The Shining Mountain summary The Shining Mountain is about a young girl called Pangma-La and her father who is a famous mountain-climber. Because he is famous he expects quite a lot from his daughter. In school Pangma-La is picked on because of her extraordinary name but her father tells her to be proud of being named after a shining mountain. Pangma-La and her father decide to climb the shining mountain so Pangma-La begins her training. After training the skills she needs for a long time Pangma-La
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The shining mountain Assignment 2: Characterization of Pangma-La’s father Pangma-La’s father is a dynamic person. He has been described by many as: P18 l 8 ”Now there’s a hard man‚ there’s a hero”. He was a hard man to please. She always strived to please her father‚ and wanted his acceptance. He had really high expectations to his daughter‚ and always has had(and he has always had). P 19 l 32 “My daughter and I do not need porters‚” Pangma-La’s father said proudly. “We are strong and we
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Brokeback Mountain‚ with the themes of homosexual‚ struggle between conformity and freedom‚ truelove and so on‚ is a film that makes people cry and think. In the following passage‚ I will mainly focus on two themes：One is the truelove between these two cowboys; the other is their struggle between conformity and freedom due to the rejections of society about homosexual. Firstly‚ I would like to talk about how the theme ‘truelove’ is evidenced in the film. Ang lee used the conversation between these
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Athenian Women‚ More than Just Wall Flowers Introduction Ancient Athens can be best described as a patriarchy‚ where women and children were under the authority and guardianship of a male (Blundell 66). A dichotomy exists between ancient sources surrounding the life led by Athenian women. On one side there is Xenophon‚ who portrayed Athenian women to be limited to a domestic role where household duties such as cleaning‚ cooking‚ and supervising slaves were primary activities of Athenian
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Why are some presidents more powerful than others? Some president in the Unites States are more powerful than others for many reasons. The most prominent reason for this is due to current events which occur during their time in office‚ these maybe disasters‚ economic problems or even just the current views of congress. In this essay I will explore why some presidents are more powerful than others. The first reason for why some presidents gain more power than others during their time in An additional
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Debate: Science and technology has done more harm than good for society. For the motion: * "so-called scientists" discovered mass weapons of destruction..."atomic bomb‚ etcetera" * mobile phones‚ supposed to "bring people closer‚" actually "destroy marriages" * motorbikes‚ motor cars‚ and factories destroy the ozone layer‚ which contributes to global warming * motorcars‚ motorbikes‚ and airplanes have caused the death of many lives * "many people lost their lives in Iran
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GIRLS outshine boys at school and are more likely to graduate from university - but are still paid less to do the same work as men‚ a damning new report reveals. The Council of Australian Governments Reform Council report‚ shows that young male dentists earn $14‚000 more than women in their first job‚ while male architect graduates earn $9000 more and male lawyers $4300 more. Women even earn 12 per cent less for non-managerial roles - $31 an hour compared to $35 for men. In total‚ a woman working
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feared or loved? Edmund Burke in his “A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origins of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful‚” does a wonderful job of explaining the differences in the sublime and the beautiful‚ also phrased as feared and loved‚ respectively. Based upon Edmund Burke’s writings‚ he would agree with the statement that it is better to be “feared than loved” as a ruler. Also‚ his answer would not remain the same for males as well as females. These statements are fortified by the definitions
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“E - cigarettes may be less harmful than cigarettes” Drummond says‚ “but we still don’t know their long term risks” Electronic cigarettes are designed for adults to continue using nicotine at a reduced harm. Electronic cigarettes were never intended for teenagers‚ they were simply made for adults to help quit smoking. Although others may think it isn’t‚ electronic cigarettes or otherwise known as vaping‚ is very unhealthy and can cause lung damage. The main difference between E - cigarettes and
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Large schools are being built all over our country‚ but are large schools more effective than small schools? Although it has been said that small schools are better for students‚ the truth is that larger schools are a lot more effective because of opportunity and diversity. Larger schools can offer a very wide range of opportunities to their students. A high school in Illinois has "an enrollment of 3‚1oo students and a budget of $67 million"‚ allowing students to explore their intrest freely (Myers
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