Ron Santa Teresa Con una población de más de 23 millones de habitantes‚ una extensión de casi un millón de kilómetros cuadrados y más de 2.800 kilómetros de playas tropicales‚ Venezuela‚ la puerta de entrada de América del Sur‚ tiene el triple privilegio de ser caribeña‚ andina y amazónica. Descubierta por Cristóbal Colón en su tercer viaje a América‚ cuando finalmente llegó a tierra firme en 1498‚ Venezuela -que hasta 1811 fuera colonia española- es hoy el quinto exportador de petróleo del mundo
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I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate Candy for breakfast‚ I had to have cereal‚ eggs or toast. When others Had cokes and candy for lunch‚ I had to eat a sandwich. As you can Guess‚ my supper was different than the other kids’ also. But at least‚ I wasn’t alone in my sufferings. My sister and two Brothers had the same mean mother as I did. My mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times. You’d Think we were on a chain gang. She had to
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When I was first asked to give a talk on mothers‚ since it would be mother’s day. I started wondering how Mother’s Day came to be. I was surprised to discover that Mother’s Day has a history longer than Christianity! Ancients celebrated Isis (Mother of the Pharaohs)‚ Rhea (Greek Mother of the Gods)‚ and Cybele (The Great Mother). The worship of these ancient goddesses is similar to the reverence we show to Mary‚ Jesus’ mother as these Mother Goddesses are often depicted with a baby in arms.
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altruism occur. If altruism is behavior derived from an evolutionary standpoint‚ acts of altruism essentially hold some genetic basis in humans. Why is there an aversion towards certain “selfless” acts of altruism? Considering ancestral humans lived and thrived in social groups‚ would it not have been beneficial for selfless behavior to be encouraged rather than discouraged. In the case of the man who desired to donate both his second kidney‚ an act that would cost him his life‚ would evolution not encourage
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Single parent‚ Teenaged mothers‚ Unmarried mothers Shawna Wilson Psychology 101 Dr. Syed October 24‚ 2012 While single parenting is not a choice many people would intentionally make‚ it can have its rewards. Many times single parents discover they are capable of doing more than they ever thought possible and that they
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Running head: Demographic Paper Single Unemployed Mothers (Demographic Paper) Brittney Williams September 17‚ 2012 HCS/490 Single Unemployed Mothers (Demographic Paper) A mother is a tough job at hand‚ but thinks for a second about a mother who is unemployed as well as a mother with an absent parent; the issue is many within one. The state of Michigan is experiencing an all-time high increase of unemployed people‚ suffering in poverty. The question at hand is how the demographic issue is
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In Mother tongue‚ Amy writes how her mother who couldn’t speak well Standard English was treated unfairly in the foreign land. In this essay‚ she mentions some stories related to her childhood experiences which were happened to them. "... I had plenty of empirical evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores‚ at banks‚ and in restaurants did not take her seriously‚ did not give her good service‚ pretended not to understand her‚ or even acted as if they did not hear her." Amy
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Mothers tongue analysis Profound writer and best-selling novelist Amy Tan is well known for her works which tends to explores mother daughter relationships. In her narrative essay “Mother Tongue” she discusses the discrimination and prejudice opinions on “broken English”. Amy makes the readers realizes how not being an American can not only influence the way we speak English‚ but have an effect on how we handle real life situations. She does so by incorporating her mother’s real life struggles
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one of which is language. “The power of language can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or a simple truth” (FYR: 84). Language is used daily in our lives‚ and therefore plays a significant role in shaping our identity. The narrative “Mother Tongue” depicts the variations of the English language‚ and the nature of talk. Amy Tan also shares the story of her mother’s “broken” English and how this limited her perception of hers mother’s communication with others. Language can be developed
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Working Mothers Many women today are facing choices that their mothers never had to face. One of these choices is whether or not to go back to work after having a child. This was practically unheard of in the 1950 ’s. In the 1990 ’s it is not whether the mother will or will not go back to work‚ rather a question of when. When did the choice become set in stone? Why do the mothers of today have to work outside the home versus working in the home‚ much like their mothers did. When one thinks
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