scholar’s brush must encourage good and warn against evil” (Page 8) This passage from the novel was a quote from Wang Chong‚ who I believe was a Chinese philosopher during the Han Dynasty. It’s an amazing idea to start the book off with such powerful words. Ha Jin included this as an important inspiration for the character Shao Bin. It leads him to speak out against the unjust ways of his supervisors. “As an artist and scholar I ought to expose those corrupt leaders… A good piece of work should be as lethal
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An invention that has caused more harm than good There have been many inventions that have come along throughout the years. One that comes to mind is the computer. Computers have been around for quite sometime now and throughout the years they have become more advanced such as new programs and the internet. The internet is one invention that has caused more harm than good. Reasons for this would be people getting addicted to certain websites‚ having stalkers and people hacking your information
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respectful men and women fighting for their country. Honor has changed over the years but one thing that will always stay with the concept of honor is the humanity that goes with it. Even with many different views of honor and culture diffusions that the concept of honor has taken it will always be a word to describe the respect‚ dignity‚ and duty of a human. In the past honor was a more used word or term. The more honor you had the more respect was given to you. In an article from the website The
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Entire stories can be told using the ironic point of view. It is often used as a means of presenting the theme of a story. Authors Ha Jin‚ and Chinua Achebe used the irony of situation. Irony of situation meaning discrepancy between the expected results and the actual results of the story. In "Saboteur" by Ha Jin newly weds Mr. Chiu and Mrs. Chiu on the day that they were to leave for home were dining in the square by the Muji Train Station. Nearby at a table sat two policemen who were conversing
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Has the Internet caused more harm than good? (David) Nowadays‚ Internet is one important part of our daily life. We cannot live in a modern life without it. It helps us to search for information‚ communicate with other people or even give relaxation to us. Therefore‚ Internet will have good influences on the people. Internet is the platforms and tools for learning. Students usually use Wikipedia to gather information for their school projects or studies. When the examinations are around the
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essential aspect of the media industry as it helps increase sales and helps get a certain messages out to a consumer. There are several significant advertising companies in New Zealand that have developed and changed as technology has advanced in our country; two of these are Spark PHD and Draft FCB. Technology has become the fastest growing form of advertising in society today; this is through the introduction of Internet and social media‚ television and the use of mobile phones‚ therefore I think that both
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What impact has this year had on me This year has had a mostly negative impact on me. My home situation is full of arguments and punishment. My schoolwork is getting better after the hard hit at the beginning of the year‚ but it could use improvement. And miscellaneous activities have not been correct‚ or even smart. This year was probably the worst out of all of my high school years. My home life started out okay‚ but turned into a disastrous mishap. It was slowly rising‚ with me rising with
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“Computers* have been detrimental to society” *(PC’s- Personal Computers) Nowadays‚ computers are becoming more and more affordable‚ acting as a major time and effort convenience for families across the world. The advancement of this technology within the last twenty years been tremendous and suggests much more progress is yet to come. But as the abundance of computers has increased immensely‚ society has fallen into an over dependence and reliance of them and the effects have been quite evident
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Mayday is more than a time for worker protests were they are permitted (outside of so-called “Worker’s Paradises)‚ it is also a season celebration and a changeover from warnings of Climate Change to Global Warming. These days it also highlights a very curious phenomena of those on the Left side of the political spectrum. This the presence of a contradictory beliefs espoused by the left‚ with some trying to claim virtually everything the government does is socialistic while other’s parrot the traditional
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