Introduction In the recent economic downturn‚ many companies collapsed‚ resulting in many jobless workers. Corporations‚ in order to survive the downturn reduced their head counts by retrenching. The unemployed couldn’t find jobs as companies are not hiring due to the pessimism of the economy. This hence attributes to the unemployment rate which has reached the highest in n the United States since 1983. Unemployment rate has always been one of the key economic indicator that investors and traders
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around the table‚ there were smiles and tears on my teammates’ faces. Stacy and I were the district doubles champions and state semifinalists‚ a feat no pair had achieved in recent past. As a senior‚ winning the championship meant a lot to Stacy‚ capping her four years of tennis with a crowning achievement. I was proud of our accomplishment too; and felt overjoyed to hear that I made such an impact on Stacy. That was my first year of competing in doubles after 2 years of playing singles on the varsity
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feel joy. Rushdie also states that Rashid’s storytelling abilities were constantly sought after by political parties because he could bring a sense of trust and happiness to places where no one else could. Different political parties were always pinning after Rashid because he could sway the outcome of the political vote just by telling stories. Snooty Buttoo—a client of Rashid’s—says‚ “You will tell happy stories‚ praising stories‚ and the people will believe you‚ and be happy‚ and vote for me”
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lower status by someone higher up so easily‚ often without any clear reasoning‚ that those of power use this to a level of abuse. This social issue is one that we all know too well. When people of a high reputation want to protect it‚ they do it by pinning blame on the
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toenails daily for 48 weeks‚ has a complete cure rate of less than 10 percent. Pharmaceutical giants like Schering-Plough and Novartis are developing new lacquers‚ pills and ointments to battle the fungi. But some podiatrists and patients are pinning their hopes on the experimental laser treatments. Nomir Medical Technologies in Waltham‚ Mass.‚ is developing a laser called Noveon for diseases like antibiotic-resistant staph infections as well as nail afflictions. Noveon is a type of laser
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it poses a risk of it tipping over and entrapping them. 2 kids in particular‚ a baby boy of 11 months and a 20 month old baby girl who climbed or played with the dresser and the dresser fell on top them causing them to suffocate due to the dresser pinning them to the floor. (US Consumer Product Safety Commission 2013) As a result‚ the company then came up with a kit that is free of charge that contained a wall anchor strap so the dresser could attach to it and the wall to prevent it from tipping over
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Patti Smith: Poet and Trailblazer Among her many monikers‚ Patti Smith has most often been called the “godmother of punk.” Despite resisting the label‚ she has had a wide-ranging influence on punk‚ post-punk‚ alternative‚ and mainstream rock artists including U2‚ The Smiths‚ REM‚ Garbage‚ Sleater-Kinney‚ Bruce Springsteen‚ and Madonna. Her seminal first album‚ Horses‚ was released in 1975 and began a career that would lead to her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Patti Smith group up
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Poetry analysis of ‘Introduction to Poetry’ The Poem “Introduction to Poetry” is by Billy Collins‚ an English poet‚ and it is about how teachers often force students to over-analyze poetry and to try decipher every possible meaning portrayed throughout the poem rather than allowing the students to form their own interpretation of the poem based on their own experiences. Throughout the poem‚ a number of literary devices are used. For example: “or press an ear against its hive”. Using this metaphor
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would have been if obligations of allegiance did not exist. Alliances encouraged nations to be more aggressive than they would have been if they were standing alone. Nations entangled their allied nations into their own conflicts. This strategy of pinning of one group against another set into motion the perfect storm for war. The concept of alliances was not a bad strategy‚ on the surface. It had served as a great asset for less powerful nations in the past. Having a stronger more powerful nation back
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to Vicky is because she is pregnant. At the reunion Vicky and the husband of one of the girls at the reunion meet up alone outside‚ and Olivia saw them‚ but she thought it was nothing. When she found out that Vicky was pregnant she accused her of pinning the pregnancy on Noah when it really wasn’t his child. So Olivia told all of this to Allie. Then Olivia went over to Vicky’s house and told her her suspicion‚ while at the same time Allie when to Noah’s house to tell him. Noah was really pissed off
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