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    This documentary portrayed the brutal living standards of an average Chinese family. Some scenes were shocking‚ heartbreaking and others simply moving. I often found myself thinking "What are these people living for?" I understand how the daughter in the family found it easier to choose the working life at her age‚ however after seeing how her parents ended up‚ how can one choose the same when other opportunities are present? I am not asking these questions to judge their choices‚ I am asking them

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    SUPER SERVICE! A two day training programme for Junior Customer Service Officers Table of Contents Day One Agenda Icebreaker : Marooned Session One : Course Introduction Session Two : The Heart of the Matter - Giver or Taker - Connecting Heart and Soul - Presentation and Debrief - Positive Energy Session Three : Serving Up Your Best - Characteristics

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    as a normal coconut on the outside‚ but he lacks the quality of the fruit‚ leaving Meursault nothing but a shell. Meursault believes he is the only real individual‚ often disassociating himself from society or the other fruits. His role in The Stranger by Albert Camus proves life is what you make of it‚ for Meursault‚ life is meaningless and religion is hoax‚ but at the end of the day he put himself in his deadly situation. Despite the constant pressure of the outside world‚ Meursault is not forced

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    ENGLISH ESSAYS Stranger Than Fiction In the film ‘Stranger than fiction’ by Mark Fortster‚ the director portrays the issue of time and how it has affected the protagonist who is Harold Crick. Harold Crick is an IRS agent who lives a ‘life of solitude’ and monotony. Harold Crick lives a calculated life timed to perfection by his wrist watch. This lasted for 12 years until one regular Wednesday when he hears the voice of Karen Eiffel narrating his life. The issue of time pays such a vital role

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    The island of Berk is a Viking village that is plagued by attacks from dragons. Hiccup‚ the awkward son of the village chieftain‚ Stoick the Vast‚ shoots down a dragon he thinks may be a Night Fury‚ a rare dragon nobody has ever actually seen. Hiccup locates the dragon in the forest‚ but finds he is unable to kill the helpless animal. Hiccup instead cuts it free. Meanwhile‚ Stoick assembles a fleet to seek out the dragons’ nest‚ but before he leaves‚ he places Hiccup in dragon-fighting classes taught

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    Name of Text: “Welcome Stranger” Composer & Date of Publication: Stephanie Dowrick‚ 2008 Type of Text: Feature Article What is the text about? The text basically gets you to question whether you are an includer or excluder. It’s about people fitting in to different groups at all ages. Identify links to belonging: What elements of this text explore the concept of belonging? The whole text explores people’s connections to others in different groups and settings and questions our role in

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    The Stranger by Albert Camus is without a doubt one of the most iconic French novels to be released. The story begins with main character Meursault being introduced as someone with emotional indifference and lack of care for daily life. From there‚ readers get to see different sides of his character through interactions with various characters. Like most literary pieces‚ these small characters help contribute to the major character’s development. One of these characters in the book is one of his

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    individuals. In The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ Meursault was used to show the consequences of killing and how Meursault was not the only one affect by his actions. Meursault’s actions not only landed him in jail but caused his girlfriend‚ Marie‚ to suffer. Søren Kierkegaard used the story of Abraham and Isaac in Fear and Trembling to show how Abraham’s decision could affect his son and wife. These two philosophers use their works to highlight the fact that every action

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    In this Religion and Society class I learn something that I never knew before and I started to question thing I that I had believe to be true. I learn new term that I never heard before like mod and monotheism which means the belief in one God and polytheism which mean the belief in multiple God. I learn that Christianity is torn between them because in Christianity they believe in one God‚ however they also believe in the God‚ Son and the Holy Ghost. I also learn what religion is. Religion is

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    In Albert Camus’ “The Stranger” the “story of an ordinary man who gets drawn into a senseless murder” is told. Taking place in Algeria this man‚ Meursault‚ is constantly in a climate of extreme warmth‚ as are all the inhabitants therein. The sun‚ the source of light and the cause of this warmth‚ is thus a vital and normal part of his life. It brings warmth and comfort yet it can also cause pain and sickness. Throughout most of his life Meursault has lived with the

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