A Rainy Day A sudden gust of wind swept through the house. Sounds of things dropping heavily onto the floor and doors and windows slamming shut echoed throughout the estate. Irene looked up from her book‚ which she had been deeply engrossed in for the past hour. Anna‚ the maid‚ was running to and fro‚ picking up fallen items and collecting the clothing from the clothesline. It seemed that a heavy downpour was imminent. Reluctantly‚ Irene put down her book and got up to help. She shivered as another
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What’s so wrong about the word “retard”? Joseph Franklin would say‚“ it means that the rest of you are excluding us from your group. We are something that is not like you and something that none of you would ever want to be. We are something outside the "in" group. We are someone that is not your kind. I want you to know that it hurts to be left out here‚ alone.” Franklin has Down syndrome. The 30 year old who serves as a Global Messenger for the Special Olympics‚ has struggled with the public’s
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Spread the Word to End the Word There are about 200 million people around the world that has “intellectual disabilities”? That’s three percent of the world’s population! The word ” retardate” once was used to describe a person with a mental disability. Today‚ however‚ it is used in the pejorative form ”retard” or “retarded.” Often unwittingly‚ the word is used to describe behavior that is “hapless‚” “clumsy” and even “hopeless.” It is Important to bring awareness to our society; everyone needs
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Ogden Nash’s poem‚ "I do‚ I will‚ I have" is about the formal union of a man and a women. It’s usually recognized by the law in which they become husband and wife. In other words‚ it’s a poem about a marriage. He’s describing the way a marriage works. I think many people could agree or disagree with his views‚ however‚ he outlines the basics to a marriage. Without describing his poem line from line‚ the overall purpose of this poem is to point out that marriages are always different. Typically
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The day of December 1‚ 2000 is a day I will never forget. It was a Friday. I was involved in a car accident that changed my view on life. The accident was the scariest experience I had ever had in my life. The day had started out too good to end the same. It was something about the day that didn’t sit right in my stomach. The day started out good‚ everyone woke up on the right side of the bed. Our daily routine wasn’t hectic like usual‚ there was usually an argument over the shower‚ comb
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Are You Proud of Your Country? I wonder if I could walk up to a person and ask‚ “Are you Proud of Your Country?” and see what they would say. What some people don’t realize is that they are really lucky to live in a country as great as ours. The United States is a free country that is protected by laws and amendments. The laws are to ensure our safety as people‚ and the amendments are to ensure that we are treated as we should be‚ and to provide something that hasn’t been declared in the Constitution
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It all started during my first day at junior PETRONAS Military Camp at Petronas Penapisan Malacca on the year 2004. That was my first camping program that didn’t involve my school. That was the first time I experienced holding and firing a real rifle. I learned a few things about life at the camp that is respect‚ teamwork and honour. What I learned about respect at that camp was mainly about respect everyone even though they’re older or younger. The participants of the camp were aged from 10
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exchanges of information in verbal and non-verbal forms. Effective communication relies on relationship making abilities and skills of social worker and also service users. Effective communication is an essential part of social work activities; because I will use communication to provide basic care plans‚ give advice to service users‚ make assessments‚ counselling‚ write reports and acting as service users advocates. It is necessary for social work to have good communication skills if they are to promote
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10/15/2013 The Day I Lost My Innocence Rough Draft Every two minutes‚ somewhere in the world‚ someone is sexually assaulted. Of these approximately 248‚000 victims‚ about 87‚000 were victims of completed rape‚ and 70‚000 were victims of sexual assault. Up to 4‚315 pregnancies may have resulted from these attacks. Calculations based on the (National Crime Victimization Survey). Rape is often misunderstood. For one reason rapist are usually portrayed as a stranger‚ his motivation is entirely
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people first brought their own music to America and soon it all began to merge to make western country music‚ than blues‚ rock n’ roll‚ and pop music. A song that describes the American roots of the rustic life is “Proud Mary” by John Fogerty‚ from the Creedence Clearwater Revival band. “Proud Mary” was written 47 years ago (1968) in California. The way the song came about was quite interesting. During 1967 Fogerty was trying to withdraw
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