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    Ebola: Nigeria confirms new case in Lagos Health minister says nurse who came into contact with American Patrick Sawyer is 10th confirmed Nigeria case A Nigerian health official inspects arrivals at Murtala Muhammed international airport in Lagos amid fears of an Ebola outbreak. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP Nigeria has confirmed a new case of Ebola in the financial capital‚ Lagos‚ bringing the total number in the country to 10. The health minister‚ Onyebuchi Chukwu‚ said the latest confirmed

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    Stone is successful in understanding and exploiting the views of the most devout followers of rock and roll and has grown to become a Fifth Avenue enterprise worth over $250 million dollars. On June 14th 2007‚ British singer/song writer the late Amy Winehouse was featured on the cover of the Rolling Stone. Most commonly known for her out of control behavior‚ the magazine is trying to contradict her reputation by making her look timid shy and quiet. From the way her head is down and tilted and from

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    The Transformation of Amy Foster In Joseph Conrad ’s short story "Amy Foster‚" Amy‚ at first‚ seems to be a very passive‚ simple minded and introverted girl. As the story progresses‚ Amy begins to show that she has the imagination to fall in love‚ but towards the end‚ the imagination isn ’t enough to stop the fear that kills that love. All through Amy ’s character development‚ Conrad eludes to how Amy may not be as simple minded as one might believe. In the beginning of

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    Two minutes could change how you feel and think? Social Psychologist‚ Amy Cuddy in her article‚ Fake it till you make it‚ claims If you do certain postures for 2 minutes they can change how you think and feel. She supports her claim by first showing graphs of how a person’s hormones were affected by their posture. Then in Part II 07:24 of Amy Cuddy’s speech she says “There’s some evidence that they [our non verbals] do [change the way we see ourselves]. So‚ for example‚ we smile when we feel happy

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    In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”‚ Gloria Anzaldua shares her feelings of social and cultural difficulties that Mexicans face living in the United States and In “Se Habla Espanol” Tanya Maria Barrientos tells of being Latina who doesn’t speak Spanish. “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”‚ Anzaldua describes her growing up in two different cultures. One thing she was expected was to speak perfect and adhere to the English Language. Anzaldua describes‚ “Being Mexican is a state of soul not one of mind.” This

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    major set back to progress and development. We are focusing on the wrong directions more than the correct ones and it is making things oddly difficult. In the stories‚ “Fences of Enclosure‚ Windows of Possibility” by Naomi Klein and “Speaking in Tongues” by Zadie Smith both show the difference of how paths can lead to alternate decisions. Naomi Klein’s story believes that the direction is all wrong and major corporations are blocking and maintaining the freedom of

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    meaning of the text. The tone‚ the general attitude of the piece‚ influences how the reader or audience perceives what is being said. In Amy Poehler effectively utilizes rhetorical appeals like pathos‚ syntax‚ and tone (in her Harvard University Class Day Commencement Address‚ delivered May 26‚ 2011) to provide light humor‚ wit‚ and inspiration to Harvard graduates. Amy Poehler’s speech contains numerous examples of the rhetorical appeals –particularly pathos. Her humor appeals to the audience’s sentiments

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    projects who you will be in the future. Some adults have trouble manipulating their children and teaching them what is right from wrong‚ while others have a much easier time doing so. In my opinion there is no such thing as “the perfect parent”‚ both the mother and the father have their flaws‚ but what matters is that the parent is always there for personal support. To me a good parent is someone who is always there to support there children in both good and bad terms‚ and a responsible adult that can supply

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    Lengualistic algo Speaking in Tongues: Its can be describe as a TED talk regarding the Spanish language and culture that can not be replace to the American language. The power of the Spanish language‚ that runs through our bodies with no exceptions. She sounds like a “Chola” from East L.A‚ by simple describing details of her “barrio”. Important quota‚ “cada palabra esta viva‚ y respira”‚ meaning every word live and breath in us. Idle? Know More: The young generation just knows what Twitter or Facebook

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    current society. The director of the film “Clueless”‚ Amy Heckerling‚ has accomplished this through convenient transformation of Jane Austen’s novel “Emma”. Heckerling has supported Austen’s novel in a positive way‚ however has altered the values seen in Austen’s period to fit modern audiences. The themes of “Clueless” show the context of “Emma” in a contemporary period‚ converting the text to a well-known high school society in Beverly Hills. Amy Heckerling’s production of “Clueless” presented in 1995

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