own ways. In the story of the Bible‚ a woman named Judith in ancient Israel who made the ignominious defeat of the Assyrians‚ an army bent on world domination. Meanwhile‚ on the other side of the world‚ a story was recorded in The Collection Yuefu Poems. Ancient and war-torn China‚ hundreds and hundreds of men were called upon to defend their homeland. Unknown to all‚ there stood one female among the soldiers. Disguised
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South of my days South of my days’ circle‚ part of my blood’s country‚ rises that tableland‚ high delicate outline of bony slopes wincing under the winter‚ low trees‚ blue-leaved and olive‚ outcropping granite- clean‚ lean‚ hungry country. The creek’s leaf-silenced‚ willow choked‚ the slope a tangle of medlar and crabapple branching over and under‚ blotched with a green lichen; and the old cottage lurches in for shelter. O cold the black-frost night. the walls draw in to the warmth
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installment of the series‚ released in 2001‚ is titled The Fast and the Furious and was directed by Rob Cohen. The main character cast includes Vin Diesel‚ as Dominic Toretto‚ the late Paul Walker‚ as Brian O’Conner‚ Michelle Rodriguez as Leticia “Letty” Ortiz‚ and Jordana Brewster‚ as Mia Toretto. This film is about an undercover cop Brian O’Conner who must stop semi-truck hijackers led by Dominic Toretto from stealing expensive electronic equipment. The film’s concept was inspired by a Vibe magazine article
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A country’s regimes are imposed to protect the country’s interest‚ but these protections will create unavoidable conflict-of-interest where businesses are conducted. Likewise‚ the super power China and the United States‚ the perpetual political changes create a direct implication to the day-to-day business activities and the type business investment plan to enter the country. Hence‚ conflict-of-interests are commonly tensions between the different in political ideologies‚ social issues‚ historical
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remorse for what he’s done. Oberon’s role is being the Fairy King‚ which he lives up to by asserting his dominance. Throughout the play Oberon proves to be tyrannical‚ especially when he wants the Indian boy to be a henchman‚ “I do but beg a little changeling boy to be a henchman” (2.1.123.-124). He is also paternal which he proves when he says‚ “A sweet Athenian lady is in love/ with a disdainful youth. Anoint his eyes‚ / but do it when the next thing he espies / may be the lady” (2.1.268-271). Oberon
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American had come to kick them out of their lands and to steal their properties and possessions. In addition‚ Native American was suppressed by the colonists. “White man a teacher who tortured an ambitious Indian youth by frequently reminding the brave changeling that he was nothing but a “government pauper” (Doc.J). They lost trust and faith in the new government of the United States. Furthermore‚ the freight rates had done more injuries to the Western region than anything else. “The railroads have retarded
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The Bible is filled with stories of the weak overcoming great odds on their way to success. Jacob the son of Isaac is a character who must overcome is physical faults to gain his fathers favor. Judith uses her weakness of being a woman to save her people and land from invaders. Both characters typify a major theme of the Bible‚ which is the ultimate triumph of the weak. Jacob the youngest of Isaac’s sons is portrayed as being weak when compared to his brother Esau‚ “Esau was a cunning hunter
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1 Kwality and Protekt Andrew Strauss‚ Chief Marketing Officer at Kwality Knitwear‚ Inc. (Kwality)‚ explained in September 2006 why his company had decided to explore the introduction of a branded line of insect repellent clothing. “We’ve got to improve gross margins‚” he said‚ “and this looks like the most expedient way to do it.” Kwality’s problem with gross margins was that its private label or unbranded knitwear had no branded recognition among retail customers‚ which sharply limited the opportunity
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“Night to his day” The Social Construction of Gender By Judith Lorber Afterreading Judith Lorber article” Night to his day” the social construction of gender‚ I realized that we have been “doing gender” every day without us noticing. These “doing gender”activities have implement into our brain through life experience‚ parents and social life. In her article‚ she “denaturalized” gender into three different categories: “individual; society; and gender”. First of all‚ she talks about how we
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appropriate floats to navigate across the river. Once across the river‚ the expedition continued into Arkansas‚ Oklahoma‚ and Texas. They spent the next winter on the Arkansas River. Things began falling apart for de Soto‚ when Juan Ortiz‚ his faithful interpreter died. The death of Ortiz made communication with native peoples and the procurement of food much harder. Furthermore‚ while in Arkansas‚ de Soto and his men clashed with the Tula people which took a great toll on the already weakened men. On May 21
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