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You Will Pass The Bar. Be Clear On What You Want
Let Go of Your Fear of Failing It's either a PASS or FAIL. From a mathematical point of view, the probability of you passing the bar is 50%. The other 50% is the probability that you will fail. Do you entertain thoughts of failing? Be honest. Answer me.
By Olivia Marlene5 years ago in Education
The Monkey Selfie That Created A Copyright Legal Battle. Top Story - January 2021.
Copyright is the right that authors have over their literary and artistic works. You have a copyright over the stories that you write. We give attribution to photographers of the images that we use as the one above because of the right that they have over their work.
By Olivia Marlene5 years ago in Criminal
Patent, Trademark, and Copyright — You Should At Least Know The Difference
Patents And Trademarks Are Different Animals I once visited Quora.com and participated in one of the discussions concerning McDonald’s asking the owner of a certain McDonuts to change its name. There are 117 comments on the issue most of them gave their best opinions. I assumed that all those giving their views are professionals and somehow know what they are talking about.
By Olivia Marlene5 years ago in Journal
The Concept Of Copyright - Simplified. Top Story - January 2021.
Imagine This: You woke up hearing a song whose lines are very much familiar to you. You began scrolling Facebook and encountered the same song being shared. It looks like the song has become viral for a few days already.
By Olivia Marlene5 years ago in Journal
Kindness and Sacrifice From A Stranger Made Me Who I Am Today
The Birth of A Dream I came from a family who lives below the poverty line in the Philippines. My parents strived to give us an education as it can be our ticket to escape the miserable life we are in.
By Olivia Marlene5 years ago in Humans
Our Dining Table Made Us Save $6240.00 And Earned Us 52 Memorable Sundays In A Year
Dining Out Has Been Our Family Bonding I am so lucky that my parents and siblings live within 4-km radius of where I live. We all have our families and jobs to tend to. But on Sundays [pre-Covid], we attend mass together in the morning followed by lunch in any chosen restaurant. Our food bonding is usually followed by having fancy coffee with cakes in Starbucks or any new cafe that we wanted to try.
By Olivia Marlene5 years ago in Families
The Most Underrated Part of The House That Can Give You Insights About Life
At 40, I'm trying to process all that happened in my life. I'm collecting past hurts, writing them down, and burning them to ashes so I can move on. They say that life begins at 40 and it's true. Now, I plan to leave the past, take with me the good, and be ready to live life to the fullest.
By Olivia Marlene5 years ago in Motivation
It’s Perfectly Fine Not to Have Big Goals This Year
This Year, Can I Stop and Smell the Roses? It’s been days that I'm racking up my mind on what goal to set and race to finish this year. I have been prepping to give the 12 week year a try and ambitiously envisioned to achieve a year’s goal in 3 months. That would give me four goals done instead of one.
By Olivia Marlene5 years ago in Motivation
5 Priceless Gift Ideas for Your Boss This Christmas
Christmas gift-giving can be a source of stress for someone who doesn't have a knack for the tradition. It becomes even more complicated to decide what gift to give your boss. What else can you give when you are well aware that your boss has all the material things? Your small token may wind up competing for space in a plethora of gifts sent to him or her this year.
By Olivia Marlene5 years ago in Lifehack
3 Things That I Alternately Tell Myself When I Am Stressed
Have you ever noticed what the universe constantly hand over to us along with the gifts of life every day? How I wish it's money but it's not. Problems. We can find problems every day, even with the most perfect situations. A new day brings new challenges (a.k.a. problems).
By Olivia Marlene5 years ago in Longevity
