be a powerful voice for a cause or a movement. When I watched Woody Guthrie singing “This Land Is Your Land”‚ it reminded me of the whole debate about immigration today‚ and how this country is everybody’s land. Woody Guthrie‚ was singing back in the 60’s‚ he gave a voice to those who were frustrated with the policies of their government‚ but I could feel the same passion today that they felt. When he sings “This land was made for you and me”. It really hit home‚ and I felt like nothing could express
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No Men Beyond This Point is the second film by Mark Sawers‚ a director from Canada who first presented himself‚ after only working with short films and on television‚ with Camera Shy released in 2012. It is a clever comedy about a man who finds out‚ that everything he does in life is suddendly being filmed. The director didn’t stray too far away from the genre as he picked a mockumentary for his second big film. No Men Beyond This Point takes us through a witty‚ slightly changed retelling of history
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‘We Are Going” by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and a scene called ‘This Land is Mine’ from ‘One Night The Moon’ by Carmody and Kelly. They both emphasise the way white people tend to belong to and the indigenous tend to belong with. In ‘We Are Going’ the difference is shown as the white people use the land for their own needs while the indigenous people connect with the land and is seen as a way forming together. The white people are silenced in this poem showing that the author thinks very little of the
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What time is this place- This book talks about the idea of life with respect to change and time. It also talks about the embodiment of evidence of time in the physical world around us and its relationship between the external signals and our internal experiences which may or may not be life enhancing once. The author also argues that for individual wellbeing the quality of personal image of time is important‚ and it helps to manage the changes in external physical environment and a good image of
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treatment to slaves is immoral by using parallelism and appeals. By using parallelism‚ Banneker demonstrates the unjustness of slavery. He begins his sentences with “Sir” in order to manifest that he views Jefferson as a revered figure. Banneker states‚ “This Sir‚ was a time in which you had just apprehensions…” He implies that at that time‚ Jefferson came to grips of the callous treatment to slaves and
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the French and Indian War had ended. We helped fight for our land of course‚ and then the British began to violate our rights by taxing us relentlessly! They are in debt because of the war‚ so we expected a rise in taxes; however‚ we did not expect this! The Treaty of Paris has kicked out almost all the French from North America‚ so Britain took their land. Even though the British took France’s land‚ we cannot settle West of the Appalachian Mountains! It was called the Proclamation of 1763. The act
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Chapter 1 The Financial Environment: Firms‚ Investors‚ and Markets L EARNING LG1 G OALS Define the term finance and explain why finance is relevant to students. Identify the components of the financial environment. Explain how investors monitor managers to ensure that managerial decisions are in the best interests of the owners. Describe how the financial environment has become internationalized. LG2 LG3 LG4 1 2 LG1 What Is Finance? Virtually all individuals and
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In a job interview‚ how does a person answer the question "why do you want to work for this company?" This common interview question is phrased in a simple manner‚ but this it encompasses a range of sub-questions that you must be aware of. Interviewers ask this because they want to know the following: * What do you know about this company? * Why have you chosen to apply in this particular company? * Do you have a specific job in mind? * How do you intend to use your skills in
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reason being is that I did not know if anyone would care‚ although it is my passion it may not be anyone else’s. First‚ I would like to explain a bit about myself‚ then the two reasons for the letter‚ and then to answer your ultimate question‚ why is this person writing me? Since 2006‚ I have been an advocate for change in our nations correctional system. At Indiana University of South Bend Indiana‚ my undergraduate research topic was about recidivism. Since I am not wealthy‚ and without a doctorate
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BRIEFING PAPER Should India Establish a Sovereign Wealth Fund? New Delhi will soon take a final call on the issue of setting up of a sovereign wealth fund (SWF). The idea of setting up an Indian SWF has been going around since 2007 when China established its major sovereign wealth fund‚ China Investment Corporation (CIC)‚ with an initial capital fund of $200 billion. However‚ this time the proposal has received strong support from India’s corporate leaders who recently suggested the
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