American Loan Sharks Throughout history‚ Americans have worked hard and saved their money to achieve the American dream. In spite of these core values‚ something significant happened to the American culture that effected the financial position of half of American consumers. Charles R. Geisst‚ author of Collateral Damaged explains that‚ “Since banks and finance companies developed and began to provide the necessary means or credit to achieve the American dream‚ debt has
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Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda JOB OBJECTIVES: To contribute to the nationalism and patriotism of the Filipino people; to inspire the Filipino youth of today. PERSONAL IDENTITY: Sex: Male Place/Date of Birth: Calamba‚ Laguna/ June 19‚1861 Religion: Roman Catholic Marital Status: Single Address: Calamba‚ Laguna‚ Philippines Mother’s Name: Teodora Alonzo y Quintos Father’s Name: Francisco Mercado Rizal EDUCATION: (1869 – 1872)
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humanity‚ the result is obvious‚ which of us think of ourselves as being as human as we believed ourselves to be before.” said the doctor’s wife. The spreading of violence throughout the book Blindness‚ sexual or not‚ all contributes to the statement Jose Saramago is making about humanity. In this novel he stripped the world of culture‚ race‚ and class. Instead‚ those with little moral range and much greed for power. No matter how "good" or “bad” a person may have been considered
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Jose Rizal‚ our national hero‚ was one of the Filipinos who asked for reforms. These reforms will grant the ultimate dream of the reformists; assimilation. Filipinos will be given the rights that they deserve. Rizal choose to seek for reforms than to start a revolution because he knew that Philippines was not yet ready to stand on its own (during his time). Rizal used his liberal ideas in asking for reforms. Rizal joined the Circulo Hispano Filipino when he was still in Europe. This organization
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MADRID -- 1 JANUARY 1883 - NOVEMBER 1884 1st January 1883 Night‚ I don’t know what vague melancholy‚ an indefinable loneliness‚ smothers my soul. It is similar to the profound sadness that cities manifest after a tumultuous rejoicing‚ to a city after the happiest celebration. Two nights ago‚ that is‚ 30 December‚ I had a frightful nightmare when I almost died.1 I dreamed that‚ imitating an actor dying on the stage‚ I felt vividly that my breath was failing and I was rapidly losing my strength.
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“Man loves liberty‚ even if he does not know that he loves it…” José Martí’s word have never rang more true. There never been a more liberty-loving generation than my own‚ and never one that was so far from understanding how to achieve it. I am regularly encountered by those who are genuinely believers of expanded personal freedoms‚ yet tout a system that not only temporarily represses personal freedoms‚ but if allowed to act in the long run‚ fully extinguishes them. Many times‚ for the sake of civility
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Contrary to popular belief‚ sharks do not commonly attack humans‚ but humans commonly attack sharks. People all around the world remove shark fins and leave the shark to die. This not only damages shark populations‚ but it also damages the economy and deprives many of much needed food. There are laws in place to regulate shark finning‚ but unfortunately‚ not everyone abides by the law. Some may argue that killing “vicious” animals is not something to be thought about twice‚ but shark finning is an inhumane
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Over seventy-three million sharks are killed a year due to shark finning. Shark finning is the process of removing shark fins at sea and discarding the shark’s body into the ocean while they are still alive. Sharks are a vital component of the ecosystem where shark finning threatens the stability of the food chain. Shark finning is diminishing not only the sharks‚ but the quality to sustain life among the bodies of water. Putting sharks to their death is inhumane by severely disrupting or unbalancing
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on average‚ 10 people are killed by sharks‚ yet every second 3 sharks are killed by humans. II. Thesis: Sharks are a vital part of our ecosystem‚ and killing them disrupts the delicate balance of the ocean. III. Credibility statement: For most of my life I have been a shark enthusiast so shark finning is an issue I stay very informed on through various academic sources. IV. Purpose statement: I am going to explain to you today why we need to keep sharks in the ocean and out of the soup.
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1. Introduction “Sharks are beautiful animals‚ and if you’re lucky enough to see lots of them‚ that means you’re in a healthy ocean.You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks. There many varieties of sharks in the ocean such as the great white shark and the whale shark which only eats plankton. Shark attacks are very rare there are are about 16 shark attacks per year in the United States‚ with one fatality every two years. sharks keep the ocean clean by keeping the fish population
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