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    garden carried in the pocket. This proverb comes from the origin of Arab. A book is full of words with an underlying meaning that represents someone's thoughts and heart. Those books then go on to inspire myriads of people. The novels show compassion, color, and strength. A book can be written by one person, but educated many. In the early years no many people could afford to buy books. The printing press invented by Gutenberg in the 1500’s decreased the price of books and made them more efficient.

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    As a typical first born child, I have parents who expected me to be a doctor one day. When we talked about colleges, they were always medical schools. When I asked my father what jobs to look into, he suggested pharmacist or surgeon. I never expected to become an engineer until my first week of junior year when I took my first calculus and physics classes. My teachers heralded engineering as the top profession of the day, and all my friends were planning on making them proud with their future careers

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    Marcos Chavez Gifts

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    It is a shame that I do not know a majority who possess the gift of courage. However, there is one person who I personally know who does possess it. His name his Juan Chavez, my father. For example, my father has been able to overcome his past experience of a loss of family members. When he was twelve years old, his parents and his grandmother died in a car accident; he was the only one to survive. Afterwards, he grew up with his aunt and uncle who did not give him a lot of attention. Nonetheless

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    I have learned that there are many important things that make me who I am as a person . I love alot of things and people . I hate alot of things . I have some likes and some dislikes . These things show the real me . The real me is a Indian girl that loves her culture and loves to express who she really is . As of today , the things I like are Wing Stop , Indian Food , And Century 25 . Wing Stop is my favorite place to get hot wings from . I always order the original hot wings boneless with fries

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    perfect leader. I read about a variety of different leaders and their successes and failures that lead to them developing their leadership styles and values. Most importantly, I learned that the hardest person you will ever have to lead is yourself because once you are fully comfortable with who you are, leading others authentically becomes much easier. The purpose of the book is to help the reader discover their “True North.” One of the most profound arguments was that leadership is “not a set

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    What Is Hope?

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    The emotion of hope is important because life is uncertain. Factors such as wealth, education and opportunity may play a role in dividing people into different social categories, but no amount of privilege or advantage can shield a person from disappointment, pain, loss or death. These are universal adversities for all humankind. The word hope can be defined in different ways. Many religious people think of hope as a virtue, along with faith and love. Survivors of trauma often credit hope as the

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    Running a marathon at only 17 years old taught me that the strongest supplements a person needs are determination and motivation. The largest development of mindset and the confirmation of my future career came from when I chose to vicariously run 26.2 miles for the person who inspires me the most; my mother. When I was younger, my mother ran the Chicago Marathon twice. After her diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in 2013, she still continued to attempt to run and walk despite her immense pain. She

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    It was one of my last training sessions before my Kali black belt exam. “How long does it take an average person to get a black belt?” asked a new student. “The average person does not get a black belt”, responded my teacher. When I heard this unusual response, I understood that the beginner was asking the wrong question. It is not “how long”, but “what” does it take. Son of a karate champion, I started practicing different forms of martial arts in childhood and developed a real passion for Filipino

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    The Shack Sparknotes

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    Mack gains the courage to confront his grief and face the person who killed his daughter by having sincere conversations with Papa, the book's symbol of God. Instead of aiming for retribution, this confrontation is about figuring out how to move toward understanding and healing. "The Shack" serves as a powerful reminder

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    many people around campus and how much they seem to love Mizzou. I desire every day to be like the people who love Mizzou. Through my first few weeks and challenges I am starting to realize that Mizzou takes time. They say all great things take time. The University of Missouri is teaching me patience, perseverance, and responsibility and the great part is, I think every year Mizzou will teach me something new depending on the spot in life I’m in. In a way, I want my legacy to stay with Mizzou where

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