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    First in Chapter 3 of Ways of Seeing‚ the social presence of men and women are spoken about. John Berger expresses that men and women have different types of social presence. Men are measured by the level of power they offer in different forms‚ such as economic‚ physical‚ and moral. A man’s own presence suggests that an individual may or may not be able to do for you as individual yourself because it may be fabricated. Although‚ a woman’s presence may indicate what can or cannot be done to her due

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    Woo: The Joy Luck Club In this chapter we are introduced to the Joy Luck Club which originated all the way back in China when Jing-Mei Woo ’s mother Suyuan was in the city of Kweilin. At the Joy Luck Club a group of old Chinese women sit around and eat and after that they sit down in a table to play a friendly game of Mah-Jong. At the Joy Luck Club there are 4 major members‚ Lindo Jong‚ Ying-ying St. Clair‚ An-Mei Hsu‚ and Suyuan Woo. In the beginning of the chapter we learn that Suyuan has died and

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    Mountains Beyond Mountains The title is a haitian proverb that translates “beyond the mountains‚ more mountains.” As it relates to the book‚ I believe mountains beyond mountains means the never ending struggle to control disease involving the poor. In this case‚ the poor are the haitian people who are in a struggle to improve their health and the institution in place allow this to perpetuate. Farmer sees health in a way that differs from most. Farmer believes improvement of health is not

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    bus stop into the rain. The heavy rain drenched Benjamin the moment he stepped out of the bus stop. Feeling cold‚ Benjamin started shivering. “I’ll just run to the nearest void deck‚” he thought as he tried to race along‚ splashing puddles on the way. Unfortunately‚ the path that Benjamin was running along was wet and slippery that he slipped and fell with a loud thud. “Ouch!” yelled Benjamin as he lay on the path. His bag had fallen from his grasp and his books were scattered about‚ getting wet

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    barely contribute to anything that will help the care of poor people that cannot help themselves. These under developed nations are faced with many infections‚ viruses and malnutrition and hardly anyone is doing anything. In Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains‚ Paul Farmer spent and dedicated most of his life being a doctor in poor and corrupt countries. These people did not get the proper medical care they deserved because they were deprived of money and most of the hospitals in these poor countries

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    Kim Silva Professor Rusnock History of Medicine 14 September 2012 Mountains Beyond Mountains "Beyond mountains‚ there are mountains." The Haitians use this term to express when an obstacle has been overcome‚ the next one follows almost immediately afterwards. In life‚ this usually seems to be the case. Many people’s solution to a complication is to surrender to it. Paul Farmer is an exception to this. He is a man that has persevered through life‚ battling his own problems‚ while drastically

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    “On the Rainy River” The short story “On the Rainy River” is an integral chapter in the memoir The Things They Carried written by William Timothy O’Brien. The short story is written through the perspective of O’Brien in present day and as a young man faced with a draft notice for the Vietnam War. In “On the Rainy River‚” O’Brien portrays the importance of bravery of individuals in the society through the use of symbolism‚ powerful tone‚ reflective point of view‚ narrative devices‚ and through the

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    Saving One Life at a Time In the book‚ Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder‚ Paul Farmer made and continues to make a profound difference in the world. He was extremely successful because of the help he received from people who surrounded him. Partners In Health (PIH)‚ Farmer’s organization‚ gives healthcare to people who cannot afford it and treatment to those with tuberculosis and AIDS. Although he was a founding advocate to the success of Partners In Health‚ Farmer would not have accomplished

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    While reading The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton‚ I began thinking about my faith journey‚ and how my spiritual life has been shaped into what it is today. I have gone to Catholic school all my life‚ beginning at St. Francis De Sales‚ then St. Francis of Assisi Middle School‚ and finally Roncalli High School. Exploring and learning the Catholic faith has played a huge role in my life and education. In elementary and middle school‚ I attended a weekly all school mass which I loved doing and

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    CURRICULUM VITAE Mobile:+918980366544 Email: abhipatel7016@gmail.com CAREER OBJECTIVE | * To be a successful professional in a progressive organization that offer opportunities for advancement‚ which allow me to actualize the skills developed so far with a good potential for professional growth and further.

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