Villainesses’ (1994) and Aung San Suu Kyi’s keynote address at the Beijing World Conference on Women (1995) both achieve textual integrity as they present universal values that are not contextually bound such as aspiration for equality‚ feminism and freedom from oppression. As the image behind me suggests the speeches inspire women worldwide that ‘we can do it’‚ that is break free from the societal stereotypes in both literature and reality to forge new relationships with the world relieving the oppression
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Plain. It is one of the four ancient capital of the world while it has been the very witness of the long history of China as a city been though the largest number of dynasties. With the cultural and historical significance‚ Xi’an becomes a natural historical museum. Many famous scenic spots are worth visiting. Nowadays‚ Xi’an has from an ancient city to an energetic international metropolitan with abundant tourism resources. The 29th World Horticultural Exposition was held successfully in
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Africans in the Berlin Conference The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 established most of the borders of contemporary nation-states on the African continents today. The Conference set in motion the “scramble for Africa.” Out of the 14 African states no African leader was present at the conference to assert claims to territory and to agree to regulations on trading. Five of the states at the conference did not even end up with any colonies but had more of a say than all the African leaders. The
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With the development of China’s economy‚ a great deal of foreigners come to china by their own or sent by their company. A young British manager‚ peter Smith‚ who is going to work for a local organisation in Beijing‚ may have some difficult to adapt to local culture. In this report I intend to explore some intangible and visual culture differences between China and UK in order to help Smith adapting his management skills and practices to fit on well with the local culture. It’s necessary to make
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John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address of 1961 is a classic example of a speech that makes excellent use of a variety of Rhetorical strategies. His use of archaic diction‚ oxymoron’s‚ parallelism‚ allusions and tone helped create a sophistication and eloquence that had a more powerful and patriotic impact on his audience. It helped establish his creditability and be able to transmit assurance and hope to his audience. The use of these strategies allowed him to outline his purpose of communicating to
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Of the great oral presentations this world has seen‚ many of them serve as an outlet for individuals to articulate their ideals and beliefs to a greater audience. The way in which great speakers such as Martin Luther King Jr and Abraham Lincoln do this is through speech elements such as rhetoric‚ language techniques‚ successful structure and also establishing a relationship with their audience. The speeches I have a Dream‚ and The Gettysburg Address [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMzY1KJVeo]‚ although
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offensive and bothersome comments—according to men—made by Nietzsche concerning women is also found in Beyond Good and Evil in the section entitled “Seven Little Sayings on Women.” This section states “men have treated women hitherto like birds… something which has to be caged up so that it shall not fly away” (166). Maudemarie Clark‚ a feminist writer‚ upon her first reading of this passage‚ translated it to mean women were a “possession‚ as property that can be locked” away by men (189). This is
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SAN FRANCISCO Fwanyanga W. Mate & Ibrahim Akinola SAN FRANCISCO Fwanyanga W. Mate & Ibrahim Akinola San Francisco is one of North America’s most vibrant and robust cities. Located on the west coast of the United States of America‚ and only about a six to seven hour flight from Calgary‚ San Francisco is well-known for its great climate‚ lively culture‚ and outstanding world-renowned landmarks. With the above in mind‚ there are two basic reasons of why one should visit San
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My friend and I took a five day trip to San Francisco. During our visit‚ we saw a lot of gorgeous scenery‚ ate some delicious food‚ it was a fun‚ relaxing‚ and memorable vacation. The weather was beautiful‚ with sunshine‚ very few clouds. My friend and I went to Pier 51‚ which is “home” to some lions sea ‚when we visited there were hundreds of them on and around platforms. We went to Chinatown area which is the largest Chinatown outside of Asia and the oldest Chinatown in North America. It is
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Principally‚ renting a conference room outside the business premises is a direct derivative of the demand of organizations to reduce capital costs and the supply of such conference venues on optimized costs. A higher occupation from multiple business organizations means that the costs of the construction and maintenance are written off over a shorter period of time for the supplying vendor. Meanwhile‚ the organization is benefited by not having to construct a similar conference room as it is an occasional
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