Travel Observations by Engelbert Kaempfer The German physician‚ Engelbert Kaempfer‚ was born in 1651 in the Westphalian town of Lemgo. Kaempfer did quite a bit of traveling throughout his life‚ and in September of 1690 Kaempfer’s ship arrived at the coast of Nagasaki‚ the only Japanese port that was open to foreigners at the time. Kaempfer visited Japan during the Tokugawa period‚ named for the Tokugawa Shogun who governed from 1603 to 1868. Kaempfer stayed in Japan for two years‚ and he wrote
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of Travel Writing for the forty-something American proof reader and former Art History graduate Melissa Holbrook Pierson. Focusing in and around the world of the motorcycle this part travelogue‚ part voyage of self-discovery could‚ on the face of it be said to have been conceived and executed pretty much along the lines of Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. 1 However there are a number of subtle differences in style and approach‚ which I believe distances this book somewhat
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CHAPTER 4 END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS TRUE/FALSE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BEFORE THE QUESTION NUMBER. T 1. Accrual-basis accounting matches the income from the period and the expenses for the period in order to determine the net income or net loss for the period. F 2. In QuickBooks Pro‚ the Journal is called the book of final entry. F 3. An account may be deleted at any time. F 4. In a sole proprietorship‚ an owner=s name is added to the Vendor
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4-MAT Book Review Stephanie Leonard Liberty University Summary In Dr. H. Norman Wrights book “The Complete Guide to Crisis & Trauma Counseling: What to Do and Say when it Matters Most”‚ which was published in 2011 focuses on how to counsel those in a crisis situation. The book begins by Dr. Wright discussing his personal life story of dealing with loss‚ crisis‚ and trauma. His story is the foundation of the subject in how to counsel someone and knowing when to refer a person to someone with more
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In this process‚ people tend to forget‚ who they are and what they are. There is no time to ponder and wonder. They tend to forget the values of life. Travelling is a time when people relax‚ reflect and ponder. Most people‚ after a pleasant travel‚ return home with a fresh outlook‚ new zeal and a better determination. Travelling has also a great informative value. It widens the grasp of our knowledge of geography‚ different cultures and people‚ etc. For example‚ when people of Assam visit
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An Irish bishop was forced by Jonathan Swift to say that Gulliver’s Travels‚ "was full of improbable lies‚ and for his part he hardly believed a word of it." (Brady 1) In a way the bishop was correct as six-inch people‚ giants‚ immortal humans‚ intelligent horses‚ and deformed creatures‚ all races presented in Swift’s novel‚ don’t exist. Gulliver’s Travels‚ by far‚ was the most popular‚ influential‚ and controversial novel. For nearly three centuries‚ authors‚ professors‚ and critics have tried
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Mother Nature? The synthetic alternatives will serve a much better purpose overall.3. There will be less criminals around by eliminating threats to all plant-life (people who consume or destroy vegetables‚ fruits‚ and plants are considered criminals).4. Society will be a better place for every living organism on this planet! (The plants will prosper when everyone is dead from malnutrition since plants can plant and water themselves).| Obviously‚ the true intentions of this “proposal” are to get
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3/25/12 Critical Lens “The right good book is always a book of travel; it is about a life’s journey”. This quote by H.M. Tomlinson means that the people in the book grow throughout the story and can take people to different places by making them think of new ideas that go against their true thinking. I agree with the quote and interpretation. Two works of literature that help support the quote are To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and “1984” by George Orwell. Literary elements that prove
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last they opened in New York City. Kardashian also recently got engaged to one of the richest rappers in the US‚ Kanye West. Their engagement took place on her birthday at Giants Stadium where Kardashian‚ of course‚ said yes. Their child North is now 4 months old. Kardashian started her campaign later than most which made her nervous and she was doing anything she could to catch up. Kardashian has been traveling all week to different malls all over the country handing out pamphlets‚ free makeup
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