The Ironical Aspects in Li Rui’s Electing A Thief “Electing a thief”‚ a short story written by Li Rui‚ is about a leader in the village who discovers the disappearance of a bag of grain from the storehouse and came up with the idea of “democracy” to get clues on finding the thief. (Li 321) The leader wants all the men from the village to vote for a thief but surprisingly‚ it turns out that the entire vote is unanimously against him. The head angrily quit his job and all the villagers are very excited
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So I am learning to drive. I know‚ I am in my mid-thirties‚ I should have learned a long time ago‚ but that’s another blog. The thing is‚ I keep making these silly mistakes. Which not only gets me dirty looks from other drivers‚ but annoys me too. I want to be perfect. The problem is‚ the way humans learn in general is by making mistakes. It is so annoying! Maybe that is part of my problem‚ I expect too much of myself‚ not just in my driving‚ but when it comes to other things. Like my writing
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“WHAT DRIVES CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR” by Erika Rence Rence describes in her article how the consumer behaviours have changed during the last years and how it is affected by world events‚ uncertainty‚ insecure futures and many others. She describes that the change in Consumer Behaviour requires the distinctive marketing for separate age-groups‚ exactly 5 groups. Birth-12 years old: This group of consumers cannot be put under the same marketing scheme. Four distinct under-groups are needed‚ as
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British Shorthair vs Dragon Li Cats are amazing animals and pets. They are domestic animals belonging to different species like British Shorthair “my cat Max” and Dragon Li “my cousin’s cat Tiger”. The cat belongs to the feline family‚ and it is one of the most popular pets. You may think that you really know everything about cats and all are similar. In fact‚ there are several similarities‚ but at the same time they are different and each one has his personality. In the beginning‚ we will discuss
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In the piece by co-authors Paula Fernandes‚ Nelson DeBarros‚ and Li Li‚ as well as the piece written by Georgina Kleege‚ we can see how these authors use rhetorical devices in order to draw in and persuade their audience on the topic of disability. Through a deep and thorough analysis of the texts‚ we will be able to understand how their focus on certain rhetorical elements and techniques creates flow in their writing‚ how the ideas motivating their writing are expressed‚ as well as how these elements
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University‚ CJ102 Criminology Unit Five Midterm Project The Rational Choice theory approach has been used by social and political scientists to put some type of meaning of why humans behave in a certain way. In recent years‚ rational choice theory has been widely used in other disciplines such as sociology‚ political science‚ and anthropology. It has gained influence in politics and sociology over the past thirty years. This choice theory stressed the role of knowledgeable self interest in the decision
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absolute authority to govern then‚ its’ clear that corruption would be there. ‘Absolut Authority‚ Absolute Corruption’. If only some people have the control over all the resources‚ resulting decisions become biased‚ certain group who hold the resources‚ drives monopoly. This campaign is about to include transparency in the society and system to prevent government‚ social and
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There is a clear divide within the house on 1503 Nottinghill Drive. My mother‚ Lisa‚ married to my father‚ Allen‚ effects everyone around her. My mother enjoys the safety inside her comfort zone and would rather bury herself in her electronics than spend a night out. By contrast‚ my father enjoys living life on the edge. His escape from our boring life comes twenty-six feet long and floats on water. The house‚ two stories‚ made of stucco and bricks‚ stands out from the rest. The house may look normal
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Pedigree’s adoption drive advertisement is an emotional appeal aimed towards consumers that own pets. Through an argument based on emotion and values‚ the advertisement successfully proposes a plan of action towards the consumer audience to help dogs find a home. In essence‚ the advertisement logically reasons‚ “If you buy our food‚ we will donate money to dogs without a home. If we donate money to dogs without a home‚ you will save dogs.” Through clever techniques such as direct contact in camera
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advantage of RAID 5 over RAID 1? Choices: A. RAID 5 continues to operate with a failure in two disks; RAID 1 can only operate with a failure of one disk. B. RAID 5 provides redundancy; RAID 1 does not. C. X RAID 5 improves performance over RAID 1. D. RAID 5 provides redundancy for the disk controller. 2. Which form of alternate site is the cheapest but may be not allow an organization to recover before reaching their maximum tolerable downtime? Choices: A. Service bureau B. Warm
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