...amounts of property. Hurricanes can attack and harm people in so many ways they can kill people, leave them homeless, it leaves children orphaned and disable them. On the west coast of the United States and other places hurricanes aren’t taken as seriously as other more common disasters, such as, earthquakes and volcanoes yet the hurricane can be a lot more damaging that both of those. Hurricanes are cyclones that develop over warm oceans and breed winds that blow yup to 74 miles per hour. In the hurricane the mixture of the water and winds can be extremely damaging. The winds are extremely dangerous and usually don’t go faster than about 75 miles per hour but have been documented to go as fast as 85 miles per hour. Due to the fact that hurricanes need water to survive they cannot go too far on land, but that does not stop them from causing billions of dollars in damages. Hurricanes are so dangerous that they were listed number 1 on the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Hazard and Disasters list. Picture this, you laying on top of you car as you are being violently slung down your street, which was once dry and calm and is now wet and foreign, at an extremely rapid pace. You can’t find your family and all you can do is hope that they haven’t drowned and are able to stay afloat against the violent waters that are angrily attempting to destroy everything in its path. You look around the weather is gray and it’s raining heavily. It is a struggle to breathe between the...
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...people let this affect they way they live. Also, a lot of people in life just want to fit in, and when it’s too late, they realize that life’s not about fitting in. And lastly, life isn’t about living large and having a fancy house. It’s about making the most of what you got. To start, at the beginning of the book, Esperanza wants a new house, because the people around her told her that the house she lived in was abominable. They thought of Esperanza as trash because she lived in a poverty-filled household. This made Esperanza feel like she wasn’t adequate. An example from the book includes the time one of the nuns from Esperanza’s school dissed her on her house, saying, “You live there?” Esperanza felt awful, and realized, “The way...
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...: Gail Giewont A New Credit Score The credit laws of our society need to have a major over haul one that would take into account the hard working people of this great land of ours. This new law would give any US citizen that has been employed for minimum of 20 years in the Unites States, i.e. the Military, Government Employee or Contractor, with no criminal background, have paid their taxes, be given the opportunity to have a clean credit score one that is in such high demand. One that say I’ve made it in essence a chance to start anew. To share some of the perks that others from countries other than America have long since enjoyed when arriving to The USA. Americans have made America what it is. Some have even shed blood sweat and tears. Through a good economy a bad economy lean years, hard years, fought in wars and sometime come home to nothing, even homelessness. Some are looked at as though they are second class citizens because they have endured some hardship of some kind, or maybe just human error in younger days, bad financial management, or fighting in a war! But should one be punished for the remainder of their lives, because they don’t have and 800 credit score? Is this the land of opportunity for just a few where one is judged by their credit score? Where anyone can come from another country apply for a Social Security number and instantly have the winning number, just like the lottery...
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...The U.S.S. constitution was an beautiful ship around the around late 17 hundreds. This ship was a highly engineered ship. Made by the fellow craftsman, designed by Joshua Humphrey, and with some help of Thomas Jefferson helping out with the copper fittings for the ships. The ships designed was made to protect merchant ships for trade and to protect American power. With the conflict between France and Britain both of them would attack our merchant ships and to turn our sailors to help them fight the war.All the ships were named by the famous first president George Washington and it was his idea to build a nay to protect us. The ship designed was amazing. The good known nickname “Ironsides” was given to the ship cause whenever a cannon ball would hit the ship it would bounce of like nothing. The ship was though and made out...
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...supposedly entitled to? More often than not, these feelings are attributed to troubles of the heart and that’s what we’re going to discuss in this article. DISCLAIMER: Sorry folks but you’re not going to find advice or love wisdom in this article. This is solely meant for ranting and if you’re interested in that, well then, be my guest. ! First order of business: wrong timings. When one is single, the other is taken. When one is ready for something serious, the other just isn’t. One word: FRUSTRATING. This makes you want to go home to mama bear and throw a tantrum then cry afterwards. You actually wish someone would just pop their head in and say, “Oops! We just had a slight mistake in scheduling your lives. We will fix that right up for ya. Here’s a pie! ”. But noooo. Instead, they will tell you, “If you guys are meant to be together, then in the future you will find your way back to each other.” or “In another time, another place, maybe.” and my all-time favorite, “All this is part of God’s great plan for you”. Yes, you appreciate the effort to cheer you up but frankly, it just ain’t working. And more than empathy for your helplessness, what you want is for things to be fixed. ! Next up: mixed signals. Okay, I admit this one is not as futile as the first but it can be as equally maddening. Sometimes a person will give you nothing but confusion when it comes to relationships or rather, the lack of it. You look at that person and all you can see is a Rubik’s...
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...Anyone could hardly tell it was Elizabeth. That day Elizabeth didn't get bullied AT ALL!!! A few weeks later she was already popular. She left Ruth and Destiny out of everything. Ruth was Elizabeth's best friend and Ruth was getting kind of sad because it seemed like she didn't care about Ruth or Destiny anymore. ¨Destiny...Do you feel left out?¨ asked Ruth ¨Yeah...Do you?¨ ¨Yup...What should we do?¨ ¨Maybe we should just leave it alone and it will just be me and you and Elizabeth could go do whatever she wants.¨ All of Elizabeth's friends noticed that she wasn't even trying her best in school no more, all of her grades dropped. They were kind of still worried but not at the same time because of the way she treats them. Elizabeth started to realized how she had changed and realized that she hasn´t been hanging out with Ruth and Destiny. She got kind of worried because of her grades. She decided she wanted to back to person that used to be, even though she would get bullied. It was the next day, and Elizabeth dressed like how she used to be. And she saw Ruth and Destiny , so she went up...
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...literature as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ (Purdue University). Formalism asserts that each work of literature has particular intrinsic features in the text and specifically looks at these literary qualities in the text. Prior to the formalist movement, literature has studied a means of gaining understanding about the world. Literature was studied in its historical context, philosophical and social implications of literature were considered in the study of literature. However, formalism abandons all these notions and looks at literature independent of the historical and social context but as an independent body of work. The main point of formalism is to put each work in its unique place, free from attachment or comparison to its environment, author, and era. This perspective is developed in reaction to criticism that considered the text as a product of social and historical forces or as an attempt at making a statement either political or social (Purdue University). The basic principle of formalism is that the core of understanding a text is within the text and not its environment. Subsequently, much emphasis is laid...
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...This lever will make my dreams come true and will make me avenge my father. This lever will make me fall asleep at night knowing that I got revenge. This lever will make the Japanese know how I felt during Pearl Harbor and how now I don't have a father. A father that won't see me succeed in life, or how my father won't even see my kids! I grab the lever all pull with all my might. Oh my gosh! That was the loudest thing I have ever heard! I look down and hear all the yells and all the buildings vanish in an instant. I heard people scream like me when I found out my father died. “Paul what did we do?” I cried. I looked back at him and saw his eyes and how scared, shocked he looked. What have I done? What are you happy now my body screamed at me. What was the point of revenge? Am I the one who killed all these people? I...
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...Europe, (Silverman, 2000). Some eastern Europeans originally saw the Romani people as valuable new citizens. A couple of centuries later laws were passed excluding Romani from marrying spouses from other ethnic groups, and many Romani were detained and forced into slavery, (Silverman, 2000). This continued for five hundred years. During World War II, the Nazis murdered approximately two and a half million Romanies. They were sentenced to forced labor and imprisonment in concentration camps. More often than not they were killed on sight, especially on the Eastern Front. In central and eastern Europe, Romanies experienced restrictions of cultural freedom. The Romani language and music were banned from public performance, they were moved to live in border areas, and their nomadic lifestyle was forbidden. Romani women were sterilized as part of a state policy to reduce their population, (Silverman, 2000). “The historical situation, however, is much more complex: for more than five hundred years Roma in Eastern Europe have been professional musicians, playing for non-Roma peasants for remuneration in taverns and at weddings, baptisms, circumcisions, fairs, village dances, and other events. This professional niche, primarily for male...
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...Thank you for having me tonight. My fellow Americans, I’m running for president because I believe this election will give our nation one last chance to turn back a tidal wave of conservatism that will lead to America’s ultimate demise. For the past 12 years, we’ve watched as a new breed of conservatives were swept into political offices across this nation. The result of this power shift has been nothing short of disastrous. These conservatives aren’t your grandparents conservatives; these aren’t the Reagan conservatives of 1980’s and 90’s. This brand of conservatism has shifted to a bizarre, far-right corner on our political spectrum. They have made it their mission to destroy our nation’s social contract, and to turn back every value that we’ve held dear as a nation since its inception here in this very hall nearly three centuries ago. If elected, I will make sure that Americans are protected from the abuses we have suffered for the past 12 years by returning some fundamental principles to our governing structures; namely, the belief in equality under law, and the concept that we are our brother’s...
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...been debated thoroughly, it has created divisions and a history of discrimination. This history of discrimination is evident from the Constitution, particularly in Article I, Section 2: Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other Persons.” (McClain and Stewart Jr, 2014, p.11) The Three Fifths Compromise...
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...Smiling is infectious Smiling is infectious You catch it like the flu When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too I walked around the corner And someone saw me grin When he smiled I realised I had passed it on to him I thought about the smile And then realised its worth A single smile like mine Could travel round the earth So if you feel a smile begin Don't leave it undetected Start an epidemic And get the world infected. Reason to Smile How can one smile such sweet smiles, When one is so saddened by sorrows for miles, How can I smile the same smiles, When life brings me nothing but tears, I wondered for so long, What reason you had to smile that long, To keep smiling though troubles come, And still remain sweet and silently overcome, It's such a mystery to me, Your smiles from heaven with glee, I adore and yet envy thee, But I'd rather you smile those at me, I feel happy when I see you smile, Even if I'm sad and lonely, Your smiles bring me somewhere, I don't even know where, But it was you, You gave me the reason to smile, To smile with no reason, To smile for a smile, I guess life is just like that, We need not a reason to smile, For a smile is the reason itself, To rejoice and open-heartedly give thanks, I learned to smile because of you, Because your smiles bring me joy when blue, It proves how well and powerful, A simple sweet smile can become so beautiful, Smile for the sake...
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...Chocolate A Mori Love Story Rated: M Romance, Drama, Action, Comedy, and Angst Disclaimer: I own nothing. If I did I would own Mori-sempai . I do own my OC Kurakei. Please be kind though! This is my first fanfiction so please be kind. I get all of my inspiration from all of the MorixOC stories out there. ^^ Read and Review~ Name: Chokore Kurosaki Nickname: Cho or Choko Age: 17 Skin Color: Pale Bust Size: 40-DD Eye Color: Chocolate Brown Hair Color: Silver with black fringed tips Hair Length: Butt-Length Personality: Cold, Violent, Tough, Out-Spoken, Brash, Smart, Clever, Forward, Blunt, Smart-ass, Curious, Usually Quiet, Rude, and Lonely Loves To: Eat Sweets (Mainly Chocolate), Train, Read, Fight, Be Alone, Paint, Draw, Sing, Listen To Music, and Play Instruments (The Piano, Violin, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Viola and Electric Guitar) Dislikes: Being Touched, Girly Girls, Loud Noises, and Too Many People Body Shape: Lean with some curves but not too much, firm round butt, long legs, flat/toned stomach, and perky breast Style: Boyish, Punkish, and Tight Piercings: Silver Snakebites and a belly button ring Tattoos: A black dragon going from her shoulder, around her arm and stopping at her left middle finger, the kanji for pain on the back of her neck and black angel wings on her shoulder blades Scars: A scar on her left cheek like Kenshin from “Rourin Kenshin” and a large scar going across her left hip Chapter 1 “Ooooh! Isn’t he so cute?” “Is that his...
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...Most Important Skills to have in Customer Service 1. Patience When a customer contacts you about a problem, they’re normally not happy. So its not a good idea so say something that will make them more unhappy. Watch this. Employee: Thanks for calling Max express, this is Jennifer. Client: Yeah you’re company promised me a delivery on Tuesday and now its Saturday and its still not here. Do you have any idea what kind of problems this is causing me?!! Employee: Maam please, Calm Down. Client: Calm down? Don’t tell to calm down. If you’re company would’ve done what you promised we wouldn’t be having this conversation. Instead of focusing on the customer’s concern, Jennifer instructed the customer how to react which led to an argument. Patience is one of the toughest skills to hone especially if it doesn’t come naturally. This call could’ve been handled much better watch this. Employee: Thanks for calling Max express, this is Jennifer. Client: Yeah you’re company promised me a delivery on Tuesday and now its Saturday and its still not here. Do you have any idea what kind of problems this is causing me?!! Employee: We apologize for the inconvenience, that’s got to be very frustrating. Let me help you with that, what I can do is send a rush request so we can send your shipment overnight. Client: Okay thanks. (Relieved) That was much better, Jennifer showed her sympathy to the caller by apologizing and focused her efforts in solving the problem and that’s...
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...cultural group that they distinguish themselves with, and for me that is my religion Sikhism. Although my main cultural group does not completely align with the particular dominant group of the society in which I happen to live in, I believe that Sikhism is seen as a subculture in this society. As explained by Gordon Marshall, a dominant culture is one that is able, through economic or political power, impose its values, language, and ways of behaving on a subordinate culture or cultures (1998). Since the European influence on this territory Canada has been more influenced by Christianity, and as immigration loosened its hold on racial barriers we saw multiculturalism. These new religions then form what we call subcultures. Sikhism would be a dominant religion where I originate from, but in Canada and this society it acts as a subculture. Being brought up in an immigrant family here in Canada has in some ways altered how we practice my religion however, the teachings that I’ve been exposed through Sikhism since I was a young kid has molded how I see the world and my perspective. I feel it has had the largest impact on my beliefs than other aspects of culture in society present around me at this...
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