In “Postcards from Chinatown”‚ the poet examines how‚ in a place that had been renovated as a tourist attraction‚ the past lurks in the shadows of the present‚ which is unauthentic and seemingly all just a performance for entertainment. “An Empty Cinema”‚ on the other hand‚ laments the vanishing of Singapore’s past and heritage‚ likening the past to no more than just a cinematic film‚ where it is just a hologram projected onto a screen. In “Postcards from Chinatown”‚ the poet calls our daily
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Future. Azizah as my personal assistant came knocking on my white big door and turned my door knob gently. She knew I was having a diplomatic talk with the France Ambassador. She put my coffee on the table and glanced at me with her finger on her wristwatch symbolizes its time for another meeting. I stood up and shook hands with the big and tall Ambassador with an agreement that Malaysian students will give their full commitment of studies in France in Engineering‚ Culinary or Language. With his
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Policing in the Future Team A CJA/214 April 3‚ 2013 Lenard Wells Policing in the Future Policing in the future has many exciting advancements to be made in technology such as facial recognition‚ thermal and infrared sensors‚ and night vision just to name a few. Augmented reality systems are systems that are designed to present digital information to users on what they are look at in reality (The Pennsylvania state university‚ 2012) Another aspect of future policing is predictive policing
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Americans have increasingly divulged themselves in over-consumption. This escalating desire for physical goods is initiating the depletion of our resources and the destruction of our environment. The people of the United States‚ in their quest for material products‚ are causing catastrophes‚ such as the greenhouse effect‚ hazardous wastes‚ and a growing number of landfills. This in turn pollutes the planet and catalyzes global warming.      Greenhouse effect has been reeking havoc with
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“crude” or simplest Marxist model of society is that it is made up by a base (which is the supply of the means of production) and a superstructure‚ the ““cultural” world of ideas‚ art‚ religion‚ and law” (Barry 151)‚ which is shaped by the base. In Bleak House this base/superstructure can be seen in when the “tens of thousands of other foot passengers have been slipping and sliding ...‚ adding new deposits to the crust upon crust of mud” (Dickens 49). This shows that the people in the street shape
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Identify the following future ‘tenses’: a) I am going to the theater later this evening. Present continuous b) They’re going to play basketball on Tuesday afternoon. Be going + infinitive c) Jane will have left her job by the end of the week. Future perfect d) The train leaves at 6.00 pm. Present simple e) At this time tomorrow I will be lying on the beach. Future Continuous f) Next year‚ Paul will have been living in Italy for 3 years. Future perfect continuous
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt What Does My Future Hold? This is a question that most people have asked at least once in their lives‚ and is asked more frequently in light of these changing times. As we move through the New Earth paradigm shift‚ it is natural to sense a stronger need to know the future and given the various theories floating about regarding 2012 and beyond‚ many are left feeling a deeper sense of uncertainty about their
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Sustainability Nowadays one of the main challenges of the construction industry is to improve the image in terms of sustainability. Sustainability is defined as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Institutions have currently given sustainability more importance than it has ever received‚ mainly due to laws and regulations introduced by the governments of economically developed countries. In addition‚ achieving
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about the future. In history an ample amount of societies made mistakes that led to their downfall; comprehending the miscalculations that led to the disappearances of many societies will help people better prepare for the future. People in history have built nations‚ went through genocide‚ and have seen governments come crashing down along with their hopes and dreams‚ but the things that kept these people going in the midst of the good times and the bad times were the aspect of a better future. The book
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computers coexist in peace and harmony in the future? The poet and the author describe two totally different views‚ talking about the idea of coexistence. Our future will either be good or bad with questions to be asked as well. The poet‚ Richard Brautigan‚ describes the future as having hope and the computers take away freedom and work. The story written by Issac Asimov‚ writes about how computers is going to have a negative effect on the future and society with severe problems as well. The
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