. The biggest concern that I have about attending college is the fact that I have three kids‚ a husband and a
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Imagine… you are getting all dressed up for that big day. You get anxious and scared because it’s the graduation for eighth grade. You get all dressed up and put on your gown and cap. Then you arrive at the school. You sit in the assigned seat and watch the children before you get up and shake hands. You feel your hands get clammy as you wait. You wait till you hear your name and realize that it’s your time to shine. You stand up and hear the creaking of the harwood on your shoes. Then you feel your
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Extended Text: Author: Duncan Stuart Book: The Whole Of The Moon Introduction: Kirk finds out he has cancer and this has drastic effects on his life. The Whole Of The Moon by Duncan Stuart shows that at start of the novel he is really negative but eventually pulls through and deals with it. In these next few paragraph’s it will explain how he becomes positive from negative. Paragraph 1: At the beginning of the novel Kirk finds out he has cancer and finds it hard to do simple everyday
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Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains On April 16‚ 2001‚ the world’s largest network-equipment maker‚ Cisco‚ shocked its investors when it told them that it would soon scrap around $2.5 billion of surplus raw materials. This would go down as one of the largest inventory write-offs in U.S. business history and gave Cisco a net loss of $2.69 billion for the month of May alone. A supply chain works well if its companies’ incentives are aligned-that is‚ if the risks‚ costs‚ and rewards of doing business
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