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    Summary of "Value/Evaluation" In her essay "Value/Evaluation‚" Barbara Herrnstein Smith reflects upon the shifting nature of the evaluation process‚ and what exactly the meaning of "value" is. She begins by pointing out that the dispute on the value of something occurs whenever any social activity becomes the focal point of a discussion. However‚ Smith points out‚ the perspective on value and evaluation has changed dramatically‚ and is still a topic of debate. These new perspectives indicate

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    Nickel and Dimed is a book by Barbara Ehrenreich and it explores if minimum wage or low paying jobs in the U.S. met the requirements of basic human needs such as food‚ water‚ and shelter. Before Ehrenreich begins her quest she laid out a few ground rules for the reader which were she cannot use any talents learned from her education or profession‚ she had to take the job that paid the highest and do her best to keep it‚ and she was required to take the cheapest places she could find so long as they

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    Write a critical appreciation of Barbara Kingsolver’s “The Lacuna”. Barbara Kingsolver’s extract demonstrates a key number of themes relating to the divide between the land and the sea‚ personifying the fish in the sea and dehumanising the people on land‚ pushing the boundaries between both worlds. The comparisons between the fish and the humans reflect society as a whole and the problems that plague us. The underlining theme that essentially becomes the most important in the given extract is that

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    narratives‚ and articles written on practically every subject on earth‚ it is always up to an author to make their work worth reading. This is achievable through the use of literary devices and the clever use of structural elements as depicted by Barbara Ehrenreich in her excerpt “Serving in Florida”. As displayed by Ehrenreich‚ authors of articles use these devices to display their effectiveness. Ehrenreich has successfully employed a variety of structural elements to depict the horrid situations

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    (L) In Leah’s realization of the Congolese people’s self worth‚ Kingsolver again utilizes the motif of vision and eyes to convey the fact that the Congolese believe themselves to be worth less than a banana to the whites. Since Leah possesses two good eyes‚ whereas her father Nathan Price only has one good eye‚ so she is able to see two perspectives of her own life. Not only does Leah see herself as a white woman from the United States‚ she also sees herself as a member of the African community in

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    El Plan de Santa Barbara‚ 1969 Manifesto For all peoples‚ as with individuals‚ the time comes when they must reckon with their history. For the Chicano the present is a time of renaissance‚ of renacimiento. Our people and our community‚ el barrio and la colonia‚ are expressing a new consciousness and a new resolve. Recognizing the historical tasks confronting our people and fully aware of the cost of human progress‚ we pledge our will to move. We will move forward toward our destiny as

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    Chumash Village." Daily Life in a Chumash Village. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History‚ Web. 15 Apr. 2013. Reith‚ Gertrude M. "The Ventura Chumash: An Example of Geographic Adaptation."Academic Search Complete. EBSCO‚ Web. 18 Apr. 2013. [ 2 ]. Campbell‚ Paul Douglas. Survival Skills of Native California. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith‚ 1999. Print. [ 3 ]. "Daily Life in a Chumash Village." Daily Life in a Chumash Village. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History‚ Web. 15 Apr. 2013. [ 4 ]. "Chumash

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    Affirmative Action 1 Running Head: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Affirmative Action Barbara Simmons ENG1101 April 30‚ 2012 Affirmative Action 2 Introduction Affirmative action applies to actual steps that are designed to not only lessen discrimination- whether in education‚ employment‚ or contracting- but also to try compensate the effects of past discrimination. The main motive

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    What was Christopher Isherwood’s aim when writing A Berlin Diary? When writing A Berlin Diary Christopher Isherwood’s main aim was to subtly portray his thoughts of unfolding events at that time. Isherwood weaves together his observations of life in nineteen-thirties Berlin‚ capturing the spirit of the city and the people within it. The main character Christopher Isherwood is painted as an observer‚ recording the occurrences around him in the city of Berlin. He says at the beginning of the

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    sick. If you do not get enough sleep you could gain weight. Yet there is also disorders that can make you not fall asleep. This is also a main concern in health. In the article “Why sleep matters” Barbara Kantrowitz and Karen Springen discuss why sleep is the most important for a child’s health. Barbara Kantrowitz is a writer of health and women’s issues. She has worked at People magazine and graduated at Cornell University. Karen Springen is a journalism director‚ she writes stories on a variety

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