Hale’ Alexander Dr. Felty English 101 June 22‚ 2013 The Cultural Insights of Footbinding The Chinese practiced foot binding for over a thousand years in the Song and T’ang dynasties. Some people found it very cruel‚ and then some found it fascinating. The ‘Golden Lotuses’ were the art and symbol for the wealth and beauty of ancient China. For any other culture‚ one would ask what foot binding is? Or‚ how did foot binding in Ancient China compare to John Fairbank’s text “Footbinding”? Also
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Odysseus is also a great leader to his men. His leadership helps him make decisions for himself and his men while being afloat on the sea. Using his leadership Odysseus tells his men‚ when they arrived to the Lotus Eaters‚ "All hands aboard; come‚ clear the beach and no one taste the Lotus‚ or you lose your hope of home." (lines 103-105) After passing the
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English make up quiz 01 The Odyssey (Books IX‚ X) Q. Give a character desorption of Odysseus based on the two books‚ what would you identify as his most essential‚ defining character traits? How would you describe him as a leader/commander? I find Odysseus as a very complicated character. He is strong‚ courageous‚ Intelligent‚ confident and most importantly very cunning character with judgmental problem. As I read book IX‚ I find him as a self assured man‚ so proud of identifying himself
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The Way to A Man’s Heart Shouldn’t Be Through His Esophagus Elise Landa MD‚ Amin Pasha MD‚ Robby Singh MD‚ Christian Machado MD Providence-Providence Park Hospital/Michigan State University College of Human Medicine‚ Southfield‚ Michigan Introduction: Radiofrequency catheter ablation is a very commonly performed procedure‚ for curative treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). Although it is an effective and safe procedure‚ it is not without risk. The development of an Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF)
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Tesla Motors 1. Research and write a brief history of the company‚ it mission and vision statements. The automotive market is one of the biggest markets over the world. Participants companies at this market are well-known enterprises and also they own some of the better known brands like GM‚ Ford‚ Honda‚ Toyota‚ VW‚ BMW etc. In the traditional auto industry‚ consumer power is relatively high‚ given relatively low switching costs and a vast choice of relatively substitutable products
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food is used symbolically to represent satisfaction in this epic poem it is also used as an element of temptation to Odysseus and his crew. For example‚ when Odysseus and his crew are with the “Lotus Eaters” they are offered “Fruit Lotus” which is a trap to make their journey back home longer. The fruit lotus is used as an object of attraction because obviously the crew men were hungry and with the fruit in front of them they didn’t have the strength to resist it. Not only are Odysseus and his crew
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along with his heroic actions. Countlessly faced with peril on their journey‚ Odysseus fights alongside his men fearlessly while maintaining the determination to return home. When his men eat the addictive lotus flower‚ he forces his men off the island. Odysseus records “[T]hose who ate the Lotus‚ never cared to return: they longed to stay forever‚ . . . forgetful of their homeland. I drove them‚” (Homer 45). Even while trapped in a cave
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to be involved with the development of sports in the ASEAN region. Fernandes is the team principal of the Caterham F1 Formula One team‚ which began racing in 2010 as Lotus Racing and raced in 2011 as Team Lotus. On 16 December 2009‚ Fernandes accepted a "challenge" from Richard Branson‚ a fellow airline boss and the owner of Lotus’ fellow F1 newcomers Virgin Racing‚ where the losing team’s boss should work on the winner’s airline for a day dressed as a stewardess joking "The sexier the better. Our
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“I have tasted of the hidden honey of this lotus” (4). In the line we have the repetition of the letter “h” in the beginning of the words hidden honey which is alliteration. I plan to highlight the “h” sound in my recitation because this I believe is a crucial part in the poem. This line explains that Tagore has experienced all the pleasures of life. The words “hidden honey” is the representation of pleasures and the word “lotus” meanings life. A lotus is a flower and flowers are usually representations
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glad that he has such a hardworking spouse despite the fact that she is homely. It is not until later in the novel that Wang Lung grows greedy and desires a prettier‚ more petite wife. Once their family becomes rich‚ Wang Lung finds a pretty girl‚ Lotus‚ to keep him company and begins to constantly insult O-lan. O-lan provides Wang Lung with riches when she steals pearls from the wealthy and gives them to Wang Lung to sell. “Then he was angry beyond bearing and he seized O-lan’s shoulder and he shook
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