“You have to be able to accept failure to get better” stated by LeBron James. LeBron James is an NBA player who is playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron was so good he didn’t even have to go to college, he got drafted straight into the NBA! He was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers but then left to go to the Miami Heat. He led the Miami Heat to NBA titles in 2012 and 2013 (that’s the only time he wasn’t my hero) and then won a third championship with Cleveland in 2016. LeBron has always been
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Ok....I’m just going to say it. I’m bipolar, it’s a diagnosis that’s been mentioned for four years almost. First it was depression and anxiety and bipolar, then it was depression with ptsd, then it was depression and OCD, and we circled back to bipolar with anxiety (I still have ADHD, which made diagnosing not complicated). I’m fucked up from health problems and my fucked up family (i.e. emotionally and physically abusive father, seeing my brother be abused by my father, see my mother ignore all
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Self Intro Speech Hobbies & Interests (3) Goals/10 years from now (3) Life philosophy (3) Adequately developed (2) Ideas clear Good morning my name is Jon Key I am a freshman and a Knoxville native. I live in an apartment in the fort. My intended major is business management with collateral in entrepreneurship. I’m not a big fan of public speaking; I’ve been scarred ever since my first encounters in my high school French classes, and I’m already bad at speaking
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Throughout history there have been an array of diseases and illnesses, everything from the common cold to epidemics that have decimated populations. Medical Science has progressed to the point that many diseases are now treatable, curable, or even extinct. Yet even with this incredible progress there are still many diseases that remain not only without a cure, but without even effective treatments. One of these diseases is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease as it is commonly
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Toxic and addictive, it can get you hooked and before you can even recognize the problem. Known to tear families apart, destroy relationships, and end careers, it is quite arguably the most harmful drug regardless of its legal standing. If you haven’t already guessed it, I am talking about alcohol. 88 thousand deaths per year can be traced to alcohol related accidents making it the deadliest drug, ranking higher than heroin, meth, and cocaine combined. Furthermore, alcohol is the only substance of
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Damion Meyerhoff Ms. Windish English ll Ever wonder who brought everyone the news? Ever wonder her collected the souls for Hades? Ever wonder who the father of Odysseus is? Well, if you have you’ve come to the right place. I’m here to tell you about Hermes, the messenger God. Hermes was the second youngest Olympian, son of Zeus and Pleiad Madia. He was a trickster and a thief when he was first-born and sought out for mischief for fun. When he was just an infant he crawled out of his crib and went
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Has this ever happened to you? You did your homework and really shopped smart. You browsed all the deals. You truly believed that you were getting the best possible price for your purchase. Then you find out from a friend that if you would have waited another day or even another hour, you would have saved even more. Then at that point, you probably fell a bit like Homer Simpson exclaiming, "D'oh!" Well, those days can be a thing of the past. Introducing Paribus. Paribus is a new way to get money
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An old Chinese proverb once said, “He that takes medicine and neglects the diet himself wastes the skill of the physician.” Many individuals within our society struggle with this silent and crippling disease and a diagnosis can sometimes feel like a death sentence to some. According to Trapp (2012, para. 1), “In the United States, diabetes affects 26 million people of all ages, about one-fourth of whom are not yet diagnosed.” Diabetes is a disease that is caused by insulin resistance in the body
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Purpose – The purpose of my speech is to inform the audience about a disorder called Pica. E. Thesis/Preview – While pica disorder sometimes can be really dangerous but rarely healthy, this disorder is dangerous because you are consuming substances that have little or no nutritional
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Everyone knows the fun holiday called Halloween. It’s fun to dress up in all kinds of costumes. Then go run around door to door to get free candy. You can decorate your house, dress up your pets, scare your friends, carve pumpkins and a lot more fun Halloween things. Halloween is especially fun for little kids, they love getting candy. Some people stay home and watch scary movies. Some go out and trick-or-treat. A night where you get to dress up and get a ton of candy. Halloween is a favorite
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