...Immigration to the United States has been an issue since the country began. People have been coming here for a variety of reasons, including political and economical. People come here seeking a better life for themselves and their families. In today’s times, the largest source of immigration for this country is from Central and South America. The author Jimenez Francisco, an immigrant from Mexico, came with his family to the United States in the 1940’s. In an article written about him, Deanna Day writes “When Francisco was four years old, his family immigrated to California for more economic and educational opportunities” (Day). The causes of immigration, both legal and illegal, to the United States from Central and South America are first, high crime rates secondly, poverty in those regions, and thirdly, higher quality of life in the United States. First, a cause for immigration to the United States is because of high crime rates. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Central America is tied with Southern Africa as the world’s most violent region (UNODC, 12). In two countries, Mexico and Venezuela, the homicide rate on a three year average has been rising (36). A large part of the violence in this reason is due to gang activity. In 2012, the homicide rate of El Salvador went down by forty percent after a truce between two gangs in the country (45). People do not want to live in a country where they feel unsafe on a regular basis. These conditions are some...
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...mother and I my wife. The smell of damp pine needles and dark earth pierced my nose as I stood on the porch looking out at the streets in the evening. The spring rains carried on what seemed like endlessly and day and night blended into each other - the water dripping from the eaves and rain tapping at the windowpanes. I could hear that branch scratching at my house at night as the winds that accompanied the spring rain bent the old birch tree at whim. My time to leave was nearing and I filled with excitement and anxiety. The frantic packing began. I brought home copious amounts of boxes…large ones, medium ones, small, tall, wardrobe and television ones. I brought home dish packing kits and endless feet of bubble wrap. Every free moment the kids and I had was spent putting a lifetime of memories into cardboard cubes. Some of our time packing was spent reflecting back and thinking about how we will miss our home in the Adirondack Mountains. But mostly, our time was filled with laugher as we reflected upon those special memories just before tucking them temporarily away. As the time drew...
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...Chapter 1: (page 5) Father and Uncle Peter are fighting. I understand that Daniel’s father does not want to leave, because we have all had those moments. My family moves almost every 5 years, it is hard to leave a place you call home. You are leaving behind years’ worth of memories. I remember when I moved out of Edmonton, although I was only eight, it was incredible hard. I was leaving behind the house my sister was born in. Only a simply 300 kilometre move was hard for me, I cannot even imagine how it must have been for Daniels’ family to even think about it. The thought of leaving your home, the place that thousands of years ago belonged to your ancestors. A country that you have love, the same country that has turned its’ back on, forcing...
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...COIMISIÚN NA SCRÚDUITHE STÁIT State Examinations Commission Le líonadh ag an iarrthóir/ To be completed by the candidate: Uimhir scrúduithe/ Examination number Bliain an iarratais/ Year of submission SCRÚDÚ NA hARDTEISTIMÉIREACHTA LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Stair - History Tuarascáil ar an Staidéar Taighde Research Study Report Ardleibhéal agus Gnáthleibhéal Higher and Ordinary Level (100 marc – 100 marks) Don scrúdaitheoir amháin/ For examiner’s use only: Plean Imlíneach/ Outline Plan Meastóireacht ar na Foinsí/ Evaluation of Sources Aiste Fhada/ Extended Essay Iomlán/ Total 1 /16 Ba chóir féachaint ar na treoirlínte d’iarrthóirí, atá ar na leathanaigh cúil, sula dtugann tú faoin leabhrán seo a líonadh. Before beginning to fill the booklet, please see guidelines for candidates on the back pages. TEIDEAL AN STAIDÉIR TITLE OF THE STUDY Scríobh síos anseo teideal iomlán do Staidéir Thaighde agus na dátaí a bhaineann leis, más cuí. Write below the full title, and date parameters where appropriate, of your Research Study. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ _____________...
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...are foundational for success in this important endeavor. Yet parenting presents its unique challenges, and parenting in modern times is especially daunting. Children have access to media information--both good and bad--in ways their parents couldn't even dream of. Both parents often work, leaving them little time to devote to their children. What is more, society is just beginning to recover from more than thirty years of questioning its most basic values, leaving parents to wonder which direction is best for their children. An important aspect of parenting is educating children to shoulder responsibility, with the objective of raising them to be productive and sacrificial adults. This requires the judicious use of chores and a little adversity to go with it. Chores and household duties help produce resilient children who will grow up to be responsible, hardworking, and self-reliant adults. When parents ask children to contribute their fair share to the family, it inculcates the values of reciprocity and responsibility. Studies have shown that children who did chores turned out to be healthier, happier, more productive and more satisfied in personal relationships than those who had no home or yard responsibilities in their younger years. I remember while growing up and my parent created daily chores to accomplish daily. It was not...
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...management.” I have accomplished this by having a written schedule. I have scheduled time each day for my children. In the reading it states to schedule one hour a week for your children. I decided to schedule one hour a day for each of my two children. This has worked great and has made feel great about myself. Second I have been challenged with my daily chores around my home. In the reading of chapter 6, I learned that if there is “Anything you must do, that you can do in five minutes or less, do it now.” This has worked perfect for me. Just like the post-a-note I put on my wall, “Just Do It,” from Nike. I write down the chores that need to get done and the amount of time each chore should take. Most all the chores can be done in less than five minutes. So I just do them. At the end of the day I’m not overwhelmed by the amount of work that I need to do. I have also learned to delegate what I can. Tell my children to do some of the bigger chores around my home. Third would be time for my studies. I have also scheduled time to study my school work on a calendar. The same calendar I have for all my daily tasks. Leaving room for my five minute chores and around the hour I schedule for my children. After delegating what I can and not procrastinate, “Just Do It” I set regular times on my schedule to study. I have chosen to schedule two hours in the morning and another two hours in the evening. By doing this I have practiced new study habits. I have challenged myself to try this technician...
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...availability of the product. Consequently, if there is a high demand for a product that is in low supply, the price of this product will escalate due to market conditions that will support a higher price. However, if there is low demand for a product that is in high supply, the price of this product will decrease due to market conditions that are influenced by the high availability of this product. By applying this principal of supply and demand to buying a home, it is easy to see how buying a home during a time of high home availability as well as low demand will mean that you will be able to buy a home for a lower price. This is particularly true when comparing asking prices of homes to a time where local real estate market conditions have low supply of homes for sale but high demand of people who want to live in this area. The different points of supply and demand in an area will have a great influence on the asking price of homes for sale. They will also affect a variety of other important financial aspects to buying and owning a home. There are a number of ways that supply and demand changes in a given area. Although the real estate market is considered to be one of the most stable industries in the United States of America with a strong growth tendency, there are certain events that will influence the supply and demand in local real estate markets. The recession creates a huge impact on many companies from all sectors of the business world. Each week brings news of banks capsizing...
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...these three squads have a significant difference in their win-loss record when compared to all the other teams: when playing at home, their records were far better as compared to when playing on the road. Let’s take a look at the Indiana Pacers. Going into the playoffs, this team was the third seed in the Eastern Conference, a noteworthy achievement. However, when playing on the road, this team was mediocre throughout the season, ending up with a sub-500 record, 19-22 (ESPN). However, this squad seemed to sync and “click” when playing in Indianapolis, recording 30 home wins as opposed to only 11 losses, enabling them to clinch such a high seed in the playoffs. A similar pattern occurred in Golden State, seeded six due to their home record of 28-13, despite a road record of 19-22 (ESPN). The most astonishing team was the Denver Nuggets, who were also the three seed, but in the Western Conference. This squad managed to tally a whopping 38 wins at home to only three losses! With this near-perfect win-loss ratio, you must be questioning how they were not seeded number one. The answer lies in their struggle to achieve similar success while playing as the visiting team: the Nuggets had the same road record as the Pacers and Warriors, an average 19-22 (ESPN). Due to this peculiar and intriguing stat, every time these three teams play at home, they become the favorite to win the game, regardless of who their opponent may be (even a powerhouse such as the Miami Heat or the...
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...Great Writing 4: Great Essays, 4ed Answer Key UNIT 1 Activity 1, pages 5–8 Preview Answers will vary. Post-Reading 1. The story of Cinderella, her cleaning tasks, and how she felt about them 2. Answers will vary. 3. Ironing clothes, washing dishes, and cleaning the bathroom 4. 5 paragraphs; paragraph 1 (introduction); paragraph 5 (conclusion); paragraphs 2, 3, 4 (body) 5. Unpleasant household chores 6. “The top three of these unpopular tasks often include ironing clothes, washing dishes, and cleaning the bathroom.” 7. Why people don’t like to iron clothes; “One of the most hated chores for many people is ironing clothes because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly.” 8. Paragraph 3: “Another household chore that many people dislike is washing dishes.” Paragraph 4: “Although ironing clothes and washing dishes are not the most pleasant household chores, perhaps the most dreaded chore is cleaning the bathroom.” 9. Two possible supporting sentences: “Each piece of clothing must be handled individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours!” “After ironing a piece of clothing meticulously, which entails smoothing out the fabric, following the seams, and getting the creases just right, it needs to be put on a hanger as soon as possible. 10. “Because the bathroom is full of germs, a quick wiping of the surfaces is often not enough.” 11. “Maintaining a house means doing a wide variety of unpleasant chores...
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...Andrew Wright, Phil and Film, Leaving Las Vegas Summary, February 12th, 2013 Leaving Las Vegas is an extremely powerful movie. It is somewhat slow-paced, but at the same time there is a great deal of suspense. The suspense stems from not knowing how the relationship between the two main characters, Ben (Nicholas Cage) and Sera (Elisabeth Shue), is eventually resolved. After being fired from his job, Ben leaves for Las Vegas to drink himself to death. He runs into Sera, a prostitute, who decides to be his guardian angel. The profoundness of this movie is reflected in the fact that Sera makes this choice in an active manner, in what could be described as a sign of geniune altruism. When Ben, in his drunken stupor, rejects the gift that he has just received, there is a symbolic incident of Sera punishing herself for her choices, by going into a hotel room alone with three customers. While their relationship comes off as being co-dependent, it is really Sera who needs Ben. This approach works, however, in creating a very definitive and unconditional romantic relationship between the two. The performances are brilliant, which is what makes this movie great. I found myself empathizing with both Ben and Sera. Even though I don't like the behavior for which Cage’s character portrays, he manages to convince me of the role he is playing and all my prejudices go away after the first few minutes. The powerful themes in the movie aren't just due to the alcohol abuse or sexual abuse issues...
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...September 13, 2013 Mr. Homebuyer Prospect 144 Legal Lane Partnership, USA 3333 Dear Previous Customer: It has been quite some time since we last spoke. I wanted to catch up and give you an update as to what is happening within the world of real estate and mortgages. Certainly a lot has happened nationally since I last financed your home. We have gone through a real estate boom and a recession and home prices have fallen from their peaks a few years ago. The recession has provided pain for many Americans. It also has provided opportunities for many others. With regard to real estate, lower home prices have translated into bargains. Many investors are purchasing foreclosures and other distressed properties. Others are taking the opportunity of the lowest rates in history to refinance. I have refinanced many previous clients who have achieved hundreds of dollars in monthly savings and others who have moved into 15-year mortgages. With homes not appreciating as they were, building up equity through prepayment is a very popular objective today. Some have lowered their rate enough that they have been able to move to a 15-year schedule without increasing their payment! I would like to schedule a phone call with you to get an update as to what is happening in your life and financial situation. I may be able to give you an idea of what values are in your neighborhood and how your present credit score can be improved to further your future financial prospects. Please...
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...Life and School: Making it work Education is crucial in today’s world, and most times there is a need to choose to either work full time or go to school full time. In most cases, choosing one or the other is not an option. Finding the time to balance college classes with all of the activities in your daily life is what most people who are considering going back to school find most difficult and discouraging. However, with the right strategy balancing life and school can be manageable. We live in an age where women play a crucial role in the job market and in the home setting. This is no exception for me. Prior to school, my work and home life consisted of being a mother to my dogs, a wife to my partner, a leader and manager at my job, a socialite to my friends, a dedicated family member, a maid and a cook! Trying to factor in college classes seemed frightening at first! It has been ten years since I have attended any kind of educational classes; however, seeing that I regretted not attending college directly after high school, I made the decision that going back to school would open up many career opportunities for me. Deciding that I wanted to go back to school to expand my knowledge and career opportunities was the biggest decision that I have ever made thus far. Since I do not have the luxury to always have a set schedule to where I can attend traditional college classes in a classroom, I made the big decision to do distance learning as opposed to traditional...
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...Introduction IKEA, founded in 1943, is a world famous home furniture company whose vision is “To provide better life for everyone”. The brand provides modern and fashionable low cost furniture for over 38 countries with 301 stores. It is the largest furniture retail chain in the world and boasts a range of 12000 products, including home furniture and accessories. What’s more, it’s concern for people and environment lead to excellent use of raw material and energy, which result in their green targets and the overall environment. We are going to analyse the difficulties in expansion in the U.S. market and use a SWOT analysis to assess the circumstances that affect the same. In addition, we would give our proposed strategy and the three-year plan both in U.S and Indian market. IKEA’s expansion plan in U.S, faced a lot of problems. Firstly, the economic recession had a deep impact on the home furniture industry in America. For example, the home furnishings sector decline strongly in 2008 by -7.9% to 94.58 billion dollars. Secondly, the demand for customization and convenience is strong in U.S. Because unlike people in other countries, the U.S. people prefer to store most of their clothes folded while Italians like to hang. They were buying vases to drink because of the too small glasses. In short, they want more comfortable sofas, higher-quality textiles, bigger glasses and more spacious entertainment units. And the do-it-yourself furniture takes time to assemble, which leads...
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...No More Home, now you’re On Your Own These days, most young people are choosing to move out and live away from home. At some time in your life you will have to decide between staying at home with your parents like you have always done, or starting a new life on your own, that means it’s time to start being independent. Moving out will affect every detail of your life, right down to the foods you eat, and how much money you can spend. At the moment you want to make a choice between these two completely different ways of life, you should know that living at home and living on your own have some similarities, and they also some differences that you have to think about before making a decision. Every young person should realize that living on your own is a big step towards becoming a responsible adult. When living at home, and living away from home you have certain responsibilities to do in both places. If your decision was to live at home with your parents, you have to help with household chores like cleaning the house, and your room, and you have to do it well, because if you don’t you will have face the consequences. For example, if you have to wash the dishes and you don’t do it, you will just have more and more dishes to wash on the following days. As well, if you decided to move away from home you will also have household chores because no one will be there to do them for you, so you have to do them. Another similarity is that no matter if you are living in your home or away...
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...Segmentation The following categories represent the people who would be the most likely to adopt the behaviour because they do not live a single life by themselves. They share the space at home with at least one person on the daily basis. Segment 1: Four nurses who are married/ in couple and do not have children These four employees would be the most difficult to convince because they could argue that because they do not have a child to take care of once they get home, they should not have to wash their hands as frequently as their colleagues who are parents. These nurses could think that there would be no serious consequence if they allow themselves to be a little careless. When confronted with the possibility of contaminating their partner or husband, they could well say that because their husband or partner works late, they fall asleep by the time he finally comes home. They could also say that because they are both adults in the household, each person should know how to take care of oneself. Or else, these nurses could argue that the risk for grown people to be contaminated by a sick spouse or partner’s germs is barely existant in comparison with households where a child is present. Segment 2: Thirty three nurses who are married/ in couple with children Segment 3: Five nurses who have children but are not married/ in couple These two categories representing a total of thirty eight people could actually be put together because there is a child factor. In fact, nurses...
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