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    used. In 1521‚ there was a use of a particular script known as Baybayin‚ and it was used to exaggerate the tales from the lands of Luzon when it was dominated by the Spanish.         The locals used bamboos and Arecaceae palm leaves to write using knives to engrave a script that was known as Tagalog. This script was limited to symbols of just seventeen for the language‚ with three consonants and vowels were given down to their successors. The language had a different sound and needed to be further

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    Film as a Formal System in _Scott Pilgrim vs. the World_ The concept of film form centers around the idea of effectively engaging an audience. Motion pictures that properly adhere to form are abundant in sensory‚ emotive‚ and thought-provoking elements. While form in any creative medium is made up of a vast number of different components‚ basic understanding can be met by following five general principles: function‚ similarity and repetition‚ difference and variation‚ development‚ and unity. In

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    Other work such as ‘The History Of Pain’ hosts strikingly similar themes‚ here where an inflatable beach ball floats mid-air suspended by a powered air blower over a floor covered with knives- the ball representing Life‚ air blower representing God‚ and knives representing death. The viewer is initially attracted to the mesmerizing dance of the suspended ball‚ before being empathetically drawn to imagine what will happen if the air supply suddenly stops‚ and the ball drops

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    Kaz Brekker didn’t need a reason. Those were the words whispered on the streets of Ketterdam‚ in the taverns and coffeehouses‚ in the dark and bleeding alleys of the pleasure district known as the Barrel. The boy they called Dirtyhands didn’t need a reason any more than he needed permission—to break a leg‚ sever an alliance‚ or change a man’s fortunes with the turn of a card. Of course they were wrong‚ Inej considered as she crossed the bridge over the black waters of the Beurscanal to the deserted

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    vests are mainly used on a daily basis by these forces. These vest are a type of modern light armor specifically designed to protect vital organs from gunfire. Some vest are specifically made to defend from knives. These are called ballistic vest‚ which specify in protection from stabbings with knives. Some people feel the need to ban guns and armor. Mainly because there have been many accidents that have happened with guns. Even though these events have happened‚ armor and weapons shouldn’t be banned

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    Nawal El Saadawi tells the story of a woman where men tear apart her existence and she faces brutality on a daily basis. Applying the motifs of knives and blood‚ El Saadawi portrays the discrimination of gender and the misconception that women are less than men in modern Egyptian society. Firdaus has always been enveloped in hatred and misery‚ such as being forced to endure the procedure of FGM. She does not remember much more than “a woman carrying a small knife or maybe a razor blade cut off a

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    A small village‚ in the middle of the desert. Built from hardened sand that was molded into houses. It was midday‚ and all of the villagers were inside of their clay huts‚ waiting for the sandstorm outside to slow down. It had started a couple of miles away‚ but the dry‚ loose‚ sand and harsh winds had been perfect for it to grow. It had only been bad luck that it went to their village. In the farthest hut to the east‚ almost outside of the village‚ Tomas was curled up in a chair in the center

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    they would have different people or groups of people to have different jobs or professions in which they would create things for the river valley civilization. For example‚ “they had a person who made various tools. The tools they made were hammers‚ knives‚ needles‚ fish-hooks‚ axes‚ razors‚ and saws. But apart from these common tools‚ there were also stone querns to grind and make flour‚ and kilns to fire bricks. Other workers would make nets‚ bots‚ baskets‚ and beads. All these skills were passed

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    CUTCO CASE The tactic of direct selling is one that isn’t a popular approach in sales‚ unless you’re part of the small division that thrives on it. Direct selling is face-to-face selling from a fixed business location and therefore‚ a form a nonstore retailing. There is less public awareness of most direct selling firms as they do not advertise as much as major retailers. Almost all direct sellers are independent contractors and according to a survey of district sellers conducted for the District

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    happy.” as if child-bearing was the daughter’s sole purpose; and in this society‚ it very well might have been. The brooding atmosphere is first shown in the mothers tone and dialouge‚ “The knife‚ the knife! Damn the knife‚ damn all knives‚ damn the devil who created knives.” This negative diction is one of the first examples of the brooding atmosphere that surrounds the whole play. This is followed by another instance of a brooding‚ or serious‚ atmospheric tone by The Mother‚ "The killers are in

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