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    you came from but you choose ignore it. You are arrogant‚ stubborn and vicious. It is too dangerous to let you roam free‚ either by yourself or with your master‚” said Guru Manan. He then perform a couple of hand seals and took out a little bottle. “Spirit Sealing Technique: Chained Prison!” Aceng and Ibnor release their hold and Delima was suspended in the air surrounded by glowing seals as Guru Manan execute his Sealing Art. Guru Manan manage to forcefully separate Delima’s spirit from the possessing

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    The Henry Sy Story

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    Abello‚ Ariel Amiel A. Introduction to Entrepreneurship (ES 21) – B1 September 04‚ 2014 Henry Sy Sr.: From Rags to Riches On December 25‚ 1923‚ a boy named Sy Chi Shieng was born on a small village in Southern China. His father was a trader seeking opportunities for a place where economic progress was bright and promising. Back then‚ the Philippines was the country that had this special distinction that’s why he migrated. He later followed his Dad and migrated to the Pgilippines at the age of

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    Graham Greene takes on the themes of death and the afterlife in quite a few of his stories‚ and develops them to show the many different ideas people have about these two controversial themes. In ’Proof Positive’‚ Major Weaver is pronouncing to the audience that he has cancer. He is proclaiming that ’the spirit was stronger than anyone realised’ and that ’the spirit was everything’. Weaver seems to be extremely determined to prove this to his audience‚ who were not taking any notice of him. He then

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    The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde Introduction Let’s begin with the synopsis of this short story. Hughie Erskine is a gorgeous and well-known man. He has every accomplishment except earning money. He tries everything; from being an investor‚ a tea- merchant‚ to selling dry sherry. Nothing works and what makes thing worse that he is in love. The girl is Laura Merton‚ the daughter of a retired Colonel. Both are madly in love and adoring each other. The problem is‚ Hughie had no idea how he could

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    January 12‚ 2009 ENGL-250-02 American Women Writers Due Thursday‚ January 15‚ 2009 Response Paper I What does Rich mean by a “politics of location” – and why this concept is important?” During the beginning of the paper she has mentally placed herself as the centre of an expanding set of landscapes: Adrianne Rich‚ Western Hemisphere‚ Earth‚ Solar System‚ Universe Politics of location is not an affirmation of ones own experience as a basis for knowledge. She states that she

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    from The Emigrants by Edward Kamau Brathwaite The poem from The Emigrants by Edward Kamau Brathwaite is the thoughts of an indigenous inhabitant‚ the persona‚ thinking of the invasion that has been so abruptly brought upon them which they must now face. We know that the persona is one of the inhabitants because in line four and twelve‚ the repetition of “my” personalizes what is happening‚ coming from an inhabitant’s perspective. The themes perception versus reality‚ power‚ discovery and war

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    they got home‚ Alayah went upstairs after taking her medicine then went to bed while Tiffy waited for her mother to come home. Around 8:30 pm Alayah’s mother came home from work‚ her aunt was waiting on the couch for her. “Laya I’m home baby‚” her mother said as she walked in the door. “I’m in her Brittany‚” Tiffy yelled from the couch. “Where is my child at? asked her mother. “I haven’t seen her all day.” “She’s upstairs asleep and she already took her medicine‚ but we need to talk about

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    Many intriguing characters in literature are devised from the apprehension women have encountered with men in the institution of marriage. Although portrayed differently‚ marriage is perceived as a constraint to the protagonists. This has been presented very well in “The Way Up To Heaven” penned by Roald Dahl who blatantly critiques the accepted societal roles of women in the mid-twentieth century and “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin who highlights a woman’s plight in the 19th century. This

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    This extract is from the opening of the short story Araby‚ which is part of a collection of short stories written by James Joyce‚ known as "Dubliners". Irish experiences had a huge impact on James Joyces writing. The settings and the subjects of his stories are all based in Ireland. This short collection establishes a vision of life in Dublin which serves to show the condition of the Irish nation as a whole. In this story indeed Joyce portrays an image of Dublin and its people through themes which

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    Jewish cultural plays a big role in Isaac Singer’s short story‚ “Son From America”. Being a conservative Jewish family in Poland in the 20th century‚ the world does not revolve around money as it does in many other cultures. Berl and Berlcha live on a half-acre lot‚ and own a cow‚ goat‚ and some chickens. Their son Samuel had moved to America at the age of 15 to make money‚ to provide for himself and his family. After Sam made his fortune as a baker in the United States‚ he decided to go and visit

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