The author’s use of allegory throughout the novel is highly developed and effective. An allegory is a representation of a complex idea through more concrete forms. Martel’s novel is a perfect example of this; the use of one story to represent another in a more believable way. However‚ in the novel‚ the reader is not told which story is the truth; they must decide that for themselves. Through this choice themes such as ‘reality versus fiction’ can be identified. Many people would argue that the allegory
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making is a method used to analyze information through an organized process. The pros of rational decision making is reasonability‚ self-control and an unbiased approach to the thinking process. A “rational” thinker will think‚ decide and act. The weakness in rational thinking is no veering off‚ lacks creativity‚ no emotional connection and also “this process is slow‚ verbal‚ non-emotional components (Epstein & Pacini‚ 1999) . Intuitive decision making is “describing something that is know‚ perceived
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Despite the signing of the ASEAN Charter in 2008‚ the recent border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has shown that the organisation places the onus of avoiding armed conflict on the disputants themselves. Following Michael Leifer’s account of the ‘ASEAN paradox’ (1983)‚ this dispute has further demonstrated that ASEAN is an association rather than an alliance. Leifer argued that security matters are addressed bilaterally rather than regionally‚ and national interest prevails over regional
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Weakness of Aristocracy: Aristocracy has‚ in common with monarchy‚ but the evil inherent in all kinds of Aristocracies is that they form a separate interest which is almost certain to come into conflict with the interests of the community. No wise and just principle has so far been devised for the selection of the ruling class‚ and no safeguard has been suggested to ensure that the few will rule in the interests of all and not for their selfish advantage. The privileged persons‚ who are destined
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The ultimate demise of Levi Jeans Company came long before the announcement was made on the closing of eleven of its US factories‚ ending the jobs of over 6‚000 employees--many of which had been long term. Although many manufacturing type businesses are notorious for their "slave labor wages" and less than reputable working conditions‚ Levi ’s Strauss broke the mold by maintaining its character of always treating its workforce fair and employees as valued. The company was ranked in many polls and
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I want to start from my weakness as a writer. One of my weakness as a writer will be starting to write or getting the idea to start my writing. I always have a hard time to start my essays it seems like I will have a hard time to gather my idea or will be confuse where to start my writings from. To avoid this‚ I will write down everything I am thinking then I will re-read it that way I can avoid the ideas I don’t need. My other weakness is summarizing some one else’s work or to summarize an article
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Dunkelburger‚ Anthony‚ Williams and Zhang‚ children with speech sound disorders (SSD) demonstrate delayed achievement of developmentally appropriate speech sounds‚ resulting in reduced intelligibility of their speech. The authors hypothesized that the weakness in students ability to hear sounds and print with
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In classic works of literature‚ all characters have certain flaws‚ and Shakespeare’s tragedies’ characters in particular have faults that ultimately lead to their ruination. In Hamlet‚ Ophelia’s flaws eventually kill her. In the beginning of the play‚ it is clear through her thoughts and actions that that Ophelia is an obedient person. But upon closer inspection‚ the audience can see that she is not merely an obedient‚ but completely dependent and weak character. In fact‚ her needy nature
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Strengths and Weaknesses It is very difficult to outline my strengths and weaknesses (I would say areas of improvement) at any point of time‚ as they keep on changing. This is because when I see any area of improvement‚ I make it a point to mend it as soon as I can. It is really important to keep on building on skills all the time. I believe this attitude of recognizing my area of improvement and working on to improve it has been biggest strength. Another thing which has always worked in my
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Fear is Weakness When we face our so called fears it seems like it was not nearly as bad as we thought it would be. Those so called fears are just little pebbles‚ if compared to a fear that sooner or later we will have to face to reach our destination. In my case my biggest fear is to speak in public. This fear erodes away my confidence; especially when I have projects that have to be presented in front of a big audience. If I’m not familiar with the people I forget everything‚ my face changes
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