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What my childhood taught me about plagiarism

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http://www.davaocatholicherald.com/ I had an awesome childhood. It was fun, memorable, and formative. There were experiences that I’d like to keep to myself which I’ll bring with me to my grave and then there were some that I’d always talk about with my friends. Here’s one of those things that I’d always wanted to share. An experience that has always haunted me. Do you know how kids from provinces religiously attend Flores de Mayo? Because in our street it was a social affair. My friends and I were always excited to go to our Parish Church every afternoon and mingle with kids our age. It was an event that was attended by everyone in our area. Especially by Catholic kids. Flores de Mayo is observed during the month of May – when kids are on vacation and are stuck at home doing kid’s stuff and playing outside until they get tired. It is a 2 – 3 hours event which starts at 3pm or 4 pm in the afternoon. Every weekday kids from our area flock to our Parish church to

Paramore soars with 80s sounding synth-pop perfection of an album

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I won’t be reviewing songs with music videos already. You can figure out by yourself how awesome and 80s sounding Hard Times and Told You So are (at this point I guess you already figured that already). Explaining it here would be redundant. But significant nonetheless. But my hands are tired from typing so I’m two songs short. After almost 4 years, Paramore is back with their fifth studio album entitled After Laughter . Their latest offering marks a new era for the band with their 80s and synth-pop sounding album. Hard Times Also, a live performance of Hard Times . Told You So Here's their live performance of Told You So . Rose-Colored is the darkest song off the album. The song starts with a loud bang followed by these 80s sounding synths accompanied by catchy drum beats. After a few seconds Hayley’s cheery line comes in - “Low-key, No pressure! Just hang with me and my weather.” After a few lines or so you’re

Why YOU need to deactivate your Facebook NOW

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http://youngandthrifty.ca People have been accustomed to oversharing - bombarding other people's newsfeed with the most mundane of posts. They have been living the saying that if there are no pictures then it did not happen. But they tend to generate a plethora of images which can be put together to form a collage - they tend to overdo it to an alarming extent. People have a way of documenting everything that happens in their life. From the moment they wake up until they sleep, the smallest details are always included on their daily updates. They would never forget to inform you of their ‘healthy’ breakfasts and choices making you regret the lechong paksiw you devoured before going to work earlier. They also would never fail updating you of their whereabouts specially that flight they had to Japan the other day with their 121 hashtags and their living-the-jetsetter-life sort of captions. Some people are taking selfies more often that if you visit their timeline and

I was scammed on UPWORK

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http://sixfigurewritingsecrets.com When you're very eager to land your first freelance stint you'll do almost anything in your might to stand out and receive that very first contract. You will keep on refreshing your feed for new jobs and you’ll try one-too-many times convincing your prospect employer that you’re the best person for the job with your polished cover letter. I did all of those - to a very exhausting extent honestly. I kept on checking my job proposals hoping someone sends an invitation for interview or that I’ll receive a message for 3 days. On the fourth day since the day I started scouting for jobs on upwork I received a lengthy message from someone. I read the content intently hoping not to miss a single detail and started working right away. It was an easy task - a bit tedious, but not bad for my first freelance stint. I did not complain because at last I landed my first online job. And it only took me 3 days to finally receive a task. Bei

Reflections on Matthew 6:33

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http://www.beadisciple.com We have our own desires, few of which might be one of the following: To have a stable and fulfilling job and to become successful in our chosen field. To travel the world and explore it To own a car and high-end gadgets To be buff and to have a toned physique To become famous and have many friends To become the most followed person on twitter To live a glamorous and luxurious life To become a powerful and influential personality  http://www.godswordimages.com "But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well." -  Matthew 6: 33 I read the last part twice, processing the wisdom which was right in front of me - "...and all these things will be given to you as well." Before, I wanted to be successful. Specifically, I wanted to be rich (like filthy rich,) with sport cars and olympic-size swimming pools. It was already instilled in my mind that being successfu