Tattoos are used as a form of rebellion and intimidation‚ creating a dominant position for gang members. Renowned economist Peter Orszag stated that “tattoos reflects an anti-establishmentarianism trend. Getting a tattoo is a painful procedure that closes off potential job opportunities. It’s also closely linked with younger people who engage in riskier behaviors. Those who get tattoos make it apparent that they don’t buy into established norms set by an antiquated elite.” Within gangs‚ “a whopping
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THE COUNTRY Mexico‚ officially the United Mexican States (31 States) is located in North America although culturally it identifies more with South and Central American countries. It has been independent from the Spanish Empire since 1821 and went through a tumultuous post-independence period that led to the Mexican Revolution in 1910. The Mexican revolution later culminated with the promulgation of the 1917 Constitution and the emergence of the country’s current political system. Mexico is one
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Conjugar los verbos regulares‚ irregulares y reflexives LOS VERBOS REGULARES: TrabajAR VivIR VendER Yo -o -o -o Tu -as -es -es El‚ ella‚ usted -a -e -e Nosotros/as -amos -imos -emos Vosotros/as -ais -is -eis Ellos/as‚ usted -an -en -en Verbos regulares: FabricAR (to manufacture)‚ EstudiAR (to study) LOS VERBOS IRREGULARES: Preferir Querer (To want) Poder (To can) Yo prefiero quiero puedo Tu prefieres quieres puedes El‚ ella‚ usted
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historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen based on the life of Solomon Northup and his memoir Twelve Years a Slave. The film was released on October 18‚ 2013‚ starring award-winning actors and actresses‚ Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup‚ Lupita Nyong’o as Patsey‚ Brad Pitt as Samuel Bass‚ and Benedict Cumberbatch as William Ford. McQueen received near-universal praise by audiences and critics for McQueen’s directing‚ the acting‚ and the dedication to depicting Solomon Northup’s story. McQueen
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Pragmatics 16:2/3.329-360 (2006) International Pragmatics Association SPONTANEOUS AND NON-SPONTANEOUS TURN-TAKING Maite Taboada Abstract Turn-taking is usually considered to follow a simple set of rules‚ enacted through a perhaps more complicated system of signals. The most significant aspect of the turn-taking process is that‚ in most cases‚ it proceeds in a very smooth fashion. Speakers signal to each other that they wish to either yield or take the turn through syntactic‚ pragmatic‚ and prosodic
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M12/1/A1ENG/SP1/ENG/TZ2/XX 22120091 ENGLISH A1 – STANDARD LEVEL – PAPER 1 ANGLAIS A1 – NIVEAU MOYEN – ÉPREUVE 1 INGLÉS A1 – NIVEL MEDIO – PRUEBA 1 Wednesday 2 May 2012 (morning) Mercredi 2 mai 2012 (matin) Miércoles 2 de mayo de 2012 (mañana) 1 hour 30 minutes / 1 heure 30 minutes / 1 hora 30 minutos INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. Do Write a commentary on one passage only. It is not compulsory for you to respond directly
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Spanish culture Spain is a very geographic diverse country‚ ranging from deserts‚ beaches‚ and mountains. Spain is deeply rooted in tradition due to the many outside influences throughout time. Spain is the third largest country in Europe. Spain became part of NATO‚ and then joined the European Union in 1986. After this the economy of Spain increased significantly‚ placing Spain firmly on the Western economy map and gained major trading partners. The country is a highly developed and stable democracy
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“ Que pasa “(what’s up)my grandpa said over the phone. “ I’m just at home con mi mama”‚ I replied. “ Yo y tu Nana Amanda vamos ir a México mañana quieres venir?”(your grandma Amanda and I are going to Mexico do you want to come?) I said “ Espere le voy a preguntar a mi mama”(hold on i’m going to ask my mom). I asked my mom if I could go and she said ‚“I’m not going to be able to go I have notes to write for work over the weekend.” I said‚ “ You have notes but I don’t‚ so can I go.” My mom said
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In today’s world‚ people are valued by the color of their skin and are categorized based on the amount of money one posses in their savings account. But in America today a very generalized group of Americans are being hunted everyday with inequality in workforce‚ American society‚ judicial system‚ education and etc. Racial Minorities are encountered in a very poorly manner‚ arguably minorities blame “white supremacy and white privilege” being the reason why a chain of black lives have been lost
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Valores representativos de derechos Derivados Concepto de Inversión Definición: Rendimiento al vencimiento Implicancias – – – sobre: Consumo Ahorro Inversión Concepto de Valor Presente (o Valor Futuro Descontado): Un $ hoy NO vale lo mismo que mañana Concepto de Inversión Tasa de interés simple I = $10 / $100 = 0‚10 = 10% Si se realiza el ejercicio para varios períodos a una tasa r: Hoy $100 Año 1 $110 Año 2 $121 Año 3 $133 Año n $100*(1+r)^n El ejercicio también puede ser al inverso
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