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    In the story Lather and Nothing Else by Hernando Téllez‚ the barber should not have killed commander Torres. When the barber asked how many prisoners they took‚ Commander Torres answered‚ “Fourteen‚ we had to go pretty far into the forest to get them.” Which implies that he has many men so if he ever died they would just get a new leader. This leader could be good or bad‚ but we don’t know and not knowing gives the possibility that it could be worse. At the end of the story‚ he says‚ “that it’s hard

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    Going for the Look

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    Going for the Look In Marshal Cohen argument responding to Steve Greenhouse article‚ “Going for the Look‚ but Risking Discrimination‚” Greenhouse argues that companies only hire people for their looks and not for their experience. This has been going on for a long time‚ but some people never really realized it. Companies like Abercrombie & Fitch and L’ Oreal that hire based on looks and not on the experience of the person‚ reminds me of a bully who does things and doesn’t get caught‚ but when

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    Going Into Recession

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    Australia going into recession Submitted to Submitted by Bhagwant Virk What is recession? Recession is a significant decline in economic activity mainly a decline in GDP of an economy for two or more successive years. Recession results in major sink in stock market‚ real income ‚industrial production‚ employment opportunities and real estate. What Causes recession? 1. Any economy typically goes to recession for six months extending to two years. 2. A recession normally takes place when consumers

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    Force to Submit Something

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    List of Recommended Textbooks for:  Mechanical Engineering (core courses)  Specializations (major prescribed electives) Note: Students are advised to check with Course Coordinator/Lecturer for the latest updates of Textbooks/References FE1008 Computing • H. H. Cheng‚ C for Engineers and Scientists: An Interpretive Approach‚ McGraw-Hill‚ 2009 (ISBN-10: 0073376051‚ ISBN-13: 978-0073376059) FE1073 Introduction to Engineering & Practices • NIL M A0100 Environmental Sustainability • NIL M

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    Going for the Look

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    Going for the Look In today’s younger‚ trendy‚ fashion stores‚ people are being hired for their looks and less because of their brains. Marshal Cohen‚ a senior industry analyst‚ argues about why hiring better looking people helps a store’s environment. Making a certain brand more desirable to buy‚ meaning the company shall make more money. Stores such as Abercrombie and Fitch have already set their image using this technique and have become quite successful. Hiring attractive people is not

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    the tipping point

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    “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.” By Malcolm Gladwell. Malcolm Gladwell‚ the author of The Tipping Point‚ explores the phenomenon known as the tipping point. According to Gladwell the tipping point is the moment at which "an idea‚ trend‚ or social behavior crosses a threshold‚ tips‚ and spreads like wildfire". In other words‚ the point when an idea‚ trend‚ or behavior becomes an sensation to the world. Gladwell researches the behaviors of fashion

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    but for what? I honestly do not walk into these stores just because a “good-looking gal” is working behind the counter. I go into stores because the clothes‚ or the brand catch my attention‚ not some person advertising the product. So I disagree with this part Cohen’s argument‚ because not everyone goes into a store just to see a “good-looking gal”. Another argument Cohen brings up is that retailers hire based on looks because it is smart and necessary. In the article “Going for the

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    Sag something you lost

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    dreams‚ only dream of mine now is to find peace. I don’t know how‚ but only thing I know is that I need to try my hardest to put peace in this dam rotten‚ ruff place which some people still manage to call home-Earth. However I am happy that I don’t need to call it home anymore‚ main reason for that - is that living in this dam place‚ not entertaining at all - most entertainment I felt is when I was vanishing from this doomed place. Isn’t it makes you want to cry? At least for me it something to cry

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    Only in the Middle

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    1. Not only do the addition to gambling cost a huge amount of money to victims‚ but also this habit can put their family happiness at danger. 2. Only in the middle of the year does the price of mean hit a low 3. Vocaburary: - Obsess: Ám ảnh - Neglect: Bỏ bê - Duty: Sự kính trọng No sooner do children become obsessed with earning money than they begin to neglect their main duty and suffer lower academic performance at school. 4. Vocaburary: - Encourage: Khuyến khích - Bosom: Ở giữa Nowhere

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    vincent van gogh

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    Ping Song FNAR C100 Topic Proposal Jennifer D. Scavone 26/10/2013 1. Vincent van Gogh‚ A Peasant Woman Digging in Front of Her Cottage‚ c. 1885. Oil on Canvas‚ 31.3*42 cm‚ Dutch. Medieval to Modern European Painting and Sculpture Gallery 241. 2. Vincent van Gogh‚ Self-Portrait‚ 1887‚ Oil on artist’s board‚ mounted on cradled panel‚ 41*32.5 cm‚ Dutch. Medieval to Modern European Painting and Sculpture Gallery 241. A Peasant Woman Digging in Front of Her Cottage. There are a number of

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