OFFERING BY HILARY THAM I came to you sunrise‚ With silvery dew on sleeping lotus Sparkling in my gay hands; You put my flowers in the sun. 5 I danced to you at midday‚ With bright raintree blooms Flaming in my ardent arms; You dropped my blossoms in the pond. I crept to you at sunset‚ 10 With pale lilac orchids Trembling on my uncertain lips; You shredded my petals in the sand. I strode to you at midnight‚ With gravel hard and cold 15 Clenched in my bitter fists; You offered me your hybrid orchids
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Chinese Women Traditional Chinese society was patriarchal‚ patrilineal‚ and patrilocal. In this male dominated society‚ sons were preferred to daughters‚ and women were expected to be subordinate to their fathers‚ husbands‚ and sons. Because marriages were arranged‚ young women and men had virtually no voice in the decisions on their marriage partner‚ resulting in loveless marriages. Once married‚ it was the woman who left her family and community and went to live with her husband’s family‚ where
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The Odyssey is an epic poem about the greek gods‚ goddesses‚ and monsters but is there an absence of an epic hero in this poem? Odysseus -the reigning king of Ithaca- was taking part in the Trojan War for 10 long years. After the Trojan War‚ he was thrown of his course by the gods and goddesses. These gods were upset by how Odysseus had overthrown and held hostages during the war. He was then traveling another 10 years to return to his home‚ Ithaca. On and on he raced to go home while overcoming
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Table of Content Cover …………………………………………………………………………… 1 Table of Content ………………………………………………………………… 2 Executive Summary ……………………………………………………………… 3 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………… 3 1. Environmental impacts ………………………………………………………. 4 2. Site management actions ……………………………………………………… 8 Conclusion and Recommendation ……………………………………………… 11 References ……………………………………………………………………… 12 Appendix A ……………………………………………………………… 14 Appendix B ……………………………………………………………… 15 Tourism Impacts on the Environment
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ACC 4291 INTEGRATED CASE STUDY SECTION 1 CASE REPORT CASE 3: PROTON – FROM SAGA TO EXORA Question 1 From a financial analyst perspective‚ has the proton management done a good job? Based on the financial performance of PROTON from 2005 till 2009‚ our observation from a financial analysis perspective showed that Proton management has not done a good job as far as financial performance is concern. The Key Financial Indicators (KFIs) covers measurements such as basic earnings per share‚ net assets
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Title/Author: The OdysseyBy: HomerDate of Publication/Genre: unknown; epic poem | Biographical information about the author: Next to nothing is known about Homer. He probably lived in the late eighth and early seventh centuries. He was blind and he also composed Iliad. | Historical information on the period of publication: The time was very influential to the story. During this time‚ all stories were passed on by word of mouth. People who were gifted with a silver tongue were held in high regard
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It was at this exact spot that I stood here 20 years ago‚ before you‚ the people of the great Ithaca. Having to leave here wasn’t something I ever desired‚ who ever loves to leave the ones they love and they one they trust. I left for the war and I beat myself up daily‚ but I realized that I left to war so I must come back‚ I cannot die in this war and I must be able to come and fulfill my role as leader. Achilles‚ Ajax‚ Patroclus all deserve respect as well for aiding me in the war‚ helping make
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History of Wayang Wayang is a Javanese word for theatre. When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre‚ sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. There is no evidence that wayang existed before Hinduism came to southeast Asia sometime in the first century CE. However‚ there very well may have been indigenous storytelling traditions that had a profound impact on the development of the traditional puppet theatre. The first record of a wayang performance is from an inscription
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Answering the "Tell me about yourself" question by Jeff Skrentny‚ CPC/CTS‚ ATMS/Copyright © 2000-2003‚ Jeff Skrentny & Jefferson Group Consulting Let’s face it‚ interviewing is stressful enough without having to answer stupid interview questions. But unfortunately‚ many interviewers‚ because of habit‚ lack of preparation time‚ poor training‚ or yes‚ even laziness‚ often ask stupid questions. Of those‚ one of the most challenging is the oft used "Tell me about yourself" interview opener. What
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him and he thought that earlier when ‘Manmathan’ (Cupid) the Lord of Love was similarly burnt to ashes by the Lord‚neither Lord Brahma the Creator nor Lord Vishnu the Sustainer had come to his rescue‚but it was beside the ‘Porthamarai’ or ‘Golden-Lotus Pond that the Lord Himself had forgiven him and restored him to his previous self. So from that day on Narkeerar took three cleansing baths in the holy pond and then went into the holy temple to pray to the Lord. He greatly repented for daring to challenge
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