The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck is a short novel about two young boys who live in Japan. When the big wave comes and takes Jiya’s family‚ Jiya is raised by Kino’s parents‚ but he must make a life decision when people begin rebuilding the fishing village on the deserted beach. The Big Wave is a heartwarming story that exemplifies the theme that life is stronger than death The tsunami kills many of the fisherman and their families in the village. Jiya is from one of these families but was able to escape
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Orange County has seen its population grow older and more diverse since the turn of the millennium‚ a trend expected to continue for the foreseeable future. The county’s median age was 37.8 in 2016‚ 1.5 years older than the median age of 36.3 in 2010 and 4.5 years older than the median age of 33.3 in 2000. This trend is driven by two primary factors: the aging of the Baby Boomers‚ America’s second largest generation‚ a national trend that will have an especially significant impact on Orange County
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lie to you‚ but we kept insisting anyway the truth‚ which was we had nothing to do with it. This lasted for hours past my curfew and I knew my parents were going to be pissed‚ at least until the police called them and told them we were in the Nassau County Jail‚ I thought they would kill me. I didn’t know what was worse breaking curfew or telling them I was in Jail. Either way I knew I was going to get my butt beat by my parents when I finally was released‚ if I did get released. I come from the old
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"There’s not a lot of opportunity in Scott County. The poverty‚ lack of education‚ jobs — it all ties together. A lot of people think they’re sort of stuck here. They feel hopeless‚" according to Chris Albertson‚ a Scott County council member. Scottsburg is a city of boredom‚ drugs‚ and trouble. The way to fix most of these problems is to give kids something to do that is not drugs or troublemaking. While there is not enough money in Scottsburg to be able to build entertainment for kids‚ there need
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1 Get Driver-Vehicle Readiness: Driver Fitness‚ Safety Belts on‚ Doors Locked‚ Headlights On. . 2 Make smooth‚ gradual starts and stops. . 3 Use reference points to know exactly where your car is positioned. . Driving Environment Rural county driving Time of Day 9 AM Adult’s Iiil ntas 4 Before putting your foot on the gas pedal‚ see that the targeting path is clear. . JH 5 Visualize where the vehicle will be at least 12-15 seconds before it arrives there. . 12/29/99 30
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Soc 310 Cook County Jail Reflection Paper Autumn 2009 Our visit to Cook County Jail was very stimulating to say the least. The community that the jail system is located in is primarily filled with Mexican Americans and seems to be very poor. I think that the jail is located there with no consideration of lowering property level due to the fact that it is already a poor neighborhood. I think that it further harms this community because the youth are exposed to jail system unnecessarily. I
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caused massive waves of change. The three people‚ two whites and one black‚ were slaughtered in a hate crime by the KKK. This killing sparked extreme controversy and shed light upon the problem of racism in the United States. I believe the Neshoba County Murders were the most influential acts of the Civil RIghts Movement and exhibited the following: it was the first rightfully prosecuted hate crime in the US‚ it affected both whites and blacks‚ shocking the nation‚ and it gave massive hope to the
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Demographic Report Solano County First Draft Judith Bodolla Tata SOCI 370 - Population and Migration Professor Marianne Paiva 12/2/13 Introduction Solano County was formed in 1850 but had been in existence for at least 2000 years and was once home to the Patwin Indians (About Solano). It is also one of the original 27 counties in California. Today‚ Solano is culturally diverse county‚ well situated between San Francisco and Sacramento and provides easy access between the two largest cities in
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geography‚ and numerous counties. Hillsborough County is one of the larger counties in the state‚ ranking number 4 of 67 in terms of population. An expansive area with large cities and a growing population‚ Hillsborough provides numerous opportunities for education‚ healthcare‚ and employment. Having a large population makes the county a great area to conduct research on significant health problems. For instance‚ there has been a dramatic rise in cardiac related deaths within the county over the years‚ placing
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people live in the Cleveland area and in the surrounding suburbs of Cuyahoga County‚ of course higher number of gas stations are expected to be made available for those in the area. There are also other areas in Ohio‚ where other “clumps” are located. Plentiful amounts of gas stations are needed for the people around there too. (ADD ANOTHER FACTOR). When relating the distribution of gas stations in both Cuyahoga County and Ohio to biological/ecological factors‚ resource competition becomes a factor
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