of Japanese animations‚ in which all the countries of the world are represented as people. For example‚ Japan‚ Germany‚ Switzerland‚ US‚ and Japan are Men. Liechtenstein‚ Belarus and Taiwan are described as Women. Last time in class I watched the episode of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. From the ways the anime describe the relationship between those two‚ it is clear that they are in dependency relationship: Liechtenstein depends on brother Switzerland. First of all‚ this is the largely content of
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat is a well-written short story. It tells the story of the few “immorals” who have been exiled from the town of Poker Flat and their journey. Throughout the story‚ characters come and go‚ they discover new things‚ and mostly change their ways for the better. The first exile is Mr. John Oakhurst‚ the protagonist and a known gambler who is being removed due to his success in the town’s casino. On his way out of town‚ “The Duchess”‚ a saloon girl; “Mother Shipton”‚ a madam;
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat is a short story filled with connotations of redemption and imbued with an incredible kind of misconception that only the most arrogantly self-righteous could conceive. Its primary purpose is to act as a cautionary tale about a seemingly respectable judgment that unjustly condemns four people to their untimely ends. Harte’s story is set in an 1800’s settlement brimming with discord and mistrust. After a series of very unfortunate events the townspeople decide to exile the
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To Change a Flat Tire” speech: Specific Purpose: To inform my audience how to change a flat tire properly and easily. Central Idea: I want to explain how to change a flat tire and provide tips to follow to make it easy and fun. Introduction Attention Getter: What if you happen to get a flat tire in the middle of the night and you don’t know how to do it and no one answers their phone to help you? Have you ever thought that one day you will need to know how to change a flat tire? Thesis:
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All the world’s a Stage The poem ‘All the world’s a stage’ is composed in free verse‚ a one stanza poem‚ with no specific rhyme scheme. However‚ the poem is written in an iambic pentameter pattern. Throughout the poem‚ Shakespeare has used figurative languages such as metaphor‚ simile and oxymoron and schemes like alliteration to give the poem more depth. The metaphorical title‚ “All the world’s a stage” compares the world to a stage. On this stage‚ each man plays the drama of his life and the poem
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Ulbrich testifies is that a flat tax will redistribute the tax burden for the lower and middle classes. Today‚ a main source of the government’s money gained through taxation is by payroll tax instead of income tax. This source of money‚ in fact‚ directly impacts the middle class
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“Hot‚ Flat‚ and Crowded” by Thomas Friedman is a book that addresses all about our environment. It addresses in detail what goes on within our environment and what will happen in the future if we do not take care of it. Friedman‚ throughout his whole work successfully talks about how the environment will change and how it will affect the people who live in this environment. Throughout the whole book‚ he tells about different factors that happen in the environment in our country and different countries
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Satire uses the techniques of parody for an agenda of social commentary. It “mocks some aspect of vice or frolly.” Throughout the course of the novel‚ satire has been represented in many situations. Three situations that have shown themselves as important representations of satire include Candide’s expulsion from the castle‚ the shipwreck and earthquake and finding Cunegonde. In the first chapter of Candide‚ candied gets expelled from the castle where he was living in. Candide was caught kissing
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All the Troubles in the World vs. Minority Report The two computers “All the Troubles in the World” and “Minority Report” are both machines that can predict the future‚ but they operate in different ways. The computer in Minority Report is actually 3 human beings with psychic powers. However the computer in “All the Troubles in the World” is actually a super computer that becomes so complex it starts to act like a human. Some other differences are that Multivac controls the world’s economy and
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In short‚ in “Cheer up‚ it’s just the end of the world‚” Ira Chernus discusses that an apocalypse is a genuine ongoing threat today. Since biblical times‚ apocalyptic stories always begin with the fact that the end is near; then‚ after the world ends‚ a new one will arise. Some apocalyptic ideas suggest that the world will end abruptly‚ while other ideas suggest a slow approach. Chernus adds that some ideas of apocalypses have shifted from “’the end of everything‚’" to “’the end of anything’” (Chernus
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