Old Joke by Alan Shapiro ALAN SHAPIRO Radiant child of Leto‚ farworking Lord Apollo‚ with lyre in hand and golden plectrum‚ you sang to the gods on Mount Olympus almost as soon as you were born. You sang‚ and the Muses sang in answer‚ and together your voices so delighted all your deathless elders that their perfect happiness was made more perfect still. What was it‚ though‚ that overwhelmed them‚ that suffused‚ astonished‚ even the endless ether? Was it the freshest
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SUMMARY OF WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2013 WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2013 was edited by John Helliwell‚ Richard Layard and Jeffrey Sachs In July 2011 the UN General Assembly passed a historic resolution. It invited member countries to measure the happiness of their people and to use this to help guide their public policies. The first WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT was published in 2012. The need is a rising worldwide demand that policy framing must be closer to issues that really matters to people as perceived
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CHINA SHAKES THE WORLD x BOOK SUMMARY In China Shakes the World‚ James Kynge gives a history and explanation of the Chinese economy. Kynge started writing the book in 2004 and it was published in 2006. The book is like a biography‚ giving experiences around 1982 when Kynge was a student at the Shandong University. It gives a detailed explanation of economic activities by China in the regions of Germany‚ Italy‚ China‚ and even the United States Midwest. The book sarts with a still mill-Thyssen
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Responses to Three Employment Law Encounters Alejandro M. Quiñones Inserni University of Phoenix Business Law LAW-531 January 16‚ 2013 Dr. Paul-Vilaro Nelms Fast Serve Inc. is a 25 million company‚ which employs more than 350 people involved in the direct marketing of branded sports apparel. The company decided to open two online marketing and 10% of the workplace was moved to manage the online distribution. After several months‚ the company noted that they were being affected by this last measure
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In many countries‚ the proportion of old people is steadily increasing. Does this have more positive or negative effects on the society? With the development of technology and medical care‚ people now enjoy extended life expectancy. The percentage of elderly people who are over 65 has been increasing dramatically which is as a direct result of longevity. This trend is not only restricted to developed countries where have surging economy‚ advanced technology and relatively completed social welfare
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& Quote Explanation Technique & Quote Context and text (Zohra Saed) “Big World” is a story of two boys’ lives as they finish school and assert their independence in the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Context: Grew up in small towns in WA. Working class background. Father was a police officer and great story teller. Educated at university. Christian. Idiom: “the old girl will crack a sad on me”; “[Biggie’s] old man will beat the shit out of him”. First-person narration/colloquial language/dismissive
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To give or not to give? This is the central question brought up in “The Singer Solution To World Poverty‚” an article written by utilitarian philosopher‚ Peter Singer. Singer’s “solution” is that Americans need to take all of their money that is not devoted to the basic requirements for life and give it to organizations that are working on saving impoverished children across the globe. In his piece‚ he uses two imaginary situations to draw a conclusion about the moral position of Americans who do
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While driving‚ there are many situations that arise where drivers encounter adverse conditions. These conditions can cause driving to be more much difficult. However‚ knowing the right information and the ways to handle these situations can help drivers successfully maneuver the roads. Glare is an adverse road condition that’s encountered often. Especially just after sunrise and sunset‚ the sun can shine directly in a driver’s eyes‚ making is very difficult for them to see. When dealing with sun
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OLD COINS BRASS TANKA OF DELHI SULTAN MUHAMMAD III Muhammad III bin Tughluq ruled much of India from 1325 to 1351AD. He was a scholar‚ calligrapher and an innovative monarch. Unfortunately he did not always consider the consequences of his innovations. Vast amounts of his treasury was spent trying to expand and consolidate his realm. This only encouraged numerous revolts throughout his realm. He forcibly moved his entire capital and all its inhabitants from Delhi to a more central
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