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    Absolute Poverty: Right from the 19th century‚ some researchers are trying to fix some yardstick for measuring poverty in precise terms. Ideally speaking such a yardstick would help us establish a fixed level of poverty‚ known as “poverty line” below which poverty begins and above which it ends. Such a yardstick is believed to be universal in character and would be applicable to all the societies. This concept of poverty is known as “absolute poverty”. Absolute poverty is often known as

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    Murder‚ horror‚ gore; these are just a few of the elements that fuel the Southern Gothic genre. Flannery O’Connor‚ a prominent 20th century author and writer of thirty-two short stories‚ was a well-known proponent of Southern Gothic literature. Her short stories not only highlight the macabre‚ but instill unease within readers‚ two purposes aided by the usage of irony‚ symbolism‚ and theme. Irony constructs an atmosphere of suspense within O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” The story follows

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    Unsuccessful Southern Secession When being elected into presidency‚ Abraham Lincoln had no idea where the ongoing tension between sections would go‚ he just knew it would inevitably end in war. However‚ it was infact this election that became the straw to break the camel’s back. A boiling strife between Southern and Northern states was building because of controversy over slavery. While other components were involved in causing the war‚ the root to the problem sprouted from the seed of slavery.

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    Southern Cooking Ever wanted to attend a family gathering where you feel right at home? Cock of the Walk is definitely the place to go. Located in Ridgeland‚ MS‚ they are sure to go beyond your expectations. Although their menu is limited to catfish and chicken‚ this is a restaurant that will not disappoint. Each plate comes with delicious‚ hot turnip greens‚ hush puppies and French fries‚ not to mention their outstanding corn bread. The views from this place include a shore side view of the Ross

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    How History Changes – Southern History & Southern Literature The events that take place in our past create a lasting effect that can be seen in almost every aspect of our lives. When reviewing how these historical events cause great changes‚ it is best to look at the literature from the time period. Literature is important to its time frame because it represents how and what the people living in that era felt. The literature of the Southern States of America‚ “Southern Literature”‚ has gone

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    Southern Gothic literature has many of the same aspects as Gothic literature; Southern Gothic literature‚ which is a sub-genre of the Gothic writing style‚ is unique to the American South. It focuses on topics such as death‚ madness‚ and the super natural as well has having many mystical‚ bizarre‚ violent‚ and grotesque aspects. Gothic literature has left a deep impression to the people. Influenced by Edgar Allan Poe and Flannery O’Connor wrote stories filled with grotesque characters‚ violence‚

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    INTRODUCTION This School Based Assessment is about the topic‚ “Teenage Pregnancy in my Neighborhood.” The people living in the various areas in Montego Bay Freeport consists of residents from all over the world. There are Chinese‚ English‚ American‚ Indian Jamaican and even German residents. Most of the residents in the neighborhood have teenagers‚ a majority of them are girls and the minority is boys. Most of the girls are teenage mothers‚ who have to care and provide for a child and some even

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    chose this group because Hispanic Americans make of approximately 15% of the entire US population. Of which‚ “22% are below poverty cutoff” (Sullivan 2010). The head of household is headed by women which are the largest segment of that group; they account for 39% of Hispanics that live below the poverty level (Sullivan 2010). Studies show that the National Women Law Center states a staggering statistics that in 1998‚ more than half of women headed Hispanic families with children were poor (NWLC 1999)

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    B – Data Centers (1) 1. PUE (Power usage effectiveness)‚ the ratio of total facility energy to IT equipment energy within a data computer‚ which measures how much of the power is actually used by the computing equipment. It is an important place to start when considering how to reduce data center power consumption because it is one of the most effective metrics for measuring data center energy efficiency. PUE is calculated by taking the total power of consumed by a data center facility then

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    Increase Your Data Center Energy Efficiency • Increase Your Data Center Energy Efficiency • Increase Your Data Center Energy Efficiency • Increase Your Data Center Energy Efficiency • Increase Key Best Practices Optimize the Central Plant Quick Start Guide to Increase Data Center Energy How To Start A Problem That You Can Fix Data Center energy efficiency is derived from addressing BOTH your hardware equipment AND your infrastructure. Commit to Improved Design and Operations

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