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    fiction and American identity: a comparison of Irving and Cooper - In this assignment I am going to focus on the origin of American fiction and specifically‚ I am going to talk about two famous authors who are characteristic of this type of literature. The purpose of this essay is comparing these two writers through their works: Rip Van Winkle and The last of the Mohicans. These writers are Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper. Washington Irving was born on 1783 (Manhattan) and he is consider

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    Curry versus Cose Both articles talk about a noose‚ but in completely different ways. Ellis Cose takes the stance that the recent dealing with nooses within our community today are‚ to put it simply‚ pranks. “RACIAL CRISIS? OR JUST ROPE IN THE HANDS OF FOOLS? Asked the headline atop a New York Times column. I’d lay odds on the latter. This is an outbreak of copycat idiocy perpetrated by mean-spirited people who get a thrill out of seeing others riled up. And a lot of people have taken the bait‚”

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    Washington Irving (2010)‚ writer of the classic short story “Rip Van Winkle‚” uses his writings to express his views of disagreement with pre-Revolutionary War era thinking. His views on how the Puritans thought are carefully displayed in his works. Through his writing‚ Washington Irving demonstrates the power of fiction as he indicates the apparent errancies of the American Revolution. Fiction has the power to subtly infiltrate one’s thinking. Sarah Wyman (2010)‚ an Associate Professor at the

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    No project is an island PMBOK defines a project as “a temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product‚ service or result”‚ and most theory and practice in project management assumes that the project is a discrete entity existing independent of exogenous factors and context (Institute‚ 2013). However‚ this view has been challenged by Engwall (Engwall‚ 2003) and others. Early work by Mintzberg (Mintzberg‚ 1993) promoting projects as ad-hoc forms led to the formation of the Scandinavian School

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    Hassana Hameed Ansari Island Civilization In the article Island Civilization: A vision for human occupancy of Earth‚ Roderick Frazier Nash describes how the earth that was once a peaceful planet with freedom of living for every specie turned out to be the earth we are living in now. Had human beings more farsighted they wouldn’t have taken wilderness as something that must be controlled. Nash explains how the mankind built fences and roads to control the wild‚ and soon there came a time when

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    characters and events that unfold throughout the novel. Wave The author begins the novel by introducing the major characters in the opening scene as the assault of Anopopei‚ a symbolic Pacific island‚ is about to begin. The platoon is part of a 6‚000-man force positioned to take the Japanese-held island in order to clear the way for a much larger American advance into the Philippines.

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    PHILAMLIFE AND BPI ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC LIFE INSURANCE JOINT VENTURE Makati City‚ August 26‚ 2009. Philippine American Life Insurance Company (Philamlife)‚ the largest life insurer in the Philippines‚ has agreed with Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to acquire a 51% stake in Ayala Life Assurance Inc. (Ayala Life)‚ BPI’s majority-owned life insurance subsidiary. Ayala Life will serve as the platform for BPI and Philamlife’s strategic bancassurance partnership. The joint venture is expected

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    Armin Greder’s The Island is a picture book that explores the negative concepts of ‘belonging’ through instances of alienation and judgement. The text presents symbols and metaphors that can be applied to universal social issues‚ particularly the migrant experience. Although the tone of the text is ultimately pessimistic‚ there are suggestions of Christian ideals such as sharing‚ caring for the less fortunate and having a clear conscious. The text also not only discusses an outsider’s perspective

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    Failure stands behind me as I run up a hill to the top of Angel Island. My hands clench‚ as my breath grasps for air from the 20 mph wind. My teeth tremble. But‚ a beautiful view awaits me. The awestruck lights‚ the Golden Gate Bridge is my success that controls my fidgeting fingers. The smell of the blue sea calms my anxiety‚ as I am about to confront my true and for most enemyailure. A black soul which would creep behind me. Embellished as‚ the tightened gut feeling I never listen to as I fear

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    is not uncommon that many students are taught that the colony of New Amsterdam had a short-lived non revolutionary life before the British takeover in 1664‚ but Russell Shorto contradicts that with recently unearthed Dutch records and his book The Island at the Center of the World. This story focuses on the New Netherlands Dutch colony and its influence on the city and state of New York‚ which Shorto states when saying “It is a distinctly European tale‚ but also a vital piece of America’s beginning

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