after taking part in the extracurricular activities. In my experience‚ fortunately‚ I had a chance to contribute to the annual Charity Fair of my A-level College‚ Abbey College Cambridge. This events expanded my view about surrounding world and provided me with the basic skills for my life. Firstly‚ The first lesson I learned when participated in the Charity Fair was about the significance of generosity in our community. The Charity Fair’s preparation was obtaining the unused personal stuffs such
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gumauctions.com/article/140/Dangers-Of-Smoking/ ------------------------------------------------- Almost everybody knows that smoking is bad for the health. Images of blackened lungs line school hallways and hospital waiting rooms‚ but despite this people continue to take up smoking. This may have to do with the pervasive romantic image of smoking -- an image that has nothing in common with reality. There are many ways to take tobacco. You can chew it‚ inhale it through the nose‚ and smoke it in the
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the Adam Smith Institute (2008) about how ‘The Fair-trade movement achieves virtually nothing in terms of reducing world poverty’. Fair trade is a standard that is set to support the developing countries exports‚ it is to improve the workers in a developing country’s working conditions‚ fair payments which help them towards development and planning of their future that may help poverty. It also helps them to sell products to developing countries. Fair trade products come mostly in products such
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Diana Martinez Miss Lightfoot ELA III Period 2 Mexican Cartels and their Abuse of Young Girls Violence has become such a problem in Mexico as it is related to drug cartels. The Mexican government announced that they would nearly double the size of its federal police force‚ to reduce the military involvement (“Mexican Government Softness Drug War”). That takes care of the movement of drug cartels. The drug violence has escalated to the point that young kids and young girls cannot be out
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Jose Renteria Professor English 111 14 February 2013 Mexican and College Culture The word culture comes from the Latin “cultura” that means cultivation or improvement. It is the way that a person can improve through education‚ and ideals from other people. Nowadays‚ culture defines a group of people with the same interest and traditions. Mexican and college culture have many characteristics but the three more significant characteristics between the two cultures are values‚ beliefs‚ and important
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Mexican and american food are both very different‚ but in ways very similar. American food is served in Mexico‚ but in America mexican food is also served a lot‚ it is just served very differently. The differences between the two countries food is actually extremely amazing. The similarities are only a few but very good points. In many different ways american foods and mexican food are very similar. The most common thing they share is that the food is unhealthy. They have lots of grease and lots
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Living in California‚ we become exposed to the Mexican culture through friends‚ neighbors and business associates. Wether its Mexican food‚ festivals‚ dances‚ music‚ clothes‚ language etc. When it comes to Mexico as a country‚ besides its beautiful resorts‚ Mexico displays rich history‚ excellent cuisine‚ Spanish colonial attraction‚ indigenous wisdom‚ and hospitality. Mexico has hosted civilizations like Olmecs‚ Teotihuacans‚ Zapotecs‚ Toltecs‚ Mayas‚ and Aztecs. Olmecs being the oldest of the pre-colonial
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Mexican migration to the United States takes a big impact involving two companies and takes place at specific times for good or bad of both. Manly‚ this phenomenon takes place because the immigrants are in search for a better job and higher pay as well. I decided to choose this topic because it represents a huge problem‚ the main topic to be discussed by heads of government of both countries is migration. Migration and over the years‚ Mexico has experienced the loss of the most important tool
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I think fair-trade is to benefit the coffee industry. It benefits everyone in the coffee industry from the farmers to the consumers. It’s a benefit because it helps farmers‚ fair trade is safe for everyone‚ fair working conditions‚ fair trade supports communities‚ fair trade reduces the number of middle men‚ it has a better outcome for cafes‚ reduces the number of steps in a commodity chain‚ is better for the environment Fairtrade helps farmers because the farmer can get a fair price for their
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In the text “Like Mexicans”‚ the author uses a unique way to compare and contrast different cultures‚ and the ones that he should and should not marry into. In the first paragraph he starts off with a flashback from his past‚ and talking to his grandmother about who he should and should not marry. The author goes into great detail with his childhood memories of what his mother and grandmother told him what he should do‚ and then skips to his present. In paragraph six‚ he says “But the woman I married
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