Rush Hour A Reflection: On Analysis of Algorithms Giancarlo Ferrer 11301465 Submitted to: Ms. Tess There was this guy who was always keen about his trip on the Manila Light Rail Transit System [LRT]. As the train passes by‚ he would take note of some variables; time‚ train operator‚ train number‚ model‚ etc. Even though there exists an unprecedented problem when it comes to passenger volume in the LRT‚ he made sure that he would always end up having a seat or getting in the earliest possible
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California‚ A Place‚ a People‚ a Dream In “California‚ A Place‚ a People‚ a Dream‚” James J. Rawls gives his version of the California dream‚ and describes the paradoxes that are associated with that dream. According to Rawls‚ the California dream is a love affair with an idea‚ a marriage to a myth‚ or fantasy. (Rawls 22‚ 23) Everyone has their own version of the California dream. It might be something‚ or nothing at all. As I began reading Rawl’s essay‚ I found it
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Elaine Terranova uses an allegory to depict the overall message about life in her poem‚ “Rush Hour”. This allegory creates the theme that domestic abuse is a serious problem that causes trauma and is unacceptably avoided. Terranova uses the characters in her poem to express this horrific truth about human life. She does not come out and directly say that this family is being abused; she uses these characters as symbols to represent the abuse happening. She uses her diction to portray these images
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Describing California (Essay) “Critics say that California is a lie because its reality falls so short of its ideals. They are wrong. California is not a lie; it is a disappointment only because it is also a hope” James Quay. How can would you describe a place which extent over 700 of miles north and south in one word? A lie‚ a hope‚ a disappointment‚ different people would have different judgments. California is one of the places that could be mean different things to different
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seems to be the main reason. In California‚ if you put your time and one hundred percent effort into what you want to be you could be successful in any field of study. The amount of individuals who have the same dreams and aspirations of wanting to come to California and make the “California Dream” possible decreases the opportunities available. Everyday individuals in our society strive to become successful and obtain a relaxing‚ fun life. Living in California and becoming successful could come
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Fear and Loathing in California Throughout America’s short history‚ California has been a mysterious land of snowy mountains‚ sandy beaches and fertile soil. From the Gold Rush to the Free Love movement‚ it has been a Mecca for the misunderstood‚ the thrill seekers‚ and the independent. For over a hundred years people have found what they were looking for in the sprawling lands of California. Throughout the years‚ the ideals of the misfits who populated California have shaped the mentality of
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“Never touch a black man’s radio‚ man!” shrieks Chris Tucker as Jackie Chan changes his car’s radio station to The Beach Boys. This is one of the many race jokes that Rush Hour uses‚ such as stereotypes and vulgarities. Rush Hour is a movie about two interracial police partners’ hijinks as they were assigned to do a simple task to keep them out of a high profile case. A Chinese diplomat’s bodyguard‚ Lee‚ helps perform a big police bust to recover a bunch of stolen ancient Chinese sculptures after
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On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family written by Lisa See is an inspirational narrative depicting her Chinese families experiences and struggles immigrating to the west coast of America during the 19th and 20th century. The author was effective in telling her families story. There were similarities and differences between the Fong family’s experiences and the Chinese community’s immigration experiences as a whole. Immigration to America was a phenomenon for
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California is a well-known and acknowledged state of the US and had a long history that affected many people ranging from the European explorations where they came in contact with Native Americans. The American domestic policies that had a profound effect on their future existence on Earth to the Japanese internment camps where hundreds of thousand Japanese Americans lost their homes. There are other events that affected people’s perception:The Mexican- American War for the conquest of California
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陋 室 銘 - 劉 禹 錫 lou` shi` ming’ liu’ yu^ xi- Inscription - The Crude House" – by Liu Yu Xi Note As Minister of Rites at the imperial court‚ Liu Yu Xi (772 – 842 C.E.) took part in the Yong Zhen Reform‚ which attempted to limit the power of the palace eunuchs and the provincial governors. When the Reform failed he was demoted to be a mere county administrative officer out in one of the provinces. Upon seeing that he continued to openly espouse the Reform Movement‚ the county head placed Liu’s
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