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    from family and church members. Both sets of grandparents lived close by and often helped out with the farm and childcare. Psychosocial dimension The client reports her…

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    Antonio's daughter: "I don't know what I am going to do. My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. How will he be able to care for himself on his own? What if something bad happens to him? " Case Manager: "I understand that you feel scared, do I understand you correctly?" Antonio: "I am fine. I can live by myself. I don’t need extra help." Case Manager: “Mr. Antonio, I understand that you do not feel like you need help” Antonio's daughter: “Dad, you cannot live by yourself. You will…

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    relatives on his dad side came to the United States, but it was around the 1870’s for my one great- great-grandpa, John Gerads was born in Minnesota in 1874. As for my grandpas moms side they came in the 1900s and moved to Minnesota. Both of my grandparents said that their distant relatives came to the United States for better opportunities. My grandma talked about on her grandma’s side they came from Czechoslovakia. When her aunt went there to meet some old relatives that the government is…

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    The memories of my grandma will always be with me. She opened my eyes to just how paradoxical life actually is and taught me during our brief time together that a human being must be able to settle with their past, and live in the present, whilst preparing for the future. In her case it was death. I was six years old when I last saw her; two weeks before my birthday. I hadn’t known that it was the last time. I remember the time when my grandma was alert and active and how she played so many…

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    Oprah Winfrey is a well known figure from popular culture. Recently, at the Golden Globes, she was given the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement. In her acceptance speech, Winfrey spent very little time describing her story. Instead, she focused on the developing “#metoo” movement. She uses multiple rhetorical techniques to develop her speech into one that would be discussed in classrooms and media throughout the country weeks later. One of the primary rhetorical techniques that…

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    The Missing Puzzle “Farewell forever!” were the last words Jane said to me before she left Thornfield. The words Jane had said circled in my head over and over again and the enraged and heartbroken face she had on her face when she left my house pictured in my head. I felt as if a thunderstorm was going on inside me, all the hopes and plans I made to do with Jane all crushed down. I couldn’t believe what just happened. Even though I tried my best to keep Jane right next to me, she wouldn’t…

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    “While they were drinking their coffee Prudencia Cotes came into the kitchen in full adolescent bloom, with a roll of old newspapers to revive the fire in the stove. “I knew what they were up to,” she told me, “and I didn’t only agree, I never would have married him if he hadn’t done what a man should do.” Before leaving the kitchen, Pablo Vicario took two sections of newspaper from her and gave one to his brother to wrap the knives in.” (García Márquez, p.63). With the above quote being a point…

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    Katherine Anne Porter’s famous short story “Flowering Judas” follows a women named Laura who is being courted by a man named Braggioni. The story itself uses symbolic meaning with flowers and religious symbols . With every event taking place in her house the reader feels the isolation with her. in Katherine Anne Porter “Flowering Judas the themes, author styles and literary devices all make the story more enjoyable to read. In Katherine Anne Porter’s “ Flowering Judas” the theme of Ideals vs…

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    A LITTLE ABOUT ME On February 10, 2005, a girl was born and it was about 5 am when she entered this world. Her name was Crystal Arellano. That’s me! My life story should be interesting because I'm going to talk about my childhood, my family and how my future will look like. Being born on February 10 makes my zodiac sign an Aquarius. I am a very curious person and very creative so the characteristics of an Aquarius suits me very well. Although one characteristic of an Aquarius that does not suit…

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    The story, “The Storm,” is a lustful sequel to “The ‘Cadian Ball,” which were both written by Kate Chopin. The story takes place in Louisiana while a major storm is brewing. During this storm, Bibinôt and his young son, Bibi, are at a local market running some errands when they realize they are too far away from home to go out into the storm. To stay safe, they decided to stay at the market for a little while and buy some shrimp to allow the storm to pass through. Meanwhile, Bibinôt’s wife and…

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