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Sense of a Goose, A (by: Author Unknown)
When you see geese flying along in "V" formation, you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way.
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Shoes (by: Author Unknown)
As Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes slipped off and landed on the track. He was unable to retrieve it as the train was moving. To the amazement of his companions, Gandhi calmly took off his other shoe and threw it back along the track to land close to the first.
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Silver Belt, A (by: Cheewa James)
I had wandered into a small Indian shop in the foothills of the Sierras in Northern California and struck up a conversation with the Native American woman who owned the shop. My own Modoc Indian heritage and love of Indian jewelry prompted me to tell her of the pain I suffered when my mother's silver Navajo concho belt was stolen.
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Special Orders (by: Author Unknown)
Horror gripped the heart of the World War I soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. Caught in a trench with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant if he might go out into the "No Man's Land" between the trenches to bring his fallen comrade back.
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Take a Stand (by: Denis Waitley)
Jackie Robinson made history when he became the first black baseball player to break into the major leagues by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. Branch Rickey, owner of the Dodgers at that time, told Robinson, "It'll be tough. You're going to take abuse you never dreamed of. But if you're willing to try, I'll back you all the way."
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To Be Enormously Gorgeous (by: Carla O'Brien)
My dad says I am enormously gorgeous.
I wonder if I really am.
To be enormously gorgeous... Sarah says you need to have beautiful long, curly hair like she has.
I don't.
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Tommy's Essay (by: Jane Lindstorm)
Soon Tommy's parents, who had recently separated, would arrive for a conference on his failing schoolwork and disruptive behavior. Neither parent knew that I had summoned the other.
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True Leader, A (by: Martin L. Johnson)
A few years ago, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, where I was employed, purchased Norand Corporation. Pioneer's sales representatives in the field used Norand hand-held terminals to upload daily sales information and download new price and sales incentive information.
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What You Are Is As Important As What You Do (by: Patricia Fripp)
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City. My friend and proud father Bobby Lewis was taking his two little boys to play miniature golf. He walked up to the fellow at the ticket counter and said, "How much is it to get in?"
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Whatever You Need (by: Martin Rutte)
I was working as a consultant in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents formulate and implement their new strategic vision. It was an enormous challenge. At the same time, my mother was in the final stages of cancer.
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