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    associated with the eerie creatures of the night. This has been the common perception‚ so that‚ when one has able to read horror stories written by fictionists like that of by Yvette Tan‚ he would really be surprised and doubtful if it really belongs to horror. As the book “Waking the Dead and Other Horror Stories” by Tan implies‚ horror can offer a lot more possibilities-greater and wider than that we had expected it to be. While most Filipino horror stories are based on the Philippine mythology

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    At first in the passage‚ Tan presents us her thoughts about English that creates a judgement base on their ways of speaking. When she is in a group of different people her English is lot different than the way she talks with her mother. Similarly‚ the way her mother talks to her she would understand but when her mother talk to someone they wouldn’t understand her “broken” English. Tan stated that the circumstances and struggles when her mother was ignored because how the way she speaks was not understandable

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    those. First class‚ business class and economy class. Some carriers also have premium economy class. 5. What is a Fare Basis? The letters or numbers that airlines use to define the rules that are associated with different types of airfares or tickets. 6. Who is entitled to get a child discount in general? Children under 2 years without own seats get 90% discount and between 2-11 years 33-50% Amadeus GDS 7. What is a GDS standing for? Which GDS:s there are in general? GDS=global distribution

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    Shaun Tan once said “You know it’s not real‚ but you can’t help but be drawn into the reality of it”. His picture book ‘The Lost Thing’ reflects on this statement; you know that the storybook world Tan has created is not in the slightest bit real‚ but if you look closer you can start relating it to your real life. This is shown in the way the main character has been presented as well as the lost thing‚ the reader can relate to both of these characters either by being lost or finding something lost

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    story of a curious boy who discovers a gigantic‚ red‚ machine-like animal that appears to be lost. The boy pities this “lost thing” and therefore‚ decides that it is his personal responsibility to attempt to find out where this creature belongs. Shaun Tan wrote this book primarily to entertain and amuse his audience; however‚ he also included various controversial comments on the power of bureaucracy and various other social concerns. Although‚ the simple sentences and an even simplistic storyline suggest

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    Tan Chong vs. Secretary of Labor Swee Sang vs. The Commonwealth of the Philippines September 16‚ 1947 Jose Tan Chong‚ petitioner and appelle‚ vs. The Secretary of Labor‚ respondent and appellant x--------------------------------------------------------------x Lam Swee Sang‚ petitioner and appellee‚ vs. The Commonwealth of the Philippines‚ oppositor and appellant Facts: - On October 15‚ 1941‚ a decision was rendered in the case of Tan Chong vs. Secretary of Labor‚ whereby

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    ENTREPRENEUR 1.1 Profile of Tan Sri Dato Seri (Dr.) Lim Goh Tong 1 1.2 History and Development of Genting group 2 CHAPTER 2: ISSUES OR CHALLENGES FACE BY ENTREPRENEURS 2.1 Hardships and Challenges 4 2.2 Definition of Success 6 CHAPTER 3: REASONS OF SUCCESS 3.1 Lim Goh Tong’s 14 success principles 6 3.2 Reasons beside personal behavior and attitude 7 REFERENCES 8 APPENDICES 9 CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUD OF ENTREPRENEUR Tan Sri Dato Seri (Dr.) Lim

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    process becomes increasingly more taxing. Children of immigrants and their parents often face language and communication barriers upon arrival. This is the experience author Amy Tan describes in her essay “Mother Tongue”. Tan illustrates how the language spoken amongst family varies from the language spoken in public. As Tan communicates the language utilized in a child’s environment outside of an educational institution plays a part in how that child performs academically but that does not have

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    In the last couple years airplane tickets have skyrocketed. The common question is: Why do airplane tickets fluctuate so much? And there are actually lots of reasons‚ such as oil prices‚ supply and demand‚ taxes‚ and more. There are ways to lower prices for tickets‚ but overall‚ they are very expensive‚ and I think that they should be less. Airplane tickets have gone up for a number of reasons. In the article Why your Airplane ticket is so expensive nowadays the author explains how there are

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    At the present time‚ often we can know somebody or head almost everyday the combination of code-switching. Amy Tan wrote a story about her childhood called‚ “Mother Tongue.” The definition that I found for code-switching is the alternate use of two or more languages or varieties of languages‚ especially within the same discourage. As a matter of fact‚ Junot Diaz also wrote his story about his experiences during his school years at the University. He titled his story as “MFA vs. Poc.” His story is

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