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    The Dragon Boat Festival

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    Officially on falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month‚ the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day. While many stories regarding its origin abound‚ the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan‚ a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival’s Origin At the end of the Zhou Dynasty‚ the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several

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    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo By: Steig Larsson The book that I chose to read was‚ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In the book we learn about social issues that are not only found in Sweden but from all over the world. Through the book the two main characters solve a murder mystery from 40 years ago. While solving the murder mystery‚ social issues are brought up time and time again. One of major issues that are brought to the reader’s attention is sexual violence that is used towards women

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    St. George And The Dragon

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    and the Dragon (oil on panel‚ 28.5 x 21.5 cm‚ National Gallery of Art‚ Washington D.C.) (Figure 1). He was born in Urbino‚ Italy and this is where he studied and worked‚ until moving to Florence‚ Italy in 1504. Florence was “the center of art and creativity at the time” (ARTSnFOOD‚ Atkinson)‚ so this was the perfect place for Raphael to really get his career started. At only 23 years old‚ while living in Florence‚ Raphael painted this dramatic scene from the legend of St. George and the Dragon. The

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    Mard Bert The Dragon

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    creations with all the living souls down on earth who needed it. She was a very charitable person‚ but she did get upset when people took advantage of her. The only person who did take advantage of her was Bert the Dragon. You see Bert was one of the last dragons who lived through the hurt for Dragons. He was also a special

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    “I’m Afraid of Getting Older!” Are you afraid of getting older? Are you ready enough to face aging? Most of us think that “getting older” means having wrinkles‚ turning of hair color from black to white‚ receding hairline‚ visual blurring and a lot more horrifying physical changes in our body. We live in a world that is obsessed with looking young and beautiful. Faced with loss of youth‚ many of us feel profound fear‚ loneliness‚ and regret—which leads to the depressing idea that the best years

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    Roaring Dragon Hoted

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    Roaring Dragon Hotel Tina Hunt Sullivan University MGT 510 The Roaring Dragon Hotel This case looks at the take over the Roaring Dragon Hotel (RDH) which is located in south west China‚ and was one of the original three star hotel and is a state owned enterprise. RDH is very rich in culture and the employees relied on their guanxi or connections. Having secured employment‚ RDH employees felt excited and very proud (Grainger‚ 2008). The RDH management practiced a planned economy

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    Dragon Grass Monologue

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    was watching the people who were walking around her shop and smiled very nicely each time one of the customers made eye contact with her. A boy came up to the counter and she tousled his hair and said‚ “Andrew‚ are you here to buy dragon grass for your father again?” Dragon grass was a herb that had no magical properties as far as anyone could figure out but once you smoked it‚ it helped with having a good night’s sleep and because of that many actually believed it was magical‚ in and of itself‚ no

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    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In Act One‚ George warns Martha not to “bring up the kid.” Martha scoffs at his warning‚ and ultimately the topic of their son comes up into conversation. This upsets and annoys George. Martha hints that George is upset because he is not certain that the child is his. George confidently denies this‚ stating that if he is certain of anything‚ he is confident of his connection to the creation of their son. By the end of the play‚ Nick learns the shocking and bizarre

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    Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism In his book‚ Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism‚ author James K.A. Smith takes three postmodern thinkers to school by breaking down ideas they profess and applying them to the postmodern church. Even though the authors cited in Smith’s book come from secular backgrounds‚ the statements are broken down and dissected into ways the Radical Orthodox Church can hearken back to ancient ideals while moving forward in the progressive postmodern age. Smith begins his book by attempting

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    Girl with Dragon Tattoo

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    Name Instructor Course Date Summary: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson The book begins with Mikael Blomkvist‚ an investigative reporter with Millennium‚ being found guilty of libel against a powerful business mogul named Hans-Erik Wennerstrom. He is determined to clear his name‚ and after receiving a call from Henrik Vanger’s lawyer‚ he learns of the disappearance of Vanger’s grand-niece‚ Harriet Vanger. Blomkvist takes a temporary absence leave from Millennium and consents to

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