Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Precept Question

Class: Answer the following - In your own words define, Precept (Wonder pg. 46).  Come up with your own personal precept and explain it.

i.e. Mr. Hearn's May Precept:
"Travel is the only thing you buy, that makes you richer."
This means that money spent on travel buys memories and life experience that you cannot acquire through store bought objects and technology. When you travel with family and friends you learn alot about yourself, and each other. You can fully immerse into cultures and ways of life that you would never experience through books and television. Why spend money on things that only provide short term entertainment, when you can experience and keep a lifetime of love, laughter and memories.

39 comments:

  1. A precipt is a rules that are important to you.


    My precipt is That I Will Never Sink
    This means that whatever people say it doesn't hurt me.They can try to hurt me but mentally their hurting themselves. After they try to offend me they can't,and they give up. So they feel kind of dumb and that they jsut wasted their time on nothing. Also that I will never do any harm to myself just because people say so. Just remeber don't listen to those people that say stuff, because they are just actually jealous of you and have nothing better to do.

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  2. A precept is a rule about something really important or a motto.

    Jasmin's precept is Live. Love. Laugh. It means to have fun while your young. There is no one stopping you from doing that. Your life is a rollercoaster. You want to fall in love or do something bad before you grow old, where you can't do anything.

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  3. A precept is like a motto. It's like a rule for something that is important.
    Madison's Precept:
    Be who you want to, be who you are, everyone's a hero, but your the only star.- this means that everyone should be themselves and be yourself. You are your own person and shouldn't follow others.

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  4. Precept means very important rule.

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  5. i think precept means is a realy important rule

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  6. precept is something that you stick to to live your life:
    my precept your real friends show when you are in trouble. this means that people might say they are your friend however that doesnt mean anything. your real frinds will stick with you to the end no matter what and will help you with any and everything

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  7. I think a precept is like a famous quote. There is nothing to fear but fear itself. I think that means that you can do anything but dont be scared of the thing you're doing

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  8. Precept is like a important rules in school


    Precept In April

    Live Your Lifee
    Love Will Never Make You Weaker It Will Make You Stronger
    Love Is Your Life So Dont Treat It Bad
    Love Is When You Look In To Someone Eyes And See Everything You Need!
    People Will Love You Every Step Of The Way!

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  9. precept- means important school rules

    precept in summer

    live every day like it is your last

    love is your life so treat it with respect

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  10. precept is a goal or achievement a person needs to complete. My goal is to explore life and make others and animals happy.

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  11. A precept is something you feel relates to your life & you feel strongly about it.

    My precept is don't take life for granted. To me this means never take your life for granted because someone might wish they had your life,and the things you have. For people who have a type of diease like cancer wish they didnt & could do what normal kids do.

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  12. I think that a precept a general rule to regulate behavior or thought.


    Quinlans precept is that you should never give up. This means that even if there are tuff times you should always fight throught the hard times and live on.

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  13. I think a precept is your own rule you follow in life

    My precept is dont take everything that is givan to you Create your own idea or thoght and use it

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  14. Precept: A rule or motto you live by or is important to you.

    "Dance as though no one is watching you, love as though you've never been hurt before, sing as though no one can hear you, live as though heaven is on earth." - Souza. to me, this quote reminds me to let loose and have fun because we never know when our last day will be. it reminds me to be different and stick out from the rest. it also reminds me to not worry about who is around and to just be me.

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  15. A precept is an important motto.

    My precept is Don't stop exploring and living. It means take any shot you can take. Never stop running and playing with friends. It is like being in a cave. You keep going down and down

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  16. I think a good percept is "Just live your life". I think that means no matter what you just have to live. Even though there are bad times and good times both are a part of life.I also think it is similair to "You only live once".

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  17. I think a precept is a motto, or rule you follow in your day to day life.

    My precept is make mistakes and learn from them. My precept is pretty self explanatory. People need to realize it's okay to make mistakes. We are human. As long as you learn from them, and choose a better choice the next time, that will make you a better person. One day you might realize that your mistake has contributed for the good of society.

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  18. To me, precept is a motto or an important and meaningful saying.

    My May precept is "Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same." I think it means that the harest things in life aren't always the wrong things. A lot of people think that the rihgt things to do are easy. But life isn't always easy and not all hard things are wrong.

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  19. A precept is something that you live by, a motto.

    My May Precept: "Some times you have to fall before you fly"

    The meaning of this is, that you will go through bad things (falling) to get to the good things (flying).

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  20. A precept is a motto or a saying that is important to you.

    My precept is “I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am pretty, but not beautiful. I have friends, but I am not the peacemaker. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.- Marilyn Monroe" It means nobody's perfect. You can overcome the sterotypes of being a goody-goody or a juvenile delinquent. Love can overcome everything.

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  21. A Precept Is A Saying That A Person Goes By Or A Motto.

    My Precept Is " Only Time Will Tell " To Me, This Motto Means That Sometimes You Have To Wait To See What Happens And That You Have To Wait To See What Happens In The End. It Could Also Mean That Only Time Will Tell How Things Will Turn Out. I Also Like It Because LIAM PAYNE From ONE DIRECTION Has This Tatoo ^.^ ! <3 , Celtic Princess !!

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  22. A precept is a motto or quote that means something to a person.

    My precept is "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst." This means you must look at every aspect of a situation. If one is going to make a choice or ask a question, you must be prepared for either answer. Always remember that there are two (or more) sides to every story, even though not all of them may appeal to you.

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  23. A precept is an expression or phrase that impacts a person so much that they feel the desire to live by it.

    My precept is "Don’t let anyone walk through your mind with their dirty feet." This precept could be interpreted in multiple ways. I believe that one way means that you shouldn't let anyone force or change your opinions. If you feel strongly about something, you shouldn't let anyone morph those feelings. Another way it could be interpreted is that you shouldn't let someone who hurt you impact your life and your way of thinking. Like dirty footprints on a clean carpet, it will stain and grow into your mind and change you for the worse.

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  24. I think a precept is a Statement or a Motto that is important to you.

    My Precept is not to give up. Don't give up on anything. Even if everything seems hopeless. Life will throw a lot of things your way.Don't give up hope just fight on and you'll make it. "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."
    -Harriet Beecher Stowe

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  25. A precept is a motto that is important to you and that you follow.

    A precept I try to follow is, "Every minute you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back." I believe that if something makes you happy, you should do it and stick with it. I also believe that if something or someone doesn't make you happy and is always bringing you down, let that thing or person go. Keep company that makes you happy and you feel comfortable with. Everyone gets upset at one point in their life, but each person decides how long they let that affect them. Always try to be happy, and don't let stupid little things get to you. Have fun and enjoy life. Don't waste your time upset when you could be happy, having fun. At least, that's my interpretaion.

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  26. I think a precept is a saying that is important to you or a motto.

    My precept is to never give up. Until that final buzzer sound, I will fight in life, games, and love.

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  27. A Precept is a famous qoute.If I was to make a Prectp it would be dont judge a book by it's cover.I say that because if you dont know a thing about the book you cant judge it.

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  28. Definition of precept- a command or principle intended espically as a general rule of an action

    so i think precept is when something is really important and you should never give up

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  29. it's a very important rule for oneself like my is my family and friends go frist it means that my people all ways go before me if some one of my family is sad i try to make it better and if it's not good towards me i dont care their feelings go before my.

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  30. I think a precept is a motto. My precept is not to quit and never give up. To stay strong.

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  31. I think a precept is something that is important to you.

    TRUST NONE ! - This means that you can't trust everyone you can only trust youself. Many people in this world lie and put you down, but you can't let them stop you at all. Many people use the motto because many have been told each other lies. Many people in this world can NOT BE TRUSTED !

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  32. A precept is like a very important thing you live by or motto.

    one precept is "spend every moment like its your last." this means life is to short to be wasteing it.

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  33. I think a precept is A very important rule that you live by.
    My precept is to never give up on anything and when life knocks you down you have to get back up because life never lets you go through things that you can't handle

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  34. I think of precept as a motto in life. Like if you have a goal in life, you should commit to it until you could complete the goal.

    My Precept is to never give up on things. Like if you commit to something and then you give up on it, you won't be able to get it back. So don't waste your time. set a goal for yourself and achieve the goal.

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  35. precept means a verry important rule for you only or for a group or school.

    my precept is that you only live once
    this means that you only get one shot in life if you do something stupid that will end your life you cant go back in time to change it so live your life how you want to dont do stuff that other people would make you do or fortse you tpo do if you dont want to do it then walk aaway and dont do it cause it could end your life forever and you will never see your freinds again for your family.

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  36. A Percept Is A Motto That You Stick With... My Motto Is To Dance Til You Die... That Is My Motto Because I Dance... I Will Dance In High School For A Dance Team... I Know What High School I Am Going To Because My Oldest Brother Goes There And My Other Brother Is Going There Next Year

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  37. A precept is like a rule of life.

    My precept is Smile in front of people who don't like you, it kills them. Never let anyone dull you sparkle!People who bring you dont only because they are jealous that you are above them. Those precepts are about not letting anyone bother you.

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  38. A percept is a personal mental approach in which is in the form of a slogan or saying.

    "If something is destroying you, surpass it and don't let it hold your hand"

    This is my percept because everyone has had or still has that one stuggle that they let control and guide them. Once that struggle is overcome and over with, everyone's spirit enlightens and everyones mind becomes stronger.

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  39. A Precept is like a rule of life

    My precept is be grateful for the things you have. This means alot of things but i am only giving you one explanation. It means don't ever take the things you have for granted because others might not be as lucky. It's like when you have something nice you should be gratful because poor people don't have nice things. You don't know tommorow you could also have nothing.

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