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    night train at deoli

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    Night train at Deoli written by Ruskin Bond is a story about infatuation; it’s about those years of our lives. Story about an eighteen year old who goes through surreal experience. A experience he chooses to enjoy and till this day not stop hoping. Ruskin Bond narrates a story about one of his journeys to Dhera as an eighteen year old. He tells us how he spent most of his vacation at his grandmother’s. To get to Dhera he had to pass through a small lonely station‚ Deoli. This station seems strange

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    Hello Stranger!

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    Here are some suggestions to help you prepare your essay. Before you start: Be sure to check if your scholarship application requires you to answer specific questions as part of your statement. Check if there is a word limit. (If none is specified‚ the minimum should be: one page with 250 words‚ double-spaced. The maximum: 500 words‚ double-spaced on two pages. The reviewers will have a lot to read so try to keep it short!) Use Times New Roman font in 12-font size. Don’t worry if you aren’t 100%

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    The Girl on the Train is a psychological thriller novel‚ written by the British author journalist Paula Hawkins. Hawkins is currently living in the south of London‚ which is also where the actual book takes place in the 21st century. But the book itself does not begin with the main plot. It begins with what one may think is an epigraph‚ but it is actually an excerpt from the book’s ending. The excerpt is rather a warning for what is about to come. The book is mainly founded upon two main characters:

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    Amtrak Train Derailment

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    Who are the stakeholders in this case? The stakeholders in this case are the passengers‚ crew and their families‚ aboard the Amtrak train that derailed. They are also the corporate investors who hold stock in Amtrak and all Amtrak employees who have invested their time in employment with the organization. They could easily lose their jobs if a major layoff occurred or the organization filed for bankruptcy due to the millions they would be required to pay in damages. Stakeholders are the members

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    Stranger: n. One who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance. Next door neighbors are strangers‚ teachers are strangers‚ and animals are strangers. What puts fear into our hearts more than in the presence of a stranger? Americans are known to be troubled at risk assessment and they are known as people who cannot be fully acquainted with strangers. I will give insight on the subject of fear that most Americans relate to‚ and explain the trend that sets the fear in regards to someone who is neither

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    Golden Rule for Strangers

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    be right for some people may be wrong for others. Treating someone the way you want to be treated may be an affront to a stranger. A religion must have the ability to be hospitable toward the religious other in order to exist with the multiplicity of strangers. A two facetted golden rule is necessary in order to satisfy the idea of hospitality as stated in Hosting the Stranger. The most common formulas‚ positive GR and negative GR‚ are used together to set a guideline for morality. A positive GR

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    Bois have had a significant influence on important theories and ideas developed in the Social Sciences. Perhaps two of the most relevant and well-known concepts developed by both of these theorists are the concepts of “double consciousness” and “the stranger”. In this paper I will be analyzing both of these pieces of work to draw upon differences and similarities between the two. The similarities I will be elaborating on are the usage of the paradoxical figure‚ which both Simmel and Du Bois discuss

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    Runaway Train Analysis

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    Once I had read‚ Runaway Train‚ for class and after discussing it I learned there was a lot of events in this story that really made me realize how important it is to identify children’s triggers‚ how children deal with bullying and how children handle their own emotions. What stood out to me most among these topics that I noticed were discussed throughout this story was how different situations for children can trigger them to act out and not handle their own behavior or emotions. So far in our

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    Westley et al. 4 The Powerful Strangers Power can often seem like a barrier to change happening. Identifying those powers can be difficult as it is not always comfortable. “Confrontation with the powerful stranger [gives] way to bridge building” (Westley et al‚ 2007‚ p.97)‚ the challenge is using conflict‚ as an opportunity to collaborate. The social innovators goal of engaging the ‘powerful stranger” is to develop resources‚ to further their cause. “Anyone who wishes to transform a system has

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    Orphan Train Quotes

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    “…tough and weird is preferable to pathetic and vulnerable…” this came from Vivian in the novel‚ Orphan Train. This quote made me think of my energetic‚ quirky dad‚ Dean Dahlhauser. He is the toughest person I know and he has remained my best friend for as long as I can remember while also making a giant impact on me. My dad is so important to me because he has taught me lessons‚ taken me on trips I’ll never forget‚ and he has shown me what it is to be a strong individual. My dad has taught me

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