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    Article: de Vos R.J.‚ Weir A.‚ Schie H.T.M.‚ Bierma-Zeinstra S.M.A.‚ Verhaar J.A.N.‚ Weinans H‚ Tol J.L. Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: A randomized controlled trial. The Journal of the American Medical Association. 2010. Evidence Level: NHMRC evidence level II Article Info: Journal: The Journal of the American

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    The Manhattan Project Not even a decade ago‚ our society spent years of studies in order to develop advancements in new technologies or inventions and it punctuated intervals of time in which to absorb and adapt to the change. However‚ in modern society‚ the pace of developing “the next big thing” significantly increased. Unlike the past‚ our modern world required shorter intervals to adapt due to our historical developments. However‚ there is one subject that required adaptation among our ‘big

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    Different writers use different techniques to create a sense of atmosphere and mystery in their stories. I have chosen two ghost stories‚ ’The Monkey’s Paw’ written by W W Jacobs and ’Who Goes Down This Dark Road?’ written by Joan Aiken. I am going to use these two stories to compare the techniques used by writers from different times. Using these two stories I am going to describe how the openings takes place‚ the characters‚ story structure‚ historical contexts and the settings used to describe

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    Odysseus: A War Hero

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    epic poem‚ The Iliad and the Odyssey by legendary Greek author‚ Homer. The main character is a war hero named Odysseus is very intelligent and really strong but is also portrayed as arrogant and at times a horrible leader at times but he is still a war hero nonetheless. But the times have changed‚ the men who fight in war are no longer worshipped how they were in the ancient times. So with that being said‚ Odysseus would not be considered a hero today. Although Odysseus was a war hero‚ he did not

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    Assignment 1 1. Identify the problems that the new computer system created‚ and discuss what caused them. There are a lot of problems identified before installing the new computer system that was created‚ some of which include; when the management decided to upgrade the AIS‚ they installed a mainframe at headquarters and local area networks at each sales office. The IS manager and four system analysts were hired shortly before they integrated the new computer and the existing AIS. Another problem

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    The Good Kiwi Bloke The stereotype that is most commonly associated with New Zealand men is “the good kiwi bloke’. This is a very old stereotype but I believe it is still relevant in today’s society. Its characteristics include‚ laid back‚ man of few words‚ xenophobic‚ lacks fashion sense‚ the “she’ll be right attitude”‚ but the three characteristics I’m going to talk about is the DIY attitude‚ the idea of good kiwi blokes being modest and the idea of loyalty to mates. This stereotype is portrayed

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    Beowulf - the Ideal Hero

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    Achilles‚ Beowulf‚ Gilgamesh‚ Samson and Heracles can all be characterized as heroes. However‚ each of these characters embodies different attributes that earn them the heroic distinction. This paper will seek to show that Beowulf is the "most" heroic figure based on his adherence to the heroic ethos. Also‚ the character of Gilgamesh will be used as a means of comparison to further showcase the heroic nature of Beowulf. The heroic ethos is a set of values that prioritize and glorify the valor

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    Tragic Hero Homer‚ an ancient Greek epic poet‚ influenced many writers in the ancient Greek and Roman culture‚ particularly Virgil. Virgil‚ most famous for his epic poem The Aeneid demonstrates Homer’s influence through similar characters‚ mythology‚ and ideals. Homer in both his most famous works the Iliad and The Odyssey weaves poetry based on centuries worth of oral stories handed down and uses a sophisticated style of writing that is still recognized today. Although the tragic hero is defined

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    Is Hamlet A Tragic Hero

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    Hamlet is a tragic hero in the true sense of terrible event because he died trying to complete his goal of avenging his father. He is a tragic hero who asked Horatio to let his story be known of how he saved Claudius but‚ in the process‚ lost everything he loved‚ including his own life on one level people might not believe completely he is a tragic hero because he did not die at the hands of Claudius. Instead‚ he died at the hands of Laertes through Claudius’s dishonest actions. Hamlet might have

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    In the Iliad‚ Homer mentions the Gods intervening with the mortals throughout the whole book. The gods are often used to show comic release throughout the seriousness of the war. But throughout the book‚ it seems that Homer portrays the gods to have more human like qualities than godly qualities. Throughout the book‚ Homer likes to portray the gods with mortal-human like qualities. The gods act very human like when they choose sides between the Greeks and Trojans; they fight among each other like

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