Zero Tolerance: More Harm than Good The punishment does not always fit the crime. Zero tolerance was initially defined as a policy that enforces automatic suspensions and expulsions in response to weapons‚ drugs‚ and violent acts in school. Today these policies have changed to include a range of less serious offenses such as violation of dress code‚ writing on the desk‚ and tardiness. Zero tolerance policies began as a way to protect children from potentially violent situations. Over the years‚
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Fixed Income Zero coupon bonds Professor Anh Le 1 – Zero coupon bond and zero yields A zero coupon bond (or zero for short)‚ as its name suggests‚ is a bond that pays no coupons. It only pays the face value on the maturity date. Not surprisingly‚ sellers of zero coupon bonds have to offer them at a deep discount in order to sell them to the public. For example‚ a 30‐yr zero‚ face value $1‚000 could be selling for as little as $53.54. One question you may ask right now is: i
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shape people to become who they are. The most important factor in why people choose to do something is life experiences. The way they handle the situation is based off what they have learned through their life. In the excerpt from “Abuela Invents the Zero” by Judith Ortiz-Cofer‚ the narrator‚ Constancia had scarcely met Abuela‚ her grandmother and Abuela troubling her made her make the decision not to help her. Judith Ortiz-Cofer states‚ “I [Constancia] had seen her only three or four times in my entire
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In contrast‚ the main difference of the two is the authors approach. “Abuela Invents the Zero” is realistic fiction‚ whereas “Gombei and the Wild ducks” has a literary genre of folktale. The first author‚ Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ chose to write “Abuela Invents the Zero” as a short story and is considered to have a genre of a realistic fiction. According to Cofer‚ “So we go to Kennedy to get la abuela and she is the last to come off the airplane…” (465). This piece of evidence shows that the story has
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Coke often rejected it anyway because of its aspartame-sweetened aftertaste. “What we were seeing before Zero launched was that more and more younger people were interested in no-calorie beverages but weren’t going to sacrifice taste‚” Bayne said. “So when they got interested in no-calorie‚ they were like‚ ‘Forget it‚ I’m not going to Diet Coke.’” Testing showed that the name “Coke Zero” would be an effective way to sell a low-calorie cola to men without using the word “diet.” And advances
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Main Theme of Abuela Invents the Zero In the short story ¨Abuela Invents the Zero¨ the main theme is to appreciate your loved ones. First‚it is demonstrated when Connie’s grandmother first come to visit her and she has to borrow a coat that is way too big and it looks weird Connie said‚ ¨I tried to walk far behind them in public so that no one will think we’re together. I plan on staying very busy the whole time she´s with us so that I won’t be asked to take her anywhere.¨ (Ortiz‚4) This shows that
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The theme of‚ ‘Abuela Invents the Zero’ helped me understand a larger lesson about how life experiences can shape our values. ‘Abuela Invents the Zero’ universal theme is‚ It is important to treat your family with respect or you may lose respect for yourself. Let me provide some evidence to prove this theme. First‚ on paragraph number two we see dialogue. “Connie‚ please be nice to Abuela. She doesn’t have too many years left. Do you promise me‚ Constancia?”—when she uses my full name‚ I know she
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The Letter of Paul to The Ephesians The apostle Paul was a missionary who strived to spread the word about salvation through Jesus Christ. During his travels‚ he would often visit the surrounding churches. While in the church he would observe misconceptions about Christ‚ spirituality‚ or behaviors of people within the church. Paul was displeased with what he had witnessed going on in the churches. So‚ he began to write letters‚ 14 of them. Each letter was written explicitly to a church regarding
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upon a time there was no zero. Of course people knew if they had nothing‚ but there was no mathematical notation for it. Zero was independently invented only three times. The first recorded zero is attributed to the Babylonians in the 3rd century BC. A long period followed when no one else used a zero place holder. But then the Mayans‚ halfway around the world in Central America‚ independently invented zero in the fourth century CE. The final independent invention of zero in India was long debated
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Our actions can either make something better‚ or worse. In the short stories “Abuela Invents the Zero” by Ortiz Cofer and “Home” by Anton Chekhov‚ both main characters had things going on that changed their lives. Constancia (Ortiz) has made her grandmother feel bad about how she is. Seryozha (Anton) has been smoking at the age of seven. Although both characters don’t go through the same thing‚ however‚ they end up with the same problem. Constancia and Seryozha both end up making their lives worse
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