Throughout a child’s life‚ especially a girl’s‚ they must face the decision to be their own person or give into peer pressure. In The Semplica-Girl Diaries by George Saunders‚ sisters‚ Eva and Lily face opposing opinions upon serious social issues. Told through the father’s diaries is a story of fitting in with society and how it affects the youth. After going to a party‚ Lily starts to yearn for things that her family can not afford. But with a stroke of luck Lily is able to get the things that
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Meghan Lichauco Mrs. Gardner April 20‚ 2015 The Great Gatsby: Diary Entries Dear Diary‚ One lovely October day in 1917‚ I was taking a ride with the most wonderful man‚ by the name of Jay Gatsby. He had a way of making me feel so absolutely important when he looked at me. And when I talked I knew he was listening to every word that came out of my mouth. Usually when I talk everyone just takes me for a fool and barely pays any attention at all to what I’m saying. But not him. When he smiled at me
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1) How many food Chains are there in this food web? There are two food chains.(1 Mark) 2) Name a producer found in this food web? Microscopic plants(1 Mark) 3) Name two consumers found in this food web. Small fish and water boatman (2 Marks) 4) If the water boatmen all died‚ what would happen to the tadpoles in the short term? The tadpole population would overgrow and the perch would starve. (1 mark) 5) What would happen to the tadpoles in the long term ?(1Mark) Eventually all the microscopic
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Case study 3.1: HY DAIRIES‚ INC. 1. Apply your knowledge of stereotyping and social identity theory to explain what went wrong here. Stereotyping is the process of assigning traits to people on the basis of their membership in a social category. Stereotypes generally have some inaccuracies‚ some overestimation or underestimation of real differences‚ and some degree of accuracy. One problem with stereotyping is that stereotypes under certain conditions‚ such as the degree to which
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I work forty hours a week. I got to college two nights a week and take an online class as well. I cook‚ clean and take care of kids on my own. I am tired. No one is my home respects me. I feel like my own family has made me into their slave. My husband’s expects me to take care of everything and everyone. The supper I cook is always superb. Now ironing‚ I draw the limit‚ just put them in the dryer or do it yourself. Then have the nerve to give me a B+ in bed. If I wasn’t so tired of doing everything
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1 Beginning Background Information It was a cold and frigid night in Valley in Pennsylvania‚ Valley Forge. Soldiers were wounded from the previous battles‚ Battle of Brandywine and Battle of Germantown. Almost 1/3 of the soldiers didn’t have shoes this concerned General Washington. General Washington wanted to stay close to Philadelphia to keep an eye on the British troops. There was a long winter ahead of these men. 2 Soldiers Perspective I long for my family‚ as it is just a week before
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On 13 August 2016 at 11:11p.m. Patrolman Parker and I were dispatched to 2224 Chestwood Road. The call was in reference to a physical altercation between a man and a woman. The two were later identified as Demetrius Givens and Kelia Richardson. We were met at the residence by Blanche Gooden‚ Givens’ mother‚ who showed us to the guest house located in the back yard of the residence. Patrolman Parker made an initial contact with both parties inside the guest house. He then escorted
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Presentation As I know from my lecturer in class of Enterprises Development‚ presentation is a “performance‚ and like any actor‚ you must rehearse‚ rehearse‚ rehearse.” I don’t find myself as a good in presentation as presenter. Though I rehearse‚ rehearse‚ rehearse‚ my presentation goes wrong during middle of performance. That time I found myself in hell‚ which makes me and my group disappointment. I have tried to improve my presentation skills lot‚ achieved some positive act in myself but still
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Day 1 –Evaporation- My parents are dead. Actually they just disappeared. I heard them talking about getting warm and then they just disappeared. I heard some older water molecule calling it evaporation. I did not like the sound of it but I had to find my parents. My friend Zach agreed to help me. Today we were watching sharks attack a school of salmon when it happened‚ I felt weirdness. Everything started to warm up‚ like my parents had said. Zach felt it too. Looks like we were going to evaporate
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March Greg is upset over losing Rowley as his best friend‚ though his mother tries to cheer him up by telling him that friends come and go. Since Rowley Jefferson and Abigail Brown became a couple at the end of the previous book‚ the two friends have become more and more distant‚ very noticably even within nine and a half days. There were many things Greg and Rowley used to do together‚ such as blow bubbles with chocolate milk cartons that they can’t do now‚ because Abigail disapproves of it.
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