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    Nature of business First all‚ the project is about the construction of a hospital‚ specialised in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in children‚ in the region of Morcellement St Andre. It will be a public service type organisation. The decision to construct a children’s hospital lies in that‚ nowadays‚ we have noticed that many children are suffering from medical conditions untreatable by our current health care institutions (due to lack of proper equipment/facilities/knowledge and techniques)

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    world seem to live inside themselves always thinking that today might be the last. Stoics detach themselves from things of this worlds including objects‚ people‚ and to a certain extent their own lives. In Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and Epictetus’ Discourses they both explain how to properly be a stoic‚ learning to deny their feelings‚ respect themselves and nature‚ and detach themselves from the useless things of this world. One of the main things that the Stoics did was deny their feelings. The reason

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    The Field of Foucaultian Discourse Analysis: Structures‚ Developments and Perspectives Rainer Diaz-Bone‚ Andrea D. Bührmann‚ Encarnación Gutiérrez Rodríguez‚ Werner Schneider‚ Gavin Kendall & Francisco Tirado Abstract: The article outlines the field of FOUCAULTian discourse analysis. The FOUCAULTian concept of discourse is introduced‚ and methodological positions and methodological developments are sketched. Compared to other qualitative social research approaches‚ the different researchers and

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    CHILDHOOD MEMORIES Childhood is the happiest time of the person life. Whenever we think back some of the good and some of the not so good memories we recall. But still we say that we never feel older whenever recall our childhood memories. As the tom Stoppard said “if you carry your childhood with you‚ you never become older” When you are a child you don’t have many responsibilities. Children depend on their parents who make decision for them‚ and on adult we are packed with packages of

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    Pamela Gueco Discourse Community Analysis Final Draft Dance the Night Away At the beginning of my high school days when I was a freshman or “fish” as the upperclassmen would call us‚ I never knew where I really belonged. Every clique or group that I tried to become a part of did not truly fit my personality. Just like the upperclassmen had said‚ I felt like a small fish in an even bigger sea. It all changed when one day

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    Short Response 03 By this short response‚ I would like to express my thoughts about the poem “Discourse on the Logic of Language” By M. NourbeSe Philip and about the essay “The transformation of silence into language and action” by Audre Lorde. First‚ I would like to say that the poem “Discourse on the Logic of Language” is a very powerful and interesting poem that tries to manifest its idea through a very innovative way. The poem describes the frustration of being

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    Free and Direct Discourse in Jane Austen’s‚ Emma Jane Austen is often considered to have one of the most compelling narrative voices in literature. Blurring the line between third and first person‚ Austen often combines the thoughts of the narrator with the feelings and muses of the focalized character. Emma is perhaps her most prominent example of free indirect discourse‚ where the narrator’s voice is often diffused into that of the characters. In the following passage‚ Emma takes on her role

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    George F. Cabrera October 6‚ 2013 The Prince and The Discourses and it’s similarities. Reading the books of Machiavelli’s: The Prince and The Discourses I noticed there are many similarities to one another. Machiavelli explains the concept of an ideal ruler that he thinks would be able to govern with great power and adversity from his observation of previous rulers. The Prince is a book written about Tyrants while The Discourses is a book written by lovers of liberty (The Prince‚ Introduction-

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    Let It Be‚ several singles and compilation albums. Numerous people around the world adore the Beatles and call themselves “Beatlemania”. This term firstly appeared in 1964 when the Beatles visited US for the first time to perform in Ed Sullivan’s Show and their fans greeted them with a rousing welcome. The Beatles no longer exist‚ but “Beatlemania” still do until today who not only exist in Europe and US‚ but also in Asia including Indonesia. In 1965‚ the first president of Indonesia‚ Ir. Soekarno

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    Teachers’ Notes This study guide examines Peter Weir’s film The Truman Show’ released on October 9‚ 1998. It is aimed at students of GCSE‚ A Level‚ Scottish Standard‚ Scottish Higher and GNVQ Media Studies and English Language. Areas covered in this study guide and the accompanying BBC Learning Zone television programme focus on representation and reality‚ forms and conventions within the film world‚ the popularity of docu-soaps and issues they raise and their place and effect within the media

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