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    National Economics University Faculty of Business English LITERATURE IN ENGLISH Analysis the symbol of character Benjamin Button in the short story “The curious case of Benjamin Button” by F Scott Fitzgerald. Name Nguyen Thi Phuong Student’s code CQ510729 Class BEA - K51 Teacher MA Tran Minh Chau There are many rules in life that never change. And those for certain are birth‚ old‚ sickness and death; things that we cannot avoid. What

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    The Prodigal Son

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    The Prodigal Son Among the many parables Jesus told‚ the parable of the prodigal son is perhaps the most deeply-felt of them all.  And who is the prodigal son? We encounter him as he is far from home‚ destitute and broken‚ wandering in a heartless world. It turns out that some time ago‚ he had left his home and the father who loved him. He had traveled to a far-off land‚ and squandered all that he had in the pursuit of his own way in the world and an attempt to make himself happy through material

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    tremendous information that will help the reader view a great story in different perspectives. This piece of literature is about "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan. It was published on October 4th‚ 2011 and it will herein be reviewed. "The Son of Neptune" is a great novel that is amusing‚ adventurous‚ thrilling‚ descriptive‚ intriguing‚ and action packed. The author draws the reader’s attention through anticipation. In this review the reader will gain knowledge of this greatly written story in detail

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    values are portrayed with his approach to advice his son. Through the long and involved syntax the author is capable of communicating the importance of succeeding in life to his son. Chesterfield appeals to ethos in order to reveal the importance of his image. Chesterfield’s use of parallelism in the opening paragraph establishes a sense of understanding‚ when he repetitively states “I know” ahead of every statement. This communicates to his son that he understands how it feels to receive advice

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    use someone’s work‚ words‚ images‚ ideas and any kind of discovery without recognizing the original author and use that as own creation. Plagiarism can be committed consciously or sub-consciously. But Plagiarism is considered as a serious crime in academic sector as well as other sector. Plagiarism: “plagiarism” came from roman word “plagiarius” which means a kidnapper who kidnap children or slaves. Roman poet martial (Marcus valerius martialis) (40-102 AD) first used the word in 1st century when

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    Father and Son

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    Isabel Moore 9/20/12 Mr. Woodard Ap Lit and Comp The Father and Son Li-Young Lee’s poem “A Story” depicts the harsh and complex relationship of that between a father and soon. This is explored by the son’s desires for a story‚ which his father is unable to produce. The speaker uses emotional devices to elaborate on the entirely different perspectives that occur between a father and son. Through the trading on and off points of views‚ situational irony‚ and purposeful diction‚ the speaker

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    understanding astronomy. Astronomers use mathematics to do basic conversion‚ calculate brightness‚ density and temperature and improve the understanding of astronomical images. Most ancient astronomers views celestial objects on behalf of gods. They studied celestial objects with the hope of discovering the unknown of the world. In ancient China‚ astronomer is an occupation that works for the imperial family. They determine the calendar and divine by astrology. Astronomers are responsible to explain

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    Life of a Chinese Farmer

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    If I were a Chinese farmer in 2006 I would be continuing my livelihood that I have done all of my life even when I was a child helping my family. I later got married and I now have 6 children ranging in age from 4 to 18. We all live in a village called Xinzhuang (Village of Xin) in China. This is a farming village that is about 1481.3 miles outside of Shanguani‚ China that is the closest well known city. My typical day starts out at 7:15 AM when I get up and eat breakfast with my family and then

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    Father and Son  In the short story “My Son the Marine” by Frank Schaeffer‚ There are many points that the author is trying to display through the rhetorical device pathos and ethos. He uses pathos to put a human face on the subject of loved ones going off to the military‚ and the hardships the family goes through due to this decision. He uses ethos to display his attitude from beginning to end. He starts at the beginning when the marines talk to his son and he ends with his son telling him he

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    Yachamaneni October 14‚ 2013 Mrs. Smith Block 2 The Lady in the bathroom The inside of the house always seemed to be just a little darker and a little colder than it should have been. It was a very old house with some parts eaten by termites. Cobwebs littered all over the porch. A divorced mother and her three year old son moved into the spooky new house. The mother had noticed it would save on cooling costs so she bought the house not knowing what lies inside. Soon after she moved in her‚ best friend

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