crashing down around me. I could not absorb the fact that I hit a biker while I was driving. I used so many “if” statements. If only I would have put my phone down‚ if only it were not dark and storming‚ if only he had been wearing lighter or brighter clothes. I am only just accepting that what I say now does not matter; I cannot change the past. I made a stupid decision‚ and I must accept the consequences. You must also be able to forgive others‚ to realize that they also make mistakes. For 1 Peter
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he First World War began on July 1914 and lasted till the armistice call from Germany in November 1918. World War or the Great War involved global powers assembled in two opposing alliances: at the beginning of the war‚ The Allies consisted of United Kingdom‚ France and Russia and were later joined among others by the USA. Against Allies stood alliance called Central powers‚ which consisted of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy (which fought for Allies then) later joined by Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria
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Clothes make the difference People have a lot of different perceptions about the way that people dress these days. When you see a man or a woman in a suit‚ what do you normally think? Most would say they look like a “business person” or they look like they are going somewhere “important”. This is one of the many out looks people have about people and their dressings. Whether people like to admit it‚ the way you dress says a lot about who you are and they type of personality you hold. This
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as a reward. In a similar situation in the story “Avarice” the narrator spoke of this girl that wanted to collect her engagement rings and porcelain buttons for various reasons. The story “The necklace” Matilda has a rich friend that possessed a “Expensive Necklace” and she wanted one just like it and also her same lifestyle. “Civil Peace” is a story about an African man named Jonathan. In the story Jonathan finds some money and turns the money in. In return for the money‚ Jonathan received a small
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“Clothes” By naming the story “Clothes” Divakaruni takes the titles and turns it into a symbol for something in the story. In this instance Sumita’s clothes symbolize her journey from her old naitve country traditions in India to her new independence in her and her husband’s new apartment in America. Divakaruni writes this story to show the readers that most Indian country tradition is for the daughter to have an arranged marriage‚ with someone she may not know and love at the same time but will
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College - Is it Worth it? Right now in our society university education is no longer an option or privilege‚ but rather a necessity. We are practically raised and conditioned to believe that one needs higher education in order to succeed in life. There is a saying that says "if you think education is expensive‚ try ignorance." But as technology is constantly advancing and computers are running almost anything‚ is a college education really necessary? There are people
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The short story “Clothes” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is about a young Indian woman‚ Sumita‚ and her cultural transition to America that is symbolized by her clothes and the color of her clothes. The traditional Indian attire for a woman is a sari and each one has its own purpose. Her clothes also indicate her progression from daughter‚ to wife‚ to woman‚ which is why this story embodies Mordecai Marcus’ description of an initiation story. The story starts off with the bride to be in a yellow
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necessity. We are practically raised and conditioned to believe that one needs higher education in order to succeed in life. There is a saying that says "if you think education is expensive‚ try ignorance." But as technology is constantly advancing and computers are running almost anything‚ is a college education really necessary? There are people whom have never set foot in a college and are doing better than people who have their master’s degree. There are views from both sides that contain a valid
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their student loans and other fees that they might own the college. Is college worth it? College is worth the money you pay. According to Adam student with a 4year degree will earn $20‚000 dollars more a year and over $1 million more in their lifetime. College education is shown that its not only worth it but that if you have an opportunity to go to college and further you knowledge that you should because it will be well worth both your time and money that you invested into it. Cheever and Adam both
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Comparable Worth I see comparable worth as an illegitimate device that derails the labor from achieving fulfillment from their employment. I believe the person would always worry about their job performance; the use of fear as a motivator is inappropriate and detrimental to production and morale which I feel could affect safety as well. One could argue that if a person does their job well that they should have nothing to fear at time of review. Again this is a problem‚ the evaluator is human
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