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    The Character of Work The simple definition of work as provided by Meriam-Webster is “a job or activity that you do regularly, especially in order to earn money” (Work, n.d.). While, this is a simple definition of work, I believe it is not the type of work that defines a person but their work character which defines them. To understand the importance of what one does to earn a living, and whether or not work defines them, one should explore these ideas through the works of Dorothy Sayers,…

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    Another way that welfare recipients can abuse the welfare system, is by being a drug user. If the money that is used to help those in need, goes to an individual that uses drugs, that is one less person that will receive help. On the online article “Point: The Welfare System Should Not Support Drug Users”, the writer states “It is unreasonable to expect taxpayers to pay for someone else's food, housing, and other expenses while that person uses their own money to buy drugs” (“Point: The Welfare…

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    have an idea where earthquakes might occur but they are not sure when (planet science.com). People have seen animals behaving weirdly before an earthquake but we are still not sure if animals can actually predict them. Animals including rats and weasels have been seen running from their homes before a quake happens (nationalgeographic.com). We should keep trying to predict earthquakes because it could save many lives if we…

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    Aharon: A Short Story

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    Aharon, the mouse, is of noble birth in the small court of King Alexander, the dog. Although he is royalty, the mouse would help anyone in the community. Aharon would complete various tasks which included: help parents with young children, donate food for families who had just moved in, and protect others from other harmful animals. One afternoon, Aharon accompanies a family of pigs who were trying to find a way to their new home. The walk is normal until three cats,Teivel, Alva, and Aliah…

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    Just imagine a life where you feel like you have no one to fall back on. Your parents become abusive and alcoholics, and you don't feel like living with them anymore. In the book “The Foxman” a similar event happens to the main character and his parents. He gets sent to his Aunt Mildred and his Uncle Harold’s house due to an event of his mother slashing at him underneath the kitchen table with a butcher knife. In the book it shows the many different types of archetypes present, which includes…

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    Slow Looking The painting I choose is called “Raja Bikram Collecting the Clothes of the Bathing Fairies” by Mulla Nusrati .Mulla Nusrati drawn a great contrast to reflect the identities of the men and the fairies in one painting. I was attracted by the colorful and detailness of the painting as I scroll through the list of artifact we can choose to analysis. The great contrast in the color, background, and character created a narrative that reveal the diversity of the seven fairies and the…

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    Teesdale

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    Teesdale is revered as one of the most beautiful and spectacular areas in England. Its peaceful, unspoilt landscape is richly endowed with natural beauty and provides an incredible feeling of solitude and tranquillity. In 1988 the whole of Upper Teesdale was included in the designation for the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It stretches across 772 square miles (2000km²) and takes in parts of County Durham, Cumbria and Northumbria. The area is well-known for its…

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    Totalitarianism, and the practices of principles of a totalitarianism regime are based off of absolute or ‘total’ control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. Hannah Arendt descries totalitarianism as control by total terror and is hidden behind a simple leader who presents an idea to the public that promises protection from insecurity and danger. The two may seem similar but there is one large difference. Hannah Arendt was not sure that genocide was a side…

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    Leola Grandmother Values

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    Grandmama always told me, ‘Never to go into folks’ houses,,, and never help yourself in folks’ kitchens,,, and never, ever sit down and make yourself too comfortable until first being politely asked,’ but i couldn’t find my way back home and O’l Mister Weasel tried to eat me…” The sociological concept of deviance is presented in this text as informal deviance. This is presented through Leola’s actions, instead of doing what her Grandmama taught her she did the vary opposite which caused her to…

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    On September 27, 1389 Cosimo de Medici was born in Florence, and he became a grand influence on the people of the Renaissance. Medici was part of a large family of bankers and successful patrons. People called him Pater Patriae, which in Latin means Father of our Country. His great grandson, Lorenzo de Medici, or Lorenzo the Magnificent, named for his leadership and patronage, was also a significant part of Renaissance history. De Medici patronized artists by allowing them stay at his…

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