Everyone’s talking about eco-friendly home updates‚ but what’s in it for you? Here are 10 reasons to take the plunge into a greener lifestyle: 1. YOU’LL INCREASE YOUR HOMES VALUE There’s a growing buzz among buyers about eco-friendly homes. And what’s not to like: Green homes use sustainable materials that are better for the environment‚ and have lower utility bills and healthful air. That means you’ll boost your home’s value with big and small eco-friendly projects. So whether you splurge
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Doing Business in China - Giving Gift Etiquette Gift giving is a time-honored way of expressing gratitude or appreciation to others and gifts are important part of the Chinese culture. Gift giving is a time-honored way of expressing gratitude or appreciation to others. It is important to know gifts are important part of the Chinese culture. For example‚ the Chinese would much rather reciprocate a gift with another gift than to send a ‘thank you’ card. When visiting someone in China‚ especially
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Ricky Evans Reflection Assignments Discuss plagiarism and your newly acquired knowledge or understanding of giving credit where credit is due (The Essential Guide‚ pp. 58-65; Herzing University Policy on Academic Dishonesty‚ Course Information) When it comes to plagiarism and giving credit where credit is due; what I believe what this is about is giving who is reading your work that you have done the research and that you understand what you are reading. When it comes to citing you are putting
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Title "THANKS GIVING SPEECH" A big ’Thank You’ to [name speaker]‚ for her / his efforts towards [speech topic]. Refer and respond to just one central idea of the speaker that you found particularly interesting. If there are more speakers‚ then consider these vote of thanks examples: I must mention our deep sense of appreciation for [name speaker]‚ for her / his explanation of [speech topic]. [Again refer ... ] Further‚ we are greatful to [speaker]‚ for demonstrating her/his [speech topic]
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complicated and a skilled art. The process of giving a tattoo can be very in depth and difficult to understand. For many years‚ the process of giving a tattoo was only learned by proving one’s self to a tattoo artist in hopes that they would give you your own tattoo machine one day. Now that the art of tattooing has become so popular‚ it is more easily learned. There are many different steps to follow in giving a tattoo. The first step is talk with the client about what tattoo that they are interested in
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Hi‚ I am an international student from Czech Republic and I am applying for college preparatory boarding school in USA. This is my short essay (100-200 words)‚ topic is "Tell us about yourself and why you would like to become a part of our school family." My story is similar like the story of thousand of other children: My father struggled with alcohol and drug problems which caused him to leave my mother and me‚ so I grew up with only my mother. Nevertheless‚ I realized what I want from my
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Giving Back to the Community Title of article: Lebron James: Promise of an education Tuesday‚ August 21‚ 2012 NBA Cares pages 1-2 The article I have chosen is about LeBron James giving back to the community of Akron. He wants to decrease the dropout rate of students in school by motivating them to stay in school and study. The Akron school area has a dropout rate of 24 percent which is a lot of students giving up on their life and potentially becoming nothing. When LeBron launched this
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PART I ESSAY Origin of Essay History of essay as a literature form has begun in 1580 when Michel de Montaigne has published the book “Les Essais”. In French term “essais” means “try” or “experience”. It was a book written because of boredom; it did not have a distinct structure or plan‚ and consisted of individual chapters‚ formally unrelated to each other. Montaigne suggested his literary tests in form of initial essay‚ highlighting their subjective‚ relative‚ and inconclusive sides. In fact
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Giving in most cultures and religions is considered as an obligation of altruism and compassion. Despite its universal values in building a more caring and more humane society‚ giving is understood and interpreted differently from one culture to another‚ or from one religion to another. True giving in Buddhism is distinct from others in two main aspects: the things to offer and the attitudes of offering. The first difference is in what people should offer. Buddhism pays more attention to mental
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The name-giving of Athens It is well-known that Athens was the most powerful and glorious town of ancient Greece. Its residents managed to develop a wonderful civilization that is admired till today. It is also known that the city got its name from Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and courage. But how did Athens have its name? Here is a charming little story about the origin of the city’s name. The dispute of the gods Cecrops‚ a strange creature‚ half-man half-snake‚ was the founder of a city which
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