Welfare Debate: The Deserving and the Undeserving Poor According to Americans throughout US history‚ there are two groups of poor people‚ the deserving poor and the undeserving poor. Although both groups are poor‚ they are poor for very different reasons. On the one hand‚ the undeserving poor are poor because of the consequences of bad decisions or life choices. On the other hand‚ the deserving poor are poor not because of bad decisions but because it is not in their control. Although I do believe all
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Who am I and why do I want to be a social worker Just like most children‚ I had my fantasies and wishes of becoming a medical doctor so I could help alleviate the sufferings of many. Although this desire was not actualised as I ended up studying engineering but i always felt a big vacuum and an unquenchable desire which i couldn’t explain until I became a care support worker In my early years as a growing young girl in Africa‚ abuse and injustice happened on a daily basis and nothing was done
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Although it may initially appear to discuss the differences between painting and poetry‚ Frank O’Hara’s poem “Why I am not a painter” rather serves as a manifestation of the similarities between the two arts. What struck me during the reading of “Why I am not a painter” is that it bears an elusive similarity to ekphrastic poetry‚ the type of poetry wherein the poet discusses a work of art (a painting‚ a poem) and thereby tries to extract a concluding truth or principle. But instead of using poetical
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Sometimes I ask myself‚ “Why am I in the Army?” There are days I love it‚ and days I am surprised to be here at all. My experience so far in the Army has been positive‚ for the most part. Tactically and physically I feel I have pushed myself. I enjoy being mentally and physically challenged‚ and that part of my personality played a major part in my desire to become an Army reservist in the first place. I never want to say I did not try my hardest or do my best. I have always believed I could do more
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and women who have fought to better our country. America is different from other countries because we have freedom‚ education opportunities‚ and defined rights. There are many things I appreciate about America. Something I am grateful for is that as Americans we have the right to voice our opinion. Another thing I am thankful for is the opportunity to go college and pick our occupation. This means people can choose their own dreams and create their own happiness. There are many reasons America is
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I am a student in Dong A University. Dong A University was established in 2002. This is one of the biggest private universities in Da Nang which has 100 theoretical rooms‚ 3 lecture rooms‚ 2 halls and a modern library‚ so on. Moreover‚ each of rooms is equipped LAB to support English learning. Specially‚ CRS classes are opened at Dong A University which helps people with disabilities more confident; because they feel that they are not end of zero in the life‚ they will have a positive looking in
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English10 2/6/2014 Why am I in the prison? In the book ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ the main character Edmond Dantes had to go to the jail without any reasons. He was wrongfully imprisoned for so many years and he couldn’t see any of hope of being free. While reading this book‚ I thought of many things that I could do if I was Edmond. First‚ I would make rejection to the person who is in charge of the prisoners. If I was wrongfully imprisoned‚ I have to prove that I am not the one who has done
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“I Tweet Therefor I Am” Section Two “I Tweet Therefore I Am” is an article explaining how twitter is changing everyone’s day to day life. In the overall essay Ms. Orenstein is taking irreplaceable moments of her life with her daughter that are priceless for granted‚ and instead of focusing her attention on these priceless‚ moments her conciseness slips away and thinks about the feed she will get back if she were to upsell this moment and make it viewable to the whole world via twitter. It has become
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Why I am a Writer Pat Mora The essay “Why I am a writer” from Pat Mora explains why the author loves to write. She enjoys reading books and through her writing she would like others to discover the same joy she feels when she reads a book. She loves writing because she can find out more things about herself and also describe them. Most importantly she is a Hispanic writer and wants to share her ideas and stories because she believes it is important for Hispanics to take part in literature. I also
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“Why I Am Taking Taekwondo” Written by Letecia Clauder Since a very young age I had a strong desire to learn a martial art. However‚ I did not know which style would best suit me. I was the youngest of seven children in my family. Due to our financial instability I was unable to explore this possibility. Fortunately‚ at the age of nine‚ with coordination‚ flexibility‚ and limited training in ballet‚ I was accepted into the School of Creative and Performing Arts. This privilege gave me the opportunity
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