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    The novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2003) features a 15-year-old boy with autism. The book is a well-written novel from the perspective of Christopher‚ a boy with Asperger’s syndrome. Christopher faces many symptoms a person with autism could face such as having a savant skill‚ as well as having limited social skills‚ as he does not like interacting with people. Christopher displays various symptoms such as being unable to read facial expressions‚ he does

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    The Incident

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    The Incident This happened to me last weekend . I am bored at that day . I was sitting outside my house alone because all of my friends were out of town . I was getting bored so I decided to ride my bike out to nearby garden . When I got there ‚ I saw nobody over there and I started feel curious at this moment . I sit on a meadow .I try to make myself more relax and take a nap . Suddenly ‚ I heard roar of thunder and the sky started become bad weather ahead . Dark ‚ smoky clouds threatened

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    White Lies

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    lie is two lies‚ the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it.” So‚ is it okay to tell white lies? Do you tell white lies for your own sake? Why do you lie even though you know that no matter how big or small your lie is‚ it is still considered as immoral? Well‚ according to an article entitled “Tell White Lies (Occasionally)” there are 3 possible reasons why people lie and I agree with the author. I agree with Donald W. McCullough that it is okay to tell white lies when we know

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    trust

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    Basic Rules of Trusts: Property‚ Obligations and trusts 1) Equitable title exists whenever equity will require the legal owner of property to hold the property for the benefit of some other person or group of persons (which group may include the legal owner himself.) 2) Cestuis que trust=beneficiaries 3) Settlor and trustee can be the same person. 4) Settlor and beneficiary can be the same person. (Settlor can convey property to a trustee on trust for himself.) 5) Express trust as the creation

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    Elie Wiesel Night Themes

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    the British and American losses combined. This novel is about one survivor’s story and how he made it through all of the challenges at Auschwitz. Elie gives a detailed account of events that truly show the horror and gore of the camps. In the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel‚ the main character‚ Elie‚ is affected by the events in the book because he loses his faith‚ becomes immune to death‚ and his point of view of his father changes. In the book‚ Elie experiences many harsh and severe events that make

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    Trust

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    Relevant Basic Definitions Trust is defined as an equitable obligation‚ binding a trustee to deal with property over which he/she has control for the benefits of beneficiaries. A trustee could be a beneficiary as long as he/she is not the only one. Trustee is the person who is the legal owner and controller of the trust property. The trustee‚ who is usually appointed in the trust deed‚ manages the trust on behalf of the beneficiaries and is held accountable by being subject to fiduciary duties.

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    Secrets

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    The Secrets We Keep “We all have secrets; we live and breathe them every day. We may not know what one another’s secrets are‚ but we know they’re there.” This quote is from the famous author Gail Saltz‚ M.D of the book Anatomy of a Secret Life: The Psychology of Living a Lie. Everyone is known to have a private side‚ which they may reveal to few‚ if any. According to Merriam Dictionary a secret is defined as “something that is kept hidden or concealed.” On the other hand‚ the Merriam Dictionary

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    Several of the characters in Twelfth Night display egotism throughout the play. Three characters that demonstrate self-absorption are Malvolio‚ Olivia‚ and Duke Orsino. In the play‚ when Malvolio finds the letter in the garden‚ he quickly jumps to the conclusion that the letter is for him because of what is says inside. Malvolio said "if this fall into thy hand‚ revolve. In my stars I am above thee‚ but be not afraid of greatness (Shakespeare‚ 84)." In other words‚ the letter stated many good characteristics

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    Telling Lies

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    Paul Ekman TELLING LIES Psychology Telling Lies PAUL EKMAN "This admirable book offers both a wealth of detailed‚ practical information about lying and lie detection and a penetrating analysis of the ethical implications of these behaviors. It is strongly recommended to physicians‚ lawyers‚ diplomats and all those who must concern themselves with detection of deceit." —Jerome D. Frank The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine In this new expanded edition of the author’s pathfinding

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    Deterioration Nothing in human history can compare to the barbarity and the atrocities that were committed in the Nazi concentration/death camps. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel‚ he describes in detail the horrific events and tragedies that he experienced during the concentration camps. He talks about how he lost his family and how his relationship with his father transitions throughout the story. Elie describes how his relationship with his father evolves from them being distant‚ to them getting

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