A Maori proverb‚ roughly translated into English‚ reads: “A safe man wants to be free and a free man wants to be safe.” Truly‚ this proverb dichotomizes the two things many societies are striving for. However‚ without safety‚ people will not strive directly for freedom. This is represented clearly in many developing countries where the circumstances force the “average man” to strive for only the security of his life. During the early 1950s‚ a few years after the Chinese Communist Party won the Chinese
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Undisputedly poverty has been one of the major persistent social problems in the United States for hundreds of years. Poverty does not discriminate against Caucasians‚ African-Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Jews‚ homosexuals‚ heterosexuals‚ age‚ gender‚ or persons with disabilities. Poverty can strike any population‚ community‚ ethnic group‚ and family. According to the U.S Census Bureau‚ 43.6 million people were in poverty in 2009 which was an increase from 2008. (Insert citation for website). There are
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Everywhere there is Art. We pass art in different forms every day. Billboards‚ graffiti‚ statues‚ and sculptures are all forms of art. With a little investigation work one can find that art has a place within every town. Not only that‚ but is found so easily on the web and at libraries. There are many venues that exist in my own art world/area that are publicly displayed. Many of these venues let artists‚ student‚ children‚ adults‚ and the community to view such imagery. The places I investigated
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3% 14.35% 0% $0 40% 0 Total Value $32‚809.132 At growth rate of 3%‚ the expected value of Digital Everywhere is $32‚809.132 Growth rate WACC FCFF Value of firm Probability Weighted value of firm 2% 13% 100% $71‚682.61 30% $21‚504.783 2% 13% 50% $35‚841.30 30% $10‚752.39 2% 13% 0% $0 40% 0 Total Value $32‚257.173 At modest growth rate of 2%‚ the expected value of Digital Everywhere is $32‚257.173
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BroIn this experiment of the relative rates of free-radical chain bromination‚ we were expected to be able to determine the relative reactivates of the many types of hydrogen atoms involved toward bromine atoms. Bromination is defined to be a regioselective reaction meaning bromine has preference of making or breaking a bond over all other directions that it may have had available. In this case‚ Markovnikov’s rule is revealed to be the case in this situation that states that adding a protic acid
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Why Ants Are Everywhere Characters: Ant‚ Ant Queen (with crown)‚ Cat‚ King‚ Narrator Narrator: Did you know that once ants only lived in a certain area? This is the story of why ants now live all over the world. Ant: A feast! A feast to honor the King! And all creatures are invited! Oh‚ I want to go! I must hurry! (Ant crosses stage slowly) Narrator: And so Ant hurried off to go to the feast. But he could not keep up with the other animals becuase he was so small. Soon he was left far behind
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Radelle Mendaros Grade VIII-Silver English 1.)KINDS OF SENTENCES ☁ DECLARATIVE SENTENCE- Is used to make a statement of fact‚ wish‚ intent‚ or feeling. ex. I have seen that movie twice. ex. I wish I could go on the picnic. ☁IMPERATIVE SENTENCE-is used to state a command‚ request‚ or direction. The subject is always "You‚" even though it may not be expressed in the sentence. ex. (You) Be on time for dinner. ex. (You) Open the window‚ please. ☁INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE-
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When Sartre writes that "man is condemned to be free‚" he is elaborating on the statement "[man] is responsible for everything he does." Provided that God does not exist‚ man must live his condemned life of freedom without "any values or commands that could legitimize [his] behavior." Furthermore‚ man has no means of "justification or cause;" man has no excuse for his actions‚ because he has chosen them on his own‚ out of his own freedom. Although freedom is traditionally characteristic of "good
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In Little Fires everywhere‚ Celeste Ng deftly explores the topic of making difficult decisions as a mother‚ specifically at a young age. After giving birth to May Ling‚ Bebe Chow is abandoned by her partner. Bebe is an immigrant whose income was unable to support a child at the time. Bebe felt she had no other choice and ended up dropping May Ling off at a fire station. The McCullough couple attempted to adopt May Ling since they were unable to get pregnant. When Bebe learns of the McCulloughs‚ they
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today. Society has been doing this for years‚ and will continue to do this for the rest of their lives. People have been targeting others based on their race. Knowing the effect it has on them‚ and just doing it to harm them. Racial profiling is everywhere. Most specifically‚ Law Enforcement. Officers of the law have been known to use racial profiling when it comes to African Americans. There has been several reportings of officers using excessive force and sometimes‚ deadly force. Half of Americans
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