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    younger population to be motivation to do well in school and receive a higher education, since the youth in Australia have a 99% literacy rate (United Nations, 2016). In addition, tourism plays a fairly large role in the service sector with 7.9% of the population being employed through a job involving tourism, which contributes to 5.6% of the total GVA(Tourism Research Australia,pg. iV). While that percentage seems rather small when other factors are taken into account it helps out Australia’s…

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    Elie’s father becomes weak and old which now leaves it up to Elie to start getting him food and other utilities, “I fought my way to the coffee cauldron like a wild beast. And succeeded in bringing back a cup. I took one gulps. . The rest was for him”(pg 106). Elie cares for his father and is willing to get almost trampled in this line of hungry, thirsty people ready to eat at whatever costs for his father and it's the reason of why he needs to survive so that he may…

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    “forget” their contacts with people from different rungs of the socioeconomic ladder” Jackson Jr.(2001): pg#98). From his study Jackson is able to conclude that Harlemites would like to consider themselves introverted, but that is not the case, as they socialize with many different individuals from numerous social classes on a daily basis, and just don’t consider them friends. Jackson Jr. (2001): pgs#97-99). The interviews that Jackson maintained demonstrate quality ethnography as he discovers…

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    not enter a brothel “...until [Antonio] had lost [his] innocence.” (pg 165) So when Antonio stumbled upon his brother at the house of sins the truth hit him like a tidal wave. Antonio thought this meant he was no longer innocent, and he began to view his idol in a different light. However as much as he “...wanted to hate Andrew for being with the bad women....” he could not, the only things he felt were “...tired, and older.” (pg 165). This shows that Antonio no longer feels the gratitude that…

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    (Duggan-Haas & Ross, 2014 pg. 74) Depending on your expose to the heavy metals they can have different health effects on you. Lead exposure can cause nervous system and brain damage. With the heavy metals many chemicals are used. Many companies don’t want to release the what chemicals they use, want to keep it confidential. This has caused concern with regulators, emergency responders, health care providers, and residents who are inquisitive about fracking. (Duggan-Haas & Ross, 2014 pg. 71) I…

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    Raymond’s Run "Raymond's Run" is a short story by Toni Cade Bambara. It is narrated by Hazel Parker, known as Squeaky, whose strong voice lures the reader in immediately. The idea in the story is about how she has to take care of her older brother Raymond because he has a presumed disability. The central idea is that Squeaky is true to herself unlike others. The pivotal moment at the end shows Squeaky learning to be less self-centered by giving up her competitive running in order to start…

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    now. Sitting here with you, and talking, and thinking about stuff..’”(pg. 171) One reason Holden is so affectionate towards his younger siblings is because of guilt for his brother, as shown in “It wasn’t that I didn’t use to take him with me when I went somewhere. I did. But that one day, I didn’t. He didn’t get sore about it- he never got sore about anything- but I keep thinking about it anyway, when I get very depressed.” (pg. 99) Naturally, he doesn’t want them to feel the depression that…

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    dysmorphia. In the DSM-5, it is described as being almost exclusively occurring in males and it can be defined as the fixation on one’s insufficient muscular build and/or the idea that one’s body is too small (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, pg.243). The unfortunate part of this disorder is that gets little attention, mainly because women make up a higher number of body dysmorphia victims and muscle dysmorphia primarily effects…

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    beaten by four other inmates" (Six Months to Go, IV, pg.90). Situations like the one presented in this vignette do occur within correctional institutions, the living conditions of prisoners are beyond harsh and are constantly ignored. Officials and correctional officers have been known to look the other way due to bribery. "You have learned that your captain and several other fellow officers are taking bribes from inmates" (A Legacy of Corruption, VI, pg.…

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    Hope in Skinned was portrayed by Lia’s parents. When Lia woke up they had to explain why she is the way she is. Their reason was “We had to...we didn’t have any other choice. Honey, you heard the doctors, you were going to die. This was the only way.” (pg 31) Similarly the parents in my sister’s keeper when they found…

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