DISNEY: LOSING MAGIC IN THE MIDDLE KINGDOM Hong Kong Disneyland will provide guests with an immersive experience to re-ignite “the magic that is the Disney storytelling tradition”. The park will act as a springboard for our other businesses throughout China and the region. - Andy Bird‚ president of Walt Disney International‚ August 20051 Three years after its opening in September 2005‚ Hong Kong Disneyland had yet to gather sufficient momentum to catapult its attendance rate to a satisfactory
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Graceling takes place on a large land mass‚ dubbed "The Seven Kingdoms". It is split into 7 different sections each controlled by a king and/or queen. The kingdoms are (in order from tops to bottom) Nander‚ Wester‚ Middluns‚ Estill‚ Sunder‚ Monsea‚ and Lienid. Kasta‚ the main character‚ comes from Middluns‚ a kingdom ruled by one named Randa. Po‚ a character Katsa later meets‚ derives from Lienid. Katsa is a Graceling‚ one of the rare people in her lad born with an extreme skill in a certain "category"
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Quiz #2 • The Five Philosophies o Confucianism Founded by Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) Emphasized the Analects Created a type of social philosophy Believed everyone was essentially the same but learning and practice distinguished them Referred back to a Golden Age he hoped to recapture Advocated development of Five Inner Virtues especially li – moral propriety and ren - humanity -- “tao” All society is built on the idea of filial (family) piety -- “xiao” Superior men – “Chun-
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In Ancient Egypt‚ the Middle Kingdom is seen as one of its finest ages. This is because it was a time of ‘expanding political strength’ and ‘broader economic horizons’[1]. Generally thought to be from approximately 2000 B.C. to 1780 B.C.‚[2] it was during the Twelfth Dynasty that Egyptians opened a wide trade amongst other countries‚ improved agricultural systems‚ fortified and expanded Egyptian borders with a strong military reputation‚ and explore the arts and literature to a depth which Egyptians
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How important a role did print play in the divisions of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms? Discuss with reference to any two primary sources associated with Block 3. Through this essay‚ I propose that whilst print production volumes appear to be large during the period of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms‚ the effect of print on its course was small‚ in comparison for example against the dynamic political and religious environments as described by Laurence and Gibbons (2007); ‘The Civil Wars began as
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FEMS Microbiology Reviews 27 (2003) 99^127 www.fems-microbiology.org The microbiology of biological phosphorus removal in activated sludge systems Robert J. Seviour à ‚ Takashi Mino‚ Motoharu Onuki Institute of Environmental Studies‚ Graduate School of Frontier Sciences‚ University of Tokyo‚ 7-3-1 Hongo‚ Bunkyo-ku‚ Tokyo 113‚ Japan Received 11 December 2002; received in revised form 18 February 2003; accepted 20 February 2003 First published online 20 March 2003 Abstract Activated sludge
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Nomenclature The United States and United Kingdom both utilize the title of nurse practitioner; however‚ other countries‚ such as South Korea‚ Singapore‚ and Switzerland continue to use the title advanced practice nurse (Pulcini‚ Jelic‚ Gul & Loke‚ 2009). This can lead to confusion on the part of the patient and family member who may not be familiar with the role of the advanced practice nurse in the clinical setting. Also‚ the authors’ state that the United Kingdom uses the terms specialist and NP interchangeably
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Organ Harvesting Research Paper We have all heard about the stories and have seen the movies in which the protagonist wakes up in a tub covered in tons of ice and stitches in his side only to realize that he was a victim of organ theft. There have been many movies surrounding this horrid topic‚ and many people believe this concept is fictitious; however these movies have partial truth to them. There are many cases across the globe in which people have been given faulty organs‚ and cases in which
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around them‚ including Suzy’s two lawyer parents (Bill Murray and Francis McDormand) in a sterile marriage‚ the bumbling Khaki Scout Master (Edward Norton)‚ and a lonely island policeman (Bruce Willis). Though a narrative about children‚ Moonrise Kingdom addresses adult issues of love (or the lack thereof)‚ newfound sexuality‚ infidelity‚ parenting‚ identity‚ and the sense of belonging. Sam and Suzy‚ traversing through the wilderness‚ equally must navigate the rocky terrain of their own maturation
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-Religion of West African Kingdoms- The West African kingdoms that arose in the early to middle part of the second millennium were very interesting peoples with unique ways of life. There were many different aspects of daily life that were important to these great kingdoms. Art‚ family and culture were all very rich and important to theses peoples. However‚ one of the main aspects of daily life was religion. Since ancient times‚ there have been many ceremonies and customs practiced by African
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