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ofuswould

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side-steppingthistopiceventhoughitisone

oftheoldestandbestrearchedinallofpsychology.

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orcomesontheheels

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iftheyudifferentdevices.

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itsdesireforprivacythatitoutlinesitscorebeliefsinamanifesto."Yoursocialnetworkisowned

ostyoushare,everyfriendyoumakeandeverylinkyoufollowistracked,

aretheproductthat'sboughtandsold,"itsays."Webelievethereisabetterway."

ThepressdubbedEllothe"anti-Facebook,"anditsno-adsstancehasresonatedwithmany.

SincelaunchinginbetaonAugust7with90members,theinvitation-onlysocialnetworkhasbeen

gettingnearlyonemillionrequeststojoinaday,accordingtoacompany~eis

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managementprofessor.

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cryfromthestereotypicalSiliconValleywhizkidcreatingbillion-dollarstartupsthedays.

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ofEllo'sdomicile."Thiscompany

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Directions:themostsuitableheading

fromthelist

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gtoa

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peoplewhoarensitive,intuitive,

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procesasierforyourlf.

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Holdingontothepastkeepsyouinplaceofunforgivingness,rentment,pain,longing,and

keepsyoustuck,whichoftencreatesanunfulfilling

orgivingtodayandunravelallthoyears

frentmentandforgive

thowhohavehurtyouorwhoyouhavehurt,overcomemistakesmade,

yourlftomoveforwardandletgoattheend

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beinggoodenough;eitherwaycomingtoapoint

of"notenough."Ifthereisafeelingorthoughtof

notenough,nomatterwhatyouorothersaccomplishandreceiveinlife,itwillnotbeenough.

·Acceptingthateveryoneisuniquean4hastheirownlifetolivewillmakeiteasiertoacceptthem

andyourlf.

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shavingaclearunderstandingoftheandmatchingyouractions

asyougiveyourlfpermissiontoliveaswhoyouare.

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Trustinginyourlfmeanstrustingyourinnertruth,evenwhenitdoesnotmatchthatof

others,sbeingconfidentwithchoicesanddecisionsyoumake

strustingthatyouwantthebestforyourlfandwillnot

sohelpsyouethebestineverythingandeveryone,

makingyoufeelsafe.

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happensforareasonandthatyoudohavechoicewhensomethingdoesnotplayoutthewayyou

eachoiceonhowyouaregoingtoletitaffect

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ofyourpath,andanysortofnegativitywillcreateanungrateful

nganattitude

ofgratitudeandappreciatingeverything,speciallythesmallstuff,

alsohelpyoubecomemoreoptimisticandpositive.

Practicewakingupandbeinggratefulforsimplybeingalivethatdayandetherippleeffectit

creates.

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Chineandwriteyourtranslationon

ANSWERSHEET.(/5points)

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inktheirsuccess

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February2012,theHamiltonProject,aBrookingsInstitutioninitiativethattrackstrendsin

earningsandlifeprospects,foundthatmarriagerateshaverinfortopfemaleearners-theshare

ofwomenintheverytopearningpercentilewhoaremarriedgrewbymorethanI0percentage

points-evenastheyhavedeclinedforwomeninlowerearningbrackets.(Thereportalso

suggestedthatthedeclineintholowerbracketsmaybebecauwomencansupportthemlves

andaredissuadedfrommarriagebythedecliningearningsofmen.)

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