A love letter to my country: from a transgender Filipina InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 Mga minamahal kong kababayan (To my beloved Philippines): I know that it has been an emotional three weeks to all of us who have been affected by the death of Jennifer Laude‚ the 26-year-old transgender woman whose lifeless body was found with her head in a motel toilet in Olongapo City‚ Philippines on October 11‚ 2014. I know‚ too‚ that Jennifer Laude’s story has divided us as a nation. While
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Simon says: Love and serve your neighbors As an attorney who had barely hung his shingle in the Elliot Park Neighborhood in 2008‚ Simon Trautmann ’03 received an unexpected invitation: to be the lawyer for a community activist organization. Trautmann was a Christian; the organization served the Muslim community. “The ink was still wet on my law degree‚” Trautmann recalled. “It was a big step to determine if I could be a zealous advocate for a Muslim youth organization. I worried that maybe I was
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Business Plan: Paper Recycle & Reuse 1. Introduction a. The name of my business is “All Papers”. b. The business is about recycle and reuse paper 2. Business Description a. The company will collect the second hand paper‚ cardboard box and textbooks then turns into pencil‚ gift box and white papers. b. Paper is one of the most common daily use‚ recycle paper will have a low cost to get the processed materials and low risk. c. The main goal for this business is
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“Neighbor Rosicky” is a short story written by Willa Cather. As the story starts‚ the setting is In Dr. Burleigh’s office where he tells Rosicky‚ a sixty-five year old man that he had a bad heart. When asked if his heart was bar‚ Rosicky protest‚ “So! No‚ I guess my heart has always been pretty good.” (Litz‚ 1994‚ p 301). The plot of the story is‚ in essence‚ man verses mortality or death. Rosicky has had some ups and downs in his life but‚ he is happy and loves his land‚ family‚ and people in general
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June 20’ 12 Dear Richard Sigmund‚ My name is Kimberly I’m fifteen years old and I bought your book “ My Time in Heaven” yesterday (June 19’ 12). I got the idea to start reading books about people dying and coming back life after the day that I went to the carnival last week. I went to the carnival with my family and on my way back home we started to talk about how if you play a song backwards you hear another message. Its called backmasking. If you don’t know what it means I’d rather you look
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Using Language to Persuade – ‘Bans Will Protect Your Unruly Little Darlings’ Jo Thornely. The recent news of Drummoyne Public School’s ban on handstands has led to much criticism of parents being overprotective of their children. In her article‚ ‘Bans will protect your unruly little darlings’ (featured in the daily Telegraph‚ August 29‚ 2012)‚ Jo Thornely argues that Parents are too safety conscious of their children and are breathing down schools’ backs in order to keep their children safe. Thornely
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The pros of recycle product packaging which helps to bring down the cost of production and reduce the use of raw materials required to produce product packaging (Friends of the Earth). According to National Environment Agency (NEA)‚ with the growth of population and economy‚ solid waste generated increased from 7.67 million tonnes in 2015 to 7.81 million tonnes in 2016. Moving towards to Zero Waste Nation‚ NEA imposed waste minimization and implementing 3R (Reduce‚ Reuse and Recycle) to minimize
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Dweck’s Moves to Persuade I have a strong belief that we will all redefine our way of thinking when we read the book‚ Mindset. Based on clear evidences‚ Dweck proved the success of a growth mindset and inspires and convinces the readers via the use of three writing moves: ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos. First‚ Dweck uses ethos to persuade readers. For example‚" Did you know that Darwin and Tolstoy were considered ordinary children? That Ben Hogan‚ one of the greatest golfers of all time‚ was
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How Advertisements Persuade You The creators of advertisements try to create a rhetorical situation by creating a certain tone or image in dating website advertisements. A commercial for example is trying to persuade you or inform you into doing or knowing something. Online dating has become very popular. Online dating websites allow you to socialize with other individuals seeking same interest as you. Match‚ E harmony‚ and Christian mingle create rhetorical situations‚ which make single
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Hello Friend‚ I have decided to write a letter to you about drinking‚ which I didn’t think I would have to do. Anyway let’s start. Drinking is very dangerous if you consume a lot. You can have liver damage‚ brain damage and many other problems that will eventually lead to death. When you drink you could get into a car with a complete stranger and they could start driving under the influence of alcohol‚ which can result into a car crash which could take your life. Anything could happen when you’re
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