Proposal for starting Ashodaya Samithi Multipurpose Co-operative Society Name: Ashodaya Multipurpose co-operative society Location: Mysore Background Sex workers working in Ashodaya Samithi did not have access to facilities to save money. They could not open bank accounts without identification and residence proof – documents that their illegal occupation did not allow them to possess. Sex workers also faced humiliation when banks insisted that they bring their husbands along. Most sex
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Dear Senators Kerry and Edwards‚ In a recent email‚ your campaign asked‚ “What values matter most to you?” I’d like to let you know what matters most to me is keeping my family close‚ acquiring financial independence and a successful retirement‚ and equality for GLBT people – which includes full marriage rights‚ not just civil unions. But you probably have people reading through these letters for you‚ and they have probably been given a list of criteria to weed through the thousands of
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Academic VS Cultural Intellectualism In Gerald Graff’s essay Hidden Intellectualism; he criticizes those who do not put appropriate value into "street smarts." Graff persists that knowledge extends further than academic learning and carries into the everyday life. He writes about some of his precollege experiences with being as a “nonintellectual” due to his lack of interest in academic literary subjects. Graff also discusses how his interest in sports actually led him into academic intellectualism
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6.1 Time Factor xx - xx 6.2 Cost Factor xx - xx 6.3 Complexity Factor xx - xx 6.4 Feasibility Factor xx - xx 7.0 Implementation xx - xx 7.1 Short Term xx - xx 7.2 Long Term xx - xx 1.0 Case Summary Edward Marshall Boehm was a farmer and also a nature lover staying nearby New York City. Inspired by his wife and his friends‚ he turned his interest of self-made clay animal sculptures into a small business by selling them to the art markets. He also managed
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Edward Hoagland in his essay “On Stuttering‚” describes the difficulties he faced in his life because of a stuttering problem. He shared the different ways he was able to cope with this issue and some of the scariest moments he faced because of his stuttering. As I read this essay I could relate to Hoagland on a personal level because of the stuttering problem my youngest son has. Many of the examples Hoagland shared I have seen my son deal with. Hoagland describes the fact that he has lived
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school. Everyone‚ his teachers included‚ said that he lacked “book smarts‚” and encouraged him to attend technical school for a mechanics certification rather than a university for a degree. This is very common and probably sounds sensible to you. Gerald Graff‚ author of‚ “Hidden Intellectualism‚” an article published in the writing guidebook They Say‚ I Say would disagree. Graff would probably fault my friend’s teachers for not using his interest in cars as a way to encourage academic thinking.
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miniscule seeds and crawling insects as much as the towering trees and puffy clouds. Oftentimes‚ the small aspects of nature are lost in favor of the larger picture. In three different climates and geographic locations‚ Gilbert White‚ Aldo Leopold‚ and Edward Abbey exhibit in their writings how close observation is an essential aspect of nature that is forgotten about and actively ignored by most. White’s writings are organized in letters; Letter XXVII is about hedgehogs and their development. This particular
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Bayan Khoudari Robert Colson 61320 June 3‚ 2011 In the article "Hidden Intellectuals" written by Gerald Graff‚ he suggests through a persuasive argument specifically how street smarts can very well be more intellectual than book smarts. And how that knowledge goes far beyond academic learning and is continued into the everyday world is not considered intellect because of a different background. He argues that by being involved in non-academic subjects; like sports‚ fashion and music; can help
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President Gerald Ford Gerald Ford was born on July 14‚ 1913 and was named Leslie Lynch King Jr. He was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska and is currently alive and living in Rancho Mirage‚ California. As a child President Ford lived in Grand Rapids Michigan. He moved there when his parents were divorced at age 2. His mother‚ Dorothy Ford‚ got custody of him and married President Ford’s stepfather‚ Gerald Ford Sr. on February 1‚ 1916. Gerald R. Ford‚ Jr.’s name was not legally changed until December
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communication in many different ways. So much of people’s lives are impacted by social media‚ and there are many debates that whether or not it has a positive or negative effects on society. Graff‚ Gerald. “Hidden Intellectualism.” “They Say/I Say” The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings. Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstein‚ and Russel Durst. New York: Norton‚ 2012.
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