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    Taobao-user in Hong Kong makes an average of 780 transactions in a year. Photo: Thomas Yau Market research by China’s biggest e-commerce site found men twice as likely as women to be “uncontrollable shopaholics”‚ meaning that although they spend less time SHOPPING ONLINE‚ they tend to buy double the amount of items on each haul. A "field guide" produced by ALIBABA’S Taobao Marketplace also found that at least one million users each spend more than 50‚000 yuan (HK$62‚000) yearly online. That’s an impressive

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    Christmas Carol

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    In the novel A Christmas Carol‚ the author [Charles Dickens pg. 637] stated‚ “Spirit‚ please‚ make me visible! Make me audible! I want to talk to my nephew and my niece”! This proves that scrooge is a dynamic character. In the beginning of the novel Fred tried to invite Scrooge over for Christmas dinner. Scrooge did not listen to him my saying “Bah Humbug” [Dickens 603] and “Good afternoon” [Dickens 604] to get rid of his nephew because he obviously wanted no part with him. Scrooge later wanted to

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    A Christmas Carol

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    A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol‚ although occurring at a different time period than today‚ still holds values and lessons that are important in society today. The main character‚ Ebeneezer Scrooge‚ starts off having no feelings for others or any Christmas spirit‚ but changes from his gloomy‚ dark appearance to a carefree‚ child-like persona at the end. Dickens shows in A Christmas Carol that personal greed will lead to peril‚ while kindness and generosity lead to personal happiness.

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    Araby By James Joyce

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    James Joyce was born in Dublin‚ in 1882 and subsequently became one of Ireland’s greatest writers with books such as Dubliners’ being hugely successful among many around the world. Still considered one of the greatest writers to this day‚ Joyce even succeeds in having a day dedicated to him named after one of his characters. One of Joyce’ important traits was his ability to paint a realistic picture of Dublin through many of his stories. He believed in portraying Ireland as it really was.

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    A Christmas Carol

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    A Christmas Carol is a genuinely clear moral story based on a rambling account structure in which each of the fundamental sections has a settled‚ evident typical importance. The book is isolated into five areas (Dickens marks them Staves in reference to the melodic documentation staff- - a Christmas ditty‚ all things considered‚ is a tune)‚ with each of the center three Staves spinning around an appearance by one of the three well known spirits. The three soul guides‚ alongside each of their stories

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    This book sends a message that is still relatable to today’s society. It goes beyond what the meaning of Christianity is and adds more to the message when you consider the context. This book was published during the Nazi Regime‚ and Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s perspective went against what Adolf Hitler was all about. Bonhoeffer was involved in the plot to kill Hitler and because of that he was executed. Right in the beginning of the book he talks about cheap grace. He defines cheap grace as “a doctrine

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    thus‚ continually evolves‚ as well as the concepts around him. One should point out that Araby bazaar‚ at first‚ serves as an image of shelter from the impeding environment of the boy’s neighborhood in Dublin‚ but then changes dramatically. James Joyce conveys the theme that in man’s youthful idealism and his naive vanity‚ he finds nothing but disappointment‚ which is caused by the limitations of the outer world. The story is told in the first person narration‚ which is very important when characterizing

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    Online Shopping In India! Are we ready for it yet? Online shopping has evolved in India after failure of tele-shopping (due to its limited market penetration) and now along with mall culture‚ online shopping is slowly getting acceptance from the Indian society. Let us look at the barriers of online shopping and how online shopping grew‚ thus making India ready for it. Barriers towards online shopping * Internet penetration is low in India‚ thus people were unaware of online shopping and were

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    The Dead By James Joyce

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    James Joyce – The Dead. James Joyce’s ‘The Dead’ written in 1914‚ is a short story‚ centering on protagonist Gabriel Conroy and his journey of development of the self. In this essay I will discuss three separate techniques used by Joyce‚ their effect on the reader and the meaning they provide to the story as a whole. The language choice used by Joyce in this particular passage is crucial in depicting the complex relationship between Gabriel and wife‚ Gretta. It appears that Gabriel attempts to idealize

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    Larry Rivers ENGL 1301 McCourt September 28‚ 2012 Online Shopping VS Traditional Shopping The advent of the Internet has had an impact in our lives in all sorts of ways such as in the manner in which we communicate‚ flirt‚ date‚ and most importantly‚ how we shop. While even in the recent past the thought of whether someone would be able to buy an Armani outfit wearing pajamas while looking after the needs of a couple of toddlers would have seemed like an outlandish idea‚ thanks to the increasing

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