our area.Break-ins often occur when the occupants of a house are not at home. They can also occur due to the carelessness of house-owners. So the first thing to do is to fix grilles and to get reliable deadbolt locks. In some isolated cases‚ there have been reports about burglars prising grilles open. Installing a burglar alarm reduces the risk of forced entry.The next precaution that should be taken is to avoid providing any telltale signs of your absence. Should you and your family go on holiday
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defines you? Adam Woodworth 23 April 23‚ 2013 Composition 1 Instructor: David Flannery As you might guess‚ being in the military can be one of the most boring jobs you will ever have. After all‚ you are being trained to kill people and break things‚ but how often do you really get to do that? You train in the sun‚ rain‚ and sleet and pose the possibility you’ll wind up pushing paperwork and dealing with politics down range. You’ll also waste more ammo shooting at paper targets than you will ever
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Don’t You Hate It When Mom’s Always Right? I Know I Do. My mother is no different from any other‚ always harping on and on about “doing this so that doesn’t happen.” In fact she is famous for it. Whoever said‚ “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure‚” could have been best friends with her. But like any mom‚ in most situations she is correct. Although my mom telling me over and over to do something preventative is annoying‚ she does have a point to it and is most always right. One of
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"You’re not going." Just like that‚ they struck a deal. Of course‚ only one of them were aware of the deal and its terms: one man would enforce his will‚ and the other would cave. "I’m sorry‚ I don’t want trouble‚" Solomon said in an apologetic‚ non-threatening tone. "I just want to pass through and get home peacefully. I’m not bothering anyone." Solomon’s hands were raised shoulder height with his palms facing the man in front of him‚ the universal sign for "I give up." It was true‚ he really
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For the second reflection paper I chose to write about the book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. When I started reading this book‚ I had no idea what I was going to read about. I learned many new concepts on the culture of Hmong and their views. A brief section of the book also was about how they came to America and the experiences they had while doing so. I learned that there was a secret war in Laos that caused a tragedy among the Hmong people leaving them to abandon their homes in the
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In 50 - 75 words‚ identify each of the following by author‚ title‚ and context‚ and explain what the lines mean. 1. Everything about her had two sides to it‚ one for home and one for anywhere that was not home...." The first quote is from “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates. It is in reference to Connie‚ who is a teenager. She is no longer a girl‚ yet she is not a woman. She would leave home she looking one way and arrive at her destination another way. 2. She
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1. In her critique of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚ Janelle Taylor argues that Anne Fadiman’s portrayal of Hmong culture is problematic. Please explain how Fadiman’s story is problematic. In your discussion‚ be sure to consider: • How is the story set up as a tragedy? That is‚ if both the parents and the doctors are uncompromising in their quest for Lia’s well-being‚ how do they wind up colliding so tragically? • How are Hmong culture and Western medicine used as explanations for
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Essay 3 As a child we often fantasize about finally obtaining freedom in adulthood‚ but often find the realities of adulthood shatter these childhood dreams. The journey between childhood and adulthood is frustrating and confusing‚ and in most adolescents‚ is filled with apprehension and anxiety. For the protagonist Connie‚ this distress is expressed in her dreamlike encounter with Arnold Friend. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the interaction
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down”‚ a novel‚ written by Anne Fadiman‚ takes an inside look at the Hmong culture‚ their history‚ and trails Lia’s‚ a Hmong child of the Lees‚ medical experience with her American doctors and how a clash of two cultures impacted her outcome. Lia has epilepsy or as the Hmong say‚ “the spirit catches you and you fall down” (Fadiman‚ 2012‚ p. 30). The book focuses on Lia’s care‚ which results in brain death‚ the medical staffs’ actions/behaviors‚ what improvements
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Are You A Good Listener? I feel that I am a good listener because I am very attentive to what a person or individual has to “say”. I am the type of listener that is supportive to others‚ analytical to a person situation‚ and advises on how to handle a situation. First of all‚ I feel I am a supportive listener because I have been a support system for individual in my life for a very long time. I have been the one that family and friends come to when they are going through various situations weather
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