happiness—all commonly reduced to the concept of utility) subject to constraints. These constraints—or scarcity—inevitably define a tradeoff. For example‚ one can have more money by working harder‚ but less time (there are only so many hours in a day‚ so time is scarce). One can have more apples only at the expense of‚ say‚ fewer grapes (you only have so much land on which to grow food—land is scarce). Adam Smith considered‚ for example‚ the trade-off between time‚ or convenience‚ and money. He
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From The Way to Rainy Mountain A single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma‚ north and west of the Wichita Range. For my people‚ the Kiowas‚ it is an old landmark‚ and they gave it the name Rainy Mountain. The hardest weather in the world is there. Winter brings blizzards‚ hot tornadic winds arise in the spring‚ and in summer the prairie is an anvil’s edge. The grass turns brittle and brown‚ and it cracks beneath your feet. There are green belts along the rivers and creeks‚ linear groves
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Flowing through "On the Rainy River" and the "Red Convertible" Rivers constantly flow‚ never stopping to take a break. Rivers symbolize no beginning or end. They are rather continuousness and ever gushing‚ sometimes elegantly and other times rigidly. Rivers are powerful and almighty‚ carrying with it anything that crosses its path and stopping only to none. Rivers define boundaries‚ and create obstacles for people when they encounter one another. In "On the Rainy River" by Tim O’Brien and
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Lambo‚ Ellonah Mei B. PSYCH 1 (7:30-10:30 TTH) BSBA 2 SECRET WINDOW The movie is about writing and the insanity of writers. For those of you unfamiliar with the process...imagine spending months or even years of your life working on a painting that you yourself can never see. You become so close to what you create that you have no idea if it’s any good‚ and the growing doubt of your own ability along with the fear of wasting so much time and effort will most definitely have you pulling your
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Page 1 of 2 BAYLHAM CARE CENTRE POLICY No : 01 - 153 JOB DESCRIPTION - CARE ASSISTANT – DAY/NIGHT SHIFT Version 2 Updated October 2012 Reporting to: Ms. Fairburn-Dorai Accountable to: Ms. Vikki Brewer Main Purpose of the Role To effectively assist in the management of the delivery of care support services to older people and to those with a range of disabilities living in the nursing home in accordance with the company’s policies‚ procedures and practices and according to specifications
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India is mostly a hot country. The summer season starts in April and goes up to the month of October every year. The months of April‚ May and June are very hot almost all over the country. The rainfall in India occurs mainly in summer season. The months of rain are from June to September. All rains in India are brought by monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean. They start blowing in the month of June and cover the entire country by the middle of June. The months of May and June are extremely hot. The
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Gaddiel O. Matira Is it fair to hold individuals responsible for a choice society pressured them to make? Canada might have been one of the best places in the world but for me and Tim‚ Canada is a lot more than that. For Tim O’ Brien’s “On the Rainy River”‚ Canada is freedom: freedom from the draft letter that pressures him to go to war‚ freedom from the war that he never understood and always hated‚ freedom from the dirt‚ tent‚ and mosquitoes‚ freedom from that dense greasy pig-stink and blood
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In the sixty-fourth paragraph in Tim O’Brien’s "On the Rainy River" chapter‚ the author uses some rhetorical devices such as repetition‚ fragments‚ and an allusion to help make his argument more effective. He uses repetition of words like "a crushing sorrow‚ sorrow like I had never known it before." to show how distressed he was over the fact that his dream to run away to Canada will never come true. Another repetition of words was when he was describing his childhood he kept saying how "I saw
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are so many perspectives people may pursue in defining Hiking. But in a nutshell‚ Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments‚ often in mountainous or other sceneries. Walking in nature may be trendy these days simply because Hiking counts as moderate aerobic exercise. Engaging in 30 minutes or more of physical activity improves your cardiovascular fitness‚ which means your heart and lungs can more efficiently deliver oxygen to working muscles. As a result
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Our Choice … or Theirs? In Tim O’Brien’s “On the Rainy River”‚ Tim is faced with the most difficult decision of his life. The Vietnam War is unfolding overseas and Tim is drafted into the military. As Tim has the option of staying and fighting a war he doesn’t believe in or facing the embarrassment of fleeing to Canada‚ O’Brien illustrates how other’s opinions sway our decisions in life more than we think they do. Tim battles himself over what should be an easy choice. Will he stay or go? His
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