Ray Charles was suffering from substance abuse disorder. Substance disorder is defined as a complex behavioral disorder characterized by preoccupation with obtaining alcohol or other drugs (AOD) and a narrowing of the behavioral repertoire towards excessive consumption and loss of control over consumption. It is usually also accompanied by the development of tolerance and withdrawal and impairment in social and occupational functioning. Ray Charles continued substance abuse caused fights at home
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Analysis of Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" is a poem presenting two speakers‚ one female and one male‚ who are playing the game "La Migra" which means "border patrol agents". Mora creates a snapshot of the dangers of living near the Mexican border through the narrators ’ "game". The poem is written with childish language‚ but includes ambiguity of whether the players are children approaching a disturbingly mature theme or whether they ’re adults trying to minimize the stress of
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Charles Dickens “The boys whispered to each other and winked at Oliver (…) child as he was‚ he was desperate with hunger‚ and reckless with misery. He rose from‚ the table and advancing to the master‚ basin and a spoon in hand‚ said – Please sir‚ I want some more” This is a quote from the famous novel Oliver Twist by the English author Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens grew up in the Victorian age‚ and was highly affected by the way the social environment worked at the time. He usually wrote
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"Disabled" / "Refugee Blues": A Poem Comparison Essay The subject of war and the loss of human life has had a deep influence on poetry of the first half of the 20th century. Many poets from around the world had felt the direct impact of earth-shattering wars and went on to express their opinions through their works. It was during wartime eras that the poems "Disabled" and "Refugee Blues" were written by Wilfred Owen and W.H. Auden respectively. Both of the given war poems are considered to be some
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On May 20‚ 1856‚ Senator Charles Sumner‚ a Massachusetts anti-slavery Republican‚ delivered a speech called “Crime against Kansas”. The speech was about Kansas` admission to the Union as a Slave State or Free State. In his speech‚ Sumner insulted two Democratic senators. South Carolina senator‚ Andrew Butler‚ who was not present‚ got his share of Sumner insults. Senator Butler`s kinsman Preston Smith Brooks‚ representative from South Carolina‚ offended by Sumner`s speech‚ he considered the speech
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protection in the name of humanity” Family Reunion in HK: before Christmas of 1891‚ parents‚ sisters‚ bro and brothers-in-lawarrived; happiest yuletide celebration in his life; very much pleased with the English governmentOphthalmic Surgeon in HK: made a living for himself and his family as an ophthalmologist;Portuguese Dr. Lorenzo P. Marques helped him build a wide clientele; successfully operated on his Mom‟s left eye making her read and write again; Dr. Ariston Bautista Lin congratulated him
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MARCELO BARBOSA “Manhood‚ Power and Respect instead of Childhood” Dave Saunders is the main character of the story‚ the Theme of the Story is “Looking for Maturity‚ Respect and Power”. He is tired of been treated as a child‚ wants to spend his money to whatever he wants‚ because his mom holds his money‚ so he just wants to prove to the others that he is a Man. One day he decided to go the local store to buy a gun‚ which is the store of Mistah Joe‚ he ask Joe for a catalog‚ once he gets the catalog
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Charles Baudelaire The father of modern art criticism‚ Charles Baudelaire had mixed feeling about how art progressed in the modern era. Although he said that he admired modern art‚ he wrote several books criticizing photography‚ a modern art prevalent during his time. In his work The Salon‚ he expressed his discontent for photography and criticized that it is science interfering with the beauty of art. From Baudelaire’s first sentence in this excerpt‚ it is blatantly obvious that
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Charles Dickens’s own childhood began on 7 February 1812‚ a few hours after his mother‚ Elizabeth‚ had returned from a dance. His father a kind-hearted‚ hospitable and generous man worked as a clerk at the Navy pay office. Charles was the second of eight children. When Charles was two years old‚ his father was transferred to London where the family lived in Norfolk Street. Three years later‚ they settled at Chatham in Kent‚ where Charles spent some of the happiest days of his life. Dickens was
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Charles James Fox: A British Abolitionist Within the topic of the abolishment of slavery throughout the world‚ there are many abolitionists who can be named. One of the most influential British abolitionists is Charles James Fox‚ a politician who played a major role in the process of banishing slavery from civilization. Fox assisted in the destruction of the Transatlantic Slave Trade‚ which traded slaves and goods between Africa‚ America‚ and Europe. Working with other politicians within Parliament
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