After reading The House of the Scorpion‚ many thoughts and questions ran through my mind. One‚ was‚ as in almost all books‚ the ending. While Matt was starting his new life away from Opium‚ a lot happened at the Big House. At El Patron’s wake‚ Tam Lin opened a bottle of wine that was made the day El Patron was born- El Patron had said he wanted it to be opened at his 150th birthday party. The wine‚ as it turns out‚ was poisoned by El Patron. He had wanted‚ after he finally died‚ to be joined in Heaven
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Example 1: Routine request Asking for something receiver is likely to give Direct approach Opening ▪ start with goodwill words or reference previous communication ▪ what you want to know -- specific question/instruction‚ general request for information Dear Ms. Tan: I refer to our phone call this morning concerning my credit card account no 1234567. Would you please send me an itemised statement covering my card account for January? Body ▪ summarise why you are asking‚ telling; expand
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brings us to the basic definition of Human Resource Management (HRM). HRM is the process of analyzing the current human resource situation of an organization and managing its personnel needs in order to meet of its overall strategic objectives. (Lin‚ F.‚ 2010). Corporate strategies that are brainstormed and passed down by top management are scrutinized for human resource (HR) emphasis. Thereafter‚ an assessment of where the current HR situation stands relative to the corporate strategies is being
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In the quote “To me‚ the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.” Lin states that the american dream is different for anyone. Maya lin is a asian american designer who has experienced prejudices. Though those thing have happened maya still has achieved her goal. “OK‚ it was black‚ it was below grade‚ I was female‚ Asian American‚ young‚ too young to
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The primary thesis of the author is to not provide a reinterpretation of the Opium War or of Lin but‚ to show what was his perspective. The materials of the source are mostly composed of Lin’s interactions with other officials‚ the letter to Queen Victoria‚ and the Catalogue ‘Commissioner Lin and His Favorite Consort”. The authors approach to the source could be roughly described as a biography‚ with elements of local history regarding Chinese
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cause serious consequences‚ if no effective measures were carried out(Aubert.J.E‚ Husson.B‚ & Sarramone.N‚ 2006;Aubert.J.E‚ Husson.B‚ & Sarramone.N‚ 2007;Conesa. J.A‚ Galvez.A.‚Mateos‚F.‚Gullon.I.M.‚ & Font.R‚ 2008; Karstensen‚ 2008;Lin‚Y.M.‚Zhou.S.‚Li‚F.Z.‚ & Lin‚ Y.X.‚ 2012). What is more‚ the quantity of hazardous waste that needs to be co-processed is projected to rise by 20% and 30% in next two years respectively. Causes of the problem Through a careful investigation in last three months
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nineteenth century in terms of pure human misery and tragedy. In an effort to stem the tragedy‚ the imperial government made opium illegal in 1836 and began to aggressively close down the opium dens. Lin Tse-hsü The key player in the prelude to war was a brilliant and highly moral official named Lin Tse-hsü. Deeply concerned about the opium menace‚ he maneuverd himself into being appointed Imperial Commissioner at Canton. His express purpose was to cut off the opium trade at its source by rooting
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’s needs. In result‚ if the woman has no one else to turn to‚ she must stay and suffer the abusive environment. Wen Lin and Imm Tan ’s essay "Holding Up More Than Half the Heavens‚" addresses the lack of multicultural and multilingual services for battered Asian Pacific American women. "In the entire United States‚ only two shelters exist for Asian Pacific American women" (Wen Lin and Imm Tan‚ 464). Their essay brings to light the issue of who is taken into women ’s shelters and who is turned away
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Lie “Do you lie in your life?” The answer must be “ Yes.” However‚ in some cases‚ don’t be shame of yourself because of your lying. In the article‚ “The Way We Lie‚” Stephanie Erisson states that there are many reasons for people lying. What is more‚ Erisson also provides a lot of examples and quotes to support her ideas. Furthermore‚ Erisson mentions that it is hardly impossibly to spend a week without lying. It is very strange that we do not like people lie to us‚ but we still tell a lie. Without
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to RMB 67.7 trillion in 2015 (over US $10 trillion). “The 6.5% figure is the bottom line of China’s GDP growth for the next five years (2016-2020)‚ and an achievable goal‚” President Xi Jinping has said. According to Justin Yifu Lin‚ Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and Professor at the National School of Development of Peking University‚ China’s economy can grow at 6.5% or higher per annum during the 13th Plan period. Per capita GDP may reach
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