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    What would you do if you got attacked by a rip current? Would you panic or would you stay calm and swim? Rip currents are strong waves that take the water from the coast and take it back to the ocean. Over 100 people drown each year because of rip currents. Over 80% of the rescues on beaches are because of rip currents. In all three sources: “Life Saver” by John DiConsiglio‚ “Rip Current Safety” by National Weather Service‚ and “How to Survive Beach Rip Currents” by UNSWTV‚ it shows that lifeguards

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    the following statement? People are never satisfied with what they have; they always want something more or something different. Use specific reasons to support your answer Though people feel great when they get success in their life but they are never being satisfied what they achieved. Acquire satisfaction in life never occurs. I strongly agree that people are never satisfied with what they have. They always want something more or something different. My opinion has several reasons. First‚ the

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    the point of view in which to tell their story. Determining the point of view is one of the first considerations an author makes when beginning to write. Writers choose the point of view that they believe will best convey their message. They are able to make this decision by considering: the story’s purpose‚ what the reader should become aware of and to alter the reader’s perception. Three different points of view were chosen for the stories‚ “A&P” by John Updike‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where

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    Van Gogh

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    of 1881 Vincent Van Gogh asked for his cousin’s hand in marriage and was turned down. He was very insistent on seeing her and took action on this by holding his hand in a flame and holding up the words “Let me see her for as long as I can keep my hand in the flame” (Wikipedia‚ Letter 193 from Vincent to Theo‚ The Hague‚ May 14‚ 1882). In 1885 Vincent’s father died (ArtBook: Van Gogh; A profound and tormented genius—his life in paintings‚ 1998). In December of 1888‚ Vincent Van Gogh had been living

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    VAN MAHOTSAV Van Mahotsav is an annual pan-Indian tree planting festival‚ occupying a week in the month of July. During this event millions of trees are planted. It was initiated in 1950 by K. M. Munshi‚ the then Union Minister for Agriculture and Food to create an enthusiasm in the mind of the populace for the conservation of forests and planting of trees. The main objectives of the planting of trees during Van Mahotsav are to:  Provide fuel and thus release cow dung for use as manure

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    of American-born citizens to look past the surface of immigrants aids this problem. In the memoir Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas‚ “Executive order 9066” by Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ “A tale of two Americas and the mini mart where they collided” by Anand Giridharads‚ and “Breaking Down the Complexities of U.S. Migration Law” by Michel Martin and Karen Tumlin‚ the way that immigrants

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    Joan Didion begins her story by illustrating what "home"� is to her(p. 134). She describes how her home now is not the place where her husband and daughter live‚ but in the Central Valley of California with her family. With this introduction‚ one can sense that she is troubled by the differences between the two. Joan Didion goes on to reveal that her husband is "uneasy"� in her family’s home(p. 134). He says that she becomes "difficult‚ oblique‚ deliberately‚ inarticulate‚"� which is nothing like

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    A1: Language of a Public Figure (i) A study of Barack Obama Plan: Intro: Introduce the subject of your essay Explain the context of your transcripts; Briefly summarise the similarities and differences Section 1-Rapport How does Obama establish Rapport Compare the two transcripts Evaluate success Section 2-Structure How does Obama use structure Compare the two transcripts Evaluate success Section 3-Language How does Obama use language techniques for effect. Compare the two transcripts

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    Only Ten - Alan Baille ­­­­­­SUMMARY The short story has a main idea about acceptance and fitting in. The main character‚ Hussein‚ is referred to as ‘The Shah’. You can infer that he was a boy soldier at age only ten‚ which gave the text its title. The Shah has to learn how to adjust to a newer lifestyle and learn to live among people and get accustomed to a different way of life. He is amazed simply by a mandarin tree‚ which shows he is adjusting to things he wasn’t previously exposed to. He works

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    Abstinence-Only Education teaches abstinence as the only morally correct option of sexual expression for teenagers. It usually censors information about contraception and condoms for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unintended pregnancy. Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Education teaches abstinence as the only morally correct option of sexual expression for unmarried young people. Programs funded under the 1996 Welfare Reform Act must censor information about contraception

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