Chapter 35 from Chinese Civilization presents the intense debate between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang in terms of a series of reforming policies conducted by Wang. Essentially‚ the debate is denominational: Sima‚ an advocator of Confucius‚ represents the conservatives‚ and Wang represents innovationists. Wang and Sima were in fact good friends and both were erudite central government officials‚ yet they held very different political stand. Sima highly emphasizes the conservative Confucius philosophy
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Last term our class studied Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah. It is Adeline’s story‚ about her tough and horrible childhood as a neglected and unloved daughter of a rich and arrogant man‚ and a cruel‚ and abusive Stepmother. Right from the moment her mother died‚ Adeline was labelled as ‘bad luck’. Her family was very superstitious and believed she caused her mothers death so was therefore despised‚ no one wanted her around at all. Unfortunately for Adeline she didn’t really have any parents
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IB Mathematics SL Year 1 Welcome to IB Mathematics. This two-year course is designed for students who have a strong foundation in basic mathematical concepts. The topics covered in this course include: * Algebra * Functions * Equations * Circular functions * Trigonometry * Vectors * Statistics * Probability * Calculus ------------------------------------------------- Resources: * Textbook: Mathematics SL 3rd edition. Haese Mathematics 2012 ISBN: 978-1-921972-08-9
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From Chinese Cinderella Growing up in a wealthy family in 1950s Hong Kong‚ Adeline Yen Mah should have had an enviable childhood‚ but she was rejected by her dominating stepmother and despised by her brothers and sisters. She was sent to a boarding school and left there. In this extract from her autobiography she relates one of the few occasions when she went home. Time went by relentlessly and it was Saturday again. Eight weeks more and it would be the end of term … in my case perhaps the end of
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FROM CHINESE CINDERELLA Adeline Yen Mah’s ‘Chinese Cinderella’ is the story of pain‚ rejection and triumph. Mental pain‚ contempt and cruelty were the harsh realities of her life. But the will to succeed and win recognition proved to be powerful motivating factors. The subtext is based in the years 1940-1950 and on memoirs of Adeline’s childhood. This extract is based on one of the few occasions when she went home. The title has a dreamy fairy tale like tone. It is used in an ironic manner and appropriately
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for this course is demanding. However‚ always remember that the goal of this course is to give you the best possible preparation for your college career – you may even earn college-level credit The purpose of this course is to prepare you for the IB exam and for college. Since your exam will be taken at the end of your senior year‚ it is critical that you save your assignments and notes in an organized format. You will need them to study for the exam. We will be creating study guides‚ note cards
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The Chinese Man What word or phrase in the story couldbest describe you as person? Being SMART – Because being smart is the key to success. What is the relation of the story to our subject matter? Lesson 2 BASICS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE What is a Community? Johnson in Felizmeña and Yangco (1997) - “a group of people gathered together in a geographic area‚ large or small‚ who have common interests‚ actual or potentially recognized in the social welfare field” Medina (2001) - “a group
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The following sequences (from now on referred to as P roblem1 ) is in the form of an = logmn mk ‚ where n represents the term number and an represents the given answer. 1. a1 = log2 8‚ a2 = log4 8‚ a3 = log8 8‚ a4 = log16 8‚ a5 = log32 8‚ ... 2. a1 = log3 81‚ a2 = log9 81‚ a3 = log27 81‚ a4 = log81 81‚ ... 3. a1 = log5 25‚ a2 = log25 25‚ a3 = log125 25‚ a4 = log625 25‚ ... The next set of sequences (from now on referred to as P roblem2 ) is written as loga x = c and logb x = d‚ in which
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A: Why do you want to get a part-time job? B: I’d like to make some spending money. If I earn the money myself‚ I can spend it however I want. It’s liberating and I can ease my parents’ burden at the same time. A: Do you have time to work? Will it affect your studies? B: I’d like to work during the summer break. It won’t affect my studies. A: Where do you want to work? B: I plan to go to medical school later‚ so I’d like to get a job at a hospital to see if I liek to deal with patients. What
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A market failure occurs when the allocation of good is not efficient. The externality is present if an economic activity (production or consumption) imposes costs on‚ or creates benefits for‚ third parties. If they impose costs on third parties they are considered negative externalities. Negative externality is a type of market failure. The government in London decided to impose tax on hauliers who use trucks that heavily polluted the environment. This is a negative externality since pollutions would
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