sect focused on monastic life with specific rules regarding diet. In modern China‚ these two sects are most prevalent and the Longmen lineage of Quanzhen being the most common in China. These are the only prevalent sects due to harsh treatment of Daoists in the early twentieth century under the Republic of China and Mao Zedong. The first attacks against Daoism came with the Jesuit missionaries in the seventeenth century. Then‚ during the Cultural Revolution in 1966 -1976 Daoism was almost completely
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During Andromache’s talk with Hector to persuade him to stay in Troy‚ she mentions‚ "You‚ Hector-you are my father now‚ my noble mother‚ a brother too‚ and you are my husband‚ young and warm and strong"(Book 6‚ Lines 48-49). Andromache uses this metaphor to convey to Hector that he is her only family. Since she lost everyone in her family‚ she values Hector beyond her relatives because Hector is all she has left. Andromache pleading with Hector to stay in Troy also proves that she knows Hector will
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1. How would you boil down Kent’s analytic doctrine in understandable terms for policymakers? Kent explains in the document “Tensions in Analyst-Policymaker Relation” that there needs to be a relationship between the analyst and the policymaker. The policy-maker will criticize the analyst work to ensure that the evidence has been evaluated‚ the recommendations are not vague or biased and that alternative explanation and projections have been considered. He sums up the job of the analyst by stating
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year over budget. How would you cut spending? December 1‚ 2013 How would you help to bring the National debt down? Each year the government spends countless amounts of money on things that could ultimately be put toward the debt we owe. The estimated amount of debt as of now is about $17‚237‚634‚587‚000. Some ways that you could reduce government spending is mandate a policy that would take $10 yearly for every person in a house hold. Another would be to cut out all the
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the play As You Like It by William Shakespeare‚ shakespeare develops characterization for Rosalind in Act 4‚ Scene 1. He develops characterization by his word choices. Rosalind is the daughter of the banished Duke Senior. She stayed with his uncle‚ Duke Fredrick‚ and was also banished. Rosalind and Celia made an escape with Touchstone to find the Forest of Arden to find Rosalind’s banished father. Rosalind is characterized as curious‚ self-opinionated and forgiving. In this essay you will learn of
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Scenario: World War 4 has just occurred and you and 5 other people find yourselves to be the only people left on the planet earth. You manage to all make it to a bunker‚ however‚ you all realize that if 2 of you wish to survive for many years‚ 4 of you will have to leave soon because there are not enough resources for all of you to survive. If all of you stay‚ then you will all live only for a maximum of 2 years. In your bunker‚ you have the following facilities: sewage system water seeds
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How would you account for the rise of the human resource function within large firms? Word Count: 1928 MSc in Management Year One How would you account for the rise of the human resource function within large firms The term “human resources” is used to refer to the department of a business or organization that deals with the hiring‚ administration and training of staff (Oxford Dictionary‚ 2012). The field of HR management is a bit more complicated to define‚ as it seems to have a variety
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genetics. For hundreds of generations genes were passed down. You get these genes from your parents then from their parents and so forth. Your identity is given to you because of cultural diffusion and the mix of race‚ ethnicity and genetics from your ancestors. So‚ before your life there was cultural diffusion for hundreds of years due to this every ethnicity/race mixed. Critics may say‚ your identity is created by you because you live your own life. A woman named Rachel Dolezal was a person who
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Perfect guy! How would you describe a perfect guy? One who has got all the best qualities? Well‚ for me a perfect guy is someone who has got a good personality along with looks. One who is caring‚ loving‚ sweet‚ friendly‚ open minded‚ devoted‚ honest‚ kind‚ understanding‚ respectful‚ romantic‚ possessive‚ protective‚ supportive‚ proud to have her‚ has got deep eyes and loves her to infinity. Makes her feel special‚ makes her realize her importance in his life‚ makes her laugh even when she doesn’t
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I should mention it. All the more need for me to do so. I could not mention it to anyone but this old woman." This not only reveals that K. believes she is acting awkwardly when he mentions the arrest‚ but it also reveals K.’s need for support‚ and how he could not have mentioned it to anyone else at the time. It is also evident that Frau Grubach cares about K.‚ and that she is on his side‚ but seems to think it unnecessary for her to know a lot about the trial‚ even if "it is a matter of your happiness
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