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    Recipients in most cases prefer cash transfers over in-kind transfer because of cash transfer are direct transfer payments of money to eligible individuals and usually cash transfers are provided by the state and federal government. For instance‚ the pro from the recipients perspective rather the government perspective in view of a con in which a person that receiving the cash transfer can use them in any way that he or she chooses. O the other hand‚ the government negative perspective on cash transfer

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    Kind and thoughtful acts can benefit everyone in many ways. Thoughtful acts can help anyone involved by making someone’s day‚ helping in some form or fashion‚ and by bringing joy to people. Thoughtful and kind acts can make someone’s day in many ways. One small act of kindness can turn a whole person’s day around. If someone was having a bad day and you did something as little as smile at them in the hallway than they could have a better day just by that. A thoughtful action can also let them know

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    Are sustainable: Biomimicry follows Life’s Principles. Life’s Principles instruct us to: build from the bottom up‚ self-assemble‚ optimize rather than maximize‚ use free energy‚ cross-pollinate‚ embrace diversity‚ adapt and evolve‚ use life-friendly materials and processes‚ engage in symbiotic relationships‚ and enhance the bio-sphere. By following the principles life uses‚ you can create products and processes that are well adapted to life on earth. Perform well: In nature‚ if a design strategy

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    In life when people have treated us wrongly in any circumstance‚ it’s very hard to forgive them‚ because you have a hard time letting go. Amy Tan did with her mother‚ after saying “I hate you I wish I were dead”. Which lead her mom to almost committing suicide‚ and treating Amy like she wasn’t her child. I remember being treated by someone I and my mother use to live with for nearly a year‚ he was a drunk and got on

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    is ironic that Stephen Crane’s title of the poem and basically his most common phrase or chorus throughout‚ is the phrase “war is kind.” In reality‚ war is the opposite‚ it is disastrous‚ destructive‚ and catastrophic not only to the cities and towns it touches but also to the families and people of that nation or other nations involved. There are five stanzas‚ two of which are like the chorus‚ the other three are like verses in a song. The verses depict reality for the three personas that the

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    meaning of the text. The tone‚ the general attitude of the piece‚ influences how the reader or audience perceives what is being said. In Amy Poehler effectively utilizes rhetorical appeals like pathos‚ syntax‚ and tone (in her Harvard University Class Day Commencement Address‚ delivered May 26‚ 2011) to provide light humor‚ wit‚ and inspiration to Harvard graduates. Amy Poehler’s speech contains numerous examples of the rhetorical appeals –particularly pathos. Her humor appeals to the audience’s sentiments

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    In the first extract (Huckleberry Finn) Twain shows the theme of escapism by describing how Huck fakes his own death in an attempt to escape from civilization. In the second extract (Catcher in the Rye) Salinger shows the theme as escapism as Holden is running away from Pencey to go into a Hotel for a few days. Salinger shows that Holden is emotional about staying and leaving Pencey as he had got the ‘ax again’. ‘It made me too sad and lonesome’. This quote shows that Salinger is trying to portray

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    illustrate that people should be proud of their differences. In Tan’s story‚ “Fish Cheeks”‚ a Chinese-American girl is not only embarrassed by the food she loves‚ but all of her family’s traditions. In the beginning of the story‚ the young girl‚ Amy‚ states‚ “For Christmas I prayed for this blond-haired boy‚ Robert‚ and a slim new American nose” (Tan). Amy’s wish for an American nose symbolizes satisfaction and happiness because it’s a quality that she desires to change. The use of symbols to

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    Amy Tan’s excerpt Mother Tongue focuses on her use of different Englishes when she was surrounded by different people. When surrounded by strangers‚ Tan spoke fluently in grammatically sophisticated English. However‚ Tan referred to the English she used with her mother as being a broken down‚ limited version of the English language. Despite this description‚ Tan didn’t entirely agree with what these chosen adjectives suggested about her mother’s English & intelligence. Tan’s description of the different

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    to inform the public about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The eyewitnesstohistory website on the slave trade: the African connection is useful because the information on this website shows the events that carried through during 1788 in Africa and it also shows what they slaves had to go through throughout their journey across the Atlantic Ocean. This essay will evaluate the usefulness and reliability of this resource of this website for learning about the trans-Atlantic slave trade: the African

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