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    Movie Critique for The King’s Speech I watched The King’s Speech for my movie critique at home. This film tells the story of Prince Albert‚ the Duke of York‚ and how he overcame a life-long speech impediment with the help of Lionel Logue‚ a speech therapist from Australia. The movie begins with Prince Albert (Colin Firth) attempting to deliver a speech written by his father at the closing ceremony of the Empire Exhibition. We find out that the king has already spoken‚ as well as Prince Albert’s

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    Confucius Confucius ’ life was of tremendous importance in the forming of Chinese culture. Confucius ’ plan and simple approach to life‚ revealed his deep seeded beliefs that through great human effort one can shape their own future. He had great faith in the ordinary man and believed that they are teachable and perfectible. Confucius believed that ordinary humans could be come awe-inspiring with wisdom and great knowledge. The quest to improve one ’s "self" became deeply rooted in the Confucian

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    had stopped the mob by saying to Mr. Cunningham: “Hey‚ Mr. Cunningham. How’s your entailment gettin’ along?” (153). Scout had brought up something that he was interested in‚ instead of something she was interested in. This had demonstrated Scouts politeness to others‚ and compassion. Later on‚ in the book after Tom Robinson had been pleaded guilty‚ Jem had cried and said to Atticus: “It ain’t right‚ Atticus‚” (212). This had merely been Jem losing his innocence‚ he had finally been exposed to the fact

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    Japanese Daimyo practicing the code of conduct of Bushido.” The Bushido Code is an honor code developed by the samurai class in the Japanese military and is comprised of eight virtues which are Rectitude or Justice‚ Courage‚ Benevolence or Mercy‚ Politeness or Respect‚ Honesty‚ Honor‚ Loyalty‚ and Character and Self-control. The Bushido Code was developed during the Kamakura period (1185-1333) alongside with the practice of seppuku (ritual disembowelment) which was a way for a samurai to regain his

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    the changes to their way of life that it would bring. They were free but still had to conform to what the white man thought they should be. The white man still expected respect and politeness from them as they had taught them as slaves. Ida B. Wells addressed this by stating: in state of slavery he learned politeness from association with white people‚ who took pains to teach them. Since emancipation came and the tie of mutual interest and regard between master and servant was broken the Negro has

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    Qualities of a good telephone operator Punctuality – it is extremely important that an operator reports for duty at least five minutes before his/her shift. Personal hygiene and deportment – operators must be particularly careful that their mouths are free from odour. Hair should be properly groomed and finger nails well maintained. Accuracy – errors are usually caused by carelessness or misunderstanding. All this can be avoided by the exercise of reasonable care‚ particularly in putting

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    and we will learn to appreciate the cultural difference of people from different part of the earth. Secondly‚ modern technology increases the communication between cultures. Eastern people can learn good virtual from western culture such as politeness and self-cultivation; and western people can also learn a great deal of good virtual from eastern culture such as modesty and filial pity of one’s parents. By communication‚ one culture can learn from other culture and evolve. Thirdly‚ modern

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    Cross Cultural Comparison of Tendencies in the German and Japanese Communication Style Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction ................................................................................................................3 Context and Values in Communication .....................................................................4 Nonverbal Communication ........................................................................................5 Linguistic Characteristics

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    "rancid‚" and "spectroscopic" are not words that an intimidating man would have in his vocabulary (9‚ 12‚ 23). The speaker’s intelligence is further shown through his use of sarcasm and wit in response to the landlady’s questions. Although he pretends politeness the entire time‚ he includes meanings in his speech. The fact that a black man could outwit and make a white woman seem foolish shows the irony in judging people based on their skin color. This again is showing how different the landlady is to the

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    Custom and Courtesies Essay Courtesy among members of the Armed Forces is vital to maintain discipline. Military courtesy means good manners and politeness in dealing with other people. Courteous behavior provides a basis for developing good human relations. Military courtesy is not a one-way street. Enlisted personnel are expected to be courteous to officers and likewise officers are expected to return the courtesy. Mutual respect is a vital part of military courtesy. In the final analysis‚ military

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