Tatsuya Shiihara English Poetry Year 11 Term 2 Semester 1 2014 1 English Poetry Analysis Commentary Ladies and Gentlemen‚ my name is Tatsuya Shiihara‚ and today I will be presenting to you my interpretation of the poem "The Last War"‚ written by Australian poet‚ Katherine Gallagher. This poem expresses the feelings of the "winning" countries before‚ during and after the Second World War and the anticipation which the end of the war built. Born in 1935‚ in the town of Maldon‚ in Victoria;
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The computer responds to specific types of commands in its language. If you input data in an accurate system‚ it will output as desired. Searle’s Chinese Room Experiment is a representation of this input-output system. In this experiment‚ the subject is given various texts in unknown language to output certain translations. There is no understanding of the text‚ but just pure functioning. Understanding
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In Ann-Marie Wilson’s work‚ two specific gender-exclusive practices are heavily detailed. Firstly‚ “Chinese foot binding (Chánzú) is an ancient tradition of forced deformity‚ passed generationally from mother to daughter.” Secondly‚ “Female genital mutilation (FGM)… is a painful and dangerous practice that alters the female genitalia.” The practices have been implemented throughout history‚ starting as early as 937 CE and “fifth-century BCE Egypt‚” respectively. This history of the practice does
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Dog’s Death Analysis Gail Kidder ENG125 – English Literature Prof Kristen McClure December 10‚ 2012 Dog’s Death by John Updike really touched me when I read it for the first time. His use of imagery in this poem is very touching. He makes the reader relate to the death of the dog by showing through his words the emotions of what the dog is going through as well as what his owners are feeling. This paper will show how I think the author was trying to use imagery to show the love between
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Education As we all know‚ there’re numerous differences between the educational system in western countries and that in China. And I intend to focus on the comparison between Chinese and American educational system. First and foremost‚ the entrance exam to university in these two countries has huge differences. In China‚ both parents and students attach great importance to this exam because everybody has only one chance to compete against all the other students. To some extent‚ the entrance
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1. Gao su – to tell Guan yu – about Yi tian – one day Wan – finish‚ to complete‚ play Cong lai bu – never Man man – slowly Zhong can – chinese food Xi can – western food Dan shi – but Ming nian – next year Huo zhe – or Da xue – university Yi hou – after Jue ding – decide Ru guo – if Jia ren – family Zhuan ye – major (speciality) He .... yi yang – the same as Jing ji – economic Guan li – management Xian ….. ranhou – first …. Then 2. Wei le - for‚ in order to Na – to take
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if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree‚ it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” (Albert Einstein). This quote especially applies to the main character of Chinese Cinderella‚ Adeline. Many people gave her the impression that she was worthless‚ but some believed in her. In the memoir Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ Adeline has a very tough childhood. However‚ her grandfather‚ Ye Ye‚ and her aunt‚ Aunt Baba‚ continuously support her‚ and Adeline would not have risen
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can cause individuals to feel lonely and torn. This isolation will cause them to feel outcast from the world while makes them work hard for what makes them happy. Gene Yang makes us feel this throughout the novel. In the beginning of American Born Chinese‚ Jin is on the playground when some kid comes up to him and makes stereotypical insults. “Come on. Let’s leave buck tooth alone so he can enjoy lassie” then the kids walk away smiling. (Yang 33). In this case‚ Yang uses stereotypical remarks to show
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the path of history. Beginning with the Egyptians‚ paper was created as a means to record and preserve ideas. Beliefs of different cultures have been conserved and can be found intertwined with texts. As seen in Dai Sijie’s Balzac and The Little Chinese Seamstress‚ illustrations formed through readings can be instilled into the minds of people‚ especially docile youths. Once given a taste‚ knowledge is highly sought after as means of empowerment‚ thus marking the birth of the race for intelligence
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Abstract:Economic globalization has brought China into closer contact with the rest of the world. Chinese food‚ as an important part of Chinese culture‚ attracts foreigners who come to China. But in a lot of cases‚ when they look at the menus‚ they feel stunned and baffled. For the English translations of Chinese menus are often incomprehensible and misleading. However‚ such awareness has not led to an in-depth study on menu translation. In this paper‚ the author draws on theories of foreignization
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