There’s been a lot of discussion over the years about the proper way to refer to someone with dwarfism. Many people who have the condition prefer the term "little person" or "person of short stature." For some‚ "dwarf" is acceptable. For most‚ "midget" definitely is not. But here’s an idea everyone can agree on: Why not simply call a person with dwarfism by his or her name? Being of short stature is only one of the characteristics that make a little person who he or she is. If you’re the
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THE VISIT OF THE SWAN | Make friends among people who are like you | | Once there lived a swan by the side of a big lake. The lake was situated in the middle of a dense forest. The swan was passing his days happily‚ until one day‚ an owl came there. He drank the water of the lake and started living there. "This is an isolated place‚" said the swan to the owl. "Besides‚ the lake goes dry during the summer season. It is better that you go to some other place to live in." But the
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3. Depreciation percentage=$1‚640‚200/$15‚411‚620 = 10.64% New Fixed Assets=$15‚411‚620 + $30‚000‚000 = $45‚411‚620 $45‚411‚620*.1064 = $4‚831‚796 new depreciation Pro forma Income Statement Sales ($36‚599‚300*1.12) $40‚991‚216 Cost of Goods Sold ($26‚669‚496*1.12) 29‚869‚836 Other Expenses ($4‚641‚000*1.12) 5‚197‚920 Depreciation 4‚831‚796 EBIT 1‚091‚664 Interest 573‚200 Taxable Income 518‚464 Taxes
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Moral virtue would be a difficult concept to grasp if one were to search and seize such a thing. A consistent idea of virtue isn’t easily defined‚ for its ambiguity lets us to believe our own perception is the correct one. By doing so‚ everyone is right‚ in their own sense‚ yet they are also wrong. This never-ending debate would never cease‚ therefore our efforts would render useless. A common ground is required for some kind of agreement between us. In The Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle provides
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The 1950’s-60’s70’s-80’s Miranda Moultrie Nixon Back Again The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial presidential election‚ held on Tuesday‚ November 5‚ 1968. Moon Shot On July 21‚ 1969‚ President Nixon spoke from the Oval Office to Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin at the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon‚ Americans Neil Armstrong and Woodstock A village in New York state
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Ambiguities of Madness: Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw Henry James developed a polemical novella when he penned The Turn of the Screw in 1898. His twelve installments for Collier’s Weekly permitted extensive access of this ambiguous text to more citizens. This coupled with the magazine’s affordability‚ prompted discussion amongst its readers who debated the twists and turns of the developing tale. As James eloquently unfolded his pot-boiler‚ he literally turned the screw by allowing his readers
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The ways of avoiding computer-related health problems Avoid computer related health problems Excessive use of computers can lead to a lot of health problems like stress‚ insomnia‚ poor eyesight‚ fatigue‚ weakness‚ clumsiness‚ tremors‚ stiffness and pains. If you have to work with computers‚ or like to do it‚ it is advisable to do something to improve health. One way to do this is to practice Qigong. A good Qigong method should help you body and your mind improve and take away these kinds
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influence on people´s personality features‚ clothing has become what. Over the 50’s and 80’s decades‚ it was suffered as many changes as the history its self has had. The main point on this essay is to compare or contrast the 80’s and 50’s fashion tendencies‚ and representative trends. First of all‚ I found remarkable to notice that during the 50’s‚ clothing could have the opproral of trousers and jeans for ladies and that elegance has been one very important thing since then. About the 80’s decade‚ we notice
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MORALISSUES FILESHARING Story from BBC News: http://bit.ly/tenenbaum Worksheet written by James Greenwood. http://www.james-greenwood.com American student Joel Tenenbaum was taken to court for downloading and sharing songs using the peer-to-peer file sharing program Kazaa. Under US law‚ recording companies are entitled to $750 to $30‚000 per infringement‚ or more if the jury believes the infringements were wilful. In the first case of this kind‚ a Minnesota jury awarded $80‚000 per
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Miracle Okereke (16+ category) 1 GOLDEN The Olympics has spelled us all‚ We all own bikes now‚ riding across our chartered streets Whilst strutting our stuff in our skin tight spandex shorts‚ We are aware we look like fools however‚ In our pixelated vision we are peddling for gold. Yesterday‚ as I rode by‚ I watched the brown leaves slowly float away Whilst the branches wept like clingy mothers‚ In the still noon I watched this departure The leaves like snowflakes fell silently Then
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