Some questions and answers "Contents of Dead Man’s Pocket" 1. (a) Recall: What document is Tom working on at the start of the story? (b) Analyze Cause and Effect: What long-term goals does he hope to achieve by this work? (c) Draw Conclusions: What does his plan tell you about his character? Ans : (a) Tom is working on a proposal for a new grocery-store display method. (b) He hopes it will advance his career. (c) Tom is ambitious and cares deeply about his work. 2. (a) Recall: Why
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Bad day One day‚ I was playing with my two sisters hide and find game. It was our favorite game ever‚ and we used to play it every day. But‚ in that day we were alone and our parents were in my aunt’s house. while we were playing it‚ my sisters hide from me. Suddenly‚ I heard their voices in our parent’s room‚ so I quickly ran to their room. But‚ when I tried to open the door‚ I found it closed. Then‚ I shouted for them to open the door‚ but they didn’t answer. After that‚ I sat down to think
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In present day‚ society has developed the common misconception that in order for people to be happy and attain a high quality of life‚ they must undergo many hardships‚ as demonstrated by the ‘American Dream.’ In the short story‚ “Dead Man’s Pockets” by Jack Finney‚ Tom Benecke believes in this misconception; and in order to achieve this false idea of happiness‚ he works countless hours to change his life without appreciating the good that was already present—in other words‚ his family. Such struggles
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Why Smoking is bad Gabriela Rojas San Joaquin Valley College Do you know why smoking affects you and the others around you? Smoking is very popular in the United States. At almost every gas station‚ there are many ads about why you should buy cigarettes. However‚ the smoke from cigarettes has life threatening chemicals in them. Kids
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sometimes you make good ones and sometimes you make bad ones. In my case I’ve mad a some bad choices lately. I’ve learned the hard way about making bad choices. In some ways I think learning the hard way was good for me‚ otherwise I might not have learned at all. After being in trouble and experiencing the guilt from putting worry on my parents shoulders‚ I have new motivation to get everything straight with my life. About a month ago I made a really bad decision. I gave a boy named Porfi my phone after
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Bad Communication This article was very interesting‚ and did bring up a different look on communicating. I have ever thought about communicating with my wife in a way she would not understand what I meant. As in my wife tells me she’s cold all the time‚ and I tell her to put a jacket on. She also tells me she hot all the time‚ I do not think it’s a coy. I do in a way understand where they are coming from. The way we communicate with our close friends or family is in my opinion a lot different
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economic power and amazing technology‚ we are also living in a country with the smallest nutritional knowledge. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ obesity in adults has increased 60% within the past twenty years and obesity in children has tripled in the past thirty years. A staggering 33% of American adults are obese and obesity related deaths have climbed to more than 300‚000 a year. Lawmakers have even tried to impose a new tax rule called a “Twinkie tax”‚ which would tax unhealthy
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Habits are things people do repeatedly. But most of the time people are hardly aware that they even have them. They’re on autopilot. Some habits are good‚ such as; exercising regularly‚ planning ahead‚ and showing respect for others. Some are bad‚ like; thinking negatively‚ feeling inferior and blaming others. And some don’t really matter‚ including; Taking showers at night‚ eating yogurt with a fork‚ or reading magazines from back to front. Depending on what they are‚ our habits will either make
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Bad Law/Lawyers Introduction: Law is a term which does not have a universally accepted definition‚ but one definition is that law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. What is bad law you may ask? Bad law ties in with quite a few things‚ as a matter of fact it’s a very big subject but I would like to break it down to just a few certain topics. The topics that I would like to discuss are what is and makes a bad lawyer in general
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Abstract In 1999‚ the Daewoo Group‚ one of the biggest transnational conglomerates‚ collapsed‚ committing a staggering $15.3 billion in accounting fraud in the process‚ the largest in world history. In 2006‚ its chairman was sentenced to eight years in prison and a disgorgement penalty of $22.7 billion. Daewoo’s problems‚ however‚ did not remain a case isolated to Korea and their mighty‚ family-controlled conglomerates called “chaebol.” Daewoo’s demise foreshadowed corporate scandals
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