to meaning a homosexual. It is strange to see such a word go from meaning happy to a word that can be offensive to someone who is actually homosexual. The word gay doesn’t have just one definition anymore it has three‚ four and maybe more in other cases. Gay’s most common meanings are happy‚ homosexuals‚ stupid‚ and referring to someone as gay and degrading them.
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they do not care about the students. Teachers have lost their true value. There is a teacher named Mrs. A‚ she does not do any of her work. She is never at school; her grades are never in on time‚ and there is always a substitute in her class room. Her students have not learned anything since school started‚ and it is certainly driving my teacher crazy. My teacher is always covering for her but gets in trouble for no reason. Teachers like Mrs. A have lost the knowledge of what it means to be
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The poem I selected was “What it’s like to be a Black Girl (For those who don’t know)”. This is a poem written by Patricia Smith. The three elements of the poem that I found to be engaging were the tone‚ the content‚ and the language that the author uses. This poem struck some feelings in me. Therefore I am taking a descriptive approach to my response. As a black woman I felt somewhat belittled by the tone that this author uses in this poem. She speaks about the idea of being a black girl as
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What skills do you think a manager requires to effectively motivate a team? Management and Organisations HR1014 Aron Karri 20615240 Word Count: 943 Motivation is the desire and willingness to do something to achieve a positive outcome for an individual or a group of people. ( Lai‚ R. (2011). . Motivation: A Literature Review . p1) There are various different skills managers use to motivate employees a couple of examples are‚ the skills used when communicating with employees and rewards and
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the Persians by doing so. Toghril Beg‚ who founded the Seljuk Dynasty‚ wanted a Persian city named Isfahan to be the capital‚ plus Persians were made government officials. Since the Seljuks had come while being almost illiterate and not knowing much about Islam‚ they followed the Persian’s culture and religion in some ways. The Seljuks deeply admired the Persians‚ using some of their
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How does America define freedom? In Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech‚ “The Four Freedoms”‚ he defines freedom as the “supremacy of human rights everywhere” (Roosevelt 45). A type of freedom that Americans have is expressing their religion. In America‚ there
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Student life dates back over two thousand years‚ however‚ the concept of what being a student entails varies from person to person and over time. So‚ what does it mean to be a student? The most basic and simplistic definition by Merriam-Webster defines a student as “a person who attends a school‚ college‚ or university.” Nonetheless‚ some may argue that being a student incorporates a deeper meaning. Andrew Torres‚ a current student‚ defines it in his words: “I believe that being a student means I
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symbolism‚ which is cultural. Both Montresor and Fortunato have symbols in the story that can show relationships with each other. They develop there thoughts in a few different symbols‚ like the insults from Fortunato‚ the stones in the catacombs and the wine. As the story begins Montresor starts off by talking about how Fortunato is always insulting him. Through out
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showing or causing pleasure or satisfaction’. But what doe it mean to be happy? Should you constantly feel joy? Should you always be laughing and smiling? There has become an intense need for people to be and stay in a happy state. But we all know‚ that’s impossible. Sooner or later something will be thrown in your life that will almost destroy your happiness. How do we deal with that? What will it take to get our happiness back? Happiness is not all about money and/or popularity. It is more complicated
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Processing What was life really like in the colonies? Everyone either had a farm or in a city‚ no one lived in the suburbs. Many people made money on their farms or plantations where many slaves worked for the landowner. Also‚ many children didn’t receive education unless you were quite wealthy. So‚ let’s see what was life really like in the colonies. Let’s start off where people live‚ many people were farmers and that’s how they made a living. They grew their own food and even made things out
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