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    LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH UNIQUE CULTURAL TRAITS RELATED TO EDUCATION 1. JAPAN Every class has its own fixed classroom where its students take all the courses‚ except for practical trainings and laboratory work. During elementary education‚ in most cases‚ one teacher teaches all the subjects in each class. At public elementary and junior high school‚ school lunch (kyuushoku) is provided on a standardized menu‚ and it is eaten in the classroom. Nearly all junior high schools require their students

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    The Quest for Perfection

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    Perfection happens when you are flawless‚ like a perfect score on a test. Perfection can also be the sound of your baby’s first cry. Sometimes being perfect is the friend that is there when you need them. Sometimes you fit a dress perfectly. Perfection is not something you can be‚ it is something you do‚ or how something is described. Allan Mallinger explains how most define perfection: Some see perfectionism as a laudable‚ uncompromising insistence on doing any piece of work well or a need to

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    Perfection is often promised by world leaders‚ obviously it is never achieved. For example during the Chinese Civil War that brought Mao Zedong to power‚ he promised a new "perfect" China. It turns out that his "perfect" vision was murdering teachers‚ and low class citizens to "perfect" their population. The point being that‚ he corrupted this promise which was used to lure in dupes. The question "should we pursue perfection" was brought up‚ and to answer that I said we shouldn’t. There will never

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    The Pursuit of Perfection: the Reintroduction of Ancient Roman Principles to Architecture by Renaissance Architects Leon Battista Alberti and Fillipo Brunelleschi Dustan Byler Professor Rachel Mundie Art History II October 31‚ 2011 Fillipo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti were two of the most important and famous 15th century architects in Italy. The façade of the Basilica San’Andrea (Figure 1) by Alberti and the Florence Cathedral Dome (Figure 2) by Brunelleschi are their

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    volunteer” and “equity will not perfect an imperfect gift”‚ which meant that equity is reluctant to offer assistance to those who does not provide consideration. Hence an absolute owner must transfer the legal ownership of the property to the trustee in accordance to the relevant formalities‚ and if the formalities are not satisfied‚ there will be no transfer of property to the beneficiary. It is also important for the court to understand the meaning of an ‘imperfect gift’‚ as Arden L.J in Pennington v

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    "Gattaca"‚ written and directed by Andrew Niccol‚ depicts a futuristic world of a cold society‚ where one’s resume exists in their cells and genes. Although genes play a significant part to a successful life in this world‚ the path and success of one’s life is not determined solely on DNA as demonstrated by Eugene‚ Anton and in particular‚ Vincent who clearly "exceeds his potential". Vincent Freeman is cast into society’s redundant section as being an "invalid"‚ however he overcomes this burden

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    Reid’s Imperfect Identity Theory and Theseus’ Ship February 11‚ 2013 PP111-B Dr. Dwayne Moore Word Count: 1‚021 Theseus’ Ship set sail with a cargo of lumber‚ and each day‚ Theseus used the lumber to replace parts of the ship. By the time it arrived at its destination‚ the cargo was empty and all the parts of the ship had been replaced. Was it still the same ship? And if not‚ at what point did it stop being the same ship? Was it when the first change was made? When Theseus replaced half

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    Impossibility of Perfection Compare & Contrast Essay Andrew Markwart 4/30/2013 ENG4U1 Ms. Nouragas The concept of a Utopia has served as the source of inspiration for many fiction novels. This term was first popularized in the year 1516 by Sir Thomas More who used it as the headline of his book which describes the basis of a perfect society. Sir Thomas More’s perspective of the utopian society is comparable to that of both Aldous Huxley‚ the author of Brave New World‚ and John Wyndham

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    What is perfection? The most common question asked among many people. There is many perceptions of what “perfect” is‚ but the reality is a look will be an opinion. In his essay‚ ”The Parting Breath of The Now-Perfect Woman‚” Chester McCovey informs the readers of the interpretation he received from reading Nathaniel Hawthorne story‚ “The Birthmark‚” the story revealed a husband who was unsatisfied with his wife birthmark and worked on a solution to get rid of the mark to make his wife perfect‚

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    Tori Leiweke English Honors Brave New World Paper April 1st‚ 2015 The uncomfortably blunt Brave New World by Aldous Huxley was published during a time in which mankind was already searching for a palpable utopia. With the ideas of Socialism and Dictatorship as the emerging concepts of the day‚ surrounding world governments believed that having total power was the secret ingredient in the formulation of a utopia. Through his characters ‘Karl Marx’ (Bernard Marx)‚ and ‘Nikolai Lenin’ (Lenina)‚ Huxley

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