there was other benefits that married heterosexual couples receive‚ but homosexual couples do not. She meantioned that "One benefit is that a spouse may be representative of the other spouse if he or she is unable to speak for his or herself. For example‚ if a woman was in a terrible car accident and placed on life-support‚ her husband has the right to decide whether or not she should stay on life-support". Thus‚ the husband possesses the power of deciding when to end his wife’s life while consequently
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STORAGE DEVICE Definition A storage device can be defined as any piece of hardware whose main function is to store data and information The hardware that writes data to or reads data from a storage medium is called a storage device. Types of Computer Storage Devices Computer storage devices can be classified into o Primary storage o Secondary storage o Tertiary storage Primary Computer Storage Devices Primary storage refers to the computer’s memory(RAM) RAM (Random Access Memory)
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The Tell-Tale Heart: Literary Devices Suspenseful‚ nerve-racking‚ tense‚ and scary are all words that can be used to describe The Tell-Tale Heart. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is a dark‚ eerie story filled with suspense and tension. Anyone who has read this story would be able to describe it using similar words; but that is not all that it is filled with. The Tell-Tale Heart is a horror short story filled with many different literary devices and many examples to go along with them. This
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THE KEY FUNCTIONS OF A BUSINESS 1) OPERATIONS : Provides consultant and advisory service to the company on matters affecting overall corporate and activity management. Also responsible for the corporate planning system. Coordinates the activity’s Information Technology/Communications efforts & Leadership System. Analyzes activity policies and administers programs with respect to effective and efficient use of manpower‚ information‚ material‚ services‚ positions‚ mission‚ organization‚ and tasks
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ambiguity of manner. 8. Anachronism – Something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time‚ esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword in an anachronism in modern warfare. 9. Anaphora – A rhetorical device in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginnings of successive phrases or sentences. Compare this to epistrophe‚ where such repetitions occur at the ends. (lesson 10. Analogy – A similarity between like features of two things‚ on which a
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Organ Systems and their functions I. Integumentary System Functions to protects against environmental hazards; helps control body temperature. Composed of Skin and derivates Epidermis – covers surface; protects deeper tissues Keratinocytes – waterproofing Melanocytes – pigment –protects against UV light Dermis – Nourishes epidermis; provides strength; contains exocrine glands Collagenous tissue – strength Skin Derivates A. Hair– protection and warmth (vellus – fine un-pigmented hair: terminal
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CHAPTER 2. Peculiarities of translation of stylistic devices in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.1. Main characteristics of translation of stylistic devices 2.1. Reproduction of simile in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.2. Reproduction of metaphor in the short stories by E.A.Poe 2.3. Reproduction of epithets in the short stories by E.A.Poe 1.3.1. Simile . According to K. Ya. Lotots’ka simile is an imaginative comparison which is also called literary comparison.[27‚ p
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There are some reasons for legalizing marijuana by state laws. Some states argue that marijuana may be very helpful in some circumstances. Some researchers use the gambling to make a useful reason to discuss about legalizing marijuana. The researchers show that” legalized gambling has not reduced illegal gambling in the United States: rather‚ it has increased it. This is particularly evident in sports gambling‚ most of which is illegal. Legal gambling is taxed and regulated and illegal gambling
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The roaring 20’s was an era of consumerism‚ leisure‚ and rebellion. The women of 1920 smoked‚ drank‚ danced‚ and voted. They cut their hair‚ wore make-up‚ and went to massive parties. They were called flappers. Young women did not date instead they waited until a proper young man showed interest with right intentions. Since nearly a whole generation of young men had died in the war‚ there was nearly a whole generation of young women without possible suitors. The biggest change was political. Many
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Mnemonic Devices Mnemonic devices are techniques for improving memory. Many were developed in ancient times when written records were scarce or non-existent and people relied heavily on their memories to impart information. Mnemonics do not simplify information‚ they actually make it more elaborate‚ but this enhances organisation‚ and therefore retrieval‚ of information. Acronyms These are pronounceable words formed from the first letters of the list of words to be remembered‚ and are a type
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