The next morning‚ when the Otis family met at breakfast‚ they discussed the ghost at some length. The United States Minister was naturally a little annoyed to find that his present had not been accepted. "I have no wish‚" he said‚ "to do the ghost any personal injury‚ and I must say that‚ considering the length of time he has been in the house‚ I don’t think it is at all polite to throw pillows at him‚"--a very just remark‚ at which‚ I am sorry to say‚ the twins burst into shouts of laughter
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As this problem becomes increasingly general‚ it is important to explore its different causes so as to relieve or tackle it. An important aspect of the ‘Hong Kong Kids’ phenomenon is the reason that it drives people’s worries. As stated in Ming Pao Daily News (2010)‚ ‘“Hong Kong Kid”…refers to children and students that are unable to look after themselves‚ have low emotional intelligence and are vulnerable to adversity.’ They are like plants that should be grown in a forest but are put inside
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Hispano-Mestizo America/Borderlands America: “Lone Star” The film “Lone Star” is a murder mystery film based in Frontera‚ Texas which is a multicultural border town. The significance of the conclusion of “Lone Star” is based off of several contexts presented throughout the film. The portrayed contexts of the film have to do with relationships and conflicts between races‚ social classes and power struggle within a community and the border between Mexico and Texas. These contexts place significance
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Created equally‚ with the natural rights of life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness‚ human beings have been seduced by the promises of the power-thirsty. The coaxed souls blindly follow the corrupted “influencers” into a crooked hole they call the “perfect” society; in reality‚ this is a place of tyranny‚ where the supreme power is placed in the hands of a government full of lust for ultimate dominance. The perspective‚ Progressivism‚ proposes such twisted community‚ in which equality can be
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Justice and Authority paper Discretionary authority in the Criminal Justice system Allen Ray CJA/550 April 11th‚ 2011 Discussions in how discretion is exercised in the legal profession often raises debate in the criminal justice system. Discretion is vastly misused in many of the criminal justice fields. Areas such as youth justice‚ sentencing‚ policing‚ and a host of many other legal fields need better understanding‚ interpretation and communication. As with many practices‚ the object
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Hatfield—McCoy Feud “The Hatfields and the McCoys” is a book written by Otis K. Rice about a long-lasting feud between two families that occurred between 1863 and 1891. The writings of the book were based on numerous court records and public documents‚ rather than just rumors that a lot of people had heard and passed down through generations. Today‚ the story of this feud represents a symbol of the potential dangers of justice‚ family honor‚ and vengeance. The majority of the Hatfield family
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successful and prevail. The human race is made up of winners‚ and those who just endure. Mankind as a whole does not share an unyielding soul‚ but a select few make the choice to triumph over their obstacles and become a better man from the experience. Otis‚ for example‚ endures life as the
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shipped to the colonies. James Otis Jr.‚ a Harvard-educated lawyer‚ argued that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies. “Every British Subject born on the continent of America‚ or in any other of the Ngo 2 British dominions‚ is by the law of God and nature‚ by the common law‚ and by the act of parliament‚ (exclusive of all charters from the crown) entitled to all natural‚ essential‚ inherent and inseparable rights of our fellow subjects in Great-Britain.”1 Otis believed that all British subjects
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accommodation and it supports the development in these two aspects in Hong Kong. As well as the economic benefits‚ Individual Visit Scheme leads to reduce unemployment rate. Mak‚ Chairman of Hong Kong Retail Management Association (as cited in Hong Kong Sing Pao Daily News‚ 2013) observes that number of employees in retail industry has grown 17% since the launching of Individual Visit Scheme in 2013. Also‚ according to recent figure‚ unemployment rate decreased from 4.3% in 2010 to 3.4% in 2011 (Census and
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Stop bullying on the internet Last month‚ a post-eighties man who worked in an IT company committed suicide by hanging as his privacy was revealed on the internet (Ming Pao‚ 2013). Last month still‚ a cohort of students in Baptist University was bullied by the netizens as they took advantage of charitable owner of a canteen. Under this heavy pressure‚ they eventually issued six pieces of press releases to make an apology to the owner in one day(Oriental Daily‚ 2013). In fact‚ there are still numerous
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