The Story of the Aged Mother A Japanese Folktale by MATSUO BASHO Long‚ long ago there lived at the foot of the mountain a poor farmer and his aged‚ widowed mother. They owned a bit of land which supplied them with food‚ and their humble were peaceful and happy. Shining was governed by a despotic leader who though a warrior‚ had a great and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive of failing health and strength. This caused him to send out a cruel proclamation. The entire province was given
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back to this thing about their hands being lighter‚ and said it was like that because they always went about with their hands folded together‚ praying in secret. I thought this was so funny‚ this thing of the Blacks’ hands being lighter‚ that you should just see me now. I do not let go of anyone‚ whoever they are‚ until they tell me why they think that the palms of the Blacks’ hands are lighter. Doña Dores‚ for instance‚ told me that God made Blacks’ hands lighter so they would not dirty the food
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Market Information Size & Growth The ongoing habit of smoking among the teenagers in our country has become an alarming phenomenon. According to a survey conducted in 2005‚ nearly 25% of Bangladeshi teenagers aged 13-18 years are smokers. The survey also stated that the number of teen smokers increased almost 7% since 2000. Target Market Profile Our main target market is obviously not only those teenagers of Dhaka city who are smokers‚ but also the teenagers who might become smokers.
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making it the drug most used by American young people. The average age at which young people ages 12 to 17 begin to drink is 13 years old. The average age that underage drinkers ages 12 to 20 begin to drink is 16.1 years old.4 From 1979 to 2006‚ risk of binge drinking declined from 12- to 20-year old males but not females in this age range. NO reduction in binge drinking occurred for college males. In a national study‚ 13.8% of eighth-graders reported having at least one drink in the past 30 days‚ and
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Passive smoking means breathing in other people’s tobacco smoke. Exhaled smoke is called exhaled mainstream smoke. The smoke drifting from a lit cigarette is called sidestream smoke. The combination of mainstream and sidestream smoke is called second-hand smoke (SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Second-hand smoke is a common indoor pollutant in the home‚ making passive smoking a serious health risk for both those who smoke and those who do not. Children are particularly at risk of serious
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ongoing support from families and the health system or going to residential aged care of elderly in Australia. Especially‚ it deals with the issue of increasing ageing population in Australia includes statistical information highlighting some causes and telltales. The context presented is economic and social. It also looks at the effects that increasing of the ageing population has on society‚ the individual and the Australian economy. Australia is one of the most advantaged aged care systems
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There are many definitions of poverty. Poverty can be culturally specific. What may be defined as living in poverty in one culture may be different in another. Poverty can be defined as a lack of basic resources such as money to pay bills buy food etc. In Australia there are many different communities‚ families and individuals who experience lack of access to resources on a daily basis .Poverty is a major issue for social workers. This essay will explore poverty in relationship to the ageing community
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Throughout‚ history the question that is always brought up is “what should the legal drinking age be”? Many people argue that it should stay as is‚ twenty one and older and others debate the legal drinking age should be lower than twenty one‚ for example‚ eighteen. I personally‚ think the legal drinking age should not be changed‚ and it should remain the same at age twenty one. For this argument there are many pros and cons to both sides. Although‚ I think keeping the drinking age at twenty one
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CHAPTER 21 The Story of a Mother (Summary) Sisa ran quickly home‚ confused. She feared that the civil guards may have arrested his son Basilio already. When she reached home‚ she saw the two civil guards leaving with only her hen. She tried to walk past them but the civil guards caught her and demanded to know where her sons are. Sisa begged the guards for mercy‚ saying she does not know where her sons are nor does she have the gold coins they are accusing Crispin of stealing. With no other recourse
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Should Children Under 18 be Prosecuted as Adults? Most people will say that children under the age of eighteen should not be tried in adult court because they are still developing and aren’t quite set in their ways yet. The other side of the argument is that that they should be tried in adult court because if they do an adult crime they should be able to do the adult time. When Damien Echols‚ Jason Baldwin‚ and Jessie Misskelly where sentenced in the adult court room‚ the public had some mixed feelings
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