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    How would you feel if even paying money you‚ have to share your bed with someone else that you might not know or if you and your family have to share your home with some other families? well‚ that’s some of the things that these people have to live every day. Living in small places without any ventilation‚ light‚ plumbing or a place where their children can play even sometimes exposed to get robbed‚ having a high risk of diseases and without fire escapes. In this photo taken by Jacob Riis for his

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    Where I Lived and What I Lived For Analysis Henry David Thoreau‚ the author of this piece‚ lived in the mid-1800s. Throughout his life‚ Thoreau was an author‚ poet‚ philosopher‚ abolitionist‚ naturalist‚ tax resister‚ development critic‚ surveyor‚ historian‚ and leading transcendentalist. The Stanford Dictionary defines transcendentalism as a religious and philosophical movement that focused on the belief that everyone has inherent goodness; however‚ society and its organizations destroy a person’s

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    How the Other Half Lives a novel written by an immigrant from Denmark‚ Jacob Riis. In this novel Riis tells about the living conditions of multiple ethnic groups‚ known as the Jewish‚ Chinese and Italians. Each group had their own way to living life in the late 18th century‚ even though they were all living in New York. All of the groups came to America to pursue their vision of finding what in their minds was the “American Dream” but yet it was a different experience for everyone. Without a doubt

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    Make Lemonade It is said that the number one cause of stress‚ is the environment around. Many people in the world are facing failure‚ or going through rough times‚ because of what is around them. In the novel‚ Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff‚ Jolly’s family and LaVaughn transition through many changes based on the environment around them. Childhood plays a big role when looking at how the environment shapes Jolly’s family and LaVaughns identity. For example‚ Jeremy’s identity is shaped when

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    ABIOTIC FACTORS AND ITS ENVIRONMENT Abstract Abiotic factors in the environment can affect an individual’s conditions‚ habits and activities. Tropics have altering weather conditions even if there is no seasonality. It may be sunny at a certain period of time then it will be overcast all of a sudden. Testing abiotic components would help us show diversity in different kinds of environment. Three varied location were selected; A classroom‚ a busy street (Recto Ave.) and the university garden

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    powerful processing units to exist. Calculate 99*99 in your head. Chances are‚ most people cannot do this type of calculation in their head. Why? Brain Bugs: How The Brain’s Flaws Shape Our Lives‚ by Dean Buonomano‚ gives us insight into this and many other hurdles humans must overcome on a daily basis due to outdated brain features that were once advantageous for survival. When evolutionary adaptations are taken out of context‚ they often result in deleterious effects for the organism.

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    Speak For Those Who Can’t Do the companies L’Oreal‚ Lancome‚ Garnier‚ Maybelline‚ Sephora‚ and Neutrogena sound familiar? All of these companies take part in animal testing. Every year 19.5 million animals die in testing every year‚ and these companies are involved. Products produced by these companies are some that one may use every day. Hopefully whoever uses their products feels guilty for putting those animals in all that pain and torture just to look pretty. Certainly‚ this is not a liable

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    The Normans were originally known as Norsemen or Northmen and Danes. They were closely akin(m¦‡MvÎxq) to the English. They were fair haired but most cruel and daring. They came from Denmark‚ Norway and Scandinavia and from also the original homeland of the Angles and Guts. Afterwards they had been appearing on the states of England‚ of its society and politics. Ultimately they took Britain to be their suitable homeland and conquered. In England‚ the Norman first descended on the sea-coasts‚ plundered(jyÚb

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    What Environment Were You Raised In? Geographically my environment spanned from as far south as Texas and as farther north as Ohio. But has always been marked by love between family‚ and values of honor‚ respect‚ and commitment. With little to no exemptions in a stray of these values. I was born in Ohio with the majority of my immediate family nearby. With the predominance of my mom’s family in Ohio‚ and my dad’s family in Missouri or Michigan. I was always taught the importance of family‚ and

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    elements which contribute to the development of a person is education. People should be surrounded with good opportunities throughout their lives‚ and having received a good education gives them a greater chance of doing so‚ because education enables them to have more welfare in life. As people live in prosperities‚ the development of a country will be carried to a good level in the future. In my opinion‚ education is the single and most important in the development of a country. First of

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