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Chinese Culture and Art ExhibitThe purpose of exhibition is for cultural and art purpose. The exhibits are indoors with a quantity of 74 and over more than 70 pieces. The exhibition image theme color is olive green, with a typography done by computer. The extend of the venue is 1 ground, 1 floor with at least 4 halls and 5 rooms. The room temperature was 21Celsius and the humidity was 50%. The light intensity used were in between dim and bright giving it a 6 which is 4 numbers of being bright out of 10. The color temperature was yellow light a little pass 2700K out of 10 that'd be 2. The language used for the description portrayed in the art pieces are both English and Chinese, so none Chinese readers or speakers could also understand what the brief description of the art pieces. Each art piece that were on exhibition had a uniqueness in them but at the same time they all also had one thing in common which was the them about bats. In all the art pieces you could see bats in them, they could be hidden by the artist |
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Education and Democracy in JapanFukuzawa Yukichi, the foremost proponent of modern education in Japan, expressed an essential truth of civilization when he said "schools, industries, armies and navies are the mere external forms of civilization. They are not difficult to produce. All that is needed is the money to pay for them. Yet there remains something immaterial, something that cannot be seen or heard, bought or sold, lent or borrowed. It pervades the whole nation and its influence is so strong that without it none of the schools or the other external forms would be of the slightest use. This supremely important thing we must call the spirit of civilization."1 That spirit of civilization must be cultivated through an effective educational system. Education provided the framework for a successful Japanese democracy, and its absence in Cambodia precipitated its demise in the 1970s. The 1870s ushered an era of bunmei kaika, or "Civilization and Enlightenment," into Japan.2 During this decade the |
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Twilight: The Perfect FamilyIn the book "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer, the Cullen family and the Swan family are structured very differently from one another. When looking beyond the extreme abnormalities of the Cullen family, like the kids pairing up in couples, their ages, or the fact that they're all vampires, the Cullen's are actually portrayed as a very ideal, "All American" family. Contrasting from the Cullen's, Bella's family is depicted as broken and unhappy. There's definitely irony in this, which I think Meyer did on purpose. She wanted to highlight the fact that although the Cullen's are unorthodox in many ways, they are still near perfect as a family unit. I think one reason Meyer portrays the Cullen family in such an ideal way is to prove that a family doesn't need to share the same blood and genetics for them to be happy and successful. N |
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IDEO Business AnalysisIn 1978, after receiving master's degree from Stanford's product design program, David Kelley started up his own company David Kelley Design. It was a time when most consulting firms consisted of specialists, with technological companies lacking clear access to a general product development firm. And Kelley was aware of that through his part-time consulting experience. So in 1991, when David Kelley Design merged with ID Two and Matrix forming the new company IDEO and Kelley as chief executive of the new firm, IDEO offered its customers design version of "concurrent engineering" which was a mix of art and engineering in order to produce aesthetically and technically pleasing and competent products. IDEO offered its clients all services that they needed to design, develop and manufacture new products: mechanical and electrical engineering, industrial design, ergonomics, information technology, prototype machining, and cognitive psychology. And although practicing concurrent e |
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Funeral Blues by W. H. AudenW.H. Auden writes the poem, "Funeral Blues," in 1940 (802). In the poem, "Funeral Blues," Auden talks about the loss of a person's loved one and feels as if their life is over. The main theme of "Funeral Blues" is death. After the death of the speaker's loved one, he is full of grief, and depression. There isn't a happy ending in this poem, it's all about sadness, and death. Their loved one meant the world to them, and now that their loved one is gone, the speaker doesn't know how to go on with life without them. Auden talks about a person's grief and creates a very sad and depressing feeling. This is based on Auden's choice of words and sentence structure. He creates the depressing mood in the first stanza by using requests, as if he wanted the who |
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Compare and Contrast: King Lear and Titus AndronicusIf words don't hurt then why do they cause intensive pain? In Titus Andronicus and King Lear, words are seemingly lessened to nothing and bodies are degraded to unhappiness. In both plays, Shakespeare lessens language and bodies to their deepest levels. Characters fail to reach their full potential of their self as defined by social or domestic expectations unexpectedly due to the destruction forced on them by both their society and of their family. In Act I of Titus Andronicus, Lavinia is praised as "Rome's rich ornament" and Titus's "cordial of mine age to glad my heart"; she acts both as a social and domestic object of worth and comfort (1.1.52,166). Cordelia is equally shown, as Lear describes her as the most loved of his daughters and the court's happiness, "our joy" (1.1.123, 82). Both women are seen as daughters, caregivers, future wives, and mothers-society's most prized possessions. Yet societal and domestic expectations of Lavinia and Cordelia are tarnished when they both are |
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Risks of Climate Change and Global WarmingFor a long time, people have be trying to figure out methods to control greenhouse gas, in which both carbon tax and cap-and-trade are frequently mentioned and discussed. Carbon tax and cap-and-trade can be reflected that climate change especially global warming is not a groundless worry to a large extent. However, some people still treat it as normal phenomena and ignore the negative influences. Therefore, in this research, it aims to present comprehensively the risks of climate change and global warming in order to encourage people to change their high-carbon consuming behaviors and embrace the low-carbon consuming concept. Based on massive literature and personal research, the risks mainly can be into categorized into four aspects, including natural risks, ecological risks, social risks and economic risks. Based on many scientist researchers, some obvious natural risks can be directly found. Among these risks, the rise of sea level has been mentioned frequently, which is a big threa |
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Cyberbullying - Bullying UndercoverCyber bullying is an on going and increasing plague that, unfortunately, the people of this social networking era have been burdened with . However, this burden can come with some relief. Prevention is a big part of trying to reduce bullying unfortunately it's easier said then done. "Nearly 43% of kids have been bullied online, 1 in 4 have had it happen more then once."(Grahm). The cruel criminal act of cyber bullying permanently damages the minds of its victim and can eventually have the criminal facing our justice system. It's quite obvious that cyber bullying is extremely dangerous to the victim of the crime. Some people who do not fully comprehend the severity of this topic would most likely disregard someone who complains of being cyber bullied. One would think that the victim can just walk away from the technology and simply go on with there lives like nothing happened. This couldn't be any farther from the truth."Over 80% of teens use their phones on a daily basi |
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Poverty and HomelessnessOn Urban Immersion I witnessed hunger and homelessness in several situations. In Love Park I noticed a lot of homeless people and they seemed to be the same people we served food too. They were mostly the same homeless people I saw while serving in the homeless shelter. I worked in Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission and that was a real eye opener. The man who ran the place told us how the shelter was the biggest shelter in Philadelphia and third biggest in America. The shelter serves three meals a day all year. There was a learning center and they had plenty of computers for the men to use. The man who ran the place told us about a program they had called the overcomer program. The program serves food for the men and gives them a place to stay but it much more complex. It was a sixteen-month program for men who wanted to change their life and face their problems. The program was extraordinary and it was great to see homeless people want to change their lives around. Another great time on |
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The Psychology of DepressionBeing human comes with experiencing and managing many different emotions, sadness being one of them. Everyone will occasionally feel sad or down, and those feelings are normal and in many cases will pass within a couple of days. However, depression is an "illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts." "It interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her" (Schmidt, 2008, p.1). A depressive disorder usually is not short lived and can last for weeks, months, or even years. Major depressive disorder involves various symptoms that disrupt the individual's ability to sleep, eat, work, and even enjoy certain events that they once found fascinating. In this paper, I will discuss how Major Depressive Disorder applies to me as an individual, my family, and society. I also will discuss how this topic changes the way I conceptualize human behavior. According to Goleman's (2008), maj |
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Inflation and UnemploymentIn today's world, leaders of economy are always trying to wisely solve the issues of inflation and unemployment that they are constantly facing. In most cases, Economists are required to trade-off between inflation and unemployment. According to many economists, an ideal situation would be to achieve both a low level of unemployment and low level of inflation. However, it seems that as one increases the other one decreases respecting an inverse proportionality relationship as suggest by the famous economist Philip. In this paper, both inflation and employment are discussed in the aim to examine and evaluate which is a greater evil. To begin with, inflation refers to the continuous increase in the price of goods and services. The latter is due to several factors: natural factors like bad weather conditions that affect the production of the food and consequently leads to shortage in supply with respect to the demand, hence increase in goods prices. Another factor would be humane- made, |
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The Phenomenon of GlobalizationGlobalization is a phenomenon that started in a primeval form in the last half of the 20th century, and has briskly and steadily advanced in recent times, due to rapid technological advancements. International boundaries have become almost non-existent as multinationals are using strategies to expand their scales of operations worldwide. The socioeconomic, technological, and political environments have further aided in such expansions as such environments have become more supportive of international business activities. While multinationals often propagate globalization basing their argument on the claim that it helps developing countries economically, socially, and politically, the reality is that outsourcing of production activity, which is a critical aspect of globalization, is not good for developing economy because it exhausts the environment and labour while all the benefits or profits are enjoyed by the developed countries. Thus widening the gap between the rich and the poor. |
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The Sociological Imagination by Charles Wright MillsCharles Wright Mills (1916-1962) is commonly regarded as one of the most influential radical social theorists and critics in twentieth century America. Mills is thought to hold the thesis that sociologists should be publicly engaged in order to focus on the true problems of society and their historical developments in order to explore the connections between individual biology and social structure. The normative implications of this thesis claim the importance of understanding the connection between the private life of the individual and the public issues in society. In The Sociological Imagination, Mills discusses this connection in attempt to shed light on the relation between the life of the individual and the history of a society. Mills does not believe that it is possible to accurately assess the private life of the individual and the public issues of society without understanding their connection with each other. Mills states, "Neither life of the individual nor the histor |
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Obamacare and the Affordable Care ActWhat institution you know better represents the effects of the wealth disparity in the United States than the healthcare system? According to staysmartstayhealthy.com in the 1920's there wasn't much knowledge about medicine and insurance, causing the doctors not to charge expensively. As doctors grew more knowledge about different diseases and treatments, they started to charge more money. There are millions of people who can't afford health care and those that can do not get the quality of care they deserve. The House passed the Senate Bill with a 219-212 vote on March 21. 2010. There were 34 Democrats and all 178 Republicans voted against it. The following day the Republicans chose to appeal the bill, it was signed into law by the president on March 23, 2010. Then it upheld the Supreme Court on June 28, 2012. This Bill was called "Obamacare," ( The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). Republicans and Democrats have been working and focusing on trying to create laws that wi |
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Ethnography Project - A Pumpkin PatchFor my ethnography project, I chose life at the Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch (The SFPP) that is located in San Jose, California. This place seemed interesting to me because I have never been there and I wanted to know about this culture. What I expected from this place is that it was going to be a place where you can go and just buy what you need. Nothing special, nothing interesting. Over the past few weeks, I have spent several hours there observing the norms and the culture of the Pumpkin Patch. My observation mainly focused on the parents who bring their children to this place. The Pumpkin Patch is the best place to show children American tradition to buy a pumpkin in October and spend time with family. My observations took place from the view on the bench overseeing the whole farm, as well as time spent walking around the perimeter. I have taken careful notes on the overall behaviors of the visitors that I will outline in the next few paragraphs. The SFPP is located in beautiful Coyote Valley in San Jose. It took us almost one hour to drive there, but it worth it. When you get there, you can see that the parking there as big as Target's parking, so there are always many people. |
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Three National Civil Rights Heroes Cesar Chavez, Fred Korematsu, and Jackie Robinson were all national civil rights hero. They all helped their own race in America to get the equal right. Cesar Chavez helped Mexican American migrant farm workers get the fair wages from their employer, Fred Korematsu accuse the government for the right of Japanese Americans and Jackie Robinson helped African American right in the sport field. Cesar Chavez (1927.3.31 – 1993.4.23) was born in Mexican, his family used have a farm and a store, but they lose it during the Great Depression. They have to move to the California and become farmer. Cesar Chavez quit the school in 1942 and after two years, he became a United States navy soldier. Then he work for CSO after he come back from Navy. After ten years, he found the NFWA to help migrant farm workers get the fair wages from their employer. After Philippines worker start strike in 1965.9.8 for the fair wages, Cesar Chavez lead Mexican American farm workers start the strike and fight with farm owner. He stand by non-violence strike so as to he fasting 25 day |
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The Writing Style of Washington IrvingAs the clouds lay on the pavement, and the sun sets on the horizon while the birds start opening their wings to embrace the new day, it is easy to picture Washington Irving sitting at the side of the road with his pen on hand ready to write down what is happening around him. Irving was able to find a way into his readers' hearts through his ability to create pictures using words and emotions using memorable characters. Most importantly, Irving's heritage has continued to impact lives, despite the passing of the years, because of his ability to embrace aspects of both the Neoclassic and the Romantic movement in his writings. This essay analyses the main characteristics of American Neoclassicism and Romanticism that are the most strongly present in Irving's Sketch Book as well as the contributions of Irving to American Literature. The Sketch Book merges Neoclassical concepts like intellectual view of man, philosophic theory of literature, man's political and social activities are chief s |
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College Students and the Evolution of Social MediaWith today's growth in consumption of technology, the Internet has been such a pioneering way for individuals throughout the world to communicate. This phenomenon or trend has gained extraordinary popularity in the past ten years especially towards the group of young adults, mostly college students. The use of these networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat were all initially created to make and also maintain relationships with friends, family members, or strangers. Through the use of these social networking sites, users have the capability of posting statuses where they can give the public or their private contacts updates about what they doing, who they are with, and where they are. As technology transforms over the years, social networking transforms with outlooks to move on to bigger and better things. College students hold the highest percentage of users on social networking sites, with statistics evidencing that college students use social networking sit |
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Integrity and Justice in The CrucibleThe drama, The Crucible, is based on a historical event, the Salem witchcraft trial, which took place in Massachusetts during seventeenth century. The entire play centers around Elizabeth, Proctor's wife, and John Proctor, who commits adultery with Abigail, a young, prominently independent girl. Because of desire and love toward John against Elizabeth, Abigail accuses her of witchcraft in order to get rid of her from the presence of John. The play establishes an intense climax in which both John and Elizabeth come through a series of testing regarding how honest they are to each other, the double-blind effect used on court reveals their innermost lies, and eventually ends up in jail that leads to the end of their lives. John undergoes a difficult situation that he has to make a choice between lying to people who he loves, or sentencing to death to maintain his integrity. At the end of the play, Proctor refuses to sign a document which could save his own life because signing it would r |
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Reality Show - Boys and Girls AloneIt is and always has been intrinsically fascinating to see how people behave and speak in unusual situations. This is why many people find themselves adhered by shows such as Big Brother and other reality shows. They teach us something about human nature and so broaden our experience. But is it ethically correct to expose children to the world of reality shows at the age of 8-11? Two letters, one from each side of two different views on the reality show Boys and Girls Alone, discuss the pros and cons of children being used as entertainment. Both letters have been published in "The Times" same year as the show first aired. The first letter is written by Andrew Mackenzie, Head of Factual Entertainment at Chanel 4. The second letter is by senior lecturer in psychotherapy Dr. Richard House. Text 2 is written by journalist Georgina Reid, introducing a mother to one of the children participating in the program. Andrew Mackenzie is trying his best as Head of Factual Entertainment |
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Sanity and Insanity in HamletIn the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare there is an obvious question as to whether Hamlet is insane or not. The play hamlet is about a royal family whose king dies. The king was killed by his brother Claudius by pouring poison in his ear. After King Hamlet dies, his wife Queen Gertrude marries Claudius and he becomes king, leaving Gertrude and King Hamlet's son without having the throne. Throughout the book everything that has happened to Prince Hamlet one could see him getting more and more insane. One could say that Prince Hamlet is in fact totally sane because when he encounters his fathers ghost. When he sees his father's ghost the ghost tells him that "The serpent that did sting thy father's life now wears his crown" (I.V.24). One could say that this quote means that Prince Hamlet's father was killed by his uncle who is now the king of Denmark. One could say that he was sane because when he found out about his fathers death he wanted to seek revenge on h |
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Lord Byron and the Byronic HeroA true hero proves his heroism upon being faced with tough challenges. He is expected to be tough, clever, experienced and to be able to handle adversity in a composed manner. In contrast to this, a Byronic hero not only possesses most of these traits, but qualities of what one would consider an anti-hero as well. A Byronic hero is more of a person that does not represent the norms of what one would consider a true hero. Rather than being a hero of action, Byronic heroes are heroes of consciousness. Byronic heroes were first brought upon to literature in the Romantic era and are also seen in many recent works and modern films. As depicted by Lord Byron, a Byronic hero is, "Byronic Heroes share similar attributes to the Anti-Hero: charismatic characters with strong passions and beliefs who may act in ways which are contrary to mainstream society." (Trope par 1) they act on impulse for what's right in their own minds and don't stand by what the general consensus believes is r |
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From China to Toronto, CanadaFifteen years old. Tall and skinny. Nervous but excited. Walking clumsily toward the exit of the airport with two huge luggage. That was me, a boy that had never been so far away from home. I knew that there were a lot of Chinese immigrants in Toronto, so I felt like I would blend into the local communities easily just by sticking with the Chinese people. However, my experience in Scarborough and playing for my school basketball team changed my perspective. Admittedly, sticking with people from home can ease the nostalgia and help with transition to new life, but in order to really get adapted to the new society, it is more important to step out of the comfort zone and interact with local people. In a city like Toronto, which has a large Chinese population, this is especially important. By interacting with people from homeland, one can feel a strong sense of familiarity, which can ease one's fear and nervous when first coming to a foreign country. I went to a place called Scarborough |
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Poverty: How We Can Make a DifferencePoverty has been a consistent problem throughout history for generations. The United States of America is a country known for being prosperous, but it too suffers from this epidemic. Even today, there are still people struggling to find shelter, feed their kids and find warm clothing. This social problem has various impacts on different institutions and people. Ann Arbor, Michigan is a city Citizens play a large role in the community, so it is their responsibility to do anything possibly to care for those in need. There are multiple ways one can help the homeless people in the community including bringing comfort to the homeless children, helping the homeless veterans, protesting for more involvement from the government, advocate, doing something little such as feeding homeless pets, or simply just volunteering in the community. The Campaign to End Child H |
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Love in Sonnet 18 (Shakespeare) and Sonnet 43 (Browning)The abstract theme of love is explored in Sonnet 43 and 18, written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and William Shakespeare respectively, through a range of metaphors, alliteration and repetition. While Browning's poem is traditionally and conventionally a poem about love and admiration, Shakespeare rejoices the beauty of his lover beauty through time. A stark contrast can be observed as both poems focus on different elements of life, namely nature and religion, to facilitate in expressing their views about their loved ones. Both the poems, Sonnet 43 and Sonnet 18, express love in distinctive ways, Browning begins the octave of the sonnet with a question, "how do I love thee," giving the reader an indication of her intense love that is further elaborated by a three dimensional "depth and breadth and height" limit. The use of inner rhyme "depth and breath" confines Browning's love however by professing this, she initially attempts to quantify her love but th |
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