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    Relating to others

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    Relating to Others Introduction Within this assignment I will explore the ways in which I relate to others. I will identify any barriers or difficulties which could affect my ability to relate to others and therefore have an adverse effect on my role as a helper. Egan (1994) states that to be a fully developed helper‚ a key component is self awareness. He also suggests that there can be a “shadow side” to helping‚ which can adversely affect the outcome of the helping process. Sanders et al

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    Eat Drink Woman Themes

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    Eat.Drink.Man.Woman. The movie‚ Eat‚ Drink‚ Man‚ Woman‚ tells the story about a widowed father and Chinese master chef Chu and his three daughters. It explores the themes of family‚ tradition‚ and relationships. The themes of family and tradition are highlighted throughout the movie by the reoccurrence of Sunday dinner. Mr. Chu prepares these elaborate dinners every Sunday for his three daughters. He puts these Sunday dinners together as an expression of his love for them because he has

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    Think Before You Eat

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    Everyone should take a second and weigh out the pros and cons before deciding to eat fast food. There are many health risks when it comes to eating food that is made within a matter of seconds. The food is not properly taken care of‚ which leads back to where the food is originally produced. Even if it is easy to buy and cheap‚ the health risk outweigh the five minutes of satisfaction that fast food brings. The health risks that come from eating so much fast food are life threatening. First of

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    The fabliaux‚ "The Reeve ’s Tale" and "The Miller ’s Tale" of Geoffrey Chaucer ’s The Canterbury Tales‚ express similar characteristics yet simultaneously express differences. "The Reeve ’s Tale" is far more perverse than "The Miller ’s Tale"‚ which is expressed as a story of slapstick humor and ignorance. Both "The Reeve ’s Tale" and "The Miller ’s Tale" coincide on the topic of deception. Both of these tales express the theme of revenge. "The Reeve ’s Tale" concentrates on the theme of sin more

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    Tale of Genji

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    “The Tale of Genji” The Tale of Genji can be considered as one of the oldest novels; some people even call it the world’s first novel. It was written during the early 11th century. The author‚ Murasaki Shikubu‚ can be compared to Homer‚ Dante‚ and Goethe. The masterpiece has influenced both the Western and Eastern Canon. It contains topics which are found in modern novels: romance‚ travel‚ and a perfect hero. The novel consists of a major character‚ Genji‚ the eponymous hero of the tale‚ and

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    Canterbury Tales

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    The Good and Bad in the Canterbury Tales In Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem‚ Canterbury Tale‚ life in fourteenth-century England is realistically and satirically exposed. Through the Knight‚ Parson‚ and Summoner‚ Chaucer portrays the good and bad people in fourteenth-century England. The Knight represents the chivalry during this time‚ whereas the Parson represents the God-fearing‚ respectable people. Although there were many good people in England‚ Chaucer also shows many bad ones such as the Summoner

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    In the book the curious incident of the dog at night-time written by Mark Haddon‚ an important idea is the difficulty of diversity in society. Haddon communicated the idea through the book using the language features narrative point of view‚ Dialogue‚ and symbolism. Narrative point of view was used to show us Christopher’s perspective on how he views the world and society‚ and to get inside Christopher’s head to explain the fact he reacts a certain way‚ or believes in a certain philosophy like how

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    The Tale of Genji

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    piece of literature‚ The Tale of Genji. Three crucial aspects depicted in the novel’s progression are the role of women‚ Buddhism‚ and the political configuration‚ each containing positive and negative attributes prevalent in the tale. China was a powerful nation at the time‚ and during this age‚ these three societal concepts were important‚ yet controversial at times. These concepts can all be related directly back to the central character‚ Genji‚ along with the other vital people who‚ not surprisingly

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    Eat Drink Man Woman

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    shock‚ or it could be the hesitance to reading subtitles for two hours. Despite these setbacks‚ foreign films are some of the best made and Eat Drink Man Woman‚ directed by Ang Lee is no exception. Eat Drink Man Woman offers many elements of a great movie such as excellent filming techniques‚ interesting and unique characters‚ and unanticipated plot twists. Eat Drink Man Woman focuses on the story of a retired chef and his three daughters. The oldest daughter‚ Jia-Ning is a Christian schoolteacher

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    Tale of Two Cities

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    Violence and Cruelty Leading to Harsh Rebellion Throughout the novel A Tale of Two Cities‚ Charles Dickens constantly uses examples of violence and cruelty to show why the French peasants revolted against the aristocracy and to describe the revolt. During the extant of the peasant’s lives before the rebellion they were treated so brutally by the aristocrats. The wealthy people took great advantage of their power and the poor people. When the peasants rebelled they responded with violence and brutality

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