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    money. He is the great-grandson of one of the brothers that founded Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals and his father inherited a fortune of one billion dollars. In the documentary, Jamie Johnson takes on the character of a filmmaker seemingly disinterested by his and his family’s overly abundant wealth. Johnson 's initial purpose for making this documentary was to expose the corruption and power of the top one percent. He wants to expose how the rich keep getting richer by showing how his family

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    As the spring semester of my senior year of high school began, I still wasn 't sure what I wanted to study when I began college in the fall. I always had been a good problem-solver, and I was fairly certain I wanted to study engineering, but I didn 't know which discipline interested me the most. As my high school graduation date loomed closer, I began to get anxious about not having chosen a major. My parents, both having worked in the oil and gas industry in parts of their careers, encouraged

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    standards set, Adrienne Rich was able to exceed as not only a feminist writer but as an activist for women. In her poem Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers, and her book Snapshots of a Daughter-In-Law, Rich exposes the phases women encounter throughout their life. Subsequently, from the early influence her parents had on her, to her involvement in other areas, Rich used her voice highly and became known as one of the most provocative voices throughout women’s movements. At a very young age Rich was brought up by

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    which she will live without the weight of other individuals. Even though she did adore her significant other, love is nothing compared to being free and independent. It can even be inferred that Mrs. Mallard may have even loved her husband like a brother and not romantically. In the beginning of the story it is seen how women during that time period is perceived in terms of power. Women in the eighteen hundreds were constrained in their rights and essentially wasn’t considered equal to their better

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    I serve as a Pastoral Intern at the Evanston Vineyard Church, a non-denominational church and is located at 2495 Howard Street, Evanston, IL. This is my second year serving here in the capacity of an intern. The Vineyard is a diverse community that welcomes both religious and secular people belonging to different ethnic, racial, cultural, linguistic, economic, academic, professional and non-professional backgrounds. People from more than fifty–fivenations of the world gather together and worship

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    I. Introduction According to Brueggemann (2014)“Communities are natural human groups, networks, and associations of people related to one another by at least one common or compelling factor in more or less loosely linked forms of connection”(p.142). Communities are not only a place where a group of people cohabitate but a linkage among people sharing common interests and activities. In every community there are social workers that advocate on the behalf of the vulnerable and oppressed population

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    Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T Kiyosaki * The book Rich dad poor dad is the 1# New York Times the Wall Street Journal seller. * The tag line of the book “what the rich teach their kids about money- that the poor and middle class do not!” says it all, what the entire book is about. * The book Rich Dad poor Dad tells us about the difference between what a rich dad teaches to

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    The City Of Long Beach

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    The city of Long Beach has an abundance of culture, resources, diversity and means. This reflection is what attracts many people to visit downtown, attend school and other surrounding vicinities. At the close of Fiscal Year 2015, “the City’s assets increased $118.9 million, or 3.5 percent from the prior fiscal year. Citywide, assets increased $282.3 million or 5.0 percent” (Finance, 2016). The report also states, “sales tax revenues increased 8.6 percent or $5.1 million. Other taxes, inclusive of

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    The Power Of Poetry

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    with one audience but may not connect to another audience. Readers are the ones who determine exactly which pieces of poetry are powerful. When you combine radical feminism with amazing literary skills you obtain the astonishing powers of Adrienne Rich, a

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    The Rich Kids of Beverley Hills documents the extravagant lives of several wealthy friends in their twenties, but mainly focuses on longtime best friends Dorothy Wang and Morgan Stewart. All the friends share common interests in pricey shopping trips, penthouse parties, and extraordinary getaways to exotic locations. Although some of these friends generate their own income, most of them fund their expensive lifestyles through their parents’ money. The reality TV show follows Dorothy and Morgan

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