VOCABULARY FOR STYLE ANALYSIS 1. The problem of the text: to set an important (serious‚ burning‚ urgent‚ vital) problem‚ to solve the problem of‚ it seems to be a great problem (of ...)‚ to render the idea of social injustice‚ inequality‚ pollution‚ humanity‚ charity‚ the state independence‚ unemployment‚ discrimination‚ to tackle the problem of 1. The point of the story: to make the point plain‚ to show how vital the point of the text is‚ to expound the point by repeating the
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Not My Dream In the story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan‚ we are shown the struggles of a young girl Jing-Mei. Her struggle is that of a young girl growing up and trying to find her own sense of identity. Her troubles are compounded by her mother‚ who convinces her that she can become someone important. Because of her mother’s constant overbearing behavior‚ Jing-Mei does everything she can to annoy and displease her mother even to the point of being a failure. This fight to find her own identity against
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very virtue in this book is necessary for life’s journey‚ but it is how we all use these virtues that really matters. People tend to kid themselves and pretend like they know what they are doing. Do not be afraid to ask for help along the way Emma Goljan‚ Notre Dame Academy‚ Worcester Massachusetts (USA) In this day and age the media and popular magazines are telling teenage girls to be the prettiest with the shortest skirts and the cutest boyfriends. But in reality no one really has all these
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As science recall‚ most often the reason why bullies intimidate others is because they are actually not as fierce as they act Flike on the inside. People living in the 1930s‚ famously known as the time of the Great Depression are all bullies in the gloomy reality they are living in. Carlson is a character in the book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ represent the typical man living in that era. He is one of the ranch workers that George and Lennie meet. Carlson is not a very joyful person
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horse.) Aggressive patrol can be seen whenever the police cracks down on a suspects and arrests them for their wrongdoing. Directed patrol‚ however‚ keeps the police patrol time centered in high crime areas and neighborhoods. When it comes to the style of policing‚ you must first take a look at the different situations that a police officer might come upon. In crowd control‚ a police officer would want to use preventative patrol. Doing this would mean that he is keeping an eye out for any troublemakers
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Recipients in most cases prefer cash transfers over in-kind transfer because of cash transfer are direct transfer payments of money to eligible individuals and usually cash transfers are provided by the state and federal government. For instance‚ the pro from the recipients perspective rather the government perspective in view of a con in which a person that receiving the cash transfer can use them in any way that he or she chooses. O the other hand‚ the government negative perspective on cash transfer
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Kinds of Friendship according to St. Augustine A. Friendship is the highest expression of family. •Friendship begins in the family. •Augustine enjoys a loving relationship with his parents‚ particularly his mom. Augustine cared for his mother in her later years and was at her side when she died. He sees the example of child-parent relations in Jesus command to John when he was on the cross. •So that a human being might not be alone a system of friendship was created. Friendship begins with one’s
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Kind and thoughtful acts can benefit everyone in many ways. Thoughtful acts can help anyone involved by making someone’s day‚ helping in some form or fashion‚ and by bringing joy to people. Thoughtful and kind acts can make someone’s day in many ways. One small act of kindness can turn a whole person’s day around. If someone was having a bad day and you did something as little as smile at them in the hallway than they could have a better day just by that. A thoughtful action can also let them know
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1987‚ after her mother recovered from a serious illness‚ they took a trip to China where Tan reunited with her half-sisters. The trip offered Tan a new perspective on her mother and inspired her to write her first book‚ The Joy Luck Club in 1989. Two Kinds is one of the short stories in The Joy Luck Club. The story takes place around 1960’s‚ where the narrator talks about her childhood and 1980’s towards the end when she had grown up to be an adult about thirty years old. In the sixties‚ many Chinese
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opportunity to conduct an honors degree project. We not only obtained valuable experience of academic research‚ but also learned how to cooperate‚ coordinate and balance through the process of our project. GAO Fan 09050353 JIANG Wei 09050337 1 Abstract This study examines empirically the effect of deferred taxes recognized under Hong Kong Accounting Standards (HKAS) 12 on firm market value in Hong Kong stock market. Our empirical model is based on Feltham and Ohlson (1995) Model. Our
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