I am responding to Hannah Kniphfer; Hannah chose to perform the poem Megan Married Herself for her performance of poetry. Hannah kept the introduction short and concise‚ she mentioned that the poet was famous for writing poems about acceptance‚ hope‚ and depression. Her choice of attire for this performance was a short all black dress‚ black boots‚ and heavier makeup than she would have normally worn. As she spoke the first few lines of the poem she threw dead rose petals on the ground with every
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The article‚ Family Structure and Adolescent Drug Use Exploration of Single-Parent Families (2009) written by‚ Hemovich and Crano look at the relation between drugs and families. As suggested by the article “early-onset cigarette and alcohol use among adolescents strongly predicts later marijuana use” (p.2100). It is important to note that the article also suggests that although there is less and less found usage of drugs use‚ adolescents continue to use and abuse substances. Family structure as
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1- In 1-3 sentences‚ please tell me what you believe to be the single most important point of this week’s reading and why you believe it to be the most important. The most important point of this weeks’ reading is how to make an effective oral and written presentation by using the Five S’s module. this can be done through making right strategy‚ structure and support your presentation by evidence and visual aids. This is the most important point because the effective presentation is considered as
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The Single Path of Javert In the novel‚ Les Miserables‚ Victor Hugo displays a lifestyle of a police officer named Javert with only one purpose; to serve justice. In the novel‚ Javert acts to what he truly believes is morally correct‚ but when his conscience gets the best of him‚ he overlooks his way of life leading up to his suicide. Javert has always been one to follow the law and believes there is a certain way of doing things and punishing people‚ even if it means his death. During the peasants
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Develop an argument for or against single sourcing and close supplier relationships in public sector procurement. Argue for single sourcing‚ or argue against single sourcing. State your claim‚ your reasoning‚ your evidence and any anticipated objections or rebuttals‚ and draw a conclusion. Definition Before anything else‚ I would like to clarify the difference between the single sourcing and sole sourcing. Single sourcing is refer to purchase from one selected supplier‚ though there may have other
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The percentage of children living in single parent families* nearly doubled between 1970 and 1995‚ in which 86 percent live with their mothers (U.S Bureau of the Census‚ 1996 cited in Sayad‚ Strong‚ & Vault‚ 1998‚ p.533). This increasing number of single mothers has led to a controversy in the way children are reared. Some regard these "broken homes" cause a number of badly brought up children. However I personally think that single mothers can raise good kids by using good parenting skills and closer
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Michelle Sanks 04/03/12 ENG 101 The Effects on Children with Single Parent In society today‚ there are a lot of single women and men that are parents. Single parenting is not only hard for the parents‚ but also hard on the children. Some children to tend to react or respond in a negative way when it comes to living in a one-parent household instead of two. The three main effects on children living in single parent homes are mental and emotional problems‚ academic problems‚ and low social
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Social Framing and its Cultural Influences Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‚ a Nigerian novelist states in her presentation‚ The Danger of a Single Story‚ that a “single story creates stereotypes‚ and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue‚ but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story” (The Danger of a Single Story). Briefly‚ this Ted presentation addresses the reoccurring issue in society due to media’s limitations and shortcomings. Often‚ portrayals in media
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Children and single parenting begins with the divorce of a couple who have children. The majority of children live with their mother. Non custodial fathers usually have less contact with their children‚ and involvement usually declines as time goes by. Since most single-parent households are mother-headed their income is usually below that of a man‚ this causes economic distress and fewer opportunities for educational and extracurricular experiences for the child. Economic constraints may limit
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Adichie’s Overcoming Single Stories with the Growth of Her Characters In society‚ we are often guilty of developing our own story of people based solely on what we see. These speculations and false assumptions are what is known as a “single story”. Purple Hibiscus is an example of overcoming the single story‚ showing us no matter what personality is on the outside‚ there is more boiling under the surface. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delves past her character’s single stories‚ revealing their inner
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