The Day it Happened did a very good job in conveying its theme‚ establishing its characters‚ and using setting and symbols to convey a meaning important to human experiences. In this short story it is clear that the theme is continual domestic violence against women in some cultures. This is important to human experience because domestic violence in some cultures has been happening for many years‚ and society seems to know about it but doesn’t take it as seriously as it should be taken. In general
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Josie: Analyzing Intimate Partner Violence and Child Care In Morales’ The Day It Happened‚ a young woman named Josie struggles to deal with an abusive husband with a child on the way. It is apparent the family knows‚ but would rather cover the wounds instead of addressing the issue. When she discovers she is pregnant‚ Josie decides it is best for her and her future newborn to escape the hardships of a physically abusive marriage. The narrator writes‚ “I warned you. I said I would leave if you ever
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is gone." The Day It Happened is a story written by Rosario Morales‚ a Puerto Rican poet and activist‚ who was born in Puerto Rico but grew up in New York. This short story takes place in a barrio of N.Y. in an apratment building‚ which is narrated by one of the neighbors. Morales depicts an abusive Latino relationship during the 90 ’s where machismo‚ domestic violence and love coincide to give us a small viewing of how the lives of many Latino womyn were like. The Day It Happened‚ being told by
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Pablo Este‚ owner of the South American steel company‚ Rosario Acero‚ SA‚ is currently trying to determine his company’s optimal capital structure. Este must beside whether it should issue long-term debt in the form of bonds (notes + warrants) or long-term publicly traded stock (equity) through the company’s first initial public offering (IPO). Management is seeking $7.5 million in capital in order to (1) pay down its working-capital line of credit‚ (2) repay long-term debt and (3) capital improvements
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On a fateful day an abandoned church in the town of Windrixville was engulfed in flames. Five unlucky children were trapped inside of flaming trap. Suddenly to heroic men jumped inside to save them a witness says that they were like angels sent from above. While no critical injuries suffered to the kids one of the men is in critical condition after he was not able to get out in time before the church collapsed. Dally a witness to this great mess rescued him before anything got worse. We later learned
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Police Morale The University of Tennessee at Martin Ripley Campus Police Morale Morale‚ such a simple word‚ six letters in a combination to make up a word that by its very definition means confidence‚ enthusiasm‚ and discipline. This word‚ morale‚ when coupled with a human being‚ can be a very powerful word. Morale is a great contributor to a healthy or unhealthy workplace. Morale‚ in the sense of police‚ can make or break a department. A high morale‚ and the department is firing on all
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STUDY Employee morale Employee morale describes the overall outlook‚ attitude‚ satisfaction‚ and confidence that employees feel at work. When employees are positive about their work environment and believe that they can meet their most important needs at work‚ employee morale is positive or high. If employees are negative and unhappy about their workplace and feel unappreciated and as if they cannot satisfy their goals and needs‚ employee morale is negative or low. Employee morale is defined by
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On May 16‚ 2017 I interviewed Olga Morales about what it means to be American to her. She is 42 years old and is from Abasolo‚ Guanajuato and is a mother of 4 amazing children. She has two daughters and two sons. The oldest is Maria Esquivel‚ she is 20 years old. The second oldest is Carlos Pichardo‚ he is 18 years old. The third oldest is Arisbet Pichardo‚ she is 17 years old. The youngest one is Jorge Pichardo‚ he is 10 years old. Olga Morales is a very hard worker and does anything to accomplish
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February 14 to most people is a day to show love to a significant other however‚ in 1929 Valentine’s Day was the day seven men got murdered in cold blood. In chicago there was many gangs but only two had it out for eachother. The two gangs hatred for eachother had been rooted by power‚ money‚ and greed. That resulted in many deaths and the federal government controlling more criminal activity on the streets. The gangs reached the extreme violent limits in the garage on the north side of chicago
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I remember this day like it happened yesterday. I was a sophomore in high school and Thanksgiving had just past. I had fallen asleep watching a movie in the living room we had in the basement. It was about eight o’clock and I was woken up by a loud thump. Thinking someone had dropped something‚ I went back to sleep. It was when I heard my dad running above when I knew something was wrong. I ran up the stairs and watched as he ran into my Grandpa’s room which was right off the living room. He then
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