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    would equip ourselves with ample knowlegde on the many ways to improve blind people’s standard of living and subsequently assist the blind towards better education and employment through right channels. We would raise awareness on the blind’s welfare among the people we know and influence them to support blind people. The government could establish a public institute for the blind‚ similar to public universities‚ to educate blind people in professional fields‚ such as law‚ accountancy‚ psychology

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    The infamous case of Kailey Oliver Machado had shocked the country and brought attention to the reality of prostitution rings in Canada. Machado was arrested at the age of 15 along with two other girls‚ in 2012 for her role in the human trafficking of teenage girls into a prostitution ring in Ottawa. She used social media sites to recruit girls for the underground prostitution ring. However‚ these girls did not necessarily consent and willingly comply with her demands. Instead‚ Machado victimized

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    THE DUCHESS AND THE JEWELLER Oliver Bacon‚ the jeweller‚ is really the only developed character in the short story "The Duchess and the Jeweller" by Virginia Woolf. The author uses the indirect stream-of consciousness technique as well as her own words to depicts the enterprising merchant as a many-sided man: He is both ambitious and sympathetic. The jeweller is highly arrogant and ambitious. His strutting smugness is evident through the animal metaphors used to portray him-from his physical

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    Another major sacrament that Dr. Oliver talked about was creation itself. For me‚ creations seems to be the sacrament of all sacraments as this is the center of all. Nothing is possible without the creation and creation is not possible without the creator‚ God. Like Dr. Oliver mentioned‚ “creation is sacramental…creation is a whole system of signs that point to its creator. By the very fact of being a creation‚ you are pointing to something that created it” (Oliver). Now‚ how exactly does creation

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    is anyone who has courage‚ perseverance‚ and does spontaneous acts of kindness without the intention of being recognized or rewarded. To explain‚ over the course of history‚ acts of heroism have become increasingly minute but just as effective. Oliver Stone once stated‚ “The simple acts of heroism are often overlooked- that’s very clear to me

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    evolutionary change. The Mexican tetra fish‚ Astyanax mexicanus‚ exists in two morphs: a sighted surface form and a blind cavefish form. The debate amongst scientists is rooted in the process by which the Mexican tetra became blind. Evolution demands progress‚ yet the blind Mexican tetra suggests regression‚ as it lost its vision over time. However‚ through the continuous studies of the blind Mexican tetra fish‚ scientists now realize that the purposeful loss of vision was triggered by a protein‚ HSP90

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    In Chapter 15: In the Moment: Music and Amnesia‚ Oliver Sacks describes the case of Clive Wearing‚ an eminent English musician‚ and musicologist who was struck by an overwhelming brain disease‚ a herpes encephalitis‚ that affected specifically the parts of his brain concerned with memory. Toward the start of his sickness‚ Clive would sometimes be perplexed at the odd things he encountered. For instance‚ his wife‚ Deborah‚ observed how one day‚ she saw him having something in his hand‚ and over and

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    Blind Lemon and Ray Charles It’s hard to sum up all the magnificent work that Ray Charles and Blind Lemon Jefferson have produced. Each with their own unique styles have greatly influenced the genre of blues and have touched the hearts of many; both overcoming difficult obstacles such as blindness. Blind Lemon Jefferson was born blind whereas Ray Charles started to lose his eye sight at 5 and later became completely blind at the age of 7 due to glaucoma. Blind Lemon was born on September

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    themselves as individuals who have nothing in common with their parents – but in fact they might have more in common with their elders than they think. The latter might be the case for the main character in Maggie O’Farrell’s short story “The Problem with Oliver”‚ Fionnuala‚ who is a perfect‚ and almost stereotypical‚ example of a teenager of the kind mentioned in the sentences above. This short story covers some of the greatest problems and themes‚ we are all likely to encounter in our own life somehow

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    Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street” is a critique on the hyper-materialistic society of America during the 1980’s. “Wall Street” not only explores American society during the 80’s but also criticizes the culture of excess and indulgence that marked the era. Broadly speaking‚ an entire generation of young Americans who came of age during Ronald Regan’s presidency would come to value the American ideals of prosperity‚ consumerism‚ and success. “Wall Street” is a representation of America during a period

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