INTRODUCTION Penang Island was founded in 1786 by a multilingual maverick‚ Captain Francis Light of the British colonial firm‚ the East India Company. The Sir Francis Drake of his day‚ Captain Light envisaged his new town as a harbor for China-bound ships in pursuit of tea and opium. Under Captain Light‚ Penang was given duty-free status and new arrivals were allowed to claim as much land as they could clear. According to one story‚ he ended up bombarding it with silver dollars from cannons
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In Milton’s Paradise Lost he expresses the different aspects of Eve and Satan .Satan uses his manipulation from the start of the creation of Eve.Satan uses his rhetoric to make Eve fall into his plan and cause her to corrupt Eden.Eve goes wrong by becoming Satan and creating Adam to sin. Eve when she became created she had the same qualities as Satan does. He appeals to her self absorbed mindset. After changing her perspective of God and Adam he causes her to sin and make her second guess her life
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Personal Paradise The Forbidden Fruit Norman Vincent once said‚ “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss‚ you’ll land among the stars.” In life‚ we are always taught to dream big and chase our dreams. However‚ sometimes dreaming big and chasing our dreams can bring us to our own hell. The exemplary novel‚ The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays this idea. In seeking a kind of personal paradise all the characters in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and often in life- perhaps always-
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Among those familiar with the Judeo-Christian belief system‚ Jesus is normally accepted as a selfless figure‚ one who became human‚ suffered‚ and was put to death out of divine love for humanity. In his portrayal of the Son of God in Paradise Lost‚ John Milton does not necessarily disagree with the devotion or love present in the Son. His characterization of the Son does not oppose this tradition; rather‚ it is simply different. By Milton’s portrayal‚ the Son has an acute craving for attention‚
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agree to Air India’s offer? * What’s the company’s competitive strategy for 2008/2009? * How to respond to FunTours’ expansion and aggressive pricing strategy? SWOT Analysis: Paradise holds strong buyer power which enables it to bargain for lower price and discount. As market leader and Quebec company‚ Paradise can promote itself through reminding customer about company hisotry to strength their preference and loyalty . The weakness lands at that Quebec is the only market in Canada; the collapse
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Mexican or any race or ethnicity‚ America has welcomed them all with open arms. Young and old or wise and adventurous many people that have loved and lost have molded and shaped the America that is here today. During the readings of This Side of Paradise by Scott Fitzgerald‚ Armory‚ the lead character in the book‚ would distinguish himself as an American by the passion he had for his true love‚ to the patriotism that he had for his country‚ and acting upon his right to freedom of speech when he thought
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Though there is nothing special about my garden; the usual trees and flowers‚ with some animals too‚ but it is meaningful to me. When work gets stressful or I just need a break from the roller coaster ride that is life‚ it is just a few steps to paradise. My bare feet touch the cold tiles as my fingers run along the hibiscus flowers and my eyes are treated to a feast of colors and sights. It stimulates all my senses- my eyes do not know what to look at first‚ I can smell the fresh air‚ I hear the
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Writing Task 1 Conflicts can be resolved when people find common ground- the universal language of music creates awareness of the humanity and decency of the ‘enemy.’ 1950 To Adrienne‚ I am writing to you to show my appreciation for you and your women for displaying such a wonderful talent of singing. Music for me is something that I desire‚ its soothing for my heart. The music you produced is very heart warming and beautiful. I kindly ask you to teach me how to sing this music one day if you
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Personal Response I think Leaving Paradise is a good book. I thought that Caleb should have given Maggie a chance‚ and Maggie gave him a chance. I thought it was good that Maggie and Caleb had grown a good friendship as time had gone by. I hope to read the rest of the books in this series. Plot When this book had started‚ Caleb had flashed back to the accident. Caleb had been driving drunk and hit Maggie. He was sent to the Detention Center Of Corrections‚ for driving under age and a hit and
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James M. Cain has beautifully written an essay with the name "Paradise"‚ in which he tells about his awesome experience in the Los Angeles. You will simply feel as if you are experiencing it yourself‚ being present in the paradise. In his versatile novels‚ he has captured different aspects of life‚ such as hope‚ depression‚ love‚ beauty‚ etc. Let us see‚ how he describes his experience in this essay: I travelled to Westlake a few years back‚ a dense locality near Los Angeles where poverty prevails
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