Behind Physical Voilence Joseph Rodriguez’s photographs gave us an opportunity to explore what the Cholos‚ “low life” in East L.A.‚ is really like from the insider’s perspective. Why the life is so different within the four- block neighborhood‚ called “inner city”‚ comparing to the rest of the American cities. In the inner city‚ the majority resident is Mexican-American kids‚ aged from ten to twenty-one. The drop out rates from schools and the unemployment rate are extremely high. Also the
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you excuse an armed robber if the circumstance was to feed his family? Could you excuse a thief who wanted to apologize afterward? All of these instances came from an extraordinary book that Victor Hugo wrote‚ Les Misérables. Although the incentive behind theft might be obvious to some‚ the main character‚ Jean Valjean‚ provides a great example of how different the reasons to steal can be. Encountering a thief is like getting cut off while driving. Your first reaction is most likely some form of
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Motivation behind the Race My name is Valentino Rossi and I want to be a means‚ not merely a symbol for something. That was a statement came out from Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He was one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time. What makes Valentino Rossi became Valentino Rossi we know today? According to the MARS model of Individual Behavior and Performance above‚ there are four factors can conclude Individual Behavior and results.
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a healthier and happier future. The intention behind the University’s Smart Medical Home was to change the way people approach their health. This cross-disciplinary effort combines experts in a wide range of disciplines from engineering‚ computer scientists‚ social scientists‚ dermatologists and physicians. Technology utilized in this futuristic home includes infrared sensors‚ computers‚ biosensors and video cameras. There is a scanning system behind a mirror that can take three-dimensional images
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Should No Child Left Behind Be Reformed? The issue of trying to bring the achievement gap closer together is an issue that has been haunting the government for ages. To start out with‚ our international test scores are dropping scarily. We have gone from top 10 in math and reading to 30th in math and 20th is reading according to PISA. The goal of NCLB was to make students better at reading and math but we are getting worse. The No Child Left Behind act was created by our 43rd President George
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Hiding Behind The Mask “It is fear which creates the mask‚ and fear which keeps it in place. The mask is hiding our true and most beautiful self from both ourselves and from the world. In its place is a mask of un-beauty.” Nisandeh Neta‚ founder of Open Circles‚ an international center for personal-growth and leadership‚ explains that people have a fear to show their true selves‚ so they go through their lives hiding behind a mask. According to the AP I-Village poll‚ more than half of women polled
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Francesca Prof. Richard Doughty Geography 101 March 27‚ 2014 “A House Is Not a Home” I once heard a saying that stated‚ “When it rains it pours.” In some cases it is not always like that. I say that because‚ on the old country side where I live‚ rain comes in a quick shower and that’s about it. I cannot justify that for others because while reading this passage‚ I learned that some families are not as fortunate as my family and I. With that thought there two families I read about in the passage
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Gary Dahl is an advertising agency owner‚ entrepreneur and the creator of the Pet Rock. Dahl was sitting in a bar listening to friends complain about their pets. He got the idea of creating “the perfect pet”. A rock would not need to be fed‚ bathed‚ walked‚ groomed and would not die‚ become sick‚ or be fractious. This led to the idea of selling rocks to people as pets‚ complete with instructions. The instruction book was the real product‚ which was full of gags and puns. The 1975 passion only lasted
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Gary Hirshberg‚ Ray Anderson‚ and Yvon Chouinard are all setting great examples for the business community. By what they accomplished in the past years with their companies‚ and how they transform their companies to sustainable ones while keep making profits. Gary Hirshberg‚ Chairman of Stonyfield farm led his company with his vision to be recognized locally and globally. “Use things only made in nature‚ nothing artificial.”‚ this was his vision when he started his company. Some of the awards that
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The Story Behind Shrek There are many fairy tale stories throughout our world. The movie Shrek however is not your typical fairy tale. Although it can be considered a "kids movie"‚ in some ways it is anything but that. Within the movie are a lot of hidden view points. Shrek has a lot of "adult type" humor that many children wouldn’t understand. The movie has also succeeded in paralleling our society in many ways. It shows how the people today try to make money off of anything; shows that the "modern
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