J. Diamond’s Collapse: Harappa Throughout the course of history‚ major complex civilizations have always found themselves in a state of decline‚ and possibly even collapse. In “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” Jared Diamond lays out the questions and issues and issues at the foundation of his theory on the collapse of societies. Diamond uses five factors that could contribute to the collapse of a society: damage that people in inadvertently inflict on the environment‚ climate-change
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The Author J.G. Jackson wrote an interesting book on the Pagan origins of the Christian religion. The author set out to discredit or reveal the Pagan background of the Christian religion and also the similarities to other religions before Christ ever existed. Jackson wrote this book to show others that many of the modern rituals seen today came from other religions long before Christ ever existed using many sources from books including the Bible to show holes in the Christian history. The book
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7-Eleven is a international convenience stores that operated by Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd‚ which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co. of Japan. 7-Eleven was founded by J. C. Thompson in 1927 as The Southland Ice Company in Dallas‚ Texas‚ and been take over by the Japanese company in 1991. (7eleven.com.my‚ 2010) 7-Eleven are selling franchise and license to entrepreneur to expand its business in lower cost and shorter period of time‚ it also the first franchisor in the local market to
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The archetypal hero journey‚ Joseph Campbell states‚ is a typical series of heroic actions. Four stages form the hero journey: departure‚ trials‚ epiphany‚ and return (the stages do not necessarily occur consecutive with the listing). Death and resurrection of lifestyle and beliefs‚ spiritual journey‚ and finally rebirth form hero journey’s motif. An archetypal hero pattern is the transformation of the character’s conscience through trials and revelations. Lust‚ fear‚ and social duties tend
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About the author: APJ Abdul Kalam is one of India’s most distinguished scientists. He served as the 11th President of India‚ between 2002 and 2007. He was fondly referred to as “The People’s President” during his term. He has honorary doctorates from over thirty universities and is the recipient of the country’s three highest civilian awards – the Padma Bhushan‚ the Padma Vibhushan and the Bharat Ratna. My thoughts on the book: Inspiration comes in various ways. To read a book and be inspired
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J.K Rowling is famously known for her Harry Potter books. Rowling’s real name is Joanne Rowling. But on her books‚ her name is put as J.K Rowling. This is because Rowling’s Harry Potter books main audience is for boys. This is because her publisher thought that a female’s name for the author would not appeal very well to the audience of boys. So‚ this is why on her books‚ her name is J.K Rowling. The K comes from her grandmother’s name‚ which is Kathleen. But let’s be honest‚ J.K Rowling is also
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Literary Terms Hyperbole – An exaggeration (Hyperbole does not stay within the realm of what is plausible. (Outlandish exaggeration). Understatement – Usually an ironic statement that under-exaggeration Irony – Reality is at odds with expectation - Situational – No word play‚ a situation is ironic. The preachers daughter contracted an STD. Cop’s son gets arrested. - Verbal – Meaning the opposite of what you say. Sarcasm‚ verbal irony + intent to insult. - Dramatic - All about
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Chapter 3: The Slippery Slope by Edward J.Tully Article Questions 1. Based on your observations of news event during the past 10 years‚ did Tully’s prediction that‚ “there will be an upward trend of corruption and abuse of power cases” occur? Explain your answer by describing at least three specific cases of corruption and/or abuse of power that have occurred since 2003 in your community or state. Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was convicted on
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Wonder by R.J Palacio was the best book I’ve read last year. The story was fascinating and gave you angels that some people might not have been able to see. The book was putting you in different shoes and even though its one story that you are reading it depending on the person you realize more and more what is happening with the characters. Although it’s fiction it takes into account reality‚ which teaches you something. Unlike other fiction books that I read it summarizes what we are as people
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J.K. Rowling states‚ “Poverty involves fear and stress and sometimes depression.” Poverty is defined as not having money to supply food‚ shelter or clothing. In fact‚ there are several conflicts between the two‚ both rural and urban poverty suffer with housing‚ transportation‚ and crime. To start‚ rural regions lack resources for better housing since they are typically smaller in population. Tracey Ross states in her article “One contributing factor to the increase in suburban poverty is the lack
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