Isaac Lee Language A: English HL World Literature Paper 6/3/2013 Word Count: 1215 A New Perspective on Chinese History Isaac Lee WLP Ball 1 The novel‚ To Live‚ by Yu Hua was banned in China when it was first published because the novel exposed the faulty rule of the Communist party in China. This literary masterpiece depicts four decades of Chinese history‚ including historic events as the Sino-Japanese war‚ the civil war‚ the founding of the People’s Republic of China‚ Mao’s Great Leap Forward
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LIVE AND LET LIVE LIFE IS not as simple as it was before. With scientific and technological developments‚ man has become obsessive of luxurious lifestyle. Materialism has grasped all of us. It has made man insensitive to the human emotions of pity‚ compassion‚ generosity and affection. All of us want to prosper with material comforts and thus‚ we venture into the mad ‘rat race’. In this materialistic world‚ we are governed by our instinct rather than our by conscience. This is the modern era
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A Pet Can Help You to Live Longer Animals have played a significant role in human customs‚ legends‚ and religions throughout history. "Primitive people found that human- animal relationships were important to their very survival‚ and petkeeping was common in hunter-gatherer societies" (Anderson et al.‚ 1987). It is impossible to determine when the use of animals was used specifically to promote physical and psychological health. However‚ the use of horseback riding for people with serious disabilities
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Hong Kong is no longer a good place to live Do you enjoy living in Hong Kong? In these few years‚ it is not difficult to hear strong voice of opposition from the citizens and protest is often seen in Hong Kong. Also‚ it has been a hot debating issue that whether Hong Kong is a good place to live or not. This essay explains why Hong Kong is no longer a good place to live in the aspect of the environment‚ social harmony and housing in Hong Kong. Some people think that Hong Kong’s governance is
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“Date Which Will Live in Infamy‚” an article which was written by Stuart Thornton‚ illustrates the callous attack organized by Japan on the American naval base in Pearl Harbor and describes America’s vengeful retaliation in response to the attack. The article first explains how the attack on Pearl Harbor was conducted in two significant “waves” which were used to target the Pacific Fleet. The first wave included the use of 91 torpedo planes which were armed with torpedoes that could run in shallow
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\ Choose an organization or individual who has recently made news in your local community to write a simple news story about. Be sure that your teacher approves your topic. You will gather and organize information‚ write a draft‚ and review and polish your work over the next several lessons. Your simple news story is due on the final day of this unit. Be sure to review the News Story Grading Rubric in course resources so you understand how your work will be evaluated. Note: You may use the topic
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I recently read your article ’Live lazy‚ live long - look at Britain’s oldest man’ that was published in ’The Guardian’ on 5th November 2012. After reading your article‚ I felt it was important to write to you explaining why I disagree with the message within your article. My first criticism is that initially you stated‚ “It seems to make sense that slow lives‚ as well as being enjoyable‚ are long lives.” I would like to point out that there is no proof that
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Which is better to live in a country or in a city? There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city. First I would like to speak about the advantages. If you know a city you are living in quite well‚ you sooner or later find some positive aspects of living in it. Imagine yourself on an overcrowded street of a modern city… Imagine cars passing you by‚ people scurrying about… Try to picture shops open 24 hours a day and restaurants serving food from all over the world. Isn’t
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Three Rules by Which I Live There are three rules by which I live. I think that it is a good value to have rules in my life because they set boundries and they set standards. By keeping boundries‚ rules‚ and/or standards in my daily routine it helps me stay focused and out of trouble. The first rule I tend to follow is‚ Dont mix business with pleasure. Mixing business‚ such as your work life‚ along with your social or home life can bring lots of drama into your world. For instence‚ getting
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new. We live in a fast food nation where parents pick up fast food on the way home from work for their kids and themselves. Of course it’s easier and more convenient‚ but what they don’t understand is when they end up with a disease caused by their eating habits‚ these diseases will not have been worth the easy and convenient dinners they consumed. America needs to know they are eating themselves to death. According to the United States Bureau Census 2000‚ 64.5 percent of the population aged twenty
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