Wolf and Kimmel support Diaz’s idea that body size would matter in women and men and how body shape can affect their personal life. Diaz mentions body size as one of his main advices to a Dominican young man. Diaz is warning the young guy to give all the freedom to “Howie” who is a big guy. Diaz comments: “Let him talk. Howie weighs about two hundred pounds and could eat if he wanted… Never lose a fight on a first date or that will be the end of it” (Diaz 2). When Diaz warns the young guy‚ he confirms
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High schoolers tend to not make good choices as they get older. In the article “Drug Testing of High School Students May Help Prevent Substance Abuse” written by Joined Together Staff says‚ “Once students graduate and move off to college‚ all bets are off‚ and the rates of drug and alcohol use go through the roof.” Once students think they are older‚ they think they can do whatever they want and never get into trouble. Students at a younger age are easier to deal with when getting help‚ because they
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The University of Iowa should be a place where everyone can feel safe and happy. It should be a home. It is part of the Resident Assistant’s job to make this safe environment a reality. The University of Iowa is diverse‚ and this should be celebrated‚ especially in the dorms where many new students live. It is of the utmost importance that a Resident Assistant helps foster an environment of cooperation and acceptance for their floor. The dorm floor is a community‚ and communities thrive best when
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If you go to a restaurant and it was for favorite but they change a recipe and you get food poisoning you are probably not going eat there again. You don’t like how there doing things now so your going to a different restaurant maybe even start your own? Well that’s kind of what happened to the Englishmen noting really to do with the food but the rules and the restrictions on religion and that is why they settled in north America .King James did not believe in a real religion but he believed in
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step a person can walk farther in life. Both figuratively and literally with a helping hand. It is hard to make it throughout life without any assistance. With this in mind‚ dating back to the 1700’s society has focused on making the world easier to maneuver but‚ not without the use of a stool. It is just like a friend that helps give direction when life is a little hard. A stool is a friend in that it supports a person in his hardest time‚ guiding him in the right direction while still letting him
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A melancholy young man (or woman) is a contradiction in terms because youth is the period of spring and spring is the time of joy and high spirits. The young aspiring to go ahead‚ trying to climb the fallen ladder of life‚ need a sense of humour more than anything else for the purpose. John Dryden says‚ "It is a good thing to laugh‚ at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man‚ it is an instrument of happiness." Laughter‚ which bursts from a smile or a sense of humour‚ is related to personality
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“If you shouldn’t be defendin’ him‚ why are you doin’ it? To kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus is a white attorney living in Alabama‚ who was appointed to defend Tom Robinson‚ a man accused of raping a white women. At the time there is inequality between whites and blacks. Despite Atticus’s complexion‚ because he’s an attorney & it’s his job is to fight justice‚ he is reasonable and determined to take a stand for Tom Robinson. Initially‚ it makes sense for Atticus to take a stand because
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Spanish traveller‚ Benjamin Tudela‚ roamed certain countries likely as a trader in the twelfth century writing down his experiences. The main values of the excerpt are Jewish ideals‚ religious culture‚ and states the way kings ruled their cities differently. From Bagdad to Alexandria he mainly focuses on Jewish interests‚ and common accustomed facts to be known of the each city. In Bagdad‚ the royal dwelling is Caliph Emir al Muminin al Abbasi‚ who kings of Islam accept and is top of the Mohammeden
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America is the most diverse country in the world and people come here to live the “American Dream”. Paine’s assertion is still true today that America is a diverse nation‚ however‚ the “the taxes are few” and there being “nothing to engender riots and tumults” is in fact not true today. America is known as the world’s “melting pot” for a reason. People want to come to the greatest nation on Earth. Throughout the history of America people have immigrated from a wide variety of war-torn‚ famine‚ poverty-stricken
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On August 16‚ 2017 my principal‚ Mrs. Suzanna Davis‚ selected four seniors‚ including me‚ to hold the responsibility of being the Hawks’ Nest’s leaders. Out of a senior class of 642 students‚ she only picked four. The Hawks’ Nest is the name of our student section and student run spirit crew. Mrs. Davis loves school spirit so having leaders she can have confidence in is of great importance to her. As the leaders‚ our main job is to promote school spirit. We are in charge of notifying the student
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