One of the two stories I chose was “What You Pawn I Will Redeem”. In this story‚ there are various themes illustrated but I will only talk about homelessness and heritage. Sherman Alexie shows how Native Americans have been marginalized to the lowest form of everyday life in America. They exist below the poverty line‚ homeless and without the means to live comfortably. It’s an unromantic‚ un-idealistic place‚ where the friends that Jackson has abandon him‚ and as a result of this he finds comfort
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Sherman Alexie‚ in his poem “Face‚” explains that white people took over the land‚ created customs and introduced their customs to those on the reservations. He develops this idea in the first stanza by using a metaphor to compare both cultures have in common “This sonnet‚ like my reservation‚ keeps/ Its secrets hidden behind boundaries/ That are simple and legal at first read”; in the second stanza‚ he develops an image of how the speaker feels on adopting the “white masters culture” along with
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MARKETING ASSIGNMENT #1 – ROGERS SMART HOME MONITORING The Rogers Smart Home Monitoring campaign offers an advanced new home security system featuring real time 24/7 home monitoring. This product assures the customer that they will stay connected wherever they are by being able to keep an eye on their home via tablet‚ smartphone or computer. The system is completely customizable‚ allowing the consumer to adjust the alerts to suit their specific needs. For example‚ the consumer can opt to receive
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The sound of beeping awakens you. With difficulty and trouble‚ you force yourself out of bed‚ your brain still not yet conscious. You get your uniform and proceed to head to the bathroom to get ready for school. Minutes pass by quickly and you are walking to school‚ lost in deep thought. For some time now‚ you have not yet listened to the world around you. As you gently shift your focus towards the world before you‚ your ears process the sound of anger at its highest level. You cannot believe what
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conducted during the past several decades clearly documents that exposure to secondhand smoke causes death and disease in nonsmokers. Some research indicates that secondhand smoke is more toxic and potentially more dangerous than the smoke that is directly inhaled by the smoker.14‚15 Nationally‚ the US Environmental Protection Agency has found secondhand smoke to be a risk to public health and has classified secondhand smoke as a group A carcinogen‚ the most dangerous class of carcinogen.16 A recent report
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John Strober lurched from slumber‚ instantly greeted by the ghost-white face of his eight-year-old daughter. She propped herself on the side of the mattress‚ knobby elbows and all slowly sinking into the comforter. A gloomy expression clouded the once puffy-red of her cheeks in a gray hue‚ casting her eyes in a radiant sapphire brilliance. Yawning widely as he propped his spine against the headboard‚ John stole a glance at the bedside clock and dismally noted that it was only six in the morning.
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Why do I pee when I sneeze? This truly makes me displeased. What is that hair growing out of my chin? Where did it come from? Somewhere within? What is that flab when I hail for a cab? Why is it there? Why do I care? "Who is that face in the mirror?" I moan. The wrinkles‚ the crinkles‚ the dryness‚ the tone. Oh how the years have flown by‚ With friends and family‚ I know I can’t lie. But how can it be that my younger me‚ Has grown up dreading my ass that keeps spreading? I know what I need
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| Smoke Breaks | Shari Johnson | | Smoke Breaks There is a lot of controversy over the allowance of employee smoke breaks. Some employees say that the employees that smoke end up getting more smoke breaks than the employees that do not smoke. Concerns about one’s health of breathing in smoke from cigarettes is another issue that is raised. A lot of companies have concerns that if they do not provide smoke breaks than their employees will just take unauthorized breaks to go smoke. To
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Sarcoidosis and pulmonary fibrosis * Pulmonary hypertension * Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) The Effect of Cigarette Smoke on the lungs Cigarette smoke has a negative effect on the body entirely. It affects the various systems and the organs associated with them. However‚ the focus lies on the respiratory system; the lungs. The effects of tobacco smoke on the respiratory system include: * Irritation of the trachea (windpipe) and larynx (voice box) * Reduced lung function
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GSM based Security System using LabVIEW Hasan Baig1‚ Muhammad Owais1‚ Muhammad Saleheen Aftab1‚ Kamran Shamim1 and Hamza Azeem2 Department of Electronic Engineering NED University of Engineering & Technology‚ 2PAF KIET‚ Pakistan. (hasan.baig‚ ovaisbabai‚ saleheen2006‚ kamranshamim‚ hamzaazeem)@hotmail.com 1 Abstract- The purpose of this paper is to introduce an efficient‚ reliable and cost-effective security system for use at homes‚ offices‚ schools‚ and shops. The system automatically
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