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    Traveling is something I take for granted. I have the capability of traveling across the country for under $200 round trip. I am able to get in a car or hop on a train to get to a new destination. I have the ability to travel around the world. I often forget that traveling is a privilege and I should be thankful for all the places I have been and all the places I may go. Today, it is relatively easy to travel and the majority of Americans have been on a plane, but traveling by plane is a relatively

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    The Right Attitude There is a quote from the book The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares that the character Coach Brevin says "The problem is not the problem, the problem is your attitude about the problem, got that?" (Brashares 11). This quote, I found , has always helped me when I am facing any complicated problems in both my college life and my personal life. An example of the meaning of this quote is found in Grant Berry's A Change of Attitude (Berry 63-73). The problem, as implied

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    amazing part of this news stemmed from the fact that this one-in-a-lifetime opportunity allowed my father to seek an incredible schooling for his children. However, the shocking part of this news came to light when we first arrived to America. Traveling to America with nothing except for luggage and some money to their name was intimidating, but my parents were willing to risk anything for their children. The language barrier posed as the biggest predicament for my father since he could not find

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    care of his or her own children. In addition to better work-family balance, employees also experience an increase in overall job satisfaction. The more satisfaction an employee finds in their job, the less likely they are to leave their job (Arbon et el., 2012). As a result, organizations that offer alternative work schedules have noticed higher morale among employees (Cohen & Gadon, 1981). Employees tend to be more enthusiastic and have reduced absences (Arbon et el., 2012). According to Cohen and

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    Who Is Traveling Abroad?

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    While traveling abroad in Spain we tried to venture to the surrounding “pueblos” of Seville. My history professor overheard and suggested a short hike to the Roman ruins only an hour train ride away. Three friends and I decided to try, so we hopped on the commuter rail and left Seville. We arrived in the small, rural town unsure of the direction to take. My friends and I were very concerned and becoming increasingly more stressed at the thought of a being lost in a small village for the whole

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    The travelling-wave fMRI measurement clearly reveal the human visual areas i.e. V1, V2 and V3 in the occipital lobe (Engel et al., 1997; Sereno et al., 1995). The visual areas in the left hemisphere contains a topographic map of the right half of the visual field, with the fovea being represented at the back of the occipital lobe, increasingly eccentric retinal regions being represented at more forward locations within the calcarine sulcus. Moreover, the lower visual field projects to the upper bank

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    When William and Elizabeth arrive in New England it is early summer. They decide to make their way to Boston to search for jobs. However, when arriving to Boston they find out they are not the ones with that idea. They spent weeks trying to look for jobs and they were still out of luck. They both began to think that coming to Boston was a bad mistake, but finally they both finally find jobs. William found a job at a shipyard, where he loads packages and people on and off boats, and Elizabeth found

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    Traveling Abroad Sixty-four percent of the American population has never traveled abroad. Therefore, only thirty-six percent own a passport and has used it to explore the world. Mark Twain once said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-minded-ness.” The planet has never been so interconnected and its quit shocking how only sixty-four percent of the world’s most influential country has never seen any other parts of the world. When you travel, you learn that life isn’t always black

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    Did anyone think about how progress was positive and negative for traveling West?Traveling West was a positive target for a lot of people wanting money. Also, it was negative because people were scared of the journey. Examples of progress being positive and negative are Gold Rush,Oregon Trail, and Mexican American War. One reason for progress being positive and negative was the Gold rush. Gold rush was a race to gold who ever got to the West first go the most gold. In the Gold Rush It was positive

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    New debate sparks time traveling humans theory. A recent YouTube video published by secureteam10 discusses a possibility of humans being Martians. You may be wondering, how could this be? The debate revolves around humans time traveling back to Earth in an attempt to make contact. Or Martian aliens traveling back in time to warn us about future events. Those who support this theory have reverted to suspicious photos with inappropriate tech for that time. Even the CEO of Apple has been rumored to

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