freedom? Margaret Atwood raises these questions and many more in her novel The Handmaid’s Tale. She uses the character Offred to demonstrate passive behavior and acceptance of a totalitarian regime after the fall of the United States. In the new Republic of Gilead‚ Offred is a Handmaid‚ a surrogate for the government’s elite. Before Gilead‚ Offred was married with a daughter‚ her mother and best friend were both feminists and she had a decent job. Offred is a controversial character because Atwood makes
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Event Planning To start with an event planner is a person whose profession is the planning of social events‚ as parties and fundraisers. To be an event planner you need to have patience because not everything you do will turn out the way you want it to. If you want to have a successful event‚ brainstorming is the key. To be an event planner you need to have developed some of the following skills; verbal and written communications‚ organization and time management‚ project management and multi-tasking
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“I’ll tell you what real love is … I’ll give you a good example. And then you can draw your own conclusions” (Carver 144). Addressing the constant fear of existential nothingness‚ Margaret Atwood’s “Happy Endings” and Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” explore how the actions of characters‚ however useless they may appear to be‚ can impact happiness. Both stories begin at a point of ignorance‚ and develop their messages as the characters have to face the real but distressing
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The poem ‘The Planners’ by Boey Kim Cheng mentions the city structure and shows that perfection‚ uniformity and control over nature are the main concepts in this city plan. The wish for perfection and uniformity of the planners in the poem highlights another theme which is the control over nature. The aim of the powerful planners is to change the country they live in the way they want. Therfore‚ they want to have the power and potential to control the thoughts of people. The planners referred in the
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Role and Purpose This is an introductory course on financial planning and a course that has been recognized by the Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong (IFPHK) as a substitute for Module One in its education program (i.e.‚ those who have passed this course will not be required to take Module One of the education program for Certified Financial Planners). It contributes to the achievement of BBA Programme Outcomes by enabling students to understand‚ analyze and apply the elements and steps
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give advice may be beneficial. Sitting down with a financial planner may be exactly what you need when you are unsure of what to do in your financial life. What is a Financial Planner? A financial planner is an individual who has extensive education in financial matters and can advise you on what to do with your finances. A financial planner will sit down with you and evaluate your situation from top to bottom. For example‚ a planner may look at your expenses‚ your income‚ your retirement planning
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Computerized Event Planner with SMS Technology for ITSC of STI College Caloocan A Project Proposal Presented to the Faculty of STI College Caloocan In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology by: Ang‚ Genghis Khan C. dela Cruz‚ John Carlo A. Lazaro‚ Julius D. Mr. Bernard Mendiola Project Adviser October 2013 STI College – Caloocan ADVISER’S RECOMMENDATION SHEET This Project Proposal entitled Computerized
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Economic Environment December 2010–January 2011 The RMA Journal Wedding Bells Are Ringing ••After a downturn caused by a troubled economy and fewer marriages‚ wedding-related businesses are on the rebound. LiquidLibrary‚ Hemera/THinksTock by Toon van beeck and GeorGe van Horn While not an industry in itself‚ the wedding business is a key revenue contributor to a diverse mix of local busi- nesses. Weddings are customized‚ and therefore not prone to efficiency‚ and they often occur
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to Blame for Global Starvation and Wars? Margaret Atwood’s “Bread” carefully crafts several scenarios in which most people easily relate. All the while however‚ Atwood sets up the reader to be overcome with emotion and empathy. Through bread‚ Atwood stealthy argues that we have an abundance of comfort and life while others are suffering throughout the world. That American’s turn a blind eye to what is happening in the world today. Eventually‚ Atwood leads the reader to a place of guilt and self
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In the "Odyssey" by Homer ‚ and the "Siren Song" by Margaret Atwood‚ the sirens are portrayed differently for example in the story‚ the sirens are described through the ship members point of view whereas in the poem‚ the point of view is through the sirens. Perspective plays a huge role in this along with tone and imagery. Tone‚ for example‚ represents how beautiful or evil sounding the sirens were. In the story‚ the sirens have evil hoarse voices apparently ‚ "...Ravashing voices...heart inside
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