Introduction The four Asian Tigers—Hong Kong‚ South Korea‚ Singapore‚ and Taiwan—are known for their remarkable growth over the latter half of the 20th century‚ which propelled them into some of the world leaders in finance and high value added manufacturing. The causes‚ or roots‚ of such a phenomenal success have been at the center of a vast literature written on these economies during the past decades‚ a debate still raging up to this day. The overwhelming tone of academic work on the subject
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The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca‚ literally meaning "cat-foot black-and-white") is a bear native to central-western and south western China. The Giant Panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China‚ mainly in Sichuan province‚ but also in the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. It is easily recognized by its large‚ distinctive black patches around the eyes‚ over the ears‚ and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora‚ the Giant Panda’s diet is 99% bamboo. Other parts
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A tiger mom is a mother who uses tough love‚ discipline‚ and strict rules towards their children in order to reach academic excellence. This type of parenting is typically found in Chinese parents and is a traditional Chinese way of parenting. Amy Chua‚ who is a lawyer and author‚ as well as‚ professor of Law at Yale Law School‚ explains in her article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” about her experience and rules of being a tiger mom. Although it is not common in Western moms‚ Chau stresses certain
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Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers By Adrienne Rich Aunt Jennifer’s tigers stride across a screen Bright topaz denizens of a world of green. They do not fear the men beneath the tree; They pace in sleek chivalric certainty. Aunt Jennifer’s fingers fluttering through her wool Find even the ivory needle hard to pull. The massive weight of uncle’s wedding band Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer’s hand. When Aunt is dead‚ her terrified hands will lie Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered
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Tears of a Tiger | | |Summary: | |Tigers don’t cry‚ or do they? After the death of his longtime friend and fellow Hazelwood Tiger‚ Andy‚ the driver | |of the car‚ blames himself and cannot get past his guilt and pain. While his other friends have managed to work | |through their grief and move on‚ Andy allows death to become the focus of his life. In the months that follow the | |accident
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ism&catid=54:2005 o (n.d.) o (September 2012). New York Magazine. In September 11 by Numbers. Retrieved June 1‚ 2013‚ from http://nymag.com/news/articles/wtc/1year/numbers.htm o (n.d.) o (n.d.). Start. InTerrorist Organization Profile: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Retrieved June 1‚ 2013‚ from http://www.start.umd.edu/start/data_collections/tops/terrorist_organization_profile.asp?id=3623 o Kate Pickret
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hungry tiger but another is a beautiful lady. Which will you choose? In this kingdom their way of justice is to have people chose their own fate. They pick a door either to be devoured by a hungry tiger‚ or to be married to a beautiful lady. When the princess falls in love her father immediately sends her lover to court. In the short story “The Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton the princess’s weakness is how she has a barbaric background and has a lot of power. In The Lady or the Tiger? The
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ADRIENNE RICH (b. 1929) Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers The Uncle Speaks in the Drawing Room Trying to talk with a Man Aoife O’Driscoll 2010 www.aoifesnotes.com Page 1 of 13 Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance across a screen‚ Bright topaz denizens of a world of green. They do not fear the men beneath the tree; They pace in sleek chivalric certainty. Aunt Jennifer’s fingers fluttering through her wool Find even the ivory needle hard to pull. The massive weight of Uncle’s wedding
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Lady or the Tiger‚ his mind was surprisingly calm. He knew the princess would make the right choice. He trusted her; he loved her. His hand felt the cool metal of the doorknob. He heard it click as it was turned as if the silence of the arena wasn’t already enough to make the hair on the back of his neck stand up. He wasn’t nervous‚ no. As he gently pulled on the cloth-silenced door‚ he merely wondered what fate the princess chose for him. A swift death at the claws of an angry tiger‚ of a life
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English Assignment Short Story: The Oval Portrait Author: Edgar Allan Poe The central idea of the story resides in the confusing relationship between art and life. The story happens in a chateau (French castle) in Apennines‚ a mountain range in central Italy. Poe tends to use a lot of Old-English‚ Middle-English‚ Old-French and French words in his story such as; chateau‚ valet‚ grandeur‚ antique‚ Arabesque‚ bizarre‚ niche‚ portrait‚ canvas‚ vignette‚ vague‚ Moresque‚ vehemently‚ subdued‚
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