Agent of Change I believe that Doctors without Borders should win the first annual Agent of change award because their goal was to provide emergency medical aid‚ no matter where it is needed or who needs it. In 1971‚ a small group of doctors in Paris formed this organization. This was the beginning of Medecins Sans Frontieres‚ (MSF) or‚ in English‚ Doctors Without Borders. The idea that MSF had is that all people have the right to medical care‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ or nationality while
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Life without Electricity In today’s society humankind has become dependent on electricity to be able to live and function. So how would the world be if we couldn’t rely on electricity? There would be no TVs‚ factories‚ cars‚ or even phones. Without electricity we would have to go back to our great great great grandparents’ ways of living. To entertain themselves children would have to learn how to use their imagination. In a world without electricity there would be no video games to play or TVs
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Television is an important part of modern life‚ one we can hardly imagine living without. If I were forced to live without television‚ however‚ I would pursue other interests‚ socialize with friends and family‚ and exercise more often. Without TV in my home‚ I would have time to pursue other interests. For example‚ I love to play the piano and without the distraction of TV‚ I would have more time to practice. At other times‚ I could paint portraits of my family and friends. Painting takes
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Engl 2258 Poetry Essay 2 Dr. White Sintimacy "Sex Without Love" was written by Sharon Olds in 1984. Olds approaches her audience by beginning the poem with a blunt question: "How do they do it‚ the ones who make love/ without love?" (1-2) This is a relatively short poem of only twenty-four lines‚ but it is a very rich poem in that Olds uses a number of ordinary images to create an elaborate vision of two people having sex without feelings for each other. Olds does not leave the audience
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Brianna Lyles APES September 2‚ 2014 The World Without Us In The World Without Us‚ Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity’s impact on the planet: he asks us to envision our Earth if humans suddenly disappeared. He explains that the infrastructure placed on Earth would collapse and vanish without any human presence. He explained how everyday items may become immortalized as fossils; how copper pipes and wiring would be crushed into mere seams of reddish rock
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Doctors Without Borders‚ also known as MSF (Medecins sans frontieres)‚ is a multinational humanitarian organization that focuses on giving medical aid to those suffering from injuries during war‚ natural disasters‚ and those suffering from diseases. Its mission is "to deliver aid to victims of armed conflict‚ epidemics‚ and natural and manmade disasters‚ and to others who lack healthcare due to social or geographical isolation." MSF has had operations in about 70 countries in 2015. In addition‚ MSF
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Mothers Without Men 1. Translation into English Selvbillede = Self-image Skam = Shame Hemmelighedskræmmeri = Secret/Secrecy? Stolthed = Pride Århundrede = Century På egen hånd = On your own Radikal forandring = Radical change Kvindebedårer = Womanizer Translation into Danish Mr. You’ll have to do = Hr. du bliver nødt at gøre A lover reluctant to commit = En elsker er tilbageholdende med at begå The relationship has been reduced to a biological transaction = Forholdet er blevet reduceret til
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A Society without Drugs Have you ever wondered of how wonderful our society would be‚ if we are able to get rid of Illegal Drug Usage in our community? Despite having tough anti-drug laws‚ the U.S. has the highest level of illegal drug use in the world. As per the World Health Organization ’s survey of legal and illegal drug use in 17 countries‚ U.S report the highest level of drug usage (CBS news). The second-most abused category of drugs after marijuana among young people is the usage of prescription
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What Fires Motivation? Babies are born with an inherent drive to learn. Your challenge as the parent of a child with learning or attention problems is to help him build what Drs. Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein (Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength‚ Hope‚ and Optimism in Your Child) call "islands of competence‚" to offset the frustrations and low self-esteem that can result from his learning struggles. The goal is to find subjects or activities where he is self-motivated to learn‚ enjoys
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Lucy Ellman fantasizes about a world without electricity‚ yet she stumbles upon her own rebutall. To live comfortably in a world without power requires many other human beings to toil without a hint of comfort. This lifestyle was accessible without power‚ but it’s unlikely she would have reaped its benefits. The "mechanical slave" she references was simply known as a "wife" or "servant." I have fantasies of electricitylessness. To live in a steading somewhere‚ equipped with a reliable well‚ vegetable
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