Bernie Banton was a passionate and courageous campaigner whose life was taken away from him all in a blink of an eye. Bernard Douglas Banton or as he was known as –Bernie was born in the year 1946 in Sydney. Banton worked as an employee at the Camellia plant of Australian building products giant James Hardie & co Pty Ltd from 1968 to 1974. He was a lathe operator who shaped blocks of asbestos for the use of power stations and pipe sections. Before I go on any further‚ you might want to know what
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In the essay‚ A Father‚ by Bharati Mukherjee‚ the author has three main characters each is caught between the Indian and American cultures. The Bhowmick family‚ which includes the father‚ the mother‚ and their daughter‚ are all experiencing the constant pull of Indian and American identities. In the essay we hear the story mainly from Mr. Bhowmick. He sees America as a frightening place and he tries to hold onto his Indian culture by keeping the statue on Kali and praying to her. According to the
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Analytic Paragraph on “A Devoted Son” Anita Desai uses elements of Psychoanalytic theory in her short story “A Devoted son” to show the importance of respect in the lives of humans. Rakesh’s father loved his son during the earlier part of the story as Rakesh was not challenging his authority and instead contributed to making his father a respected man in society. When Rakesh grew up and became the new “man of the house “his father was no longer the alpha male in his home which meant that his
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1020-002 Son of the Revolution "Son of the Revolution" written by Liang Heng and Judith Shapiro is a story of Liang Heng’s life when he grew up during the tumultuous times of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. This revolution lasted from 1966-1976 and caused major social changes as well as destroyed their economy‚ but was a brilliant strategic move by Mao in the power struggle he instigated. He knew it would not be easy to purge the communist party of it’s leaders. The novel Son of the
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Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme Successful millionaire‚ Wall Street celebrity and esteemed philanthropist who ran the largest Ponzi scheme turned in by his own children. Some of the laws he broke include: securities fraud‚ wire fraud‚ money laundering and mail fraud among others. As a result of his scheme and disregard for the law many people were affected and lost their savings and retirement plans. The consequence to his actions: life in prison and all of his belongings auctioned off by the U
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SUCCESS Success can be a rather abstract term and it can mean very different things to different people. Trying to define what success is is not easy. To most people‚ success means achieving a goal. In order to achieve a goal‚ a person usually has to work hard and believe in himself. Being successful at what you do can also be very motivating. People who are successful in one project‚ tend to be more successful in other projects. This is because they get the feeling that their hard work pays
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the case of Bernard Madoff the fraud of the century‚ did he have help in creating and sustaining the Ponzi scheme? I believe that the prolonged nature of the scheme required assistance from other parties. First‚ the stock trading company that was heavily involved in until the arrival of his brother Peter Madoff has been cleared of wrongdoings. Family members were employed at this company. However‚ the investment company where the fraud occurred did not employ family members. Bernard hired employees
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I finally decided to tell my son Randolph that I wanted to get married to Sam but I was very worried about the reaction and the answer Randolph would give‚ so I wanted to wait for the right time to ask. I planned on telling him about the possible second marriage on the day of the cricket match but by assuring him it would be in the far future‚ I was waiting to see him in a good mood so I could tell him but at the cricket match he didn’t seem to be in a very good mood so I didn’t want to tell him
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Jesus: The Son of God A meaning behind a name can be very significant. It can be a way to interpret someone‚ describe him or her‚ and see who he or she really is. Jesus is a man who has numerous names and various meanings to them. He is the known as a teacher‚ a famous prophet‚ a miracle worker‚ and a wonderful example. One significant name that Jesus is known for is the Son of God. At the heart of the Nicene Creed it states “ the only- begotten Son of God”. The Son of God is to be of
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The Parable of the Prodigal Son Luke uses the tones of penance and reconciliation to illustrate the morals of repentance and forgiveness. Luke first uses the tone of penance to show that the younger son is sorry for his sinful ways. Luke writes‚ “ I will arise and go to my father‚ and will say unto him‚ ‘Father‚ I have sinned against heaven‚ and before thee in thy sight‚ and am no more worthy to be called thy son. Make me as one of thy hired servants”. The younger son realizes the error of his dark
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