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    With saving more‚ I need to save longer. I am going to start thinking about working longer now. Due to the increase in life expectancy‚ I would not lose years in retirement. It is important for me to evaluate and determine how long I should work. Working longer would increase my monthly Social Security benefits‚ which allows me to contribute more to my savings and 401(k) plan. I plan on claiming my Social Security later‚ as well‚ to have high benefits for myself and for my spouse. For me‚ graduating

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    gathering general information on client’s goals‚ functional assessments‚ physical assessments‚ and recommendations are made in the appropriate AT device. I think the appropriate goal for OT to write for a client needed and used an assistive device include providing education and training in client’s environment to use the AT device. For example‚ if client AT device is a wheelchair‚ the therapist will teach client “how to apply brakes‚ propel the wheel to go straight line or make a turn‚ and how to remove

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    relations executive was enthusiastic on the phone. The IT Company he represented had started installing green data centres and energy-efficient computers. Would I like to fly to California to see for myself? That would be a 2‚500-mile round trip from my home in Midwestern Canada. According to the online calculator from Terapas‚ the trip would release 1.132 pounds (About 500 kilos) of CO2 into the atmosphere. ‘if you’re really into green technology‚ couldn’t we do a videoconference instead? ‘I asked. ‘Sure

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    Racism Today

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    Nicholas Gorda Professor Nekervis Sociology 17 April 2012 Racism Today Racism is the belief that one’s own race is superior to another. It is one of the major problems going on in America right now and has been for some time. Many people may not even be aware of how racism is still negatively affecting our schools‚ workforces‚ and society as a whole. The United States is thought of as the land of opportunity‚ where people of all different races and ethnic backgrounds can live together in peace

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    Rhetorical Devices

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    Rhetorical Devices Style is part of classical rhetoric and a number of rhetorical devices are worth considering in any analysis of style. For the analysis of literature a knowledge of rhetorical devices is indispensable‚ since there is often a considerable density of rhetorical figures and tropes which are important generators and qualifiers of meaning and effect. This is particularly the case in poetry. Especially the analysis of the use of imagery is important for any kind of literary text. (For

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    Literary Devices

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    LITERARY DEVICES Copyright © 2007 by Jay Braiman www.mrbraiman.com Literary devices refers to specific aspects of literature‚ in the sense of its universal function as an art form which expresses ideas through language‚ which we can recognize‚ identify‚ interpret and/or analyze. Literary devices collectively comprise the art form’s components; the means by which authors create meaning through language‚ and by which readers gain understanding of and appreciation for their works. They also provide

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    Working Poor

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    In our modern Capitalist society‚ it is assumed that the more work a person performs the better off they will be financially. This naturally leads to the assumption that poor people are simply too lazy to improve the quality of their lives. In her article‚ Marlene Kim states‚ “Schiller‚ for example‚ believes that the working poor are poor simply because they do not work enough hours. If they worked full-time year-round‚ he argues‚ they would lift themselves out of poverty” (Kim‚ 1998:65). We have

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    Home Sweet Home

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    "Home Sweet Home" There are hundreds of people‚ young and old that live in my apartment complex and each of them have a different and unique story to share. My story is that I come from the typical middle-of -nowhere suburbia‚ where the grass is always green‚ and all of the houses look the same. In that community it is easy to become too comfortable‚ and forget that things aren’t so "perfect" in the rest of the world. When my step-dad past away‚ we sold the house and moved into town changing

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    Sister Zainab AP English 14 October 2014 Rhetorical Devices: The Scarlet Letter 1. Anaphora: repetition of the same word or groups of words at the beginnings of successive clauses. “…with the hot‚ midday sun burning down upon her face‚ and lighting up its shame; with the scarlet token of infamy on her breast; with the sin-born infant in her arms; with a whole people‚ drawn forth as to a festival…” (Pgs. 54-55) This is an example of the device anaphora because Hawthorne begins four consecutive clauses

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    Why are so many people over the age of 21 entering college? It used to be that you would graduate from high school‚ obtain a job at the local company‚ and retire or die. Those days are long over. Technological advances have made a huge impact on the nation. Changes in society‚ a greater demand for higher education‚ and the recent trend of companies down-sizing has led to more people over the age of 21 entering college in the hopes of obtaining a position or a new career. Once upon a time you

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