The China Coin – Plot Summary Chapter 1 * Leah and her mother Joan are on a plane to China in search of the origins of a mysterious half a coin that was sent to Joan from her father. * Leah is not thrilled to be going. * Leah does not see herself as Chinese. * We find out that Leah’s father has died of cancer and they are tracing the coin for him‚ because he was really curious about where the other half of the coin is. * Joan is spooked by what she sees on TV – a student riot
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Discussion on Tanjong Rhu Theme: Traditional habits and ceremonies vs. modish patterns and behavior Tanjong Rhu is one of the famous ASEAN short stories wrote by Minfong Ho. This story is focusing on Singaporean Chinese life which contrasts in terms of traditional and modern. Tanjong Rhu is a port in Singapore where the writer sets as the place that the protagonist of the story spent his childhood in. The main theme of this story is the distinction between traditional habits and ceremonies
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34. 35. 36. 37. b. Group 1A; 1 valence electron c. Group 5A; 5 valence electrons d. Group 2A; 2 valence electrons e. Group 7A; 7 valence electrons f. Group 4A; 4 valence electrons a. Cl b. S c. Al d. Li by gaining or losing electrons a. 2 b. 3 c. 1 d. 2 a. Al3+ b. Li+ c. Ba2+ d. K+ e. Ca2+ c. Sr2+ Most nonmetals gain 1‚ 2‚ or 3 electrons to achieve a noble-gas electron configuration. a. 3 b. 2 c. 1 d. 3 a. S2– b. Na+ c. F– d. P3– a. gain of 1 electron b. loss of
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numbered sections of a thesis. A Web site’s home page could be split into sections for an introduction‚ news items‚ contact information. Example: <section> <h1>Twitter Section</h1> <ul> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/W3C">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://identi.ca/w3c">Identi.ca</a></li> </ul> </section> <header> The header tag represents a group of introductory or navigational aids. A header tag is intended to usually contain the section’s heading ‚ but this is not required
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Prince Li Yu‚ danced with such grace that the prince required her to bind her feet to
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Review Questions for the Mid-Term Exam (9th March 2015) I. Review questions for short-answer questions 1. Briefly characterize the following terms: a. Hexagram-The I Ching book consists of 64 hexagrams.[2] [3] A hexagram is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines (爻 yáo)‚ where each line is either Yang (an unbroken‚ or solid line)‚ or Yin (broken‚ an open line with a gap in the center). The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up‚ so the lowest line is considered line
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composes many of Confucius thoughts and beliefs. The book was compiled by his followers. In the Analects‚ Confucius’ focal point was the development of virtues and the maintenance of ethics. The three basic concepts of Confucianism are ren‚ yi and li. Ren can be defined as humaneness for other individuals‚ love others. A famous quote from Confucius which puts ren in perspective is‚ "Do not do unto others what you would not have
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In China‚ liyi(礼仪)consists of li(礼) and yi(仪). Li refers to politeness and etiquette and yi refers to ceremony‚ appearance and manner. In traditional view‚ li is norms of social behavior that cover all kinds of systems‚ laws and moralities. In modem world‚ li refers to politeness and relational forms of ceremonies. Yi refers to the established procedures and rules of the conduct that is completely reflected by self-restraint and respect for others within social interaction. It involves wearing‚ social
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CONSEQUENCES OF GENDER IMBALANCE Social Management of Gender Imbalance in China A Holistic Governance Framework Li Shuzhuo‚ Shang Zijuan‚ Marcus W Feldman With rapid social transition‚ gender imbalance has become one of the most significant issues of China’s social management‚ raising many problems and challenges. Innovation in social management urgently needs the new perspective of a holistic governance framework. Based on the latest trends in gender imbalance‚ this paper reviews China’s
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A boy called Li Ming‚ who is seventeen years old‚ fortuitously won a large number of money in lottery. However‚ his parents did not want him to put the money in the bank account. They ultimately decided to let Li to make his own decision how to spend it. So Li choose to buy a stock‚ half of year later‚ the stock rise tripled. It was the right decision‚ which Li did by himself. He becomes a mature independent man and strengthens more confidence in his future life. Consequently‚ Li becomes more competitive
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