behavior of the characters became better. In turn‚ this understanding shed light on the significance of the sexual and violent scenes in Kafka on the Shore‚ and now I see these scenes through a more intricate and meaningful lens. During the discussion of differences in Japanese traditional culture and western culture‚ it was mentioned that our society is very technological based‚ logic and reason based. People are always in a rush‚ and never take time to stop and smell the roses. It became obvious
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"The Unknown Southern Land" Even in medieval times there were stories about a large continent in the Southerh Hemisphere. But Europeans had never seen it. They wondered what it was like and whether it inhabited. They called this land terra australis incognita 1 or «the unknown souther land» – Australia. Nowdays when people speak of Australia they can mean three things: 1) Australia as a continent; 2) Australia as an island and 3) Australia as an indenendent country. Australia
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is distributed as a Discussion Paper by the STANFORD INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH SIEPR Discussion Paper No. 00-51 Network Effects and Microsoft Timothy F. Bresnahan Stanford University August 2001 Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Stanford University Stanford‚ CA 94305 (650) 725-1874 The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University supports research bearing on economic and public policy issues. The SIEPR Discussion Paper Series reports
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Essay Discussion In my writing experience‚ I have come across several types of essays that have worked to build my language‚ grammar and even creativity. Some of these essays have been interesting and fun to work on whereas some have not been all that rosy. All in all‚ they effectively fulfilled the purpose that they were meant to do in my learning process. The hardest essay that I wrote was the formal letter. However‚ the easiest essay was the compare/contrast essay. Among the four essays
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Discussion Questions Week 1 Alejandra Duran MGT/230 What is management? Why is management necessary? How do you think management has evolved? Management is the coordination of work activities carried out so efficiently and effectively with others and through them. Management is necessary because in the work place employees need a leader to follow. I believe management has evolved because now‚ a manager performs more and more activities in order to accomplish a specific
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Discussion Board #1 Answer the following questions in the Discussion Board after reading chapter 1 & 2. 1. Is it possible for an economy to be based entirely on services? I think so. It is possible for an economy to base itself solely on services and importing manufactured materials or raw materials from other countries. However‚ in real life‚ it is more "service dominant" than "service monopoly". 2. What is the value of self-service in an economy? It can reduce labor costs. For example
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery contains the remains of American soldiers who fought in World War I‚ World War II‚ the Korean War‚ and the Vietnam War that cannot be identified. They sacrificed their lives and helped change the lives of people then and now. When our class visits Washington‚ D.C‚ it will be important for us to be a positive and sophisticated group of 8th graders. That’s important because we want to represent our state and country for tourists
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“Fear is the most potent weapon‚” said Faraaz Kazi. Fear of the unknown and fascination of death torments the minds of the boys and causes a big split of the group during the middle of the novel. In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses fear and death to threaten the boys as fear becomes paralyzing and unconquerable by the realization that the only thing the boys have to fear is fear itself. In the very beginning‚ the beast was something that only existed in the boys’ minds and practically
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Unknown Bacteria Lab Report Introduction The purpose to this lab was to identify an unknown bacteria from a mixed culture provided to us by our instructor. This study was done by applying all of the methods that have been instructed on thus far in microbiology laboratory class. Each test performed‚ provided us with some key information about the unknown organism in question and how the bacteria function. Over a two week period‚ eight prepared types of test media were provided to identify
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Titration is a method used to help determine the concentration of an unknown solution (the analyte) by using a solution of known concentration (the titrant).1 In medicine‚ titration helps doctors determine unknown concentrations of substances in the blood or urine‚ and it is useful in determining the proper dosage of medication. Titration can determine fat and water contents‚ and unknown concentrations of vitamins. With food‚ titration can be used to determine whether cheese or wine is adequately
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