effectively. Provide examples and evidence to support your ideas. DO NOT WRITE ON A TOPIC OTHER THAN THE ONE ASSIGNED BELOW Several years ago‚ futurists predicted that‚ as a result of developing technology and automation‚ people in the U.S. would have much more leisure than in the future. However‚ a recent survey indicates that since the early 1980s the median number of hours worked by Americans has increased by 20 percent while the amount of leisure time available to the average person
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People are people Autumn Heather Lundy Concorde Career College Friday‚ July 12‚ 2013 Prepared for MS Hill Multicultural competence is the ability to appreciate‚ value‚ interact with and benefit from difference cultures. Cultures are group with a common outlook. They may be racial or ethnic; male or female; of a certain sexual orientation belief or age (job readiness‚ 2013‚ page 104). You will always see in this world multicultural competence because every judges everybody. Before I was born
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Transport or transportation is the movement of goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air‚ rail‚ road‚ water and pipeline. The field can be divided into infrastructure‚ vehicles‚ and operations. Freight transport has become focused on containerization‚ although bulk transport is used for large volumes of durable items. Transport plays an important part in economic growth and globalization Freight transport‚ or shipping‚ is a key in the value chain in manufacturing. With
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Reflection: How to Win Friends and Influence People My favorite part of the first chapter however‚ would have to be about how appriection and the feeling of being needed was one of a person’s main goals in life. I believe that statement to be true as well‚ I see that situation in my own life. If I did not feel appreciated at my school or in my own family‚ I don’t think I would be as happy of a person as I am today. People need that love and acknowlegement in life. If there wasn’t any of that‚ what
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Question: Should rich people pay more taxes than poor people? Taxes are money that people and business must pay in order to support the government. The government uses the money for building roads‚ helping schools‚ and maintaining other public services. For example‚ parks‚ buildings‚ and more public utilities. People dread paying these taxes every year because large amounts of money get taken away. To make it fair‚ everybody should pay equal amounts regardless of their income. Both rich and
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“Less is More” Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is best known for his popular aphorism “less is more‚” which describes the simplicity of his modernist architectural style. As described by Robert Hughes in Visions of Space‚ Mies van der Rohe transformed America’s major cities from heavy‚ clad masonry to high-rising steel and glass skyscrapers. Mies van der Rohe’s style was praised and adopted by many other architectural professionals. However‚ not all architects were fond of Mies van der Rohe’s “less
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American Sign Language Are deaf or hard of hearing people more susceptible to mental illnesses? The ability to communicate is at the heart of good mental health. Within any large group of people‚ one may expect to find a smaller group with mental health issues. However‚ in addition to conquering the difficulties associated with the inability to effectively communicate‚ individuals in the deaf community must also attempt to find mental health facilities that can accommodate their special
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Ordinary people can do extraordinary things. There are many people in history and present day who have made sacrifices and committed themselves to acts greater than themselves. For example‚ let’s take Martin Luther King Jr. He might not have been a president‚ but due to him‚ he placed an end to segregation among the whites and the blacks. Hence‚ this is why African Americans have more freedom today. Personal grit‚ character‚ and willingness to commit all contribute to the cause of creating something
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I can encourage my friends to show pride in being an American by telling them to participate in American events and holidays. It would also be easy for my friends to support the troops for keeping us safe and free by fighting worldwide. Showing patriotism throughout our country is a great way to have pride in being an American because you show how dedicated and serious you are to our country’s history. If my friends can participate‚ support‚ and show dedication in each of these activities‚ they will
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Are electric cars a more sustainable method of transport than diesel or petrol powered cars? In this Case Study‚ I explored whether electric cars are as eco-friendly as they claim to be‚ providing a sustainable method of transport that could significantly reduce our carbon footprints if we all ditched the convectional vehicles‚ and changed to electric cars. I found many arguments both for and against electric cars. Electric cars are powered by an electric motor which draws its power from an on-board
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