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    through an entire transformation. She takes her clothes off, takes a bath, examines her nude skin, and then redresses herself. Elisa puts on beautifully feminine underwear, clothes, and makeup. This look draws a stark contrast with her bulky gardening clothes. She is now revealed as a sexualized woman instead of a simple tomboy. At the end of the story, she pulls up her coat collar to cover her tears, implying a return to her repressed state in which she has lived most of her life. The chrysanthemums

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    talking about an individual steer and uses this word instead because it is related closely to what he is actually trying to say. The author also uses personification in the story also to portray how Elisa feels about gardening with her hands. While Elisa is talking about gardening she says "You watch your fingers work. They do it themselves... They know. They never make a mistake" In this statement she makes she is showing her connection with the plants and how your body can automatically work without

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    Thailand, Vietnamese, Turkey, Korean, and so much more. Baking cookies, bread, and pastries is also on my list. I am also fond of gardening. I hope to do more gardening once we buy our own house with a big backyard. I like to plant my own vegetables like we used to back in the Philippines while I was growing up. I like to share and teach my children on how to do gardening and cooking. It will be a great way to bond with them. In addition, I am hoping to finish my nursing degree in three years. I plan

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    (face-to-face), over the phone, etc.) My interview was conducted face-to-face at my house. 2. Whom did you interview? What is his/her profession? I interviewed my grandmother who works at Molbak’s, a gardening store in Woodinville. She assists at the cash registers and has plentiful of knowledge about the gardening process and growing your own food. 3. If FTF or over the phone, did you use a recording device and/or take notes? If so, share what you observed/learned during the process of using/doing either

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    Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems there are. 1 in 4 adults will have an anxiety disorder in their lifetime, and 1 in 10 people will have an anxiety disorder each year. However, most of the people that suffer from anxiety don’t receive proper treatment for it. Anxiety is sometimes ignored as something normal, even when it is serious. This is one of the reasons why a person would have an anxiety disorder for a long period of time. A multitude of people are uninformed of the basic

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    want to do. After about a week I discovered that I was very skilled in the woodshop because of my prior experience working with similar tools in my garage. Gardening was never been my thing, but during the summer, it seemed to become something that I could help and provide my skills in while not necessarily being very skilled at gardening itself. When it comes to sports, I may not be the most athletic person, but I feel that I can handle many of the them that are played because of my knowledge

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    the football/Mike when we are in the house because we can’t throw rocks in the house.” He didn’t have a pet as a child because there were too many children in the house. His chores around the house was taking out the garbage and gardening. He stated that he loved gardening because he got the observed the plant cycle and aft ward, he gets to eat the potatoes fresh from the garden.

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    outlines blackberries reawakening after the winter. Next, in the second sentence, he describes the flowers that form, and, finally, in the third sentence, he describes the ripe blackberries. This entire process reminds me of my own gardening experiences, especially gardening with my Grandma. She has always had blackberries canes, and I helped her pick them a few times this summer. We talked while we picked, just like the author did with his grandchildren. I enjoyed picking the blackberries because I

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    The demand of ethnocultural vegetables in increasing in Ontario; however its preferences in terms of cultural values have a vital role in selecting ethnocultural vegetables. Recently, Campbell, et al examined the cultural preferences of ethnocultural vegetables in Ontario. They examined the consumer preference for external attributes of some ethnic vegetables like okra, yard long bean, and long purple eggplant. They also investigated how wide-scale introduction of United States, Ontario, and

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    Dementia is slowly becoming an issue that is affecting the aging population around the world. About 35.6 million people suffer from dementia worldwide which will most likely increase to 65.7 million by 2030 and 115.4 million by 2050 (Prince, Bryce, Albanese, Wimo, Ribeiro, & Ferri, 2013). The neural degeneration of the brain causes emotional and behavioral problems, social and occupational dysfunction, personality changes, and difficulties with intellectually complex issues (Yoon, Lee, Lim, Kim,

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