Rape is a difficult subject to explain to others because it is traumatic experience that people not involved will be unable to deal with the situation. Laurie Anderson’s novel Speak focuses on this very issue. The protagonist‚ Melinda Sordino‚ must face the challenges of high school‚ family issues‚ and the inability to express herself. Mr. Freeman‚ David Petrakis‚ and sports are the things Melinda relies on to overcome the past that haunts her. Mr. Freeman is a factor that motivates Melinda Sordino
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Hay Mann Zaw (540415501) National Artifact Assignment (Part 1) Human Geography‚ Chiang Mai University Submitted to Professor Elizabeth Lunstrum 29th January‚ 2013 My Hometown‚ Mandalay as a National Artifact My name is Hay Mann Zaw. I’m a second year student majoring in Social Science at Chiang Mai University. I am a Myanmar who has been living in Mandalay‚ Myanmar my whole life until I came to study in Chaing Mai. I am very proud of my hometown and it makes me a nationalist in some ways
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of Nations Recommended Resources: Course Companion pp. 52-59‚ Waugh pp. 128-132‚ Walsh pp. 184-209‚ Williamson pp. 78 -85 Terms to Know Collective Security- a system of maintaining world peace and security by concerted action on the part of the nations of the world Enforcement- To impose Rapallo Treaty - The Treaty of Rapallo was an agreement signed in the Italian town of Rapallo on April 16‚ 1922 between Germany (the Weimar Republic) and Soviet Russia under which each renounced all territorial
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Civic sense‚ or rather the lack of it‚ is a topic that has been widely discussed and argued in India. Somehow‚ most Indians do not care much for civic sense. And this attitude is prevalent across all sections of society. People today are so driven towards their personal goals that civic sense as an ethic has become a low priority‚ almost a nuisance. But this attitude could be harmful for India in the long run. Civic sense has dropped to an all-time low in recent years‚ as is rather obvious from
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11th March 2012 To what extent can we trust our senses to tell us the truth? We perceive the world through our five senses: Sense perception is the active‚ selective and interpretative process of recording or becoming conscious of the external world. So can we really rely on our senses to tell us the truth? There are so many times when our senses can be influenced by instinct‚ emotion‚ and beliefs. For example‚ if we are in the middle of a forest and scared‚ we probably start to see
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09/11/2013 Language For a long time ago‚ people started to use language to communicate with each other. In different countries or areas‚ people use different language. Today‚ English is used as a general language that people use around the world. Second language speakers may encounter many difficulties‚ such as: a new language can cause confusion‚ learning a new language requires frequent usage; a person fist language may hinder process‚ and those who don’t speak English as a first language feel embraced
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The Five Senses I believe that touch is the most important of the five senses. Many people may consider their sense of sight to be the most important. The loss of sight is a tragedy‚ but life goes on. The loss of hearing is just as bad‚ but you can always adjust. If you lose your sense of smell‚ you won’t be able to smell but again‚ you’ll get by. Lose your sense of taste and food will be flavorless but you can still get by. However‚ if you lose your sense of touch you will also lose your
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Cafeteria Nation In One Nation‚ Slightly Divisible‚ David Brooks breaks down the country into two groups. Blue America‚ or the city‚ and Red America‚ the rural area. Brooks discusses the vast differences between each group as well as the stereotypes of each. For example‚ in his article he says‚ "We sail; they powerboat. We cross-country ski; they snowmobile. We hike; they drive ATV ’s. We have vineyard tours; they have tractor pulls. When it comes to yard work‚ they have rider mowers; we have illegal
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CUSTOMER SERVICE POLICY FOR THE TELEPHONE All telephone calls shall be answered promptly and in a professional and courteous manner in accordance with the DHHS guidelines for responding to telephone calls. Guidelines for the Telephone Please remember that when “the telephone rings three‚ it rings for thee.” Answering the telephone is every employee’s responsibility throughout the DHHS. As a general rule‚ telephones should be answered within three (3) rings and it becomes each employee’s job to
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Sense of Touch/Feeling The Skin Senses Consider the skin has remarkable versatility: It protects us against surface injury‚ holds in body fluids‚ and helps regulate body temperature. The skin also contains nerve endings that‚ when stimulated‚ produce sensations of touch‚ pain‚ warmth and cold. Like several other senses‚ these skin senses are connected to the somatosensory cortex located in the brain’s parietal lobes. The Somatosensory Cortex The skin’s sensitivity
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