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    Can you get fired for what you post online? In October 2010‚ Mariana Cole-Rivera‚ a domestic violence advocate at the group Hispanics United of Buffalo‚ began the Facebook thread that would get her fired. Cole-Rivera and four of her co-workers who’d responded to her post had lost their jobs. Their boss said their Facebook thread violated HUB’s harassment policy by disparaging a co-worker. The Facebook post said that‚ “Lydia Cruz‚ who is one of their co-workers‚ felt that the group wasn’t helping

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    and protractor. You look up at the board and see numbers‚ equations‚ and more uncommon things. The teacher begins to inform the class of the assignment‚ and you pick up the pencil ready to write what you need; even if you don’t fully understand what it is. You begin writing - what seems to be nonsense- on the perfect lined paper‚ but your mind wanders to the sweet scent of fresh air. The windows have been opened and you can see the beautiful day outside. Now this is the only thing you can focus on

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    is seen to be the most authentic manifestation of one’s faith. Whatever it is‚ everything is rooted on the dominance of the influential religion in a Filipino’s life. Perhaps‚ it may include the innate character of man to search for his own meaning or purpose. This latter premise may be attributed to the reliance of the Filipino on what has been said by the Church‚ a pondering upon a particular pattern to live his life. Part of this is the picture of him‚ following what has been required

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    What does your heart tell you?” Do I have company in the living room when I am watching one of my girly movies? Please. I’m sitting there alone (unless I have some girl-friends over). But with “She’s the Man” males were present watching it and enjoying it. Amanda Bynes strives to prove a point that girls can do anything that a guy can and not only scores the final goal to win the game against Cornwall but also wins over my stingy brothers. Everything about the cover of the movie screams chick

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    In Sherman Alexie’s‚ “What You Pawn I Will Redeem‚” an alcoholic‚ homeless Indian sets out on a quest to win back his grandmother’s stolen regalia. The main character and narrator‚ Jackson Jackson‚ stumbles upon his stolen family heirloom in a pawnshop window and proceeds to spend the next day trying to earn enough money to buy it back. The pawnshop owner tells him he will sell it back to him for $999 and that he has 24 hours to come up with the money. Jackson gains small amounts of money here and

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    Age was the idea that an average man could become successful through his own hard work and passion for what he did‚ and if they didn’t get this it was because of the idea of Social Darwinism‚ or that they didn’t work hard enough. Though there are a few rare cases of this occurring‚ such as Andrew Carnegie‚ this was very rare‚ practically impossible. One of the many obstacles that immigrants faced when they came into this country were poor living conditions. They’d live in a twelve by twelve tenants

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    Q.1) what do you understand by social groups? (Define‚ describe and discuss) Ans.- “A group is a set of people engaged in frequent interaction; they identify with one another; they are defined by others as a group’ they share values‚ beliefs and norms about areas of common interest; they define themselves as a group; they come together to work on common tasks and for agreed purposes” Any physical collection of people regardless of the size who share a common interest and works

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    convey what home means to me. Just the topic of the southern lifestyles comes as a sensitive yet powerful subject for me. In my essay I decided to thoroughly develop strong mental pictures of the place I was raised and explain what it is that makes that friendly community of Lake Travis‚ Texas so special to me. Pinpointing the things that jog my memory of what it’s like to be from the welcoming town of LT in Austin‚ Texas. My main goal of the creative piece I wrote was to make everyone from different

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    waited for his wife to return‚ he searched for cigarettes in the glove compartment but instead came to find a century old snowball cake‚ which he fed to their companion dog named Biz. Shortly after‚ he is alertly called into the store where he comes to learn his wife passed‚ briefly after entering. A white painted Chevy truck untimely arrived in response to a 911 call. Two men carried off the body for further arrangements to be made. Ray returns to his car to a sweltering‚ lifeless dog.

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    wanting to increase independence‚ power and territory. World war one was the first war that involved twenty eight nations from all across the world. Sometimes called the War to end all Wars or The Great War. The great war started on June twenty eighth nineteen fourteen when the Archduke of Austria known as Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by nationalist Gavvillo Princip from Serbia. One month later Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia. Europe was divided in to two armed powers. One side known

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