Work in Translation Paradise of the Blind by Duong Thu Huong Final Draft Name: Chung Yee‚ Lee Candidate number: 003072-225 Year 11 QASMT Teacher: Ms Jennifer Russel Word Count: 1477 Work in Translation Paradise of the Blind by Duong Thu Huong In the novel‚ Paradise of the Blind‚ written by Duong Thu Huong originally in Vietnamese and translated into English by Phan Huy Duong and Nina Mcpherson‚ the author constructs characters Aunt Tam and Uncle Chinh as analogs of conflicting
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Trouble in Paradise The government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico‚ a territory of the United States‚ acquired from the U.S federal government a piece of land at the entrance of the San Juan Islet. This land was located in the Golden Triangle of San Juan‚ the island s capital‚ the Condado‚ and the Old San Juan. The government of Puerto Rico developed a Special Land Use Plan and regulation for the entrance of the San Juan Islet in 1993. The Plan also known as Regulation 23‚ coincided with Commonwealth
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Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life‚ the whole aim and end of human existence.”–Aristotle By Dave Hood Many of the great philosophers have attempted to answer the question: What makes people happy? World religions‚ such as Christianity‚ have attempted to explain what makes people happy and how to live a happy life through faith‚ the belief in God‚ by reading scripture‚ by living life according to the moral code‚ and by the religious doctrine imposed by the church. The philosophy
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THE FEMALE CHARACTER IN THE EPIC STORIES ’PARADISE LOST’ AND ’THE RAMAYANA’ [Name of the Student] [Name of the Instructor] [Subject] [Date] ’The Ramayana’ and ’Paradise Lost’ hold stories of ancient times that tend to explain the existence of two different cultures in the present world. Milton‚ the author of ‘Paradise Lost‚’ concerns himself with the Christian story of the ‘Fall of man’ while Valmiki‚ the author of The Ramayana‚ tries to bring out an explanation to the goals
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• Religions make people bad. While consciously pursuing your spiritual development is commendable‚ joining an established religion such as Christianity‚ Islam‚ or Hinduism is one of the worst ways to go about it. In this talk I’ll share some reasons why you must eventually abandon the baggage of organized religion if you wish to pursue conscious living in earnest. Examples: On Easter Sunday of 2008‚ 11-year-old Kara Neumann of Weston‚ Wisconsin‚ suffered waves of nausea as she lay motionless
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“Dieting Makes People Fat” Shah Zaman Period: 5 Mrs. Greene 11/04/14 People try different dieting plans every day. They spend hundreds of dollars every day trying to lose weight. Throw away your meal replacements and dieting supplements. New study shows that dieting makes you fat. You’re actually spending more money dieting then eating normal meals. But this could be a really bad crash for companies that produce dieting supplements. This could also turn out bad for gyms and other workout facilities
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Does conflict make you stronger? Many people think that it makes you stronger‚ but it doesn’t always. I believe they are many points on both sides. To put it in another way‚ it all depends on the people in the situation and type of conflict. Conflicts are very important to deal with in a daily basis. Firstly‚ conflict can make you stronger because you will be more experienced. Physically‚ you would want to get stronger if you know there will be conflict by working out in the gym. Mentally‚ you
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show. Although gary yoss (director of pleasantville) reuses the idea of knowledge and paradise from the story of adam and eve‚ the transformation of whether knowledge is a good or bad thing and the idea that paradise is not what it seems ultimately leads to an idea of individuality that is justified. One of the biggest similarities between pleasantville and Adam and Eve would be a paradise. The idea of a paradise is somewhere full of happiness‚ delicious foods‚ beauty‚ etc. Pleasantville shares the
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What Makes People Effective? This chapter‚ contributed by Edward E. Lawler‚ outlines the processes and ideas by which an organization can create a virtuous spiral –a symbiosis between individual employees and their organization to work towards achieving everyone’s goals. People in an organization perform well when they are properly motivated. The organization needs to know what motivates its people to be responsible‚ and willing to provide‚ the components it needs to succeed. The capabilities
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During their childhood‚ kids use a large amount of glue. Most of them are chemical mixtures with no ingredients listed on the packaging. You can only imagine what’s in there. Preschoolers love pasting and collage‚ as well as tasting anything that comes close to their mouths. Besides the awful taste‚ shop bought glue might not be the perfect substance for their tummies. School kids have (hopefully) learned not to lick the glue‚ but having it on their skin and‚ occasionally‚ all over them‚ isn’t good
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