To Pleasure A Prince by Sabrina Jeffries is very close to being a wallbanger for me because the hero in this book is truly hard to tolerate and the heroine’s "growing affection" for him comes off like increasing desperation on her part to emulate her martyr-prone romance heroine sisters. On one hand‚ I try to be patient with this book. I’ve read bad boy heroes who push the limits of acceptable behavior‚ enjoy these books‚ and there’s that. But Marcus North isn’t a bad boy as much as he comes off
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The Sook Ching‚ meaning a purge through cleansing‚ was a massacre that happened when Britain surrendered Singapore to Japan‚ from February 18 to March 4 of 1942. Chinese males aged 18 to 50 were called to screening centers to be examined by Japanese soldiers. If they were deemed “anti-Japanese‚” they would be executed. While this massacre is not as well-known as other historical events‚ there is still debate on some of the causes. One idea that is widely disagreed on is that the Chinese were passing
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power.” There are many wasy to obtain power‚ most of which involve some less than honest actions. Machiavelli was a noble in Italy during a time of unstability. As such he wrote a guide on how to be an effective leader‚ this guide was titled “The Prince”. One of the main themes of this was that the end justifies the means‚ that you could and should do whatever is necessary in order to reach the desiered result. There is no such thing as a perfect ruler‚ there is only effective rulers and ineffective
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In “The Scholars‚” Wu Ching-Tzu revealed the truth and dark side of Chinese government organization and examination. He also discussed the morality and philosophy of people in Ming Dynasty. As the beginning of the “The Scholars‚” Wu Ching-Tzu used Wang Mien’s story as an example to show what a clever‚ remarkable man should be. The story is started with an introspective question: “in human life riches‚ rank‚ success and fame are external things. Men will risk their lives in the search for them;
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most valuable characteristic of being a great leader is the ability to make decisions. Starting from making clear of your own position; in contrast to being the swing boat‚ it does not gain much reputable praises from any groups of people. "The Prince‚" by Machiavelli understands the importance of decision making and the respect for sticking to your decisions. According to a personal experience from this summarization‚ an UPS manager stated "I don ’t care if you make a bad decision‚ as long as
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My parents once said‚ "nasa Diyos ang awa‚ nasa tao and gawa". This may just seem like an ordinary sentence‚ but for me‚ its not‚ its more than that. This sentence is a system‚ where‚ for me‚ everyone fails to follow‚ for most of the time‚ people tend to just pray and go to church every Sunday to ask help or to seek answers for the problems they are facing‚ but once they get out‚ they don’t do a single thing to change their situation‚ from bad to better. This was my thinking months before a huge
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Title: Prince of Tides: A Summary on Repressed and Recovered Memories Abstract Prince of Tides is a movie in which a family experiences a very traumatic event in their childhood. The movies focus is the effects of the event and shows the results of psychological trauma. It shows an example of repressed and recovered memories. This paper also shows how some researchers oppose that theory. Prince of Tides: A Summary on Repressed and Recovered Memories This movie begins with brief
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“Ching chong ling long!” exclaims by a youngster from school. “Ching chong ling long” is a pejorative term used by English speakers to mock how people of Chinese descent speak in English. Racism and stereotypes have always been a big part of my childhood. I get mocked by not just students‚ but even teachers. As a kid growing up in Houston‚ Texas‚ I perceived that being racist to an Asian person is socially acceptable. As my third week of school in America starts‚ I get up extra early to put my clothes
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I strongly believe that continuous improvement is more important than quality control. The reason behind my thinking is that quality control is an element of continuous improvement for the following reason. Quality control only identifies rejects. Its only purpose is to inspect items or services to determine whether or not a set criteria‚ or standard‚ is met; and decide whether the item will be fixed‚ rejected‚ or passed. Continuous improvement is the ability to constantly change and adapt by getting
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Heroism is a quality many aspire to but few achieve. Depending on the current culture and view of a particular society the definition of what it means to be a hero varies. Greek culture shared many values and ideals throughout all of its cities. However‚ some differences can be seen in cities such as Athens and Sparta. The readings from Homer‚ Xenophon‚ Aristophanes‚ and Thucydides explain the Greek ideals about heroism. While the religious groups of Christians‚ Muslims‚ and Jews shared some
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