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Talent and smartness can only go so far, the rest is up to the r
(2019-12-04 07:47:31)
Therestisthedesire,motivation,hardwork,morehardwork,andtime. Beingsmartisnotamerit,itisagift.Howtousethegiftseparatesthesmartonesapart. Thatwasmy5:0amrant.Iinstantlyregretit.Hemighthaveactuallystayeduplateashepromisedtohimself. [阅读全文]
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“ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE” a novel by Anthony Doerr
(2019-11-29 07:48:41)
Ijustputdown“ALLTHELIGHTWECANNOTSEE”anovelbyAnthonyDoerr.Ihavelookupsomanyverbs,adjectivesandadverbsinthebeginning,andtowardtheend.Iloveit,andIstronglyrecommendtokidsandparentsalike. [阅读全文]
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Left hand coincidence
(2019-11-27 12:33:34)
Hewenttoanalumniinterviewatalocalcafe.Theprofessortookoutalittlenotebookfromhispocket,hetookoutanidenticalnotebookfromhispocket;Theprofessortooknoteswithhislefthand,hetooknoteswithhislefthand.TheprofesssorworeaCasiowaistwatchwithcalculator,andheworethesamebrand.Theprofessorvolunteershistalentasamusicdirectorathislocalchurch,hedoesthesamewithviolintalentandskill.Theprofessorisfromtheeastcoastandfor...[阅读全文]
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The power of music
(2019-11-24 12:51:16)
Wewatchedaseriesofstudentconcertsyesterday,asitprogresses,themusicgetsharderandharder,andthequalitybecomesmoreandmorerefined.Mymindwandersaway,andmyeyesfollowtheconductor’smovement.Ihearthesoundofmusic,butmyeyesseegrace,power,expanse,demand,focus,determination,energy,direction,sorrow,andgrace,andmoregrace. [阅读全文]
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Happy feeling
(2019-11-17 07:17:48)
ItisonethingformysontohearournamesbeingmentionedinourlocalNPRradiofordonatingourcar,and,plus,ournamesarepronouncedcorrectly.Itisatotallydifferentfeelingwhenhehearditasecondtime,andthistimehewasridingwithseveralofhisclassmates. [阅读全文]
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“Aren’t you going to share or offer to share?”
(2019-11-11 05:56:56)
Threeofuswenttoalocalpopularrestauranttocelebratehis18thbirthday.Thisrestaurantisknownforgivingfreedessertforbirthdaycelebrant.Ateamofwaitersandwaitressessanghappybirthdaytohim,andpresentedhimasmallplatewithdessert.Idonotlikesweets,butIwaswaitingpatiently,andhopingthathewouldoffertoshare.Ididnotseeanysign.Finally,Ihadtoverbalizemydissatisfactionandsaid“areyounotgoingtosharewithyourmom,oratle...[阅读全文]
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Senior night/ senior circle
(2019-11-09 06:23:47)
Asatradition,attheendofthelasthomefootballgameforseniors,allseniorsinthefieldincludingplayers,cheerleaders,marchingband,andspectatorsjointogetherinthefield,andfromagiantcircle.Inthecenterofthecircle,standstheclasspresident.Thepresidentgivesalittlespeechreflectingtheirsenioryearsofar.Forabriefmoment,alleyesareonhim.Whatanopportunitytohave. Ihappentoreadthedraftspeech.Itisasgenericasitcouldbe,and...[阅读全文]
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Walk her to the door, open the door for her etc
(2019-10-26 16:02:03)
Despitetheimminentapplicationdeadline,heisgoingtohissemiformaldancethisevening.Hismother’sadviceis“beniceandkindtoher”.Myadviceisallaboudoors,“walkhertothedoor”,“openthedoorforher”,etc.AmItoooldfashioned? [阅读全文]
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ZT... Decoding a recommendation letter
(2019-10-11 14:58:56)
Thislongarticleworthreading.... "Toprotecthimself,Longoriadevelopedacodeforrecommendationlettersthatwouldpleasetheparentandsendthecorrectsignaltocollegecoaches.Hislettersalwayscontainedfourparagraphs—oneeachabouttennis,academics,familyandoutsideinterests.Longoriaputtennisfirstiftheplayercouldstartforthecollegeteam;secondifhecouldbeabackup;thirdifhecouldn'tmaketheteambutwasres...[阅读全文]
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Failure and mistake is your friend, fear of failure is your enem
(2019-10-05 09:47:17)
“Failureandmistakeisyourfriend,themorethebetter.Ithelpsyougrowyourcircle,teachesyouconsequencesofyouractionorlackof.Ontheotherhand,fearofmistakeorfailurepreventsyoufromtryingnewthings,learningnewthings,itdampensyourcreativespirit.” Notmakingamistakecanbluryourvisionandmakeyouforgettheoriginalintent,mistakessharpensyourvision,exposesyourvulnerability,andthus,givesyoutheopportunitytoc...[阅读全文]
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