In order to learn to be one’s true self, it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive knowledge of what has been said and done in the world; critically to inquire into it; carefully to consider it; clearly to analyze it; and earnestly to carry it out. It matters not what you le...
At that age, I'd take any excuse to make estimates and do minor arithmetic. I'd calculate our gas mileage -- figure out useless statistics on things like grocery spending. I'd been hearing an ad campaign about smoking. I can't remember the details, but basically the ad said, every pu...
These are just some of the characters (角色) that have been created by British writers. Geoffrey Chaucer was a famous poet in the 1300s. He wrote poetic short stories about people travelling to Canterbury. 36 Probably the most famous British writer was William Shakespeare. In the late 1500s...
dealing with my first heartbreak,taking birth control pills that have since been taken off the market for their depressive side effects,and spending too much time missing daylight during winter months,led me to some pretty ...
Being thrifty comes as no great1.“Spending above your means, spending instead of saving for retirement, spending in anticipation of becoming wealthy makes you a2to the paycheck, even with an astronomical level of income,”she wrote. To properly build wealth, experts recommend saving 20% your ...
1 Most of us would say we feel healthier by the ocean. In the past, doctors would actually suggest spending time by the sea to their patients. And research has shown that people who live on the coast are more likely to believe their health is good compared to those living in a city....
our Earth is a beautiful and most precious island in an unlimited void, and that there is no other place for us to live but the thin surface layer of our planet, bordered by the bleak nothingness of space. Never before did so many people recognize how limited our Earth really is, and ...
But after four days, Doudou dragged himself up our driveway, exhausting and starving. After talking to the police, we found out that a car had been driven about 35 km off and abandoned. We were amazed that Doudou could manage get himself out of the car and find her way home....
Natalie: That s not fair. A reduction in defense spending in peacetime may bring us excessive risks. We can t afford it. Which of the following is the best interpretation of Natalie s argument? A. Funds saved from defense have been diverted to all levels of education. ...
, more committed, more dedicated to the basic challenges of living in a complex world. And for me, that means spending time thinking and talking about the poor, the disadvantaged, those who will never get to TED, but thinking ...