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    In the first story‚ A Temporary Matter‚ it is Shukumar’s guilt that divide the couple rather than their inability to communicate. During the day‚ he decides to work on his novel and eat in the room that was meant to be the babies “because it [is] a place Shoba [avoids]‚” (8). This contrasts Shoba’s decision to “[take] her plate to the living room‚” which is an area accessible to both of them‚ showing that she is at least making an effort while Shukumar cowers in another room (8). This solitude stems

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    Reflection of “IT Doesn’t Matter” article within Harvard Business Review May 2003 issue Kelley Davies Within the Harvard Business Review’s May 2003 issue‚ Nicholas Carr wrote an article‚ “IT Doesn’t Matter” depicting Information Technology’s immense growth and importance for business and economics‚ but yet concludes IT’s decline and fall in business strategic positioning. In class discussion on this article described this author’s point of view as one-sided that Information Technology’s

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    Why music matters

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    Why music matters. I find this to be a complex yet compelling topic to write about as it can be overwhelming to cover it to its fullest‚ so we are only scratching the surface with this essay.Thus I took the privilege of finding articles and studies done of why music matters today in our culture and what are its benefits to the people who listen to it and what influence them to listen to the type of music they listen to‚is mood a decider or does it depends on what part of culture your are from‚

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    La Comunidad Hispana

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    Chester County who have not used La Comunidad Hispana services. According to Barron and Taylor (2010)‚ Community development seeks to empower individuals and groups of people by providing these groups with the skills they need to effect change in their own communities. These skills are often concentrated around building political power through the formation of large social groups working for a common agenda (p. 373). This relates to how I‚ as a social worker at La Comunidad Hispana‚ can empower

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    Does Gandhi Matter?

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    down by the bullets of intolerance that had infested the minds of a few. An irony of fate‚ or a cruel twist of destiny? Godse was sentenced to death‚ an eye for an eye. But‚ the question staring India in the face today is‚ "Does the message of Gandhi matter today?” In my opinion‚ Gandhiji’s message of love‚ peace and non-violence have never been as essential for Indian society as today. Intolerance has not died with Godse. It has survived in the hearts of those who look at the Indian flag and only see

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    History Still Matter

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    History still Matter 2. Give two contemporary or personal examples of Christopher Lasch’s quote on pg 1. To me the past does matter because that makes you who you are now even though sometimes you try to ignore it your past will always stick by you. For example I didn’t have a happy childhood‚ it was full of arguments and abuses. I learned from my mom’s mistakes to not stick around and let a man abuses you in anyway. Another example losing my brother was probably the worst way to learn to cherish

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    The Matter of Whiteness 1

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    The Matter of Whiteness 1 Running head: White Privilege The Matter of Whiteness Spacemantj The Matter of Whiteness Richard Dyer said “racial imagery is central to the organization of the modern world” because he felt most decisions that represent the practices of the world are based on white man’s ideologies and images in western culture. White people remain a large category that has not been examined in contrast to the many studies of images on African Americans

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    Mind over Matter

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    Mind over Matter Matt Pickering Religion 101 Brantley Gasaway Section BD Out of the myriad of religions that encompass the earth‚ one of the least understood is Buddhism. In the pursuit of a higher plane of existence‚ a Buddhist monk will renounce his worldly secular life‚ instead embracing a life of meditation and study. While attempting to achieve enlightenment‚ and therefore nirvana‚ a Buddhist must first come to eradicate his sense of self‚ effectively destroying his ego. By doing this‚

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    la vida robot

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    MS 210 Tesai Ghany 804C March 3‚ 2014 In the story‚ “La Vida Robot”‚ by Davis‚ I meet four undocumented migrants from West Phoenix. Who would have ever thought these kids would join a robotics team. These four kids have a special position in the team which makes it a perfect team. Now‚ let’s meet these special students. First there is Lorenzo Santillan. He is the master mechanic of the team. His family is in a very tough situation. Davis says‚ “His mother had been

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    Social Class Matters Diane Shutt SOC 120 Lawrence Randolph Social class‚ although somewhat illusive in meaning‚ is one of the most important conceptual discussions among sociologists. Developed in the mid-eighteenth century‚ originally class was a process to categorize animals‚ plants‚ and any natural event not promoted by humans

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