Questions: “Fish Cheeks” 1. Why does Tan cry when she finds out that the boy she is in love with is coming to dinner? -Amy cried‚ because she thought Robert would be disappointed about her and her family. 2. Why does Tan’s mother go out of her way to prepare a traditional Chinese dinner for her daughter and her guests? What one sentence best sums up the lesson Tan was not able to understand until years later? -I think Amy’s mother did a traditional Chinese dinner because since it was
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Industrialisation The industrialisation process is historically based on the expansion of the secondary sector in an economy dominated by primary activities. Thus‚ industrialisation can be termed as the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one. It is a part of a wider modernisation process‚ where social change and economic development are closely related with technological innovation‚ particularly with the development of large-scale
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Vocabulary Activities for The Old Man and the Sea So you’ve chosen to read The Old Man and the Sea‚ by Ernest Hemingway. Good choice! This book won the Pulitzer Prize for excellence in literature in 1953. Activity #1: Word Sorts Write the words from the Word Banks on index cards or slips of paper. Mix them together and sort them into three groups: words you know well‚ words you know a little about‚ and words you have never encountered before. Spread the words out rather than piling
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Travel to Fort Santiago‚ Intramuros When I was in grade 1‚ I’ve already went to Fort Santiago in Intramuros. But I can’t clearly remember what I’ve seen that time because I was too young and I just wanted to explore with no particular task. But when I’ve returned in that place‚ it was very memorable because I’ve seen a very antique place for the second chance. I am really excited to return in that place because I wanted to take pictures with that old place but I have no camera in hand that time
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During the colonization of North America‚ there was a wide range of how well the colonists’ relationships with the Native Americans were. The relations in the British colonies varied. In Jamestown‚ which was one of the earliest English settlements‚ the relations were not good. The colonists thought of the Native people as savages and no more than mere animals. They were almost always fighting and the only reason they traded was out of fear and necessity. Yet‚ in Plymouth the Natives and the colonists
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result of machismo‚ women understand their roles in the village are to marry‚ have children‚ and care for a family. Women also accept harassment by men in their society because they have learned no other way. This is demonstrated in the novel when Santiago leaves his home to receive the bishop and has an encounter with Divina Flor‚ one of his servants - "’He grabbed my whole pussy‚’ Divina Flor told me. ’It was what he always did when he caught me alone in some corner of the house‚’" (Marquez 13).
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Mermaids were half woman‚ half fish and they thrived when the Earth was nearly covered in 75% of water. Mermaids and Sirens were merpeople who: “Dwelled near rocky cliffs and sung to passing sailors”(Radford‚ Benjamin). Both had led sailors to their death by using their beautiful voices
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The relationship between the economic growth and environment is and may always remain a complex matter. Some perceive the emergence of new pollution problems unsuccessful when dealing with global warming. There are others however‚ that have a more optimistic view. They see tremendous progress made in improving air quality in major cities and note ever improving human condition which was made possible by the advances of technology. The limited natural resources of the planet had many years been
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Singapore to rescue Rizal from the Spanish steamer by means of a writ of habeas corpus. The writ‚ however‚ was denied and Rizal remained prisoner in the ship. The Colon reached Manila on November 3‚ 1896 and Rizal was then quietly transferred to Fort Santiago. The preliminary investigation began a few days later‚ with Colonel Francisco Olive acting as the Judge Advocate. Two kinds of evidence were presented against Rizal‚ namely documentary and testimonial. Documentary evidence included letters which
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What is the relationship between easement and the law of tort? Discuss. An easement is an interest in land which is created by express agreement‚ prior use‚ or necessity that permits one person to make use of another’s estate. An affirmative easement gives one person the right to use another’s land; a negative easement prevents the owner from using his land in a way that will affect another person’s land. In understanding easement law‚ the important distinctions are between easements appurtenant
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