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share the same type of relationship a classroom teacher and e their own CD. You don’t have to just listen to music made and sold by big record companies .Many groups send their music straight to community radio stations This allows for truly new muobably right about my ears; I likely have lost some hearing from going to too many loud concert as I have . I can’t stay that it wasomething great has been achieved,we are free to set our sights on the next opportunity to help that arise Each new opportunity may be bigger and better than the last And so ,I urge you to use all your efforts to do what good you can today instead of tomorrow .Do not spend your time with thing that are neither good nor valuable. This will save you from mistake . If you are given a task that you do not believe is helpful ,delay it. Time will wash it away for you .At the same time, the beginnings of something positive will have built up .Do it at once ! A kind word ,or a(n) service to others is never a waste of your time ,and you will reap the benefits of doing good and enjoy peace of mind.(4)Standing in the door of Mr Murphy’s office ,I could see he was learned on something he was reading. He had both elbow on his desk, his head was resting on one hand and his other hand wascupped about his mouth. I knew that he was keeping his office hours and that student participation was encouraged ,but all the same , I was afraid to approach .Then ,as I turned to leave , my foot banged against the bottom of the door ,startling me and causing the professor to look up. His eyes had simply moved from the desk to me, but the rest of his physical body remained the same .He invited me in without gesture, just a ―Come in. What is it that you need?‖There was little if any warmth or tone in his voice; it wasn’t exactly encouragement Despite being intimidated, I made a conscious effort to relax and persuaded myself to smile and enter the room. ―Mr.Murphy ,‖ the pitch of my voice rose as I begin my introduction I am sorry to interrupt .my name is Peter . I am in your second-period English class.―Peter did you say it was?‖ he replied. His reaction disappointed me. It was apparent that I had not made much of an impression with the presentation I made in class last week. he said my name as if he would not have remembered it without my having stated it for him first –as though he were no more impressed than if he had encountered a beggar on the street He continued ,‖Do you have something you want to discuss with me , or do you just stop by to visit ?In fact, I had stopped by to visit,but I was no longer feeling up to itand was looking for a fast exit . It seemed that the invitation he had extend in class ,‖ Drop by my office for a visit anytime .My door is always open .‖ was just a(n) empty gesture probably required by the school. I reach inside my bag and pulled out my English language textbook. I figured I can ask him a quick question rather than try to have a meaningful conversation.(6)Let’s face it ; young people entering the workforce today are lazy.I have heard just about as much complaint about today’s workplace I can take Contrary to the view young people seem to have that things were better for prior generations, the fact is that there have never been so many greats job for people wanting to enter the workforce. There are educational opportunities that have never exist before , and the standard of living is getting better all the time. Frankly, people who lack courage and commitment shouldn’t blame anyone but themselves for not taking the opportunities that are there for them. My first job was working as a trashman . I hauled trash for six years before I got promoted to the position of manager. I wasn’t scared of hard work. By the time the day was finished , my shoulder would hurt ,but I never complainted I even assisted others and worked extra hours when I was needed .Unfortunately , young people today seem to be lacking the same desire I had to work hard.I can boast that I never quit a job without being offered a better one. We can’t all start out at the top. Most of us need to pay out dues and work from the bottom up. After managing the small company for which I hauled garbage I found a job with the city public works office managing a small department. Now ,after 25 years of working in the garbage business , I manage all of the city’s trash removal. Along the way I learned that a job well done is never looked down on, and the person who does it will always triumph.Where is the ―can do‖attitude that makes our country great ? It doesn’t matter what you do, as long as you work hard and do your best .Young people need to commence with finding a line of employment that needs them , and quit looking for perfection in their initial position. If work were supposed to be enjoyable, it wouldn’t be called ―work‖.(8) I think I am like many people in that I have better ideas in my sleep than when I am awake. And, like most people, I have a hard time dragged myself from my bed or even rolling over to write some of what I have dreamt in a notebook that I have left on the nightstand.I have often tried but most of the time I am unable to do justice to my dream. The dream is always more detailed than what I write down .Dreams are like water ; the different parts of your consciousbrain just seem to flow together into strange stories.I have a hard time explaining why things in my dreams happen. Why is there a dog in a pink dress running up the stairs in a church I’ve never been in before ? why do I often fly in my dreams, as though I am driving a car that does not exist, in a sitting position only a few feet from the ground? The following is an even greater mystery; why do dreams feel so real when I am dreaming and shortly after I wake up , but make less sense the longer I am awake? Sometimes my dreams really tell a story and I am completely entertained. I say to myself right after I wake up, ‖Wow , that would make a great movie .‖ I try to hold on to the story, but it isn’t easy .As soon as I get a chance ,I tell the story to the next person I see . I am always surprised when they are not impressed. They say something like, ‖Well, I’m sure it was very meaningful for you.‖ Either I have failed to capture the dream with my words, or the dream is only important to me , I guess we are all seeking a little meaning in our dreams : some deep dark secret we have hidden in our subconscious or a recipe for our own happiness. It would make our task a lot easier, though, if there were a better way to record them.(9) In a lecture to the student body, professor Warrick introduced a new method of study. Calling this method fantastic, he said that itwould give students an advantage over their classmates. He also blamed it would help in unlocking their true potential. When the lecture was over, students applauded the professor . So it’s obvious that they were believed. Whether they should believe in what Warrick had to say, however, is worth investigating.Warrick says that the mysterious forces of excellent are within every individual. These forces, he says, can be freed through the right labors . That is, if students tune their concentration through certain mental exercises, they can improve amount on their schoolwork . These exercises include such activities as listening to special music while sleeping. He also suggests vitamins. Everything necessary is sold by Warrick himself.As one can imagine, Warrick has profited greatly by selling products to hopeful students Already, he has made millions of dollars. And his lecture tours have made him a national hero. This wouldn’t be bad if he was actually assisting students. If student were reaching the peaks he promised, there wouldn’t be a problem. After some analysis, however, one can see that this is not the case. Follow—up studies of students who have used warrick’s methods have been done. These studies show his methods have no effect whatsoever. Performance is not enhanced by his methods. Few students are aware of this ,however.(10) Is integrity fashionable? Is a strong sense of morality something that we presently desire? What would it cost to tempt a person to sell out their conscience? Many experts on group behavior are posing tough questions to find out where as a group our inner compass is pointing.If the bank put $1,000 in your account by mistake , would you keep it or tell the bank? If you were given by mistake a better grade on your report card than you earned, would you tell the school or would you keep quiet and keep the better mark? It is interesting because almost everyone said that the right thing to do would be to make the truth known, and yet a high percentage of the people conceded that they would actually keep quiet in both cases. How can we know what is right, yet fail to demonstrate it in our actions?What if, in the first instance, your grandmother happened to need assistance with some medical costs? Almost everyone said they would keep the money and help their grandmother. What is fascinating is that in this case, almost half of the people surveyed said that keeping the money was also the right thing to do Even those who said that it was wrong to keep the money thought they could keep the money when the purpose was for their grandmother’s health.What does a conscience cost? Findings from this set of questionssuggest that for most the cost is equal to the cost of grandmother’s health. A simple conclusion would be that most people rely on situations rather than a core set of values to define what is right and wrong. If given a high enough price their inner compass will inevitably point in the direction of self-interest.。