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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...



 
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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #1 (permalink) Mon Sep 14, 2009 20:50 pm   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

To be positive, read continuously.

Very often we face situations which make us nervous, fearful, agitated or uncomfortable. It may happen in class when we are being pulled up by the teacher or at home if we are being questioned by an elder.

When you are seeking admission to a new school and have to give an interview or are asked to speak at an interschool debate, butterflies in the stomach start their mad dance.

If you remember a few simple things, you will find that such situations become a lot easier for you to handle.

1. Take a look at the problem and try to find out what it is that really scares you. Don’t make them out to be worse than they are.

2. Write out your fears on a piece of paper. Some may seem really insignificant once you see them in writing.

3. Think for yourself, but never throw away a valuable opinion if you are offered one by an elder.

4. Avoid trying to shift blame on others and do not put yourself down either. Look at your fears impartially.

5. Before you hastily say something, think it over in your mind. Remember words once spoken can never be taken back.

6. If you are to meet someone for an interview, try to gather some information about the person or institution before hand. You could get such information from books and the internet. Knowledge always makes you feel that much more confident.

7. Read something inspiring, listen to some music and share a joke with a friend.

8. Be relaxed and smile. That will automatically make it much easier.

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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #2 (permalink) Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:47 pm   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

Thanks so much for that beariful essay!!!
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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #3 (permalink) Fri Sep 18, 2009 23:10 pm   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

Hi.
Miley wrote:
Thanks so much for that beariful (beautiful) essay!!!

use spell-check.
Informative and nice. Could it be considered an essay?
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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #4 (permalink) Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:50 am   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

Richard_Jack.c wrote:
Hi.
Miley wrote:
Thanks so much for that beariful (beautiful) essay!!!

use spell-check.
Informative and nice. Could it be considered an essay?


I agree with Richard.... beautiful words but I'm not quite sure whether it can be considered an essay or not.... but I like it, in spite of it is not structured as all toefl books say it should be.... :wink:
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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #5 (permalink) Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:26 pm   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

"Remember words once spoken can never be taken back."

How many of us agree with that statement? I do, 100%.

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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #6 (permalink) Wed Sep 23, 2009 19:41 pm   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

Kitosdad wrote:
"Remember words once spoken can never be taken back."

I quite agree.
But sometimes I wish they could be taken back. :(
what can we do? :roll: nothing except hopping they'll be forgotten.
:?:
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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #7 (permalink) Wed Sep 23, 2009 21:00 pm   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

Yes Needless to say, what we choose to come out of our mouth is extremely important. Nothing causes us more problems in this life than the words we say,
"Loose lips sink ships".
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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #8 (permalink) Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:01 am   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

Good morning to all Forum readers, especially Abir, who has written some informative and comforting words to whoever may be having a problem in their personal life.

Is it an essay? I'm unsure, but to my mind it is better than any formal essay, which is an unavoidable necessity for examinees.

In my very limited time here I've read very many essays.

Some are woefully inept. Some, as in the case of Yamilet, are wonderfully constructed pieces, full of heartfelt phrases.

Stop prattling Bill .......... OK, the point of my "sermon" is that I applaud all of the writers. Many have a long way to go, but they are fluttering their wings before launching themselves into five hundred word essays.

I thank you all for your tremendous efforts. You are a credit to both yourselves and your tutors.

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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #9 (permalink) Thu Sep 24, 2009 13:00 pm   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

If I go away
What would still remain of me?
The ghost within your eyes?
The whisper in your sighs?
you see...
Believe
And I'm always there.

(Jon Oliva)
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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #10 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:39 am   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

Hi Miley!
Can i know you? What you study nowaday?
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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #11 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:08 pm   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

I think tongue is the deadliest weapon of all times. It can make you or break you. So keep your words sweet, you might have to swallow them later on. :)
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Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid... #12 (permalink) Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:45 am   Be positive! -- To be a Smart Kid...
 

Hi Katty2010, why did you post this message here? "I think tongue is the deadliest weapon of all times. It can make you or break you. So keep your words sweet, you might have to swallow them later on."
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