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    Running head: LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE 1 PSY 202 Tykerra Cox Prof. Donn Leiske August 18‚ 2014 LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE The three personal‚ professional and academic goals I chose for my major field of study was to buy a house‚ become a human resource manager and graduate from Ashford University with my Bachelor’s degree on Business Administration. S.M.A.R.T. goal is defined as one that is specific‚ measurable‚ attainable‚ realistic and time-bound.  Specific: Goals should

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    REFLECTION: Pay It Forward Maybe someday I’ll have kids of my own. I hope so. If I do‚ they’ll probably ask what part I played in the movement that changed the world. And because I’m not the person I once was‚ I’ll tell them the truth. My part was nothing. I did nothing. I was just the guy in the corner doing my usual thing.. I found out that actions have consequences‚ and not everything is under my control. Until I found out that I couldn’t change the world at all‚ but a seemingly extra-ordinary

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    Comparison Essay Differences between book and the movie “Pay it Forward” appear very rare. In most of the cases they are the same. Although‚ movie gave me a better understanding of the book after reading it. The first similarity which is shown between movie and the book is the main idea. Mr. Reuben in the novel and Kevin Spacey in the film‚ Cultural Studies teacher‚ challenged students by giving them an extra assignment. The purpose of it is to make something which would change the world to a better

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    with hope.” – Barack Obama. This quote by Barack Obama‚ relates to the movie Pay It Forward by Mimi Leder made in 2000‚ in the way that Trevor did not wait for good to happen to him‚ he just went out and started helping out. The little boy Trevor wants to start a movement called pay it forward‚ were one person helps another person and that one person has to help out three other people and so forth. Paying it forward could actually work in real life‚ but we need someone to actually start the movement

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    around the world. This idea is presented in the movie‚ Pay It Forward. In the movie Pay It Forward‚ a seventh grade social studies teacher assigns a life-altering project that results in a drug addicts second chance on life‚ the reunion of a family‚ and a small social

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    The Sloth: Paying Attention to Detail Theodore Roethke‚ a twentieth century American poet‚ was a pioneer of poetry by varying his use of form and focus of attention in his writings. Due to intricate childhood history‚ including his father passing away and uncle committing suicide‚ his creative life was affected. Furthermore‚ shaping the way he writes from a young age. In “The Sloth”‚ Roethke insinuates that humans can be lethargic and tiresome through his use of figurative language‚ traditional

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    Shamaya Bost Mrs.Hauser Freshman Seminar 29 April 2013 Pay it forward: Character Analysis In the movie Pay It Forward‚ many characters can tell many life lessons. Today I am going to focus on the character Mr.Simonet and the many things they did to help and the things they had to endure in their lifetime. When Mr.Simonet was younger his mother and father were off and on. One day this made his father extremely angry and his father to his anger out on Eugene‚ Mr.Simonet first name. His father

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    Pay It Forward -A Movie Reflection Professor Eugene Simonet placed a big challenge on his Social Studies students: Think of an idea to change our world-and put it into action. Majority of the students responded negatively to the challenge‚ finding it weird and hard‚ except Trevor McKinney. He had a very permeable mind and he was ready to listen to anyone. With a longing for someone to guide him‚ a father-like figure‚ he responded to his professor’s challenge with positivity and eagerness

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    whereas other people feel like students should not be paid but rather should always do their best. Paying students would help more to try their best and should be done.’ The first reason why students should be paid for good grades or test scores is because it makes students want to do better in school:” Facts have shown paying students for good grades or good test makes students want to work harder.” Paying students for their good test scores makes them want to do better and when they do‚ do good it

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    Low paying jobs People who work in low paying jobs are usually in most instances people who did not complete their high education to tertiary so opt for lower paying jobs to obtain income to fend for themselves. This means that they are now at higher risk of living poor lives especially if they have more expenses than necessary like maybe having to buy tobacco which they are addicted to in some cases. We then look at if people with low paying jobs who smoke have any intentions to quit smoking because

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