...How Can This Be Justified? Submitted by: Charlotte Tilley Submitted for: Ms Moser Submitted on: October 28th EWC 4UI-01 How Can This Be Justified? When Lesley Parrott states “Take a life in order to show people that it is wrong to take one,” she summarizes the thoughts of many who disagree with the death penalty by focusing on its cons. In her essay within the book The Writer Within: Dialogue and Discovery, Lesley Parrot discusses many points that convince readers to be against the death penalty. As the essay begins, one of the many points she discusses is the suffering of the victims’ families Not only does the family of the victim suffer, so does the family of the potentially innocent human who has been condemned to death row for even long periods of time, agonizingly waiting for their day to come. This is the case of Mathew Poncelet in the film Dead Man Walking. Although Mathew’s actions are in fact unforgivable, he deserved to be given a fair chance to live their lives regardless of their crimes. Attorneys are very difficult to afford and due to the fact that he was poverty stricken, Mathew was unable to afford one during his court hearing. This is the case for many and just like those before him who were treated unjustly, he has an under qualified, under equipped and unsatisfactory attorney appointed to him. Without the chance to properly defend himself, he was sentenced to the death penalty without even a second thought. Despite the fact that Mathew Poncelet...
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...Travel Log Country Colombia Capital Bogota Continent South America Primary language Spanish Money Colombia Peso Climate 56⁰ Mountain Ranges none Major lake, Rivers, Seas Caquetá, Caribbean Sea Population 45,013,674 Size (in square miles) 401,042 (sq.km) Form of government Republic Major exports Cut Flowers, Coffee, Gold Regional Foods Bandeja Pasta, Ajiaco Bosotuno. Arts & Crafts They have weaving of the Waleker and the pottery of La Chamba Architecture They have the Metropolitan Cathedral Celebrations & Festivals In February they have Carnaval de Barranquilla - Barranquilla – Atlántico Feria Taurina Bogotá Temporada Taurina - Medellín – Antioquia Festival del Corrido Llanero - Puerto Carreño – Vichada. These are only some of the things Music & Instruments used Some of the instruments used in Colombia are the Merry Drums, the Maracas, Calling Drums, and the Bass Drums. Flag & what the colors mean The Yellow represents the richness of Colombia. The blue represents the Country’s water wealth. And the red represents the blood of the heroes who died for the country. Must see! Location: Medellin Historical things to see: The History of Colombia has been characterized by the interaction of rival civilian elites Entertainment: Drink, music, dance, film, museums are some of the entertainment in Colombia Transportation: Pretty much the same as the U.S. Cars Weather it is really hot Must see! Location: Cartagena Historical: ...
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...We all love our safety. We instantly and maybe subconsciously crave our safety. Much to our surprise, our safety brings risks of its own. The safer we feel, the greater the chances of us taking risks will be. According to Maia Szalavitz, “people have a preferred level of risk, and they modulate their behavior to keep risk at that constant level” (253). This modulation can unintentionally expose us to greater risks than ever before. I have seen this balancing of risks take place right in front of my eyes. The teacher walks around placing quizzes on students’ desk. One unprepared student asks the teacher “Exactly how much is this quiz worth?” The teacher replies with practiced ease, “It is worth a daily grade.” The student looks relieved at the...
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...love and loss, displacement and desire, within the American immigrant experience.In This Is How You Lose Her, Díaz focuses on Yunior’s own life as a successful writer and college professor struggling through a series of passionate romantic relationships. From the neighbourhoods of Santo Domingo through the rough streets of New Jersey to every brick of Harvard’s halls, Yunior’s journey closely mirrors that of his creator. In This Is How You Lose Her, Yunior’s voice holds all of these worlds at once in a singular and intoxicating balance.The collection begins with “The Sun, the Moon, the Stars.” Yunior paints a cynical picture of the upscale Dominican resort to which his girlfriend has dragged him on the eve of their ailing relationship’s demise: “A goddamn fortress, walled away from everybody else,” with “beaches so white they ache to be trampled.” Isolated there, he finds himself surrounded by “Garcías and Colóns” who “come to relax after a long month of oppressing the masses,” and the “melanin deficient Eurofucks” who look like “budget Foucaults … too many of them in the company of a dark-assed Dominican girl.”In this passage, as in much of Díaz’s work, Yunior interrupts his narrative descriptions to directly address the reader—“Let’s just say my abuelo has never been here, and neither has yours,” and “Chill here too long and you’ll be sure to have your ghetto pass revoked, no questions asked.” This technique creates a sense of intimacy, at the same time foregrounding the fact that...
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...[pic]D840R-How to setup this modem? Product line: ADSL Question category: Internet Settings I. Physical connection: [pic] II. Login to the management page of the router: 1. Open a web browser (IE, Firefox, Safari, etc.) and find the address bar, leaving it blank before typing in 192.168.1.1, and then press enter. [pic] (Care: The address bar is in the most top of the web page after opening web browser). 2. Input default username and password: admin in the following window, then click ok. [pic] 3. Click on Wizard on the left menu. Select your Country Name and Area Name, typing in the VPI and VCI which is from your ISP (Internet Service Provider), and then click on next. [pic] 4. Select your connection type and click Next in the following page. please make sure access mode is correct, if you don’t know, please consult your ISP. [pic] 5. For PPPoA or PPPoE. Type in the username and password provided by your ISP. Keep other default values and click Next and click on next again at the next page. Click on Save/Reboot at the last page to finish your settings. [pic] 6. For MER.In this following page, please choose obtain the IP address, the default gateway and the DNS server automatically if you haven’t got any IP address, default gateway and DNS server from your ISP. If you have, please choose the second options and input the information. And then click Next. [pic] Click on next again at the next page. Click on Save/Reboot at the last page to finish...
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...OPM briefing notes 2010 - 05 Lessons Learned: Developing the Health Promotion Strategy and Action Plan in Georgia In 2009 Oxford Policy Management (OPM) completed technical work to support the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, Georgia, in producing a comprehensive national Health Promotion Strategy (HPS) along with a prioritised Health Promotion Action Plan (HPAP). This work was commissioned as part of the European Union support to the Ministry, aimed at facilitating evolution of key evidence-based policies, and enabling the people of Georgia to increase control over their health and its determinants. This briefing note develops the case for giving support to the Georgian government in elaborating the HPS. It argues that transparent and participatory processes must be established to assure strong national ownership and consensus over the outputs. The process must also guarantee the skills transfer and capacity building of national stakeholders; and be flexible and highly responsive to the government needs while producing strategies effective, feasible and applicable to the local context. Georgian public health Over recent years Georgian efforts to adopt and nurture a democratic market oriented economy have been impressive (Chanturidze et al. 2009). On the down side however, the Georgian health sector still demonstrates system imbalances between curative services and O x f o r d • prevention, and between clinical ...
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...1. Financial accounting provides economic and financial information for all of the following except a. creditors. b. investors. c. managers. d. other external users. 2. As of June 30, 2013, Actual Tigers Company has assets of $100,000 and stockholders' equity of $30,000. What are the liabilities for Actual Tigers Company as of June 30, 2013? a. $30,000 b. $70,000 c. $100,000 d. $130,000 3. The ending retained earnings amount is shown on a. the balance sheet only. b. the retained earnings statement only. c. both the income statement and the retained earnings statement. d. both the balance sheet and the retained earnings statement. 4. Black Keys Company began the year with stockholders' equity of $185,000. During the year, the company recorded revenues of $250,000, expenses of $190,000, and paid dividends of $20,000. What was Black Keys’ stockholders' equity at the end of the year? a. $185,000. b. $225,000. c. $245,000. d. $265,000. 5. Misra Company compiled the following financial information as of December 31, 2013: Revenues $170,000 Retained earnings 30,000 Equipment 40,000 Expenses 125,000 Cash 45,000 Dividends 10,000 Supplies 5,000 Accounts payable 20,000 Accounts receivable 35,000 Common stock 40,000 Misra’s assets on December 31, 2013 are a. $90,000. b. $125,000. c. $180,000. d $245,000. 6. The accounting equation for Quattro Enterprises is as follows: Assets Liabilities Stockholders' Equity ...
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...In this course I have learned much about myself, as well as other people, more so than I ever thought I would, and with this knowledge comes a great responsibility. When this class first started I only expected to learn the very basics of psychology like the different approaches to psychology from behaviorism, structuralism, functionalism, humanism, psychoanalysis, and other things. Not only did I learn about the essentials of psychology, but I also learned a great deal about myself and my past life experiences. This class has forced me to look deep within myself and confront my psychological demons. Doing that has helped me become more understanding and accepting of why I am the person I am today and what I can do to change certain things. Without the help of Psychology 101 and words of wisdom from my instructor I would still have no clue as to who I am as a person, and who I want to be, as well as what my purpose in life is. I have gained more confidence in myself this semester than I've ever had in my entire life. I feel more enlightened about many aspects of life, especially when it comes to understanding other people. I feel like this class has also helped rid me of the anxiety that I faced. In this paper I will discuss how this class has changed certain aspects of my life, how I've grown to overcome certain psychological hang-ups, and how I plan to use this knowledge in my future...
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...1. Given that so many mergers and acquisitions fail, why do you think that executives keep making these horizontal integration moves? Although many mergers and acquisitions fail, I feel that executives keep making a horizontal integration decision because it makes the most sense to integrate business activities. If firms are involved with the same stage of production, and share the same resources it could seem more efficient, less costly, and convenient for separate companies to merge. 2. Please identify a struggling company that interests you and share why you are interested in this particular company. Then please identify how this company could benefit from a) market penetration, b) market development, and c) product development. I would like to discuss Sears in this section. Sears interests me because they once were a leader in department stores with one of the highest profits in Canada. Unfortunately Sears has been suffering due low profits and sales. a) Sears could profit from market penetration by introduction promoting new or existing products through strategies such as bundling, advertising, lowering prices and volume discounts. Sears does not do much or any advertising so, consumers do not shop at Sears simply because they do not know there are sales, or hear any promotion on products. Competitors such as The Bay, and Macys do great advertising on their sales and promotions. b) Sears has wide ranges of products but they could benefit more from...
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...After reading the four chapters in the novel “This Is How You Lose Her” by Junot Diaz, I found out that it is very interesting and fun because it is not like the typical love story that we read in many novels. I really like the creative way the writer choose to write it which is by making each chapter an individual story that is actually a flashback that help gets the story across. At first, it is quite puzzling to understand because it opposed the normal way of telling a story, but this creative style makes me more reluctant to know what happens in the end and be involved in the story. Moreover, Diaz uses a mix English-Spanish (Spanlish) slang in his book which makes the story sounds casual to show how the characters really communicate to...
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...“How to Date a Brown girl, Black girl, White girl, or Halfie” by Junot Diaz Junot Diaz (born December 31, 1968). He is a Dominican American guy, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Diaz immigrated with his family to New Jersey when he was six years old. He studied Arts degree from Rutgers University. He is the third child of five. Majored in English. His regularly contributed both fiction and nonfiction since 1995. Diaz teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is the fiction editor of Boston Review. His first story collection, “Drown,” received a praise, and his second story collection, “This Is How You Lose Her,” was a National Book Awarded finalist. Listed top 20 writers in the 21st century. Diaz writes this sorts...
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...How do muscles use this energy? 1. “ATP”=Adenosine TriPhopshate *phosphate groups are attached by high energy bonds 2. When the terminal phosphate group is cleaved off, energy is released 3. ATP->ADP+Pi+Energy 4. This energy is available to perform cellular work Aerobic Metabolism/Cellular Respiration -Occurs in mitochondria and requires oxygen -C612O6+Oxygen->CO2+H2O+36 ATP -Used with prolonged activities which maintain a constant heart rate -as long as there is enough oxygen Anaerobic Metabolism/Glycolysis -Sometimes your muscles will temporarily run out of O2 -C6H12O6-> lactic acid + 2 ATP -Used when large amounts of ATP are used for exercise about 90 seconds long -Anaerobic Metabolism/Creatine Pathway -utilizes stored energy from Creatine phosphate -Creatine phosphate + ADP -> Creatine + 1 ATP -Used at the beginning of exercise before other pathways kick in -enough energy for about 10 seconds contraction How does the microscopic structure of you skeletal system relate to its function? Compact bone: outer layer of bone, has continuous extracellular matrix w/no gaps, makes up wall of diaphysis, dense, made of tightly packed tissue Cancellous (spongy) bone: made of osteocytes and extracellular matrix, thin layers, many branching bony plates called “trabeculae”, gets nutrients by diffusing into canaliculi that lead to the surfaces of these thin, bony plates, located within trabeculae Hyaline cartilage: very fine collagenous fibers in extracellular matrix...
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...1. How does religion impact this clause? Be specific. Discuss religion as a social institution having an impact on society. Remember, there is no official religion for the U.S. Religion impacts this clause because some Pharmacists believe that in their own religion, it is not right to provide certain prescriptions to customers. They are putting their personal views in the way of their job. For instance, a woman wants to purchase contraceptive at their local pharmacy but the pharmacist denies the women any sort of prescription. The pharmacist does not believe in contraception and the woman was denied because of this. The pharmacists is putting his religious values before his job and society is not having a choice anymore.Therefore, the pharmacist's’...
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...Is This How You Treat Her? Playing with ladies. Infidelity is a major problem in relationships. It is the breaking of a promise of being faithful to a spouse or other sexual partner. Yunior is the major character in the book This is How You Lose Her. Yunior grew up with his mother and his elder brother Rafa in the Dominican Republic. He was the bold one, he used to go outside when his father says nobody should. He likes going out to play with other kids then. He did not have a good relationship with his father due to his father’s absence. This made Yunior more adventurous. He likes trying out new things, meeting new people and dating new girls. This caused him to be unfaithful. When Yunior cheated with Cassandra while Magda was his girlfriend,...
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...words they defrauded the insurance companies, and they mostly did this to collect life insurance money. This is economical example, because Holmes and his friends were in need of money and they chose this way to make the money, and divide it among themselves. Holmes decides to build a hotel for visitors that are visiting the world’s fair (page 85). His intentions for this hotel is to make money and also be able to kill his victims. He wanted to collect the insurance by burning the building and also burn the evidence....
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