4705350-6858000 A Positive Correlation in life lessons My selection for Response‚ out of all the reading that could be chosen‚ I chose the short story Ironing by Esmeralda Santiago. Inside this story Santiago talks about herself being the main character. She states in the beginning her mother being over loaded with Raymond’s doctor visits and medication refills‚ while unloading on their personal funds. Leading to her mother having to locate other sources of employment. These ranging from Cooking
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Strong of will and true to honor‚ Sen. Miriam attracts respect and commends obedience and embark on a continuous search for principles not to stop at every milestone. She has a high record of educational attainment and her numerous accomplishments manifest her sensational intelligence‚ fierce temper and sharp tongue. She received magna cum laude in Bachelor of Arts and earned Bachelor of Laws‚ cum laude from the University of the Philippines. Sen. Santiago studied in different universities abroad
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The short story Miriam‚ written by Truman Capote‚ is a mysterious story that arouses questions and confusions over the course of the development of the protagonist. The protagonist‚ Mrs. H.T. Miller lives by herself ever since the death of her husband‚ and is now going through intense mental breakdowns due to being reclusive besides going to the grocery store a few blocks away. Her life is plain and normal‚ until she meets a ten year old girl dressed in an odd looking outfits standing in front of
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their affairs being made public by sneaky reporters. A recent incident in the Philippines shed some light on the boundaries between press freedom and the right to privacy. The bedlam in NAIA involving Claudine Barretto‚ her husband Raymart Santiago and Ramon Santiago is a case worth studying. A fight broke out and for the rest of the week; the conservative Filipinos were abuzz with the news of the unruly celebrities. The unfortunate incident at NAIA brought anew to public attention the issue on whether
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Well educated and honorable soldier for the Spanish Army‚ Pedro goes to the New World in search of fame and adventure. Along his journey he meets Ines and together they fall in love and lead an expedition to Chile to found the colony and the city of Santiago. In addressing the question as to who was more instrumental to the conquest and settlement of Chile during this timeframe‚ we bring to light both contributions made by both characters‚ Ines and Pedro. But overall after viewing the contributions made
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Negi writes that “the person she was becoming when we left was erased‚ and another one was created. The Puerto Rican Jíbara who longed for the green quiet of a tropical afternoon was to become a hybrid who would never forgive the uprooting” (209). Santiago isn’t happy about leaving her home but she understands that there will be a change in her identity‚ she can no longer be a Jíbara‚ but instead has to assimilate. When Negi arrives in New York she is exposed to a different environment. New York isn’t
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Santiago Calatrava was born on July 28th 1951 in the town of Benimamet near Valencia‚ Spain. Calatrava is a name passed down from a medieval order of knights; and Benimamet is a town mainly populated by Jewish converts to Catholicism. The family on both sides was engaged in the agricultural export business‚ which gave them an international outlook that was rare during the Franco dictatorship. Calatrava attended secondary school located in Valencia. At the age of eight he attended the Arts and Crafts
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1) What is the problem at WCBA? The problem at WCBA seems to be the new recruits do not know the full responsibility of on-air comments and the legal aspects of their actions. While Ann gives the new students a handout regarding policies and procedures‚ she may need to have a breakout training session on the handouts where the students discuss and then sign an agreement to their understanding of the legalities and seriousness of their correct comments. 2) Using SLII as a basis‚ what would you
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Nellie Tayloe Ross played an important role in creating the United States by contributing her leadership and opinions; changing many aspects of culture towards women. Nellie was part of many organizations‚ performed countless speeches‚ taught children and adults‚ and also became the first woman governor in the United States. She was a southern woman‚ born in Missouri. She was raised on a farm where she learned dedication and hard work. This same dedication helped her throughout her career of politics
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Miriam is a short story written by Truman Capote. The story is about a women name Mrs. Miller who is a widow in lives alone. One day she came across this little girl name Miriam‚ which is so wired because her name is Miriam also. The little girl‚ will just not leave Mrs. Miller alone. The story can be just Mrs. Miller imagination of how lonely she is. According to the story‚ “it gave her a queer sensation. And no one was in the room” (42). This shows how this is just Mrs. Miller imagination. How
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