Happy Chinese New Year 新年快乐 (Snake) 蛇 Terrorized Village ● Demon/Dragon (Name shall not be spoken) "Nian" ● Villagers afraid‚ crops destroyed‚ children gone. ● Wise old man Year of the Snake (Zodiac Animals) ● ● ● ● 12 animals 12 months Great empire needed to tell time Trickery/betrayal The Amazing Race Paper Cutting ● Decoration ● Upsidedown ● Good Luck/Good Fortune ● ● 福- Fú http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkTV6enoXUY Myth of the Lanterns ● ● ●
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A criminal named Julian is leaving prison after being incarcerated for three years. He took the fall for a crime he and three friends committed. Julian is picked up from prison by his three friends Mark‚ Bruno‚ and Chris. They all go out to a bar celebrate his release. During his time at the bar‚ he runs into another recently released cell mate telling him to be weary and that his days are numbered if he doesn’t live an honest life. Julian is respected for not testifying for a reduced sentence
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only influence but actually determine social customs and ethics. The advance of technologies is attributed to the further and deeper perception that humans rationally and logically explore the nature. Such advancement leads to the change of social customs and ethics that used to be accord with the former human understanding; after all social customs and ethics‚ by nature‚ are changeable. However‚ whether the influence of technologies over social customs and ethics are determining is still a question
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Some of the Advantages of Television (TV) are : 1. Television is widely used for entertainment‚ knowledge and for communication. 2. Anybody can watch television simply by sitting at home. 3. News‚ movies‚ family shows‚ sports‚ Music as well as other useful shows and channels can be seen on TV. 4. Even kids can enjoy TV by watching Cartoons Channels as well Some Channels such as Discovery Channel to gain knowledge. 5. One can watch live news as well as live shows or live sports easily with the help
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Myberson Saint-Pierre American Literature 1865-1914 English 3040 Prof. Rosa Soto November 27‚ 2012 Walt Whitman and His Strange Obsession With God Walt Whitman was an egotistical‚ self-absorbed‚ wild heretic. “I celebrate myself‚ and sing myself” (Songs of Myself 1). Multiple times in his books and essays he claims to be better than the masses. “I am as bad as the worst‚ but‚ thank God‚ I am as good as the best” (Preface to a Leaves of Grass). Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Robert Louis Stevenson The Victorian era is arguably one of the most important in Western history. England‚ at this point in time‚ was the most powerful nation on earth‚ setting averages weights‚ measures‚ trade and industrial development (Besserman‚ accessed 20 May 2012‚ pp. 1). The term ‘Victorian’ came to be known as mark of expansion and ingenuity but also as a time of poverty and class divide. A strict and patriarchal moral code was in place that
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Drama Macbeth‚ Assi 1 Is Lady Macbeth the fourth witch in the play? So many educators and debaters of the English literature contributed in an online debate under this type of question whether Lady Macbeth should be considered the fourth witch. Some of them agreed that she is the fourth witch and others didn’t. Each party has its own reasons. For the team who agreed that Lady Macbeth is the fourth witch‚ here are their reasons: 1. Actually Lady Macbeth’s character is changed from a normal
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A “Bright Future” for Some “’There’s a lot to be said for receiving aid because you worked hard for it‚’ said Florida state representative Marti Coley.” While this is true‚ how hard do you really have to work to maintain a mere 3.0 high school grade point average and score a 20 on the ACT (a score that wouldn’t even grant you admission to many universities)? For some‚ a lot of work may be required‚ but these below-national-average scores will currently guarantee you a “Bright Futures” scholarship
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Some people seem to think that the red cross which is used as a symbol by the American Red Cross and International Red Cross is a Christian symbol - and therefore that these organizations are Christian in character. I don’t know why‚ but these people don’t seem to realize that cross are and have been used as symbols outside of Christianity. Media Matters reports: [A]ccording to the American Red Cross website‚ it was “[i]n honor of the Swiss ... [that] the symbol of a red cross on a white background
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the view of what the south looked like due to racism‚ “Southern trees bear a strange fruit/Blood on the leaves and blood at the root” (Lines 1-2). With this song‚ Holiday tries to paint an image on the audience of the horrible world that colored people had to live in back in the day. She mentions how people of color would be killed and just left there for others to see‚ “Black bodies swingin’ in the Southern breeze/Strange fruit hangin’ from the poplar trees… The bulgin’ eyes and the twisted mouth”
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