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    shift in gender inequality in the workplace. In Western culture, it was not long ago that women could not work without their parent’s or husband’s permission, not unless is was community orientated. Nor was it socially acceptable for men to be stay at home parents while the females supported the house monetarily. In many cultures today, gender equality is unequal and being fought for. Occupational segregation is the division of occupation divided by a

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    Why would a place that sounds so nice be so dangerous? The Love Canal scared away hundreds of innocent civilians away, but why? Where did this environmental tragedy start? How did it affect New York, and how was it stopped? One morning, in the city of New York around 1910, William Love woke with a dream. His dream was to build perfect community. Along with this idea, came another idea. Power was needed for the community so Love decided a canal would be a perfect choice. Building started but Love

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    and I began packing up our house to prepare to move. We neatly packed our belongings into large cardboard boxes and plastic totes. Then, we hauled them to our new house. Before we knew it, our house was nothing more than an empty shell. Moving from our home taught me that it is good to change things up every once in awhile. Packing my room was my least favorite part of the whole process. We arranged all of our things into neat little piles and packed them in small plastic totes. I think the

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    Rachel Deborah Shilsky, was a main character in The Color of Water. Ruth left her family in hope to escape the abuse she endured from her father. However, it was the 20th century, which represented a time when the Civil Right Movement and discrimination were at the forefront in the southern United States. Ruth was about to experience more traumatic experiences moving away, yet she kept her emotions to herself. She was a mother of twelve children, including James McBride, who she never stopped loving

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    for KPMG’s financial services. This project has presented great success and I have enjoyed working with my fellow colleagues. Outside of work, I have been living my dream in San Diego. My husband and I have recently bought our first home and adopted a new dog from San Diego’s animal shelter, an English Springer Spaniel named Tucker.

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    Moving To A Nursing Home

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    When choosing to transfer a loved one to a nursing home, it’s important to find one that can offer an environment that does not make them deviate too drastically from their normal routines. This will help them make the transition less stressful for them and the rest of your family. Mount Washington Care Center is a family-owned and operated nursing care facility in East Cincinnati, OH, that believes in providing unparalleled and compassionate care for both relatives and patients alike. With over

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    thing. For Ashima, moving seemed completely out of her comfort zone. Because she is isolated at Cambridge she becomes inverted and doesn’t fit in. Along with leaving her home, family, and friends, she is forced to adapt to her new environment. Before her first child is born, she expresses her fear of raising him in this foreign country and wants to go back to India. Ashima feels extremely lonely and isolated, especially because her husband spends the entire day away and only comes home in the evenings

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    Wisdom In The Odyssey

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    reaching its end and him explaining why he did not go to the great castle with Nausicaa, king Alcinous’ daughter. He explained that though he would have liked to he did not because the king may find it suspicious because he is a new strange man from a far away land that is randomly walking with his daughter. This shows his wisdom because a normal would have accepted the gracious offering without thinking of any possible repercussions.

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    Migrants’ ability to keep moving forward, despite countless hardships both mentally and physically, is the theme most strongly communicated in The Grapes of Wrath; through Steinbeck’s display of both small and large scale problems, and the use of symbolism, he tells a relatable story that is all about moving forward; while it has changed form significantly in some ways, examples of this ability still exist today and can be seen by looking at the stories of many American families struggling to survive

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    protect ourselves and our families from the unenviable happening. We have locks, we purchase alarm systems and other forms of defense to keep strangers out and our possessions in. When I woke up on Tuesday, April 6th, 2011, I never imagined someone would come inside of my home and ramble through my things and take from me whatever they wanted. If I could have seen into the future, I would attempt to change the minds of the guys who broke into my apartment. Moving out on my own was a very scary task

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