happiness—all commonly reduced to the concept of utility) subject to constraints. These constraints—or scarcity—inevitably define a tradeoff. For example‚ one can have more money by working harder‚ but less time (there are only so many hours in a day‚ so time is scarce). One can have more apples only at the expense of‚ say‚ fewer grapes (you only have so much land on which to grow food—land is scarce). Adam Smith considered‚ for example‚ the trade-off between time‚ or convenience‚ and money. He
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India is mostly a hot country. The summer season starts in April and goes up to the month of October every year. The months of April‚ May and June are very hot almost all over the country. The rainfall in India occurs mainly in summer season. The months of rain are from June to September. All rains in India are brought by monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean. They start blowing in the month of June and cover the entire country by the middle of June. The months of May and June are extremely hot. The
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From The Way to Rainy Mountain A single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma‚ north and west of the Wichita Range. For my people‚ the Kiowas‚ it is an old landmark‚ and they gave it the name Rainy Mountain. The hardest weather in the world is there. Winter brings blizzards‚ hot tornadic winds arise in the spring‚ and in summer the prairie is an anvil’s edge. The grass turns brittle and brown‚ and it cracks beneath your feet. There are green belts along the rivers and creeks‚ linear groves
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Page 1 of 2 BAYLHAM CARE CENTRE POLICY No : 01 - 153 JOB DESCRIPTION - CARE ASSISTANT – DAY/NIGHT SHIFT Version 2 Updated October 2012 Reporting to: Ms. Fairburn-Dorai Accountable to: Ms. Vikki Brewer Main Purpose of the Role To effectively assist in the management of the delivery of care support services to older people and to those with a range of disabilities living in the nursing home in accordance with the company’s policies‚ procedures and practices and according to specifications
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Gaddiel O. Matira Is it fair to hold individuals responsible for a choice society pressured them to make? Canada might have been one of the best places in the world but for me and Tim‚ Canada is a lot more than that. For Tim O’ Brien’s “On the Rainy River”‚ Canada is freedom: freedom from the draft letter that pressures him to go to war‚ freedom from the war that he never understood and always hated‚ freedom from the dirt‚ tent‚ and mosquitoes‚ freedom from that dense greasy pig-stink and blood
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In the sixty-fourth paragraph in Tim O’Brien’s "On the Rainy River" chapter‚ the author uses some rhetorical devices such as repetition‚ fragments‚ and an allusion to help make his argument more effective. He uses repetition of words like "a crushing sorrow‚ sorrow like I had never known it before." to show how distressed he was over the fact that his dream to run away to Canada will never come true. Another repetition of words was when he was describing his childhood he kept saying how "I saw
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The texts‚ “Undaunted Courage” and “The Way To Rainy Mountain” depict the land as a spiritual entity that’s worth being worshipped and respected as shown by man’s praise of it. The way man‚ rather than exploit it for profit‚ respects the land through animism shows their gratitude for it. From the detailed descriptions that give the reader an illustration of what man has seen‚ it is clear to say that man had this religious relationship again‚ but was also in tune with the lay of the land. In “Undaunted
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are so many perspectives people may pursue in defining Hiking. But in a nutshell‚ Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments‚ often in mountainous or other sceneries. Walking in nature may be trendy these days simply because Hiking counts as moderate aerobic exercise. Engaging in 30 minutes or more of physical activity improves your cardiovascular fitness‚ which means your heart and lungs can more efficiently deliver oxygen to working muscles. As a result
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Ghorepani Poon Hill Trekking day itinerary Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu Airport (1337 m) We meet you at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). Ride 25 minutes car to the hotel. Check in hotel‚ take a rest and we brief your program. Stay overnight with bed and breakfast in Kathmandu. Day 02: Full-day sightseeing in Kathmandu – 6 hours Professional Tour Guide meets at 9 AM with a car at the hotel door. He explains about Nepal and sightseeing place. Visit four UNESCO world heritage sites. Swayambhunath
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Our Choice … or Theirs? In Tim O’Brien’s “On the Rainy River”‚ Tim is faced with the most difficult decision of his life. The Vietnam War is unfolding overseas and Tim is drafted into the military. As Tim has the option of staying and fighting a war he doesn’t believe in or facing the embarrassment of fleeing to Canada‚ O’Brien illustrates how other’s opinions sway our decisions in life more than we think they do. Tim battles himself over what should be an easy choice. Will he stay or go? His
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