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    I dropped out of college many years ago to raise a family. During this period‚ I discipline my children to work hard in school and make good grades so that one day they can go to college. I always told my children by going to college and earn a Bachelor‚ Master or even a PHD will provide them great opportunities to achieve big dreams. At this point in my life after almost raising five children in which three of them are now in college‚ I still have regrets for not completing my studies. But it was

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    11th Hour

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    The 11th Hour The 11th Hour written and directed by Leila and Nada Conners is clearly propagandistic and openly gives audience a call to action. However while their goal is to persuade the viewer to their point of view‚ a lack of story caused me to lose interest and not engage as much in the film as most likely the filmmakers would have hoped. The film used several interviews combined with narration along with as many visuals possible to support the peoples’ statements and make them visually interesting

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    Higher education = People who can pay for it? Doesn’t this statement make you feel that —– Is money everything..??? Are our dreams are so smaller and the power of money so big that today we get to hear these statement……. In my opinion this statement is truly incorrect. India is a democratic country and every Indian has right to explore in every aspect as they want. “Education is life” and I think every person should be well-educated with a benevolent heart to progress in life. If each and every

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    People may be surprised to learn that even though I am in the field of business‚ I actually obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Information and Computer Science. Some people have told me that I wrong not to put my education into use. Initially‚ I wanted to become a successful computer engineer that can allow me to create more advanced technology to benefit the society. Right after I graduated I worked in a computer software company that makes software for law enforcements and national chained

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    The Detrimental Consequences of Watching Television Tokening as one of the most illustrious entertaining shows for people‚ television it is a technical scheme system for retrieving virtual frames occupying with sound and manifesting them on the electrical screen. Practically‚ TV symbolizes as a great companionship for people‚ since it serves them such as: tidings‚ merriment‚ ken and so on; concurrently‚ TV also provides them many disadvantages. First of all‚ it is able to make people’s eyes become

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    127 Hours ‘127 Hours’ directed by Danny Boyle‚ consists an array of narrative features in order to communicate the ‘true-story narrative’ of Aron Ralston and his horrific ordeal in the Blue John Canyon. The film follows Aron Ralston who is a young‚ independent‚ outgoing‚ experienced canyoneer who encounters a freak accident; whereby Aron falls from a crack in the canyon and an immovable boulder traps his arm between two tight canyon walls. Danny Boyle skilfully utilizes the narrative features of

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    In his article "Rich People Just Care Less" Goleman speaks out about the social distances between those with greater power compared to those with less. Goleman makes many effective points about the way higher class individuals act negatively towards lower class. Social power can shape certain relationships with people in both a negative and positive way. Having social power influences the behavior of many individuals. Goleman effectively persuades the lower status readers by providing many examples

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    Just Say No? We all know that making the choice to start smoking is most often an adolescent’s decision made in response to peer-pressure: teenagers wanting to appear cool‚ independent‚ sophisticated and glamorous to their friends. Anti-smoking commercials always seem to be directed at teens. I remember from my younger days‚ “Just say no” was a popular catch-phrase. Today‚ I can turn my television to any random station and‚ sooner rather than later‚ I am going to run across an anti-tobacco

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    Noa Zahavi Script Analysis 3/21/14 Midterm – The Hours Structure breakdown: Act 1: The 1st act reveals information about each protagonists’ state through a daily morning routine: Virginia Woolf’s mental illness and depression is revealed while conversing about the doctor’s visit with her husband‚ Leonard. Laura’s unhappiness as a housewife and mother is revealed through phony dialogues and empty glares‚ and Clarissa‚ a book editor who seems

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    Can I Get You Some Manners With That Opinion. “I said I want more lettuce on my sandwich‚ I’m paying for it and paying for you to make it my way.” The lady yelled at my Subway co-worker and didn’t even look at her in the eyes. Maria‚ my co-worker didn’t reply but went back to the prep room. That was one of the cases that I witnessed at my current job located at Pembroke Lakes Mall. Therefore‚ when I read the article “Can I Get You Some

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