The Daodejing is an important religious work in China’s history and culture. It teaches about Dao‚ or “The Way” and how to apply its concepts to one’s life. It is the second most translated text in the world and has been the subject of extensive commentaries. Throughout history‚ it was generally accepted that the Daodejing was written between the 8th and 3rd centuries BCE by Laozi‚ a curator of the Chinese imperial archives. In fact‚ the book used to be simply called Laozi in his honor. He is well
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In the study Mr. Mom in the News: The Relationship Between Stereotypes and Gendered News Stories‚ the purpose was to see whether peoples preconceived stereotypes influence their perceptions of news stories involving gender. The authors discovered that people’s stereotypes about gender roles and the content of the news stories were not predictors on whether someone would enjoy an article or not. They also discovered that those who had stereotypes about women responded more negatively regardless of
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Macedonian‚ I was born in Australia. I am: * Responsible * Honest * Caring * Not a rude person * Not disrespectful * Treat others with respect * A good person * A happy person * Kind Referees: 1: Name: Mr. Ken Laws Phone number: 99308100 Position: teacher‚ co- coordinator Organisation: Roxburgh College 3064 2: Name: Ms. Amy Clarke Phone number: 99308100 Position: Teacher Organisation: Roxburgh College 3064 Contact Details: Mobile
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List of literary devices chapter 6/7/8 Brave words – Personification‚ the authors way of telling what he’s saying without writing it directly He was surrounded on all sides by chasms of empty air. - Metaphor – Relates to the headline of the chapter “beast from the air”‚ the word empty might refer to the fact that the beast from the air really isn ’t a threat. like the breathing of some stupendous creature – a very picturesquely simile that the reader easily can relate to – gives
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STAKEHOLDERS OF A COMPANY 1 A stakeholder is an individual or a group‚ which has a legitimate interest in a company. Interest in a stakeholder could mean several things. A stakeholder could be interested in the profits of the company‚ its ability to pay its creditors or how it gives back to the community it is operating in. The stakeholder concept was initially used in 1963 at the Stanford Research Institute through an internal memorandum‚ defining stakeholders as those groups without whose support
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The title of the book introduces one of the main characters‚ Digory‚ who is the nephew of Mr. Andrew Ketterly‚ a minor magician. The story begins in London during the summer of 1900 where two children‚ Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer who live in a row of connected houses‚ meet while playing in their gardens and decide to travel through the passages in the attic to get into a vacant house and explore it. In place of discovering an abandoned house‚ the children find themselves to have appeared into
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Chapter Summaries of Saving Francesca Chapter 1: Plot: Mia is Francesca’s mother. Very dominant and a University Lecturer. Mia is well liked. Acts how she wants. Actively involved in Francesca’s life. Gives her lots of advice/pep talks. Fran attends St. Sebastian – previously all boys. Only 30 girls attend‚ Fran misses old friends. Quotes Francesca- mother as “Queen of Limitations Placers” pg.2 (Meaning she wants Francesca to be like her) -Fran ‘saved’ from outrages behaviour “My friends always told
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Chapter Summaries. Chapter 1. - Gary is telling the story. - Gary calls the coach "arks" because he can’t say ask. - Gary’s team is called the goonyas. - Gary lives on the coast of S.A. in a country town. - Carol Cockatoo is 1st Ruck and Gary is 2nd Ruck. - Gary was becoming very popular in the town as he was now the 1st Ruck for the grand final. - Gary has 4 brothers (one Tim) and 3 sisters. - Nickname: Blacky Chapter 2. - Gary is feared that he would be called a gutless wonder. - Gary
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Chapter 1 Handicapped by History Brief Summary As the first chapter in this long analytical book‚ chapter one serves as the foundation for the rest of the novel‚ with a basic premise that “history textbooks make fool out of the students.” It shows how portrayal of historical figures and events in the best light for the reputation of United States leads to biased and distorted historical education. Author’s Viewpoint Loewen uses two examples—Helen Keller and Woodrow Wilson—in order to illustrate
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wedding. But most guest dropout of the party without contributing any money and the newlyweds are unable to pay the bill. This is when Jurgis promises that he will find a job in this new land to make money to support their new lives. In the following chapter the author talks about the family past of Jurgis and Ona and how before they came to America they did not have
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