How to deal with an alcoholic relative? Personally I don´t have any experience with alcoholic relatives so I researched in some Internet pages‚ first I’m going to tell you what is exactly alcoholism: Alcoholism is an illness that comes when a person is dependant of alcohol and the person cannot leave it for more than few hours it brings both physical and physiological problems. The mechanisms that cause alcoholism are different for each person but they can be the social environment‚ personal issues
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“What’s the Matter with Kids Today?” is an article written by Amy Goldwasser‚ an author of young adult books. She has edited and written for various publications including‚ but not limited to Vogue magazine‚ The New York Times. Amy has been writing for many leading publishers for fifteen years. She currently lives in Manhattan where she teaches editing and writing in the Columbia Publishing Course and the Lower Eastside Girls Club. In this article‚ Goldwasser’s thesis is that although people think
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1) Topic: ”Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” Writer: Amy Chua‚ a professor at Yale Law School‚ USA. Reader: Parents from the Western World‚ who are also readers of The Wall Street Journal. Language: Well written text‚ with an extensive vocabulary. It is written to some extent with formal jargon. Circumstances: The writer’s home. She lives with her daughters and husband. There is a flashback into Chua’s childhood as well. Intention: She is trying to clarify the differences between Chinese parents
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Alien and Sedition Act 1798 Carrie Ostrander HLS 300E: Administering Homeland Security Steve MacMartin 9 April 2013 Many people believe the fight to secure our homeland began after 9/11 but this is not entirely true. Although this is partially true as there have been many improvements to homeland security‚ the fight began years ago with multiple acts being passed that‚ unbeknownst at the time‚ were in reality related to securing our homeland. In 1798 Congress passed
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The Arrival The arrival by Shaun Tan is inspirational. In the book‚ there is a sequence in images that leave readers with suspense on what these pictures may indicate. You could never go to the second chapter without reading the first chapter before because these pictures tell a story that unfolds slowly but unknown; with reasons behind them that the author and the pictures let alone know. There is a language of silence told in graphics that makes you wonder‚ what does the picture mean and is it
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GUITAR CHORD BASICS GUITA CHORD BASIC BASIC CHORD SHAPES One of the most important things for any player‚ at any level‚ to know is how to form and play the basic chord shapes. In this chapter we’ll show you diagrams of all of the most common chord shapes; A‚ B‚ C‚ D‚ E‚ F and G‚ as well as the minors for each chord‚ and alternate fingerings for A‚ F and G. These are the most common chords you’ll encounter in most popular songs‚ and the most common chords you’ll encounter when watching
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Life In a Chinese School The first day that I came back to QSI from a chinese school made me felt like I was in heaven. Since I studied in QSI in a young age‚ I could hardly write Chinese. So one day‚ my mom came to me and said‚ "You are going to a chinese school." I was astonished because it was too sudden and I wasn’t prepared to go there. She said I needo to learn Chinese. I didn’t argue with her because I know it is impossible to convince her. I was transferred to a local school in the
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Standing in the blazing sun I could feel my heart racing as I carefully scanned the field for the ball. I could see Choochi had possession and he was running towards me with a sinister smile. He took a stance a few feet away from me and gave me a nod as his leg swung back. Before I was able to see his foot make contact with the ball I heard it in the net behind me. He walked slowly towards me mockingly mirroring my facial expression. I saw his lips moving but I couldn’t hear over the rumbling. “Rumbling
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Aliens Aliens are extraterrestrial beings that are rumoured to have visited earth hundreds of times. The existence of these creatures has been contemplated since 329 BC and many believe they are either from another planet‚ humans from the future‚ or they have travelled from another dimension. Since then‚ there have been abductions and UFO sightings across the globe. Aliens are most often described as grey and thin with a large head. Eyewitnesses also say they have a small mouth and nose with large
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A LETTER TO AMY CHUA Dear Amy Chua: I am a student who is raised by demanding eastern parenting style you described in your article “Why Chinese Mothers Are superior” and can easily find this kind of parenting style in China. As a typical Chinese mom‚ you demonstrate an general idea held by most Chinese parents that keeping working “makes the once not fun activity fun” with your own experience about enforcing Lulu to finish the task which seems impossible. And you also notice that children due
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