they’re getting a free meal when really they’re getting a load of toxins." Schweiger‚ who heads the nation’s largest conservation group‚ led reporters on a six-hour boat tour to survey ecological damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil leak‚ which has been spewing an estimated 210‚000 gallons of sweet crude per day into the Gulf of Mexico since the drilling rig exploded April 20. A 100-mile round trip from Venice to the Chandeleur Islands revealed no oil on the shorelines of several islands.
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When I was first asked to give a talk on mothers‚ since it would be mother’s day. I started wondering how Mother’s Day came to be. I was surprised to discover that Mother’s Day has a history longer than Christianity! Ancients celebrated Isis (Mother of the Pharaohs)‚ Rhea (Greek Mother of the Gods)‚ and Cybele (The Great Mother). The worship of these ancient goddesses is similar to the reverence we show to Mary‚ Jesus’ mother as these Mother Goddesses are often depicted with a baby in arms.
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the hand that rules the world.” I couldn’t agree more. I realize that everything important that I know‚ I either learned from my Mother‚ or my Father probably before I was 12. Every kid deems his or her mom and dad as the best parents in the world. And I believe that every kid is right to do so. Growing up as a kid‚ I always looked up to my parents‚ especially to my mother. In the eyes of an innocent child‚ the practice of medicine seemed to be endowed with magical and mystic properties and an endearing
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A Person Who has had Influence on my Life There’s always a time in one’s life‚ when a hero comes along. Somebody who has inspired you‚ and helped you learn what life is about. I remember it as if it was yesterday‚ surprisingly‚ as my state of mind on that cold December night can be described only of numbness and confusion. It was around eight o’clock p.m. when my mother received a phone call from her brother-in-law‚ who told her that her sister had just recently been admitted into the hospital
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Becoming a mother Becoming a mother completely changed my life. When I say “changed”‚ I don’t mean I had to make a couple of adjustments. I mean that it completely flipped my world upside down into something so different to what it was before. I was an outgoing person. I loved going to parties‚ have fun‚ and never be home. I really never cared about anything. I guess I was just an irresponsible and immature‚ like a typical teenager. When I found out I was pregnant I was only 18 years old. I was
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in last 20 years has improved lives through invention. Technology has positively and negatively affected three main spheres of our lives: medicine‚ education‚ and communication. The largest part of society that may have benefitted from the advancements in technology is probably the field of healthcare. Technology has aided scientific research to find cures or control many diseases. Over the years pandemics‚ such as AIDS have been brought under control. Medical research has led to the creation
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love. Some say tough love can make a person turn cold-hearted and resentful to others but from my experience it can make you preserve and think positive. The love I received from my mother is tough love yet affectionate at time; only when appropriate. My mother’s tough love is shown through her strictness and her strong character but at the same time showing concern as well as saving me from mistakes. My mother’s powerful voice gives away her strictness; it’s loud and very serious yet not like she
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Single Mothers Many women take for granted the freedoms that they have today. Some have forgotten what their own mothers and grandmothers went through. Women have started to receive many of the same rights that men do in the work place and at home. At home many women find it more socially acceptable to be single with a child. No longer does society look down on this. This relatively new sense of feminism has helped cause the growing trend of single mothers. With divorce on the rise‚ the dilemma
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visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or a simple truth” (FYR: 84). Language is used daily in our lives‚ and therefore plays a significant role in shaping our identity. The narrative “Mother Tongue” depicts the variations of the English language‚ and the nature of talk. Amy Tan also shares the story of her mother’s “broken” English and how this limited her perception of hers mother’s communication with others. Language can be developed both through environment‚ and one’s personal experiences. The power of language
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The word freedom has a different meaning for different people. Freedom to me means being free from a single ruler who dictates and who goes by his own rules. Freedom has affected America immensely and has brought upon many individuals for the thought of having freedom for the first time. We sometimes take our freedom for granted and do not think of how people dream of having freedom. America has freedom because it was fought for and lives were taken for the future generations to come and enjoy
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