Santa Clara County’s Domestic Violence Council was established by the Board of Supervisors and the presiding judge of juvenile court in 1991 to evaluate the needs of the community on the topic of Domestic Violence. The Council is Santa Clara County’s first interdisciplinary Team whose goal is to not point fingers of blame at one another but rather seek out solutions on how to coordinate services better to address victims of domestic violence and their batterers. The Council has four objectives that
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Limescale‚ what is it? When water is heated limescale deposits can form‚ especially in machines such as fully automatic coffee makers‚ espresso machines and all hot water units. In this context you often hear about hard and soft water. The hardness of the water indicates the proportion of limescale. Your water supply company will provide more information about hardness of your water. If your groundwater flows through calcareous rock layers‚ eroded magnesium and calcium carbonate will cause limescale
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In the piece‚ Joan Didion describes the Santa Ana Winds which hit Los Angeles every so often. The winds are seen as a threatening issue‚ as Didion describes them as dangerous and unwanted. The passage portrays her view on the Santa Ana winds as something horrendous that makes a dramatic effect on the inhabitants of Los Angeles. In the first paragraph Didion begins by describing the eerie feeling in the air with words that connote an anxious tone‚ such as “uneasy”‚ “unnatural”‚ and “tension”. She
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In slip-shod measure loosely prattling on‚ Of farm or orchard‚ pleasant curds and cream‚ Or droning flies‚ or shoes lost in the mire By little whimpering boy‚ with rueful face- Come‚ Muse‚ and sing the dreaded washing day (Pg. 70 Lines 1-8) Anna Letitia Barbauld’s poem “Washing Day” is categorized as mock epic. A mock epic is defined as: epic tone and form but for ‘ordinary’ subjects. Another example of a mock epic is Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock (1712). This literary work stands
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Estudos de Caso de Boa Governança Corporativa Círculo de Companhias da Mesa-Redonda de Governança Corporativa da América Latina 2a Edição Copyright © 2006 International Finance Corporation 2121 Pennsylvania Ave. NW‚ Washington‚ DC 20433 United States of America A Member of the World Bank Group The findings‚ interpretations and conclusions expressed in this publication should not be attributed in any manner to the International Finance Corporation (IFC)‚ Organisation for Economic Co-operation
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Chloe Anna Schmidt was undoubtedly privileged. She’d grown up with her family in the affluent DC suburbs‚ and although she’d always moved around with her family‚ they had never lived in anything other than relative luxury. Indeed for as long as she’d been alive her parents had been people of significant means. Yet it was more than money‚ both of her Chloe’s parents had friends and old colleagues connected to some of the biggest and most prestigious institutions in the city. Her family on the whole
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apart‚ and sadly‚ the latter is a much more frequent outcome. However‚ it is also a beautiful trait of humanity that allows people to come together in solidarity to fight for what they believe to be right. In the article‚ “A Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen‚ she uses past and present anecdotes to build credibility appeal to the audience’s emotions‚ and allusions of discrimination and hatred to unify the citizens of the United States in their individualities; however‚ it also serves as a reminder
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Tone and Diction in Quilt of a Country and The Immigration Contribution Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen is an essay written after the 9/11 terror attacks in New York. In this piece Quindlen explains how America is like a quilt‚ and made up of all different cultures sewn together by a common enemy. In her essay Quindlen uses a diction that easy to understand‚ but at the same time it gives you good information. In the first paragraph of the essay the author states “America is an improbable idea
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The two neighborhoods I grew up in were Antonio Plantation and Brittany Estates. I live in Antonio Plantation until I was 12 years old. Then my mom and dad made the decision to move into a new neighborhood called Brittany Estates. Although these two neighborhoods are in the same small town of Brusly‚ Louisiana‚ they were very different. Antonio Plantation was like a family village. Everyone knew each other and took care of each other. I could walk down the street and go to my best friend’s house
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In the article “Stuff Is Not Salvation‚” by Anna Quindlen‚ she discusses American materialism and the desire to acquire a greater number of things than needed. Quindlen talks about how television commercials have made it possible to purchase unnecessary things. She discusses how American society over-spends and stuck with financial obligation by mass over consumption of products they do not use. She furthermore discusses how America society has fallen into so much financial obligation and that more
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