* Intended for adults as political satire‚ but children enjoyed it as well as adults. * Gulliver’s Travels (1726). * Most modern fantasy was established in England. * Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland‚ The Tale of Peter Pan‚ Winnie-the-Pooh‚ Mary Poppins‚ The Hobbit‚ The Lion‚ the Witch and the Wardrobe‚ etc. * Modern fantasies from other countries include: The Adventures of Pinocchio‚ Journey to the Center of the Earth‚ Around the World in Eight Days. * Scandinavian modern fantasies
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Doorways Karlene Edwards The smallest doorway I ever stepped through was less than one inch high‚ and the gabled cottage surrounding it was only eight inches at the top of its peaked‚ shingled roof. Carved from a single piece of dark stained mahogany‚ the cottage was one of a pair of bookends belonging to my mother. If I gazed for a time at the intricate carving‚ I could view the cottage’s lead-paned windows at eye level‚ feel the rough leaves of shrubbery against my legs‚ and glance up at the
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hand‚ are essential in ensuring a governance that is maka-tao at maka-Diyos and thus‚ promotive of social development. Filipino value orientation for success Filipinos in general‚ share common values for success. As a people‚ we promote our cultural heritage. For example‚ we pass on treasure Filipino proverbs from generation as our guide: precepts to observe or as warning to beware of. Consider the following : Nasa Diyos ang awa‚ nasa tao ang gawa. Ang tunay na anyaya‚ sinasamahan ng hila. Kapag
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order of things. The Confucianists believe that the gentlemen class must lead with virtue rather than using laws. However‚ under the Legalist ruler Shi Huangdi‚ the Great Wall of China was created. It could not have been built by simply following the “Tao” or through the lone efforts of the junzi‚ it required the common people following the ruler’s orders and laws. This proves that in order to prosper‚ a society needs strict laws. The Confucianists and Taoists would also disagree with the abolishment
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Case 27 The Vermont Teddy Bear Co.‚ Inc.: Challenges Facing a New CEO I. CASE ABSTRACT John Sortino founded the Vermont Teddy Bear Company (VTBC) in 1981 by selling handsewn teddy bears out of a pushcart in the streets of Burlington‚ Vermont (Wheelen & Hunger‚ 2004). Mr. Sortino’s motivation for making the teddy bears in the United States cultivated while playing with his son‚ Graham‚ and after noticing his son had many stuffed animals that were made in other countries (Wheelen & Hunger‚
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from people imitating the sounds that things make: Bow-wow‚ moo‚ baa‚ etc. Not likely‚ since very few things we talk about have characteristic sounds associated with them‚ and very few of our words sound anything at all like what they mean. 2. THE POOH-POOH THEORY The idea that speech comes from the automatic vocal responses to pain‚ fear‚ surprise‚ or other emotions: a laugh‚ a shriek‚ a gasp. But plenty of animals make these kinds of sounds too‚ and they didn’t end up with language. 3. THE DING-DONG
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creates the imagery of the simplicity of running around naked as a child. Children do not have to care about laws against nudity or the sexualizing of the body‚ they can just be wild and free with no worries. Finally‚ the song says “Right‚ my little pooh bear‚ wanna take a chance?” This is the adult talking directly to the child helping them learn to take chances. Something might be scary to a child that is not dangerous or scary at all‚ but the child may not know that. The parent is encouraging the
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greatly believed that people have the capacity within themselves to make their current state of being better. The Taoism philosophy emerged almost at the same time as Confucianism. Its beginning was highly attributed to Lao Tzu and his written work Tao Te Ching. Taoists considers Lao Tzu as their Supreme Deity. Taoist teachings revolve around health‚ longevity‚ immortality‚ non-action‚ spontaneity‚ nature and ancestral spirits. Buddhism‚ another religion widely practiced in China originated in
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The Geosci Motherload Unit 1 - Science! |1. |The US government‚ and most other governments of the world‚ provide support for scientists but not for astrologers‚ palm readers‚ or telephone | | |“psychics”. Why do governments support scientists? | | |A. | |
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Altruism: A Field Experiment Kamille J. Bernabe Master in Psychology Polytechnic University of the Philippines Graduate School Advanced Social Psychology Abstract Everyday life is filled with small acts of altruism. While we may be all too familiar with altruism‚ social psychologists are interested in understanding why it occurs. What inspires these acts of kindness? What motivates people to risk their own lives to save a complete stranger? Altruism as defined as the concern
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