consequence‚ money can be seen as the single most important factor in daily life. Secondly‚ from the point of view of the individual‚ money is vital for survival. Western society is structured in such a way that‚ without money‚ people are deprived of the means to obtain proper nutrition and health care. Furthermore‚ in some cases where state benefits are inadequate‚ the inability to pay heating bills can indeed become a matter of life and death. This is clearly illustrated by the fact that according to
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have calculator‚ calendar‚ organizer‚ and reminder facilities. Newest cell phones offer recording from radio‚ as well as touch screens‚ with new and improved functions emerging daily. On the flip side: the cons of cell phones: 1. Limited battery life 2. Memory capacity limited‚ though capabilities are constantly growing. 3. According to research‚ short message services and instant messaging can have a detrimental effect on language use in frequent users. 4. Adult content and gambling can be
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The “Little Things” by Raymond Carver is a story with little background to main characters but‚ has a haunting buried message as how the little thing in life truly count. Attempting to have one meaning or understanding of the work isn’t possible as the way it is written this story can have several meanings. Some of the meanings are seen clearly and others can be open to interpretation‚ regardless of what one sees in this story the author purposely wrote it this way to get the reader to think. This
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occurs when a person is forced to leave their home and subsequently lose their connections with where they belong‚ or their place. War‚ persecution‚ natural disasters or neglect are some of the reasons that someone might become displaced. In The Happiest Refugee‚ the author‚ Anh Do‚ expresses his experiences with displacement after his family flees Vietnam in search of refuge in Australia. Anh Do uses a lot of impersonal language to recall the dehumanising nature of the boat his family escaped Vietnam
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THE HAPPIEST REFUGEE Expository texts‚ by definition‚ analyse and explain information to enlighten or educate its readers. This type of text often provides readers with deeper insights about a subject. In The Happiest Refugee written by Anh Do‚ his experiences are used to show the struggles to live a new life in a foreign country. With the conventions such as first-person perspective‚ colloquial language and anecdotal evidence‚ Do ’s expository text positions readers to be inspired and amused. At
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In 2014 while coming to this school I wasn’t in a good place mentally. I had been struggling with depressive tendencies for a number years prior to my freshman year. However‚ 9th grade was essentially my breaking point. Overall‚ the year isn’t something I’m proud of but it has and will continue to influence who I am today. My best friend at the time wasn’t a good person either but for different reasons. She did everything in her power to bring me down in order to feel better about herself and I allowed
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This day couldn’t have come sooner. For all of my existing life that i’ve been programed and been taught of what happiness is worth ‚in the city of Omelas. I never really understood it. Living in Omelas‚ life was good‚ and still is to this day. I would describe Omelas as the happiest place in the world. On second thought‚ for all my life i’ve lived in Omelas and has never set foot outside of this city. One of my buddies‚ Mark and i have been friends since we were about four or five. We grew up
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Disneyland: Not the Happiest Place On Earth George Lipsitz argues that Americans after the 1950’s wanted to delude themselves that their worries were over‚ that poverty did not exist‚ that slavery did not happen‚ and that work was never done. The creation of Disneyland reinforced this delusion because in actuality “Disneyland was a fantasyland‚” an imaginary world where Americans went to escape the realities of the world. Walt Disney wanted to create a park that “would physically block out any
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everything in life seems so easy to achieve. As most of us get older we all realize that it is not always easy to achieve these expectations. In 1993 I graduated from high school and was three months pregnant. I had no idea when‚ what‚ where I was going after graduation. I just thought I was in "love" and would live happily ever after. So after graduation I moved out of parents home and in with my baby’s father. Not even having any thought on how I would make any money to survive with my newborn
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Impact Throughout my life I would say my grandfather had the biggest impact on my life. My grandfather taught me valuable things‚ whether it was insignificant or significant he taught the things to me. I know some things that he taught didn’t make sense to me until now I finally understand why he did what he did to help me later in life. I really am grateful that I had the chance to spend as much time as I did with my grandfather‚ as it really improved me as a person. The first thing he taught me was
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