Flatland Book Review The main character in Edwin Abbott Abbott’s satirical novella‚ “Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions ” is a two-dimensional creature‚ A Square‚ who visits one-dimensional Lineland and three-dimensional Spaceland. A Square tries to convince the king of Lineland of the existence of dimensions beyond the one he knows. A Square is helpless in imagining a three-dimensional world before he is pulled out of Flatland and experiences Spaceland. Although A Square is trying to explain
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Welcome‚ everyone to my session of the current affairs week conference. Today I will be analyzing an Australian Political cartoon targeting a current issue- Tony Abbott and his Asylum seeker policy I have chosen a relevant cartoon by Cathy Wilcox‚ published in the Sydney Morning Herald on the 22nd of December 2013. I’ll firstly outline the cartoon’s contextual information‚ after which I’ll explore the satirical elements used by Wilcox to persuade the readers of her perspective. Finishing with
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1. GlaxoSmithKline settlement: $3 billion year: 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-radcliffe/a-drugmakers-ethical-mist_b_1729002.html http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/gsk-pays-3-billion-fine/ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/business/glaxosmithkline-agrees-to-pay-3-billion-in-fraud-settlement.html?_r=0 The pharmaceutical giant and British drug maker‚ GlaxoSmithKline‚ has agreed to plead guilty and pay the government three billion dollars in a health care fraud settlement bought by the
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References: Garnaut‚ J. (2012‚ July 25). Abbott talks tough during China visit. Sydney Morning Herald‚ Retrieved from http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/abbott-talks-tough-during-china-visit-20120724-22nkw.html. Geert Hofstede Centre. (2013). Cultural Dimensions. Retrieved April 14‚ 2013‚ from http://geert-hofstede.com/dimensions.html Gulbro‚
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Society. He creates a two dimensional world that is ruled by an elite minority who have put in place systems of oppression in order for them to stay in power and to keep those who are among the lower classes in their current social standing. Edwin Abbott intended to show the readers that all “shapes” are created equal. It is my belief that the classism that exists in Flatland society is due to the traditional systems of laws and customs put in place and not the other way around—as the narrator would
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are entities that have agency that are involved in action (Abbott‚ 2008‚ p.230). Flat characters are characters that do not exist outside a single dominant quality (Abbott‚ 2008‚ p.230). In contrast‚ round characters are characters that have more depth‚ as they are not predictable (Abbott‚ 2008‚ p. 230). Also‚ the narrator within a story often influences Character‚ as the story is often told from the perspective of the narrator (Abbott‚ 2008‚ p.116). In the case of Raising the Roof‚ their initiative
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6: PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND RECENT RESULTS………….…31 7. APPENDIX 38 Date:-03/08/14 SECTION 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ABBOTT LABORATORIES: - • Official name of the corporation : - Abbott Laboratories (ABT) • Location of the corporate headquarters: - 100 Abbott Park Road • Abbott Park‚ Illinois 60064-6400‚ US • The state in which the company is incorporated: - Illinois‚ U.S. • Company Internet address: - http://www.abbott.com • Stock symbol
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As commonly known‚ protection means a thing‚ person‚ or group that protects. In this case‚ protection is a firearm. Across the United States‚ conceal and carry is a law that allows a trained licensed owner to possess a weapon for protection in times of desperation. In this generation‚ school employees should be allowed to conceal and carry‚ because the potential dangers that schools face could be stopped in a moment’s notice to protect all from harm. An attempt to stop a mass attack is more helpful
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departments as they struggle to change with the times. “The traditional role of HR in the 21st century is changing into integrating HR into organizational business planning‚ which adds another dimension to the delivery of HR services‚” says Frank Abbott‚ a corporate trainer program manager for Houston Community College’s Corporate College. “In this new role‚ HR professionals who are managers and supervisors must take on the emerging roles of business partner‚ change agent‚ and leader in new organizational
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plot: Eleanor Abbott’s husband‚ Gregory Abbott‚ was gravely injured in a ski accident a year prior. Since the accident‚ he has been in a vegetative state ever since then‚ which has caused Eleanor great distress. To her‚ Gregory was already dead‚ causing her to invite twelve men (who are all part of the criminal justice system in one way or another) to powerlessly witness her murder her husband. Eleanor tricked the
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