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    In the movie‚ Ordinary People‚ the Jarrett family face quite intense conflicts throughout their everyday lives after a son‚ and brother‚ of the family dies in a boating incident. The family’s overall dysfunction results from each person’s unhealthy way of grieving and not letting out their emotions and sorrow. Instances in which the family’s dysfunction was shown include: at the breakfast table‚ in the family’s backyard‚ when putting up the Christmas tree‚ at the mall‚ and when the mother‚ Beth‚

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    every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” In essence‚ all unhappy families have their own unique reasons for feeling so. The extent to which they are unhappy varies as well. By analyzing individual conflict and struggles‚ the novel Ordinary People by Judith Guest‚ examines human nature and unique forms of “unhappiness.” Buck’s death is symbolic of the loss of stability for the Jarrett family. This loss is immediately expressed by Conrad’s clinical depression and attempted suicide. As an

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    Helping people is a responsibility of every citizen‚ I believe. And I used to help everyone I could. I enjoyed the feeling I got when I reversed a stranger’s awful day and turned it into something good. I’ve learned better since then. Don’t get me wrong; I still agree with and practice the concept‚ but I’m much more adept at it now that I have gained experience. Even though I was the rescuer‚ it seemed like I always had to pay a personal price for being kind to people. After suffering much heartache

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    A2 A Humble People Victoria Schöffel 1. Comprehension a) List the positive and the negative things Bingham says about the British. In the text are positive and negative things said about the British. Bingham is of the opinion that the positive things about British are that they are imaginative and original‚ permissive and that they are at least not French. But he also believes that there are many bad things too. Firstly‚ he mentions that there are problems in society. Secondly

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    That is the very thing Conrad must deal with in Judith Guest’s book‚ Ordinary People. Con and Buck grew up together as brothers and best friends. Until‚ there was a boating accident that took Buck’s life. The story involves how Con and his family get through life without Buck anymore. There are many characters in this book that have had some role in helping Con cope with the loss of his beloved brother. Three people that have an impact on his recovery from the sadness are Berger‚ Calvin‚ and

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    Deaf people have not been counted in the U.S. official count of the population since 1930‚ according to Gallaudet University Library. There is no reason why they should not be counted as part of the population or be considered as people. When people who can hear see deaf people‚ they pity and treat them differently. Most people assume that people who are deaf want to be fixed with hearing aids and speech therapy‚ or that it’s hard to live like that. Why? The only thing that makes their lives harder

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    For the People Helping People scholarship‚ I feel I have aptly demonstrated my character and integrity through my volunteer work. I first started volunteering for my senior project during my junior year of highschool at a local pre-k. During that time I racked up a total of forty-five volunteer hours. I honestly can say I enjoyed every one of those hours‚ but at that time I had no idea how much a difference they would make in my life. My senior year‚ I‚ unfortunately‚ did not have time in my schedule

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    In Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People”‚ Hulga receives her PhD in philosophy‚ which is the highest degree‚ she could have earned in that field of study. Although Hulga has reached her prime in the systematic education system‚ O’Connor states her mother still disapproved of her degree (176). However‚ pursuing higher levels of education can positively impact the person receiving the education as well as their family. When my elder brother Terrance decided to pursue higher level education our

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    of Siskiyou County) Language: Hokan family Population: 1770 estimate: 1‚500 1910 Census: 800 The word Karok (also spelled Karuk) meant upstream‚ a name the people used to distinguish themselves from their neighbors downstream‚ the Yurok.  Except for their language‚ the customs of the Karok were very much like the Yurok‚ resembling the people of the northern Pacific Coast (Oregon‚ Washington‚ Vancouver Island) more than those of the rest of California. SETTLEMENTS There were three main clusters of

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    almost 193 million dollars with the financial help of the Goldman &Sachs bank. However‚ these numbers don’t take into account the fact that the “Super Pacs” were the biggest campaign innovation. The Super Pacs are a number of little groups of people or businesses that financed publicities‚ which most of the time‚ served to vilify the opposite candidate. In fact‚ these Super Pacs are the major reason why Mitt Romney succeeds in rivaling Barak Obama. Only authorized since 2010‚ these Super Pacs

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