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    In the article “My Biggest Regret in Life: Going to College” published in 2016 written by Neil Patel, he wants to convince the next generation of young adults that are thinking to send their college application to the university to think twice before sending it because for him, going to college was just one of his biggest mistakes. He explains that if you want to become an entrepreneur in the future, attending college it’s not an option. Patel said that college is not worth the time or the money

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    that make people question their own lives. Morrie teaches people life lessons by living a life without regrets, don’t hide the emotions but show it and to forgive one another before time runs out. Morrie teaches to live a life without regrets.His opinion on this is that people should not live with any regrets that may cause barriers keeping them from enjoying their life. Morrie quotes ”This culture encourages you to think about regrets until you’re about to die,you need someone to probe you in the

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    Life keeps moving weather you are ready for it to or not. I have learned this in the past year. Fourteen months ago, I decided that I would change schools, Halfway through my junior year. This meant moving more than an hour away from my mother. This meant missing countless events that I used to beg to go to. This meant missing opportunities to build relationships with people I spent time with daily. This meant my whole life would change. I have never regretted anything more than I regretted moving

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    and live with regrets and just thought nothing will be perfect? In life we all go through tough situations but we all should have someone who can help us through the tough times in our lives whether they are a teacher or a parent or just an adult you know. Morrie teaches Mitch to live life by showing emotions even when we don’t want to, living a good life without regrets, and living everyday like it's the perfect day. Morrie teaches Mitch to live life by showing emotions

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    about the experience that changed his life forever, watching Hassan being sexually abused, and looking back with guilt for the rest of his life. Clearly, one of the predominant themes in “The Kite Runner”, written by Khaled Hosseini, is the idea of living life with regret, as Amir has done ever since peeking into the alley and not taking action to save Hassan. In the beginning of the novel, Amir speaks about his friendship

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    teach us what is important in life. Morrie teaches people to live through letting go of regrets, honoring family, and money can’t buy relationships. First, Morrie teaches about letting go of regrets. Let go of regrets doesn’t take people far from where people are until they are about to die. ”What if today were my last day on Earth” (Albom 64). I agree with Morrie because letting go of regrets can stick with us of our actions or inactions. An example from my life is when my parents told me to work I

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    with a regret. In a world where you wish you made the other choice, comes the emotion of regret or sorrow. I’m sure everyone in the world regrets something they did or didn’t do. I know I have come to regret a few of the choices I’ve made. When I was younger, one of the decisions that I regret the most is quitting baseball. I play the scenario over and over again in my head. I often ask myself would I be playing on a competitive team, high school baseball, would college baseball be in my future

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    Three issues that stood out to me in the book was relationships with the people in your life, recognizing what success is, and realizing that money is not the ultimate goal in life. Strong relationships with friends and family was an important aspect of Morrie’s life, even before Morrie allowed the television spokesman to interview him he forced the spokesman to have a private conversation for the two of them to get the chance to know each other and build a friendship. While reading the book, I was

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    Sheryl Sandberg Analysis

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    Moving Forward I’ve often experienced feelings of regrets because of risks I have taken or not taken and words I have said or left unsaid. I sometimes think about how I will deal with these in my future life and how I will cope with grief and other emotions as I grow older. In her book, Option B, author Sheryl Sandberg helps me deal with moments like these. She states, “Of the hundreds of answers, most had one thing in common: the majority of regrets were about failure to act, not actions that failed

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    “Things without all remedy should be done without regard; what’s done is done” This quote nicely captures our cultural unquestioned belief about regret that states that lamenting what has already occurred is foolish and that it is better to simply move on and forward. The initial thought when hearing this quote is that it is an admirable philosophy that people should follow, however, that is until I tell you who said it and in what context. This quote was spoken by Lady Macbeth convincing her husband

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