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    Tala Muhieddin Professor Natalie Sforza ENG101-04 4 October 2016 Manuel Muñoz’s "Leave Your Name at The Border" Muñoz structures his essay by sharing his personal stories with his readers. He shared the time when he finds real "intriguing" when he watches American people butcher his family’s name. He even shared the time when during graduation‚ a math teacher would perfectly pronounce the names of people from Spanish-speaking countries for the kids’ parents in the audience. Another structure he

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    Speech Tommy Hertz (Fall 2012) Human Trafficking in Mexico Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the trafficking going on in Mexico and some association of it around the border. Central Idea: The main points of focus here are Mexico’s stance on controlling or ending it‚ trafficking happening around the border‚ and why Mexico is highly susceptible to trafficking. Introduction I. Always watch out for yourself while going to foreign countries without truly knowing the environment

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    Pat Smith is a writing instructor who composed a piece called “Laugh Baby Laugh‚ Cry Baby Cry”. The article is about the 2010 BP oil spill and claims that chanting is what big businesses use to control everyday people. To support this claim‚ Smith writes about the 2008 National Republican Convention‚ and how the leaders like Sarah Palin and Rudy Guiliani were chanting in support of BP drilling in the Gulf Coast. However‚ this is her only referable evidence she uses. Any other piece of evidence that

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    Blind Men Crossing the Bridge‚ is a Zen inspired painting created by Hakuin Ekaku. It can be seen in the painting that three male figures set in motion. Figures are carefully inked on the paper. In my belief it is one man’s progression or journey. The figures are on top of a tree bridge that may symbolize a way to reach a goal or how to possibly reach enlightenment. Walking sticks are held in the hands of each figures. The first in the far right seems to be using it to begin his journey along the

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    Rafael Medina Human Resource Management Prof. Billy Case Study: Changing the Pay level at Eight Crossings 4/23/13 1) How did the change in pay level at Eight Crossings affect the ability to attract and retain a high-quality workforce? The change in pay level at Eight Crossings did not have any affect on the ability to retain the high-quality work force. The work force was grateful after CEO Maher explained the situation of why the pay level had to be cut. Maher could have done what many

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    In the words of Kurt Vonnegut‚ “all this happened‚ more or less.” Despite the fact that time-travel and World War II (aka Slaughterhouse Five) have absolutely no relevance here‚ the quote still stands as a remembrance of sorts. Slavery in the colonial period happened more than less‚ actually. From the 16th to 19th centuries‚ the British Empire orchestrated the greatest institution of oppression through the Atlantic slave trade‚ subsequently producing unconscious bigotry and racialized fantasies.

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    El Paso‚ Texas‚ is home to over 2.5 million inhabitants. El Paso is located on the border of Texas in the Southwest. It also is a border city‚ separating the United States and Mexico. Just on the other side of the border lies Ciudad Juarez‚ which affects my life and those around me. Living in a border city causes important changes such as being bilingual‚ having international students at my school‚ and being able to experience a different culture without having to leave my city. I am a proud Hispanic

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    In the article “The Border Patrol State”‚ Leslie Marmon Silko argues that borders have never worked and they never will. She says that “the great migration within the Americas cannot be stopped; human beings are natural forces of the Earth‚ just as rivers and winds are natural forces. In the article she describes a personal incident in which she and a friend were “hassled” by the Border Patrol. Silko writes about how she used to travel the highways with a sense of freedom as she cruised down t he

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    ‘Scrambled’ pedestrian crossings at signal controlled junctions - A case study 57 Chris Greenwood Principal Consultant Highways & Transportation Abstract ‘Scramble crossings’ for pedestrians at signal junctions are widely used in Japan and have been reintroduced in Canada and the United States as a way of prioritising pedestrian movement by stopping all traffic movement and allowing pedestrians to cross in every direction at the same time. Some examples exist in the UK but their use is

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    Pages Small-Business Case: Changing the Pay Level at Eight Crossings Based in Sacramento‚ California‚ Eight Crossings provides medical transcription services for physicians and hospitals. Its employees also answer phones‚ edit documents‚ and transcribe legal documents. The company’s 85 employees work either at the service center in Sacramento or in their homes‚ where they receive audio or text files via the Internet. In this way‚ Eight Crossings employees can work in their specialty as needed without

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