What does it feel like to be constantly left out due to race or culture? This is a normal occurrence for Eric Liu‚ a Chinese American speechwriter and journalist who has experienced many struggles with acculturation throughout his life. In the essay‚ “Notes of a Native Speaker‚” Liu’s diction‚ figurative language‚ and personal experiences help him reveal his experiences with acculturation‚ as well as explain what race and culture mean to him. Liu’s powerful diction highlights the struggles
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“White privilege”. A controversial topic but no less of a social issue. Eric Liu had achieved the status of “honorary white”. With this “high” ranking come certain rights‚ privileges that make life in the Western world somewhat “simple.” Liu provided examples of what comes with these privileges. “I have never once been the victim of blatant discrimination‚ I have been in the inner sanctums of political power.” and “I expect my voice to be heard.” White privilege is being treated with more respect
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revolved around loyalty. There were many obstacles that were thrown at the characters‚ and it showed just how loyal they were to the people around them. The biggest two contrasting communities or groups in this novel are between the brotherhood of Liu Bei and Cao Cao and his generals. Although they both fight for what they believe is right‚ the way they implement their way of thinking and strategies onto the people around them are very much different‚ like the colors‚ black and white. When looking
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Japanese Youth Culture”‚ the author‚ Xuexing Liu‚ addresses the idea that hip hop has a global influence on youth culture and he portrays it by describing how hip hop has affected Japanese youth. Liu is an associate professor of Japanese which suggests that he might be quite knowledgeable with regards to Japanese society’s traditions and cultures. This is evident from the various in-depth examples that he has inserted into many parts of the article. Liu writes from the perspective of a sociologist
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Introduction Shower(洗澡)‚ a light-hearted comedy‚ is written by Liu Fen Dou‚ Cai Xiang Jun‚ Diao Yi Nan and Zhang Yang who is also the director of the film and starring Zhu Xu‚ Pu Cun Xin‚ Jiang Wu. The Cinematography is by Jian Zhang. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999 and won the FIPRESCE Prize. Shower is only the second masterpiece directed by Zhang Yang and also the third production of Imar Film. Yet‚ it got a very high opinion of the cinema and‚ as a
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FINA 4104: Advanced Financial Management Professor Xuewen Liu Department of Finance‚ HKUST Spring 2013 Email: Xuewenliu@ust.hk Office hour: 13:30-14:30 Tuesday Assessment: Assignments (12%)‚ Midterm-exam (18%)‚ Projects and presentations (15%)‚ and Final exam (55%) Textbooks: 1. Corporate Finance‚ by J. Beck and P. DeMarzo‚ 2nd edition 2011‚ Pearson Education‚ Inc. Hereafter BD. 2. Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy‚ by M. Grinblatt and S. Titman‚ 2nd edition‚ 2002‚ Irwin McGraw
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and Qian build an excellent supplier-buyer relationship with Liu (Yeman and Isabella‚ 2009‚ p. 5)‚ which not only brings Liu all the business but also sows the seed for the following problems. Despite of advantages achieved by this relationship‚ however‚ Shenzhen Filtroil lost incentives to look for other possible suppliers since the suppliers gain familiarity with the client (Martinez-Jerez‚ 2014‚ p. 66)‚ which result the complacent of Liu in the end. Then‚ the imprudent merge dispenses the paper work
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Fish‚ Blue Fish can have the benefit of unit cost reduction due to bulk purchases as they use Liu-Sheng Trading as a sole source of supply for all their orders. • Loyalty discount Red Fish‚ Blue Fish can have the benefit of loyalty discounts‚ Liu-Sheng would perceive Red Fish‚ Blue Fish as brand loyal customer and give discounts in the long run. • Credit and favourable credit terms For using Liu-Sheng Trading as a sole source of supply‚ Red Fish‚ Blue Fish would stand an opportunity to establishing
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CASE: ACER‚ INC.: TAIWAN ‘S RAMPAGING DRAGON In comparison to Stan Shih‚ Leonard Liu was a Taiwan-born‚ US based senior IBM executive “with a reputation for a no-nonsense professional management style”. On the other hand‚ Stan Shih had a more frugal approach to management and delegated a decision making responsibilities to his employees to harness “the natural entrepreneurial spirit of the Taiwanese. Shih believed in a “hands off” style of management‚ bias for delegation and an informal manner
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Introduction: On October 8‚ The Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was named the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. An overwhelming majority of governments and organizations around the world appreciate the dedication of Liu for his long time pursuing of human-rights improvement in China. Be that as it may‚ China has blockaded the news which sounds ridiculous to the standpoint of almost all the Chinese people. Recently‚ the comments of this controversial
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