“Explain how the poem “not my best side” portrayal of its characters‚ leads to archetypes being gone against.” This poem is inter-textual in a sense that it is based on the painting “St. George and the Dragon”. It takes a humorous role in portraying each of the characters found in the painting and goes against theirs common archetypes of a dragon‚ princess and knight. This poem is a parody on the archetypes that the characters of the painting should have‚ it goes against them completely in a humorous
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“A team of University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers‚ led by Dr. Michael Miller‚ has recently shown for the first time that laughter is linked to healthy function of blood vessels.” Another study by the University of Maryland School of Medical Center found that people with heart disease were forty percent less likely to laugh in situations compared to people the same age and without the disease. Miller found that people with heart disease laughed less in positive situations. People with
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1. Working as a teacher‚ I am consistently researching into what defines best practice and subsequently reflecting on my own practice to see how I can make improvements. I feel teaching is a unique profession‚ much alike social work‚ where you are required to think both on an analytical level and an emotional level on a daily basis. For example‚ after teaching lessons‚ I reflect and analyse how successful they were not only based upon how much progress was made‚ but also by how much engagement and
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also hand-made and the materials that they use goes to a quality test to give the consumer a unique taste. We can see these in their best-selling doughnut “Alcapone”‚ it was named before the most-wanted gangster in America‚ it is a ring donut with chocolate garnished with almonds. The other factor that makes them different from other doughnut businesses is that if you buy 2 dozens you can actually save than buying their 1 dozen or only 1 donut. Plus‚ the name of their business contributes in attracting
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”Laughter is the best medicine” – a well-known saying‚ but is it actually true? Does laughing really help? Keep that in mind for the rest of the presentation So laughter is contagious from one another. If you come to think about it‚ laughter is more contagious than any cough‚ sneeze or sniffle- of course in a good way. As we all know‚ laughter makes you happy‚ it’s really entertaining. But have you ever thought of digging deeper into the subject? Probably not. Well‚ I did. Laughter personally
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The short movie “Best before dates: How supermarkets tamper with your food”‚ published by CBC Marketplace‚ is a documentation about how grocery stores fake the best before dates of the food they sell. In the beginning the reporters (??) were talking to a woman who sells fruit cakes and tortes. She told them what happens to the cake when nobody bought them before the best before date. They just scratch the fruit or the cream off and cut in in a half and add new fruit or cream. Then they “won” a few
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My best and worst quality is my excessive curiosity‚ especially when it comes to space travel and programs related to it. This quality sometimes gets me into trouble because I will drop any activity I am doing to find answers to satisfy my curiosity. This quality has a good side; with curiosity I also expand my knowledge in many subjects that I am interested in. I will use my major in Aerospace to satisfy my curiosity of space flight and achieve my goals to work for NASA. One of the main reasons
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Review Questions (Chapters 1‚ 2‚ 3 and 7) 1. We have to make choices because: A) we have unlimited income. B) resources are scarce. C) resources are infinite D) with good planning‚ trade-offs can be avoided. 2. The best measure of the opportunity cost of any choice is: A) the monetary cost of that choice. B) whatever you have given up to make that choice‚ even if no monetary costs are involved. C) the cost associated with not taking full advantage of the opportunity offered by that choice
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Case Study 8.1: His Team Gets the Best Assignments Case Summary: Jack’s team: • Most creative • Willing to go the extra mile • Gets along well with Carly • Often gets allocated extra resources • Praised for a provocative ad campaign Terri’s team: • Counseled out of an ad campaign • Performs well for the agency • Unhappy with how Carly treats the team • Holds animosity toward Carly • Feels Carly is unfair and favors Jack’s team Julie’s team: • Notices Carly favors other teams
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How does the lanuage used create effects? The following paragraphs explore how language is used to create effects in the poem Not my Best Side by U. A. Fanthorpe‚ an ekphrastic poem that uses the free verse form arranged in three stanzas of nineteen lines each. It’s purpose is to entertain‚ which it does through the use of humour‚ using Standard English in an informal‚ conversational manner. Dramatic monologues from the characters re-tell from their own perspective‚ the historical myth of a
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