ELC 292 ENGLISH FOR UNIVERSITY STUDIES ASSESSMENT 2 Academic essay 2 Heritage Preservation NAME: Kong Yat Long Oswald STUDENT ID: 11029392D DATE: 12/11/2011 Heritage conservation has become a major concern in the society since the last decade‚ with the innovation project in Lee Tung Street and the demolition of Star Ferry Pier. By definition‚ heritage is a collective noun representing both tangible and intangible assets inherited from the past. It is worth preserving for retaining
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descent‚ my culture and my heritage are important to me; my values and morals reflect my Lebanese background. I think of myself as a person with a positive moral code and values that benefit not only myself‚ but others around me as well. Growing up‚ I’ve always thought of myself as an American kid- being surrounded by American culture for years would make one think so. Only years later‚ I realized that as much as I am American‚ I am also Lebanese‚ and I should embrace my heritage as my own-whether it’s
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What is heritage? Introduction My attention in this essay is going to explain what is heritage. There was a survey done in 2010 in Australia‚ the question was asked to people whom responsible for this survey “what first come to mind when you think ‘heritage’”. The survey was the responses of two thousands of people‚ and the overwhelming majority of the answers are Old‚ Buildings and History. As a result‚ can we say that traditional view still dominate‚ in most of people’s thoughts‚ basically
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Heritage Assessment Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V 05/19/2013 Before asking the questions from Heritage Assessment tool‚ meaning of Cultural Heritage must be known. Cultural Assessment is legacy of intangible attributes and cultural property of a society or a group that are descended from the past generations‚ maintained in the current generation and carried forward for the betterment of the future generations. Tangible culture such as landscapes‚ buildings‚ books‚ art and artifacts‚ intangible
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“Fireflies” “Fireflies” is a short story‚ written by Linda Cookson. The short story includes four small stories; these are interrelated in one story. The main character meets a man on a train‚ where we hear the first story. The man tells about his daughter who had jumped out from a tall building in Japan with a roman candle in her hand‚ and committed suicide. Then there is the strange dream happening on the beach‚ where Annie reads Robinson Crusoe aloud for Sophie‚ and the cave‚ the monster and
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Linda Zagzebski‚ Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at the University of Oklahoma‚ defined virtue as “an excellence that has never been questioned… a state of the soul.” [2]. Zagzebski communicated in her definition that virtues transcend cultures
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Heritage Assessment and Health Management Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V July/ 12/2013 Heritage Assessment and Health Management Heritage is a genetic gene of culture. Every community has their own culture and it vary in individual to individual (ANA2011).By heritage a culture pass onto generations to generations its beliefs‚ customs‚ practices‚ values and traditions .It has an important role on the community for development of the future of society (Culture in development).Heritage
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Vigan Heritage Village‚ Ilocos Sur Vigan Heritage Village is a town in Vigan‚ Ilocos Sur that is considered the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia. In November 1999‚ it was placed on the World Heritage List commemorating its cultural significance. The village was established in the 16th century‚ when trade and community activity started to flourish along the Mestizo River‚ lasting up to the 19th century. The name “Vigan” was derived from a giant taro plant “biga”
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2012 The Importance of Heritage In her short story‚ Everyday Use‚ Alice Walker uses the idea of one’s heritage to develop a message to readers about what role cultural background should have in people’s lives. Walker makes her opinion of true heritage very clear by highlighting the attitudes of a mother and her two daughters in the story. In addition to the attitudes of the characters‚ Walker also sheds light upon one daughter’s complete and utter misconception of heritage while at the same time
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Home Page » Other Topics Heritage Assessment In: Other Topics Heritage Assessment Heritage Assessment Latasha Rice‚ WCC- RN Grand Canyon University: NRS 429v Date: 8/31/2012 What is a heritage assessment? A heritage assessment is a subpart to the overall nursing assessment. Assessing a patient’s heritage allows the nurse to obtain more information about a patient’s culture‚ including beliefs about health and values
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