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  2. O. Henry - Wikipedia

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    Ruckman and Henson argued that Porter deserved a pardon because (1) he was a law-abiding citizen prior to his conviction; (2) his offense was minor; (3) he had an exemplary prison record; (4) his post-prison life clearly indicated rehabilitation; (5) he would have been an excellent candidate for clemency in his time, had he but applied for ...

  3. Mnemonic peg system - Wikipedia

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    1: Picture a dog jumping over a shoe. 4: Picture a bottle of rum hanging from a tree. 1: Picture a tube connecting to a door. 5: Picture bees flying from a cup of lemonade as if it is a hive. 9: Picture a beetle climbing onto a chick nest. 2: Picture a newt with angel wings and a halo. 6: Picture a jaguar lifting weights.

  4. Leaving the world a better place - Wikipedia

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    This ethic was articulated by Bessie Anderson Stanley in 1911 (in a quote often misattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson): "To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

  5. 4 Pics 1 Word Cheats- Answering Difficult Puzzles - AOL

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    Warning: This article contains spoilers. 4 Pics 1 Word continues to delight and frustrate us. Occasionally, we'll rattle off four to five puzzles with little effort before getting stuck for ...

  6. American Dream - Wikipedia

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    The "American Dream" is a phrase referring to a purported national ethos of the United States: that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life. [1] The phrase was popularized by James Truslow Adams during the Great Depression in 1931, [2] and has had different meanings over time.

  7. OECD Better Life Index - Wikipedia

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    One major criticism is that the Better Life Index uses a limited subset of indicators used by other econometric models such as Gross National Well-being Index 2005, Sustainable Society Index of 2008, [13] and Bhutan Gross National Happiness Index of 2012, and Social Progress Index of 2013. Observers argue that "the 11 dimensions still cannot ...

  8. Life has become better - Wikipedia

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    "Life has become better, life has become happier" [a] is a widespread version of a phrase uttered by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at the First All-Union Conference of Stakhanovites on 17 November 1935. [1] The full quote from Joseph Stalin was, when translated into English, is: Life has improved, comrades. Life has become more joyous.

  9. Life skills - Wikipedia

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    Life skills are often taught in the domain of parenting, either indirectly through the observation and experience of the child, or directly with the purpose of teaching a specific skill. Parenting itself can be considered as a set of life skills which can be taught or comes natural to a person. [ 13 ]