Notes on Doctorow’s Welcome to Hard Times Outstanding Writer Course: Dr Z. Ramin Sara Khazai ‚ 2014 Historical Background: 1950s-1960s In The Sixties‚ Arthur Marwick describes the Fifties as “rigid”: [R]igid social hierarchy; subordination of women to men and children to parents; repressed attitudes toward sex; racism; unquestioning respect for the authority in the family‚ education‚ government‚ the law‚ and religion‚ and for the nation-state‚ the national flag‚ the national anthem; Cold War
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Hazard identification Risk management Risk control Activities Hazard EFFECT Likelihood Severity Risk Recommended 1. Construction wastes are not being managed well Step on the wastes Feet injuries 4 3 11 Construction wastes should be manage and well and place out of workplace 2. using cellphone while handling construction vehicle Someone being cought in front of the vehicles without the worker knowing Serious injuries‚ fatal 4 3 12 Employer have to make sure workers are following safe work procedures
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Courage and hope is the key to survival‚ according to Gabriella. Gabi is the protagonist of the novel‚ “Tree Girl”‚ by Ben Mikaelsen. She endures a tough loss of her siblings‚ Julia‚ Antonio‚ Jorge‚ Lidia‚ and Lester. She also has to fight the pain she is going through with her parents. She lost her mom to an evil sickness and her dad to soldiers who had gunned him down. It all started in Guatemala. Guatemala was Gabi’s hometown‚ it was where she lived‚ went to school and played. But‚ one day‚ her
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Emily Guzman Mrs. Jenks English 9H 16 November‚ 2016 Moses: Moses was a like a coyote in the desert. Always caring for the people‚ and always on the lookout. Many people were with him‚ and Moses was there all along the way to lead them. Miracles were also happening‚ with the power of the almighty God. Moses was one of the greatest prophets from the Old Testament because of helping the Israelites out of slavery‚ leading them through the desert‚ and receiving the Ten Commandments of God for the Israelites
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Promethium‚ Pm‚ is the 61st element on the Periodic Table. It was discovered in 1945 by Jacob A. Marinsky. It’s a metal‚ and named after the Greek God Prometheus. It is not naturally occurring‚ but can survive outside of a lab. Promethium has an atomic number of 61‚ which is the number of protons. Its atomic mass‚ protons+neutrons‚ is 145u. It is an isotope. This means that it has a different number of neutrons (84) than the number of electrons and protons (61). Every element changes states
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“afflicted with heart trouble”. Her sister therefore has to be careful with breaking the news about her husband’s death. When Louise is first told she locks herself in the room to mourn. As she sits there she starts to feel a spirit come upon her like she was freed. Once this is happens‚ Mr. Mallard shows up appearing to be alive. The shock from this then killed her. This story shows a different things that were going on in the 1800s. This was the time of the Industrial revolution. Mr. Mallard
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Welcome to the Universe shares what Tyson‚ Strauss and Gott are most passionate about with the hope that it will be contagious and motivate us to explore the universe. The book is divided into three sections‚ one for each author to enlighten us with what they know and have dedicated years of their lives prior to learning. The book starts off the first section Stars‚ Planets and Life with Neil deGrasse Tyson including some chapters by Strauss. With his ability to make difficult concepts accessible
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“Girl” by Hanif Kureishi The short story written by Hanif Kureishi portrays a typical love story‚ but with complex aspects. Hanif Kureishi is an English author‚ novelist and short-story writer. “Girl” was written in 1999. It revolves about a young woman‚ Nicole‚ who is in a relationship with an older man‚ Majid. A classic cliché‚ young girl falls in love with older experienced man‚ and with that some questions and problems naturally will arise. They are together‚ despite of Majid’s age and
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Some Like It Hot is a very comical farce where two men cross dress and join an all girl band to avoid being caught by gangsters. Little did these two men know‚ they would highlight the feminine attributes of their personalities opening an entire new outlook upon themselves. After witnessing a brutal gangster murder‚ Joe and Jerry played by Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon‚ flee for their lives and temporarily change their names. This was one of the first times Jerry showed femininity as he chose the
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artwork throughout the city. Pericles loved Athens‚ and Athens loved him back because during his rule‚ was rightly considered the Golden Age. It was during Pericles’ rule that Athens became the monetary‚ rational‚ and artistic center of Hellenism. What makes Pericles special is his ability to persuade by speaking‚ it was very simple for him to change the outlooks of others by just talking to them‚ and that might as well be a super power. He was a very gracious ruler who put his all into Athens and
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