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    Zines‚ smaller versions of magazines and pronounced like the 5 last letters of the original words‚ originated around the 1930s as a counter culture to the mainstream publications. Women of marginalized identities were able to use zines as a way of sharing their voices with the world and create dialogues with their peers (Arnold 2016). Now a days‚ zines have become more mainstream‚ but continue to uphold the principles of providing a space for women‚ and can vary from topics of the mundane to complex

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    ASSIGNMENT ON AMERICAN LITERATURE A view on “THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP” – Bret Harte 1. The story starts with a unique event. What is it? What significance can you attach to the event? The story is commenced by a unique event which is the birth of a boy in the gold mining camp where “Deaths were not unusual in Roaring Camp; but a birth was big news”. Particularly‚ the appearance of the baby‚ an orphan now‚ in the “roaring” land among all men who were either fugitives‚ criminals‚ or prospectors

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    look for‚ but when it comes to power it changes everything to violence. Humanity is cruel and unique in many different ways to make things change‚ that affects many from time when‚ its need of helping others. In the story “The Life You Safe May Be Your Own”‚ by Flanner O’Conner‚ as the story begins‚ and old woman and her thirty-year-old‚ mentally handicapped daughter‚ are sitting on their porch. Tom Shiftlet‚ a wandering one-armed man‚ becomes known with Lucynell Crater. That night‚ the Lucynell Crater

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    I read the article titled “Choose Your Own Identity” by Bonnie Tsui. The author starts off by using a personal anecdote about her son and that he should consider what his race should be(White or Asian). She states ”It wasn’t until 2000 that the Census Bureau started letting people choose more than one race category to describe themselves‚ and it still only recognizes five standard racial categories: white‚ black/African-American‚ American Indian/Alaska Native‚ Asian‚ Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

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     success  but   luck  has  also  some  role  to  achieve  those  successes.  So  many  people  in  this  world   work  very  hard  but  still  do  not  meet  their  dreams  and  goals.  From  my  everyday   experience  and  observation  I  can  totally  disagree  with  the  statement.  I  think   people  should  have  good  luck  also  to  lead

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    Describe how your own work must be influenced ..’ is to do with the duty of care that professionals agree to recognise and comply with when undertaking a role in children’s care‚ learning & development sector. Maybe look at how the special educational needs code of practice impacts on what you do or who you contact in your setting. What does your job contract list as its minimium standards for duties and responsibilities that you’re expected to work with‚ perform to & where wanted beyond in your daily

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    coursework‚ I am applying the strategic management model to my own case. I will follow the process and identify the different elements such as my vision and mission‚ career objectives‚ self appraisal‚ the opportunities and threats operating in the job market‚ the career advancement strategies that I may choose and how I could implement these strategies‚ and evaluate my performance. In applying the model of strategic management in my own case‚ I intend to do it in line with the organization that I

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    In Is the American Dream Over‚ Cal Thomas elaborates on the article previously published by Bob Herbert‚ Hiding from Reality. In Thomas’ article he habitually blames the liberals for the government’s decline. He frequently directs attacks right into the faces of all of his readers‚ whether liberal or conservative. His stance is not only completely biased‚ but it is offensive to the liberal audience. Thomas’ piece is composed of stabs at liberals for ruining the economy‚ letting the government get

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    While reading “The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚” I couldn’t decide who was worse between Mr. Shiflet and Mrs. Crater. When I finished reading I decided Mr. Shiflet was worse because of how manipulative he was. Mr. Shiflet was able to manipulate how and what people thought and what people talked about with him. When Mrs. Crater would ask Mr. Shiflet a question about why he is at her house he would respond with a different question or tell her a story about the doctor in Atlanta that cut a human

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    Joy Luck Club Plot The eight main characters of the movie all had to contend with different types of conflicts‚ some such as Waverly’s Mother had to endure a type of social conflict from the 1st wife and other concubines‚ the unjust discrimination of the husband’s family‚ while other characters such as Mei-mei had to endure a life of living under the shadow of Waverly. But each of the characters despite having different types of conflicts be it elemental‚ physical or psychological‚ all had

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