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    majority had dominated the country. The remainder of Sri Lanka’s population includes ethnic Muslims as well as the Tamil and Sinhalese Christians. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)‚ also known as the Tamil Tigers‚ is the only terrorist group which once consumed its own ‘Military’ – Tigers (infantry)‚ Air Tigers (air wing) and Sea Tigers (sea wing) in the world. LTTE began its campaign in Sri Lanka for a separate homeland in 1983 for Tamils. On January 10‚ 2008 The Federal Bureau of Investigation

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    I have known Tiger Mou for a little over a year now as his College Counselor at GSSM‚ a small public two year residential school for students from across the state of South Carolina. He was also a student in a College Seminar class that I taught last spring. Academically‚ Tiger willing accepted the offer to transfer from Riverside High School in Greer‚ SC‚ which offers a very rigorous curriculum to the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM). Here at GSSM‚ classes are

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    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mr. Smith Honors English – Period 6 19 January 2013 Ambiguity and Irony in the Tiger Who Would Be King James Thurber weaves ambiguity and irony into “The Tiger Who Would Be King” and allows them to influence the readers understanding and perception of the characters‚ themes‚ and plots in various ways. For example‚ ambiguity‚ a lack of clarity‚ presents itself when the brash and volatile tiger arrogantly declares “I’ll be king of beasts by the time the moon rises” (312). This presents

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    Warning! Warning! Warning! In Frank Stockton’s short story “The Lady‚ or the Tiger‚” the readers are introduced to the daughter of a semi-barbaric king and her lowly lover‚ who was sentenced to go into the King’s arena and choose between two doors: behind one door is a beautiful maiden‚ and behind the other is a savage‚ relentless tiger. In a surprise ending‚ Stockton does not specify which door the lover chose. Instead‚ he poses the question and warns the readers‚ “Think of it‚ fair readers‚

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    perfect modern day example of a tragic hero is Tiger Woods. How can somebody so perfect‚ make such a terrible mistake? Before it all happened‚ Tiger Woods was a role model‚ a man with many fans that looked up to him. Woods was recognized for his talents at a very young age. “He was eight when he won the 1984 Junior World Golf Championships‚ having to enter the 9-10 boys’ event as it was the youngest group available”(Biography Channel). At the age of 20‚ Tiger was already a professional golfer and one

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    Leadership Development in South Riding Council Leadership skills development is often a neglected area in local councils across the UK. South Riding Council has sought to address this issue through establishing its own local leadership institute. The council‚ like all other local authorities‚ is facing the challenge of developing the leaders of tomorrow within a turbulent operating environment. The recruitment and retention of key staff is not easy in an area hit by a long-term decline in the local

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    The Lady or the Tiger “The Lady or the Tiger” proposes one question: Which? Author Frank Stockton writes about a barbaric game invented by the King. If any man in the kingdom rubs the King the wrong way‚ he gets put into a stadium in front of two doors. Behind one is a tiger‚ the other a lady. If the man picks a door and a lady comes out‚ he gets to marry her. But if a tiger comes out of the door‚ he dies a violent death. Hundreds of people look on with pleasure as he picks death or life. In

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    Tiger Woods: Crisis Communication Although Tiger Woods released several statements attempting to minimize not only the incident of his Escalade-tree collision but also the initial reports of a possible extramarital affair‚ the lack of full disclosure and the revelations of additional females stating that they too had affairs with Tiger have only fueled the media frenzy. Television entertainment news shows such as TMZ‚ Entertainment Tonight‚ The Insider‚ and Access Hollywood report on the Tiger

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    Chinese families that made his name to Jane Austen’s England (Sense and Sensibility) and Richard Nixon’s America (The Ice Storm). If he revisits a place or genre it’s to tell a very different story – a martial arts movie in medieval China (Crouching Tiger‚ Hidden Dragon) is followed by a spy thriller in wartime Shanghai (Lust‚ Caution)‚ and a western with a US civil war background (Ride With the Devil) is succeeded by a western about a gay relationship in present-day Wyoming (Brokeback Mountain).

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    When I was four years old my parents bought me my first dirt bike. Riding dirt bikes has always been a part of my life. I started on a JR 50 and it’s a very small bike and after working my way up on bikes I’m now on a TTR 250. At first I was always scared to move on to a bigger bike‚ but I felt comfortable for the first time when I moved up to the TTR 250. Then a few years ago‚ I was outside riding my dirt bike and my family was watching me. I told them that I didn’t need any gear on because I wasn’t

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