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All of the following books have made an impact in my high school experience in one way or another.
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This book was the first thing that was given to me after arriving to treatment. Even though I was not trying to read it, I found myself really taking the book seriously! The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens covers MANY important topics such as: Learning to be proactive with the future in mind, knowing where you want to end up, getting important things done, thinking positive, listening before wanting to be listened to, the importance and effectiveness of teamwork, and learning how to self perfect. The book contains many short stories and I recommend this book to any and everyone.
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The moral that I got out of the giving tree was not to take and take and take for granted. In other words learn to see through other peoples' eyes and to imagine what its like to walk, or i guess in the tree's case, just "stand" in other peoples' shoes. When the boy is little, in the very beginning, he appreciated everything the tree had. He played with her leaves, climbed up her trunk, swung from her branches, and ate her apples. He had a really good relationship with the tree. Further into the story the boy gets older, spends less time with the tree, and begins to ask for more. In this short story, such an important moral is proclaimed. It is a reminder to be grateful for what you have.
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The Twelfth Angel is a great story that had me tearing up at times while reading it. The book shows how important it is to have integrity. Towards the end of the book, a baseball coach realizes a kid that was on his team had a brain tumor. Though the kid knew he was going to die, he had never said anything about his condition. He didn't want special help or attention. He wanted to be treated just like everyone else. The baseball coach does everything he can to help out the family as Timothy's final months, weeks, and then days approach.
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After reading this book, my perspective of reality had changed! I saw how important it really is to live in the moment. The plot is about a dying college professor passing down all his wisdom to an eager student. There are many morals in Tuesdays With Morrie, but the most powerful moral to me was at the end of the book. Morrie is talking to Mitch and says, "Death ends a life, not a relationship." This quote touched me because I'd like to believe that strong relationships can continue on past death. Something that I have realized since reading this book is that life is nothing without relationships. You can have lots of possessions, but the possessions won't share love with you, along with other feelings and emotions. Another moral that i liked was implied from this quote, "Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live." Morrie says this to Mitch meaning that Mitch should reevaluate his priorities. Worrying about work, money, and all of the other surface things in life gets you nowhere but stressed. How often are you truly in the moment? The book is an amazing read, and also had me teary at times.
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Who Moved My Cheese is what I'd call short and sweet. This fairly short book uses a simple metaphor of mice and cheese to convey huge messages about life. To my understanding, there are many morals to this book. Out of all of them, two stuck out to me in particular. The first moral is, "Smell the cheese often so you know when it is getting old." This moral can be interpreted in more than one way, but to me it means to check yourself and your surroundings frequently. Another moral that i liked was, "The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese."
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This book is a phenomenal read. The title gives away that there are four agreements. The first agreement is to "Be impeccable with your word." I interpret this as to have integrity: be true to yourself and to others. The second agreement is "Don't take anything personally." This obviously means not to take anything around you personally, but for myself this is easier said than done. Out of all the four agreements, this one was most significant to me. It was the most significant because it reinforced the concept of not wanting to collect emotional garbage, and remembering to identify "who it's really about." The third agreement is "Don't make assumptions. This agreement simply states that all assumptions do is create drama for yourself and possibly others. With this in mind, not making assumptions seem easier to grasp. The fourth agreement is "Always do your best." I like this agreement because of the logic behind it. If you are always doing the best you can, there's no way you can judge yourself or regret. How could you judge or regret if you've put your all into everything?
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Out of all the books that I have read, I feel that I can relate to this book a lot. The plot is about a college student who pretty much throws his whole life away to go to Alaska and live in the wild. I don't plan on going into the wild and trying to live in pure nature, but I want to go on an adventure of my own. The message that I got out of reading Into The Wild is to follow your dreams no matter what the out come may be. I'm sure that Mr. McCandless enjoyed his journey.
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I found this book to be a fun read. The overall message I got from The Five People You Meet In Heaven is to live your life to the fullest. The book is about Eddie, an old man who seems to have let his life pass him by. He became stuck in a boring life as "the maintenance man" at a carnival. I enjoyed Albom's imagination of how life could be working and how it really happens when people pass away. I also liked his quote, "All ending are also beginnings, we just don't know it at the time..."
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I really enjoyed this story because it truly shows how prejudice people can be in everyday life WITHOUT the sugar coating. The story is so raw and real because it was taken from real life. The book is about a dedicated teacher who thinks out side of the box to help teach her students. Many of these students are growing up in dangerous environments and ghettos. The students overcome many obstacles and learn to love their teacher, themselves, and learning itself.
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