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    Li Qingzhao: A Distinct Female Voice in the Song Dynasty Poetry is an essential part of Chinese culture in ancient China‚ and there exist numerous marvelous poems‚ which have considerable impacts on the Chinese world. In order to be prominent and admiring‚ these poems can’t be too esoteric and detachment; instead‚ they need to be easily accessible‚ understandable and memorable for common people. If you have read Li Bai‚ Du Fu or Su Shi‚ you might be one step closer to becoming well-versed in one

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    “The objective of a terrorist is to create political change in the society he targets”-Tom Clancy. Terrorism is a key conflict in Under The Persimmon Tree written by Suzanne Fisher Staples. It plays a large role in the way the main characters lives are portrayed. It affects almost every aspect of their lives from education to mental health. In the book‚ the two main characters are Najmah and Nusrat. Nusrat is from America but came here with her husband who is a doctor. Najmah is a teenage girl who

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    The May li massacre was a terrible circumstance and an event that happened March 16th 1968 during the Vietnam War‚ in which American soldiers rape‚ pillage and killed unarmed Vietnamese civilians in a small village‚ the result was worldwide outrage. As the three companies (Charlie Company)‚ led by Lieutenant Calley entered the village and started firing at the villagers that included women‚ children and elderly as well as raping the young women‚ LT Calley himself put a enormous amount of villagers

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    Li & Fung Case Study

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    reflects the demand from relevant countries for releasing infrastructure bottlenecks and improving connectivity with large markets in Asia and Europe as well as the need for China’s own development and security. The OBOR initiative will also help Li & Fung to identify new drivers for growth in its sourcing & logistics business

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    Still Night by Li Bai

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    A Comparative Analysis on Five Versions Translations of “Still night thoughts” by Li Bai Abstract: Based on comparative analysis of 5 English versions of Li Bai’s “Still night thoughts”‚ the paper attempts to make a study of Chinese to English poetry translation. Since poetry is a special form of art in that poetry presents profound meaning and intensive emotions by means of various imageries and scrupulous selection of words‚ translators not only need to have a good command of both two languages

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    to loose her mother and baby brother so now‚ she is in total shock and she has to make dangerous decisions. (BS-3) The loss of her family‚ caused her to not trust others‚ but she can trust the close people around her. (TS) In the book Under the Persimmon Tree‚ Najmah was immature until she experienced losses‚ which caused a major impact on her‚ and her whole life changed. (MIP-1) Najmah had a happy life‚ until her brother and father got taken by the Taliban‚ she then became very protective and

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    A Story By Li Young Lee

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    Allondra Delagarza February 12‚ 2015 P: 5th “A Story” By Li-Young Lee “A Story” by Young Lee writes about a young boy who wants his father to tell him a story but he doesn’t want to hear the same story over and over again. He wants to her a new story. The poem is written about a five year old boy and talking to his “baba.” Ba is the Chinese word for “dad” and “baba” translates to daddy. The poem can be told through the boy’s perspective or the father’s perspective

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    The Gift By Li-Young Lee

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    Li-Young Lee’s‚ “The Gift” unquestionably communicates several ideas‚ some rather direct‚ and others buried within the rhetoric and composition of the poem. Although the meaning (of the poem) may be left to interpretation‚ one of the most prominent concepts of the story‚ in my belief‚ is the gift of love and consequent tradition of offering it to loved ones. In the beginning of the poem‚ the narrator describes his father comforting him in the painful situation of removing a metal splinter from his

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    Yi Li Park Lab: a comparison of Biotic and Abiotic factors of two different fresh water ecosystems in Yi li park Shanghai Research Question How are these two different man made ecosystems similar? Are the Biotic and abiotic factors in this manmade pond similar? Aim The purpose of the investigation is to observe the biological factors at the two man-made

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    Is Ji-Li Really Sad

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    Ji-Li is really sad because she is told not to do the audition‚ and she is trying to hide these emotions. When this occurs‚ she comes home really excited. She tells everyone how the Red Guard wanted her to do the audition. Her family tells her that her family’s background will not pass the tests needed to pass to be a red guard. “I did not say anything. Putting down the half-eaten bun‚ I walked to the mirror on the big wardrobe that divided the room and pressed my forehead against its cool surface

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