1. The simple and direct images in Dorothea Lange’s photographs provide ------- reflection of a bygone social milieu. (a) an intricate (b) a candid (c) an ostentatious (d) a fictional (e) a convoluted 2. Kate’s impulsive nature and sudden whims led her friends to label her -------. (a) capricious (b) bombastic (c) loquacious (d) dispassionate (e) decorous 3. Neurosurgeon Alexa Canady maintained that choosing a career
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and who‚ over time‚ began to reveal so much more. “ Then they saw it had no flags or mast and they thought it was a whale. But when it washed up on the beach‚ they removed the clumps of seaweed‚ the jellyfish tentacles‚ and the remains of fish and flotsam‚ and only then did they see it was a drowned man. (The Handsomest Drowned Man‚ Marquez).” Christians experience a similar experience when the ‘person’ of Christ is revealed to them for the very first time-when they are aware that He is so much more
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Christopher Columbus‚ an Italian explorer and navigator‚ completed four voyages across the Atlantic ocean. On his first voyage‚ Columbus set sail for India‚ but ended up on the island of San Salvador. Although he did not reach his planned destination of India‚ he was still given credit for the establishment of the first European settlement in the western part of the world in the year of 1492. He had many tools and techniques that he used on his journeys. However‚ with modern sailing developments
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” came the wavering cry. Distance and rain watered down the call to a whimper. It was only a matter of moments. Achlys had seen it too many times before—there was no hope for those aboard. The sea was hungry. Her people‚ gathered around her like flotsam on the waves‚ were eager. “It’s time‚” she said and submerged. She swam beneath the ship’s barnacled berth and‚ like a shark‚ circled. The sharks would come soon enough—with the daylight and the end of the storm. But for now‚ there was
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In this new era of modernization and globalization‚ employers have become increasingly concerned about knowing if an applicant has a criminal record or mental illness. More employers are conducting pre-employment background checks for these kind of drawbacks. Employers have been the subject of large jury verdicts for negligent hiring in cases where they hire a person with a criminal record or a mental illness that might harm others or cause difficulties for the company‚ and it could have been avoided
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LANGUAGE III Study Guide: Labors of the Heart by Claire Davis Characters: Clarence John Softitch (Pinky)‚ Rose Spencer‚ Ray Tipp Location: Clarkston‚ Washington [Loyola High School] Themes: obesity‚ discrimination‚ awakening‚ search for romance‚ … Questions: ● What did the title make you think the story would be about? Were you surprised? Would you change the title? ● Why do you think Davis uses such diversity of vocabulary to describe “fat” in the first paragraph? ● Where
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swam to me. I carried him to my son who was on the staircase pushing together the CPU‚ monitor‚ keyboard and speakers on an upper stair. The water had risen higher than the piece of plywood and was pouring in with coconuts‚ tree stumps and other flotsam. I looked out the door and saw that the garage
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device which enables sailers to see the speed at which they are traveling. In columbus time they used a technique called dead reconing. They would throw a piece of floatsam over the side of the ship. The pilot would chant to time the movement of the flotsam past two marks on the ship’s side. However long it took to pass the marks is how fast the ship was moving. Speed was measured about every hour. This was not very accurate‚ but good enough for most people of this day. If columbus were to have a boat
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The Rhetoric of Tom Bissell’s “Extra lives: Why Video Games Matter” Tom Bissell’s‚ a teacher at Portland State University‚ main idea was to indicate to his audience why video games matter to him by using various argumentative appeals. One must ask themselves‚ can this author be worthy of respect? Can he give his readers enough facts to get his argument across? Will he try to give us a soft story to buy his way into in his argument? Throughout most of Bissell’s book‚ he uses the logical appeal
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Filipinos‚ we can compete globally‚ internationally‚ and universally. We have great engineers‚ doctors‚ lawyers‚ teachers and other professionals. But where are those Filipino people right now? Are there hearts and minds are in the Philippines? I hope so. They were born and raised and study here in the Philippines but they use this country to be their practice ground only and after their graduation they will migrate and work in the country they want to. After that they will come back here and almost
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