Forms of resocializaiton, and am I going to do it? ... I am not so sure that I would agree with that definition. ... Unlike most of the people who are dealing with resocializaiton I am eagerly waiting for the chance to resocialize. ... IN my case it will mean, I will not loose any weight, I will be doomed to diabetes, heart failure and more thank likely a wheel chair. ... I am attempting to prepare myself for the new set of norms I will soon ber faced with hopefully. ...

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I am wandering in the desert. ... I dont mean to change too quickly but thats where I believe it all began. ... I still am unsure whether I controlled my mind or it controlled me. ... I am not the only one. ... I am alive. ...

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It was through watching him live his own life, a life full of un-candid experiences, that I truly came to know just how blessed I am, not only know him, but to proudly call him dad. ... I am just now realizing how true the words he speaks are and how much I still have to learn about life. ... For when I talk to him, his complete focus is on me and for that moment in time I am his most important priority. ... Anywhere I go, in state or out, I introduce myself and am asked if I am related to Coach Tocco. ... He has made me the person I am today, and the person I strive to become. ...

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I do not know why I can remember this story so well, but it stands out in my mind. ... The neighbor I am referring to owned the property, which my grandparents lived on. ... I am not sure what brought on the anger. ... Family members would complain about how mean and inconsiderate he had become. ... I am better equipped to give advice to a person that may have a terminal illness and given a short time to live. ...

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This doesn't mean that life has to be meaningless, rather that one must find what the purpose of life is. ... The young waiter states: "I have confidence, I am all confidence- (160). ... In addition he is not only concerned about providing for the deaf man, but rather also he states: "Each night I am reluctant to close up because there may be someone who needs the Café- (161). ... I really enjoy his writing style and the philosophical message of this story. ...

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He did this by making me believe in who I really am. ... « I guess that I did go a little too far with that one, « He said. ... I once asked him if he had ever gotten angry. ... » But I have never seen this side of him. ... He has shown me that meekness does not mean weakness. ...

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They no longer saw the world as a beautiful thing created by God but a boring, mean place that everyone abused. ... I will not lie; I know this because I changed in that way too. ... I guess I knew what I would find when I reached the fence. ... I am glad that I had the luck of saving its life, from the bottom of my heart. ... I am glad that I had the courage to open my eyes, unlike other people. ...

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I think it was perhaps the most important thing that happened to me. ... I've never gotten over it and I am aware of the force and the power of it... "# In Dorothea from childhood and through life, there was a constant effort to make a statement to herself and to others that an impaired gait insistently does not mean a lagging, curbed life.# When Dorothea was twelve a second tragedy occurred in her life: the departure of her father, who walked out, never to return. ...

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While Calvin's ideas on Christianity and the good life are very similar to those of other Christian's, they insinuate that we do not have any choice in what actions we take, which is contrary to what the Bible says in Revelation 3:20, "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.... This does not mean that Calvin would say it is impossible for the good life to be obtained by many or even all the people in a society, he would simply state that all those who obtained a growing, lov...

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