One thing that squares with my beliefs that I obtained from my reading was a certain idea that Chris Hadfield touched on early in the book. It was the idea that he said “I wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself...
Jan Brogan’s article, “The Trouble with High School Valedictorian Awards”, explores the negative aspect of the Valedictorian award. Through the use of two classical appeals, Logos and Pathos, the author establishes a clear argument through personal and logical information as to why the Valedictorian system...
Overall, I enjoyed the piece but I felt there were a handful of moments that were unreasonably silly and took away from being fully immersed in the story world. The production quality, as would be expected of a BBC Radio 4 piece, was of high...
There are many pictures around my house of me as a child. There is one picture in particular of my kindergarten graduation that always makes me wonder how bad my childhood actually was. I was a skinny little girl with small eyes, a big smile...
Impression of a Memory There are certain occurrences in life that leave behind a mental residue. Whether they are in fragmented images or the length of the entire event they hold enough significance to be branded into the cerebral cortex, allowing the mind the capability...
Introduction to Hometown Every person has their own hometown, wherever they are in the world. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a hometown is defined as the town or city you are from or the one in which you were born and lived while you were...
“I am an enthusiastic, friendly, reliable cashier who can handle cash strongly and highly effective at providing top quality services to customers. I am in a position to foster a suitable environment for working that is positive for both the consumers and other co-workers. I...
Introduction According to the World Health Organization, more than 1.25 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes (World Health Organization, 2020). Injuries caused by road accidents result in considerable economic losses to individuals, their families, and nations as a whole....
Cyril Ramaphosa In the year 1996 Cyril Ramaphosa began his exploits in the business field by trying to help underprivileged youth, by giving them bursaries to go to university. From there he got involved in other initiatives that helped uplift the community and eventually properly...
Do you know that one moment in life that changes everything completely unexpectedly? Something like this happened to me last year and threw me completely off track. Everybody has their own approach. Mine was simply not perceive or repress everything. What you can imagine, it...
According to Dweck, “Many students believe that intelligence is fixed, that each person has a certain amount, and that’s that.” All that really means is people don’t realize that you aren’t just born good at something. Throughout my school career, until college, I always had...
It was year 2014 when I was in United States when I heard the news about President Obama’s 2009 federal stimulus package that states the goal that by 2014 every USA resident will have an electronic health record. This is when I started following the...
Introduction The Philippines, and Manila in particular, is notorious for being one of the top countries with bad traffic experiences. According to Waze’s Driver Satisfaction Index, Manila was ranked 170th of 180 slots, meaning the Metro hosts some of the worst driving conditions in the...
Most people want to change lives, I on the other hand, want to save lives. My decision to study Medicine was not an impulse one, prompted by an event, neither was it something that I’ve longed to do since childhood. Internships, work experience and numerous...
The process of learning is a continuous journey that lasts a lifetime. As Alvin Toffler once said, “learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back,” and this couldn’t be truer. Learning is a crucial aspect of life that allows us to...
Throughout my life I have encountered many positive experiences and outcomes, but along with the positives, I have also experienced many hard times and negative experiences that have shaped me into the person that I am today. Learning through the negative times put me into...
When it comes to aging, people subjectively think about the physical and mental adversities awaiting them and their loved ones in the future. All too often, this means doing less, whether one is giving up freedoms of vitality or functionality, mental or physical abilities or...
How many times have you seen an advertisement and wished if you could go back in time too? From products to marketing strategies, brands have always made us nostalgic through their advertising strategies and have kept us engaged. Some brands not only tapped this but...
Yoga has worked for me because at the time I was open-minded. I literally emptied my plate and was ready for a fresh serving. I was willing to try a new approach to life and to harness my true power as I came to realize...