Elaine MacKay stood out like a sore thumb in the midst of the manicured nails of Phillips Academy. Short‚ overweight‚ with a flat face that only a mother could love. Elaine held herself high with pride as the only student at Phillips to have Down Syndrome. The rest of us avoided her. Why would I‚ a member of one of the most popular cliques in the school‚ ever stoop down to her level? She had created her own level of the food chain‚ one that many of my fellow classmates called the ‘Retard Zone’‚ but
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In “Adults Alone‚” Elaine and Paul are left to confront their former‚ less mature selves as they ship the kids away for a week. When their daily routine of taking care of their children is no longer around to distract them from their actual selves‚ they must rediscover themselves. Marriage and their wearisome daily routines have drained them of individuality and made them a husk of their former selves. In an attempt to return to their original lifestyles‚ Elaine and Paul try a series of activities
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60 minutes: “The Hostage” On February 21‚ 2016‚ 60 Minutes aired the interview of Lesley Stahl with Elaine Weinstein‚ a widow‚ mother‚ and grandmother. She recounted the agonizingly painful process she went through to get her husband from the terrorist group that abducted him. Specifically‚ she narrated the constant fear‚ stress‚ and worry the entire experience puts her through. Though‚ she managed to maintain her composure for the sake of her loved one. As Weinstein said‚ “On my mind all the time
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life of Elaine Risley displaying how she has been negatively affected by her past and the ways in which she reconstructs her past to create her present and plan her future. The traumatic experiences that Elaine confronts throughout the novel with her family‚ ‘friends’ and boyfriends‚ shapes her personality and the outlook she has on life. Reconstructing her past enables Elaine to discover the person she has become as a result of the childhood she was a part of. This reconstruction gives Elaine clear
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hero does not always have to be someone who fights bears or cures disease. In fact‚ you are probably someone’s hero too. Elaine Parker is a regular person like you and me‚ but that does not keep her from the little things that make everything else a bit better. Inspiring me everywhere I go‚ spreading open mindedness and showing kindness everyone and anyone. My grandmother‚ Elaine Parker‚ inspires me in a way that few others can. She is inspiring to me is when speaks about dance‚ I myself am a dancer
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Cooking As an Art Form Food‚ cooking‚ and whatever related to these themes are usually considered as an art because food is an everyday item that has a wide meaning for all people. Food can be considered as an art; for example: the decoration of a food‚ the way a food is constructed in the plates‚ or even the way many different foods are being mixed in order to create a new food. Sometimes even people consider the arrangement of plates in a table as an art. This is called Table Art. Brillat-Savarin
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Southern Fish Finger Sandwich 1 x 500g fillet of sea bass or red snapper 2 tbs. Mixed dried herbs 2 tbs. Cajun spice ½ tsp. salt A few handfuls of plain flour 1 litre of vegetable oil for deep frying Tartar sauce: 200g of mayonnaise 2 tsps of capers‚ drained‚ roughly chopped 2 Anchovies‚ finely chopped 1 gherkin‚ roughly chopped ½ a bunch of flat leaf parsley‚ finely chopped For serving: 1 x white farmhouse loaf unsalted butter‚ softened Handful of watercress Instructions:
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ROLE PLAY BUSINESS MEETING Situation A condo sales agent is meeting with a family of three. These are first-time buyers who are shopping for a condo. They are at the sales office located next to the site of the future condo tower. Construction has not begun but a large billboard sign outside the sales office proclaims “over 80% sold - starting at $195‚000”. The four people sit down for their meeting inside the fashionably decorated office. Roles 1) Real estate professional This successful
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Unplug Unplug your chargers when you’re not charging. Every house is full of little plastic power supplies to charge cell phones‚ PDA’s‚ digital cameras‚ cordless tools and other personal gadgets. Keep them unplugged until you need them. Set your refrigerator temperature at 38 to 42 degrees Fahrenheit; your freezer should be set between 0 and 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Use the power-save switch if your fridge has one‚ and make sure the door seals tightly. You can check this by making sure that a dollar
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In “The Coking Animal”‚ the author‚ Michael Pollan‚ gives his opinion and observations on the American food system. Pollan links the facts that since we look for the most convenient and least time-consuming way to get food‚ we often intake more calories‚ sugar‚ fat‚ and salts‚ which are substances our bodies are automatically bound to like. After examining my own eating habits‚ I realized that these conclusions made by the author are merely accurate. When I am crunched for time‚ what do I usually
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