After reading the last paragraph of the article by Jane Jacobs‚ I cannot help but thinking which type of person in her description I belong to. Am I the “transient person” who lives in the high-rent tenants and does not take care of the neighborhood? Or‚ am I the “intervening type of person” who helps to care for the streets and is aware of whether people living around are safe? To my disappointment‚ I found myself closer to the former type. I have been moving from place to place since I left my
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of the many thousands? A bilingual person is one who has the knowledge or intelligence of knowing two or more languages. However‚ there are different levels and stages of bilingualism. There is individual bilingualism which is when a person knows his/her mother tongue and another language that is used in society‚ as well as elective bilingualism which is a person who chooses to learn a new language. There also is circumstantial bilingualism which describes a person that learns another language in order
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Graded Assignment Person of the Decade By the early 1990s‚ Soviet domination in Eastern Europe had ended. A number of individuals played a part in the collapse of the Soviet Union. Understanding the role that each played is an important part of understanding the process that changed European politics and geography. (50 points) 1. Using the information from the reading and from your online research‚ decide who you think should be named “Person of the Decade.” Then write a letter to the Time
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describe a sequence of events or tell a story. The logical arrangement of ideas and sentences in a narrative paragraph is chronological - according to time order. But what if you were asked to describe how something looks - a place‚ a thing‚ or a person? How should you arrange your ideas and sentences in the paragraph? Obviously‚ time order would not be logical. When you are describing the way something looks - its physical appearance - it is not time but space that is important. Therefore‚ you should
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unable to maintain regular‚ safe‚ and adequate housing‚ or lack‚ fixed‚ regular‚ and adequate nighttime residence”. There are many reasons that make families homeless; I think the most important reasons are poverty‚ job loss‚ and mental and physical health problems. Poverty makes families homeless. And it is the most important factor of homelessness because people who do not have money can’t provide a house‚ food‚ health care‚ and education. Homeless families typically live in cars‚ campgrounds
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Causes of a Toxic Person I used to deny my dad as being "Toxic". I made it seem like in my head that my dad was the best person to walk this planet. I never really saw his true colors‚ until I started understanding what my mom did not want me to know. My dad made me feel like everything was my fault. When in reality he was at fault for making me feel that way. Not to mention he made my mom feel worthless so he could feel good about his self. The causes of my dad being a toxic person are cheating along
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Mark McGuinness www.wishfulthinking.co.uk - inspiring creative professionals Photo by urbancow Some rights reserved This e-book published by Mark McGuinness‚ London 2008 Text © Mark McGuinness 2008 This e-book is published under a Creative Commons licence which allows you to copy and distribute the e-book as long as you keep it intact in its original format‚ credit the original author and do not use it for commercial purposes. Web: www.wishfulthinking.co.uk Blog: www.wishfulthinking
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TO BE A SOCIAL PERSON Ronald Q. Quinto Introduction My interest in this paper is the clarification of the person in relation to his being as a social person. In this view‚ I will discuss the concept of a person‚ its nature and social character; man’s relation with others and the responsibility of a person as he completes his task of self-becoming. That man is social by nature has long been recognized not only by Philosophy but even by Science. History shows how men depend on each other in
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accounting allows companies to adopt creative accounting and fraud techniques to bolster profits. Such techniques has seriously eroded the currency of accounting so as to hinder the development of economy. This essay introduces various parties involved in creative accounting and illustrates how they are being affected. After that‚ another cause induced by the economic environment will also be listed following by recommendations on reducing the likelihood of creative accounting and fraud. In general
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in my life who have greatly influenced me into the person I am today. The three people I chose were my mom‚ dad‚ and my friend. I chose these people because they have changed my life and made me a better person. I chose my mom because she is one of my role models and is always there for me every time I need help. She has a great influence in my life because she keeps me into getting into trouble and always encourages me to do my best. Another person I chose was my dad. I chose my dad because he is
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