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Chris Farris
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Posted: March/05/2007 at 16:14 |
My sister-in-law asked me to help her come up with an idea for an essay she has due.
Can ya'll give me some ideas?
Here is what she sent me.
Ok, next Sunday I have to write an essay and I need help!! I have to answer this question and I need some ideas. Help me think.....(Please!!) Think about a skill that most people DO NOT have but could benefit from mastering. Why would people benefit from mastering this skill? What are the consequences of not having this skill?
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longbow308
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the most importent skill of all
SURVIVAL there are a lot of people that have know idea how to survive with out help,or some one doing it for them to me that is the most importent skill of all. my kids learn something new about survival every chance i get. hope this helps. |
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longbow308
Aim small Miss small |
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RifleDude
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How about CPR? The benefits for having the skill, as well as consequences for not are obvious.
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Ted
Money can't buy happiness... but it's much more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle. |
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Duce
Optics Master Joined: September/19/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1231 |
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Good manners and courtesy could stand a revival among the youth, a short course in cell phone manners would not hurt as in resturants etc. Everyone benifits from these and many confrontations can be avoided entirely. There are many books available for reference. A good general defination of consideration for others and their feeling and opinions should be included.
Duce
Ps. If she gets a good grade send a copy to RMS |
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silver
Optics Master Joined: November/04/2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2291 |
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Valuation, the process of determining worth. A collary skill would be Selling. |
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"If we weren't all crazy we, We would go insane." Jimmie Buffet
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lucznik
Optics Master Joined: November/27/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1436 |
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Edited by lucznik |
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What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?
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Dale Clifford
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The subject isn't as important as the elements of style. Introduce the topic Are ___ good enough _____ this generation? introduce with interogatives. transition to the supporting arguements-- They may have been but --- so and so (quote authority) is supporting etc flesh out the paper with alternatives. This skill will allow you to do _______ and _____ without having to ______ elaborate with explecatives. argue from the general to the specific or from the specific to the general but not both conclusion --- summarize and conclude
consult Little/brown (a book on style)
the arguement may be weak but if the elements are there it will work a stong arguement without elements , the reader is left wondering as to the subject
personally I thing the skill should be a 6 sec El Presidente.
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koshkin
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One skill that people do not have, but could benefit from mastering?
Common sense. Reprint any speech from any prominent democratic senator (Kenedy or Feinstein, for example) and turn it in. No additional comments will be necessary. ILya |
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Roy Finn
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+100 on koshkin's idea. Common Sense is a virtue. Applying it is a skill. I worked with cops that could recite case law and procedure endlessly, but couldn't catch a cold in a phone booth.
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Bigdaddy0381
MODERATOR Georgia peach Joined: February/27/2007 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 13682 |
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I know that most people wouldn't think this would be a skill. I have trained with a lot of people from all over the world. I have noticed the main skill that most people doesn’t use or even understand these days &n bsp; &n bsp; (self discipline). I’ll explain. I see it from my 3rd grader all the way to the people that work for me. When things get hard Physical or mental the mind state of ones inter self says they can’t achieve there goals.So people give up. This stands in all aspects of life.Money,marrage,work,ect.....
Big
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RifleDude
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But, is common sense really an "acquired" skill? I dunno. To me, common sense is something you either have or you don't. I know some very "book smart," educated people with zero common sense. Maybe spending some time with an elderly person who's worked hard all his/her life and has a lot of practical experience in a lot of different areas would be a way of acquiring common sense skills?
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Ted
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tahqua
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Knot tying is a basic skill that many people don't have. Knots are used in boating, fishing, around the house and vehicles and in scouting. There are plenty of web sites for research and graphics for support.
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asphunter
Non-Registered Visitor Larry Root Joined: March/01/2007 Status: Offline Points: 95 |
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The understanding that economics is not a zero-sum game.
i.e. to help the disadvantaged does not requiring punishing the advantaged. the zero-sum fallacy may best be seen at work in the european socialist "democracies" with their high unemployment, stagnent ecomomies and soon to collapse unfunded giveaway programs. no reward for excellence equals little excellence imagine if the founding fathers had been kennedy, schumer, feinstein and al sharpton..... |
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Dale Clifford
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The reason I like Pres. Bush is that he tells me the way it is exactly as his people tell him
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jonbravado
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communication - so underrated. and so important.
and +1 on the manners. our youth gets worse everday. pisses me off.
J |
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Bigdaddy0381
MODERATOR Georgia peach Joined: February/27/2007 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 13682 |
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J, I agree The manners is or was out the window about the time(time out) came into play whitch i don't agree with.
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Dogger
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All good suggestions here.
Was thinking of "social skills". In my view it would incorporate "manners/courtesy" as suggested by Duce, "communications" from jonbravado & add the element of Tolerance. Tolerance for people of different race, socio-economic, eduational backgrounds, etc
How many otherwise smart people have you known that were lacking in social skills that held them back.
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God save the Empire!
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Bigdaddy0381
MODERATOR Georgia peach Joined: February/27/2007 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 13682 |
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Dogger,wrote How many otherwise smart people have you known that were lacking in social skills that held them back.
I see it every day.i work for one of the top colleges in the world.I see really book smart people that have no social skills what so ever.. Weatherthey are so book smart that they just didn't grow in in that part of there life or they just didn't have the jean at birth.But it dose happen.
Big
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Tip69
Optics Master Extraordinaire Tip Stick Joined: September/27/2005 Location: Nebraska Status: Offline Points: 4155 |
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J........ You are 100% right on! It would be easy to right about too.... and answer the other questions as well. |
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take em!
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