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    professionals. Eventually‚ in 1972 happened the event‚ that is not forgotten even nowadays‚ the titans of hockey clashed in the legendary “Summit Series”! It was decided to arrange a tournament of eight games - the first four in Canada and the rest in Russia. The Canadian team was coached by Harry Sinden and included the best NHL players at that time. In contrary‚ there was a not so fortunate replacement on the Soviet’s side: Tarasov and Chernyshev as the coaches were replaced by Bobrov and Kulagin. Anatoly

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    I. Catherine‚ Called Birdy is a historical fiction novel‚ structured as a diary. Narrated by protagonist Catherine. Written by Karen Cushman. II. The novel itself takes place in 1290’s Stonebridge‚ London. Catherine‚ Called Birdy is based in a village ruled by Lord Rollo. The work of literature states‚ “The chamber is pleasant‚ large and sunny‚ with my mother and father’s big bed on one side and‚ on the other‚ a window that looks out on the world I could be enjoying were I not in here sewing”(Cushman

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    Carlsberg in emerging markets There are several ways a multinational company can enter an emerging market‚ a company can enter an emerging market using export‚ this option has a low risk and dows not require a large investment‚ however you lose the control over your product. Another way is licensing or franchising where you allow another company to manufacture or sell your product. The investment is low so there is low risk however you lose some control over the product or service‚ and you

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    During World War I‚ it was the accepted social norm that women belonged in the kitchen. They took the back seat to men‚ specializing in cooking and cleaning. They were the caretaker of the home and the raiser of the children. Catherine Barkley is an impeccable example of this social norm in Ernest Hemingway’s‚ A Farewell to Arms. Her submissive nature is key to the existence of the story. So important‚ in fact‚ that the story may not be at all possible without it. She submits to Lieutenant

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    one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy‚ would have supposed her born to be an heroine.” Catherine is seen as almost every young girl. Austen takes her normalcy and turns it around to make her a heroine. Catherine is a lot of things your typical heroine isn’t. She has her own heroic style and that’s what makes her different. Gothic heroines are generally portrayed as attractive and sensitive young women‚ but in this novel‚ Austen describes Catherine as the opposite of that

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    Synopsis: In this article Catherine Mackinnon is speaking from her point of view on Pornography. In her article she uses political aspects to further her argument on pornography. She believes pornography is widely obscene‚ which illustrates women having less power than men. Mackinnon speaks about pornography being a more political matter rather a moral issue. Critical-Thinking: In her article she states that "Pornography is not imagery‚ it is some relation to a reality elsewhere constructed. It

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    a day has passed if they are guests in a house.[2] Knocking on wood is practiced in Russia as in other countries. However Russians tend to add a symbolic three spits over one’s left shoulder (or simply with the head turned to the left)‚ and Russians will often knock three times as well. Traditionally one was spitting on the devil (who is always on the left).[3] Breaking a mirror is considered bad luck in Russia‚ as is looking at one’s reflection in a broken mirror. The effect is also more severe

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    Catherine: A Manipulative Caretaker In A Farewell to Arms‚ Frederic Henry is characterized initially by a sort of detachment from life-though well-disciplined and friendly‚ he feels as if he has nothing to do with the war. These feelings of detachment are pushed away when Henry falls in love with Catherine and begins to realize the hostile nature of the world. In this way‚ Henry serves the function of a character that becomes initiated in Hemingway’s philosophy of an indifferent universe and

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    Love is considered ordinate when two individuals have deep affections and respect for one another. In Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë‚ Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw have deep and sincere love for each other. They spent most of their childhood with one another. The love that Heathcliff and Catherine experience is pure and true. They both contributed different yet special things towards their distinctive relationship. The trust and affection between them would have made the greatest love one

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    Katherine Mansfield close reading how to analyse prose fiction Close reading is the most important skill you need for any form of literary studies. It means paying especially close attention to what is printed on the page. It is a much more subtle and complex process than the term might suggest. Close reading means not only reading and understanding the meanings of the individual printed words; it also involves being sensitive to all the subtle uses of language in the hands of skilled writers.

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