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    Stephen Covey proposes that there are seven habits that can be learned to improve one’s personal and interpersonal effectiveness. I completely agree all seven habits Stephen has written in this book, throughout the book Covey shares his own personal experiences instead of imagining situations you may be in, it is easier for the readers to relate to our everyday circumstances. I found there are particular areas of each habit to be more influential or relatable to my life. Listening to our…

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    Howard Thurman 7 Habits

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    The first four habits are: be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first and think win-win. Being proactive is about taking responsibility for one’s own actions and focusing on one’s circle of influence rather than their circle of concern. If an individual is able to be proactive…

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    The book talks about the seven habits and the first one is to be proactive. You make any progress you need to take initiative and be ready to make a change. I like the way the author really connects with you and is almost empowering you to want to start using what the book is telling you and use it in your everyday life. Stephen gives us examples of language that could be taken as defeat or that you have no power in a situation. I like the first habit because when i was growing…

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    who walked past pay little attention, for it was old and beaten down. The brick structure was covered in old faded graffiti with cracked windows and no sign to say it was open. Teenagers would dare each other to go in at night but none of them ever came back. So the store on the corner of Zwing and Terrance Avenue stayed where it was with police tape surrounding the cracked brick. However, to the people inside it was beautiful. The tall ceilings and their wooden supports framed the cracked…

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    Staining Stained Glass

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    artform. However, I did not fully realize the amount of dedication and hard work required to create this art until finishing my first window. Every step of the process pushed me to work, patience ….. I have grown to appreciate and love Stained Glass. There are numerous and very labor intensive steps to create a glass window, much more than I first anticipated. The first step in the window process may seem like the most simplistic, but it is crucial to the outcome of the window, picking a…

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    Before the first fleet Australia was a place where indigenous people called home. They would hunt and gather with no care, that was until the first fleet arrived in Botany Bay. When the first fleet of convicts arrived they took over all the indigenous people's land to make farms and to build towns. Life was difficult for some people but for others they did very well. After the first fleet of convicts came, people chose to come because they wanted to, they were called free settlers, then followed…

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    rich side of India. My parents were very excited and happy to have a baby girl as their first child. My dad told our relatives that “ I am very lucky to have a baby girl in my house” and he gifted everyone with a box of Indian sweets. Once I was released from the hospital and we all went to the Sikh temple to get an alphabet letter out of the bible which would be the first letter of my name. The letter that came out was “H” and after contemplating whether for a while they decided “Harpinder”…

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    Europeans First Contact with the First Nations The First Nations people of Canada are a part of a larger group of people that are now known as the Aboriginal people of Canada. The Aboriginals are the first inhabitants known to exist in Canada. The Aboriginals also include the Metis and the Inuit (“Who Are”). It is assumed that the First Nations have been in Canada for at least 12,000 years. Today, the people of the First Nations tribe have a population of more than 850,000 people. The First…

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    “Oh my gosh! I hate this! I don 't want to do this!” The screaming thought that always came through my mind when my teachers told me to we had a writing assignment. I especially hated it when they would give it a back grade after hard work and stressing it. They all would tell me it had a good potential but that it was not up to their standards. I needed to work on grammar, my wording, and what not. I really hated it. I know it was to make me a better writer but I did not feel like it was…

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    Just when did speculation of Shakespeare not being the author of his plays begin and by whom was it started? The speculation of Shakespeare’s authorship came about during the mid 19th century, as Shakespeare came to be known as the greatest playwright to ever exist. However, unease about Shakespeare's authorship started to spread due to the glaring disagreement between his mundane biography and his amazing reputation. People began…

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