Romance of the Three Kingdoms Original title：三国演义（San Guo Yan Yi） Country： China Language：Chinese Author: Guanzhong Luo(14th century) Genre: History Novel Publication Date: 14th century Pages: 5760 Brief: This book is one of “Four Great Classical Novels” of Chinese literature; it is the first river novel writes by chapters in China .It is a Chinese historical novel based upon events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of China‚ starting in 169
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Britain’s most debated Prime Minister made people think back at what she left behind. Margaret Thatcher’s legacy can be featured in several different ways‚ however‚ it all boils down to one question; why does she provoke such divergent opinions in the United Kingdom? Margaret was born in England‚ October 12‚ 1925. Growing up‚ she was surrounded by politics because her dad was the Mayor in the town they lived in. She studied chemistry at Oxford University‚ where she also became president of the Oxford University
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African Kingdoms and Empires During 400 AD‚ West Africa witnessed the rise and fall of the indigenous medieval empires of ancient Ghana‚ medieval Mali‚ and Songhai. Many other states and kingdoms arose during this time but Ghana‚ Mali and Songhai achieved the status of fully-fledged‚ functioning and long-living conquest states and expansionist empires. These empires regulated the Trans-Saharan trade by offering protection for trade caravans as well as taxing slaves‚ gold‚ firearms‚ textiles and
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Whether there is a constitution in the United Kingdom has been a controversial topic. The term ‘constitution’ itself is open to different interpretations. Some prescriptive authors argue that a constitution must satisfy a set of specific characteristics – for instance that it must be entrenched and superior to other laws‚ which is attributed to the people. Others consider that constitutions are codes of norms which aspire to regulate the allocation of powers‚ functions‚ and duties among the various
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HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL BY: JOSEPH KIOKO REG. NO: D80/61281/2011 DATE: 05/06/2013 LECTURER: PROF. P. O. K’OBONYO Introduction and Definitions: Human capital is defined by the OECD (1998‚ p9) as “the knowledge‚ skills and competences and other attributes embodied in individuals that are relevant to economic activity.” While Duration of schooling and levels of qualification are the standard measures used to measure human capital the OECD itself
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1 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS IN SOUTH ASIA Submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion on Violence Against Children 28 September 2001 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 I. INTRODUCTION 4 II. HOW CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED BY CORPORAL 5 PUNISHMENT 2.1 Risk for the Child’s Physical and Psychological Health 5 2.2 Impact on Retention and Learning Achievements 6 III. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 7 3.1 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the
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English II – 4 07 November 2013 Corporal Punishment in Public Schools Corporal punishment is the intentional use of physical pain as a method of changing behavior. Numerous nations have prohibited the use of corporal punishment in public schools‚ but the United States of America is a special case. Thirty states have prohibited the use of corporal punishment in public schools while twenty states have not‚ Texas being one of them. The use of corporal punishment in public schools should be prohibited
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corporal punishment should be necessary throughout the United States of America. Corporal punishment is the infliction of physical injury on someone that has committed a crime. Historically‚ corporal punishment has been dealt with very well‚ the punishment was pain‚ injury‚ humiliation‚ and degradation it inflicted would deter the offender from committing similar crimes in the future. In the past everyone thought twice before committing a crime because they were aware of the punishment. In my
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Corporate Finance and Investment 1. Define “Working Capital” Working Capital=Current Assets-Current Liabilities =Accounts Receivable + Inventory - Accounts Payable “Working capital is how much in liquid assets that a company has on hand. Working capital is needed to pay for planned and unexpected expenses‚ meet the short-term obligations of the business‚ and to build the business.” 2. Give concrete measures how w.c. can be optimized (receivable‚ inventories (JIT
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“Capital Punishment is a Necessary Evil” Oppose Head of the English Department‚ Mrs. Daria Sorhaindo‚ class teacher of form 4-C‚ Mrs. Sarah Douglas-Perez and my fellow classmates. My group members Jaide Phillip‚ Sinead Stephen‚ Kelly-Ann Liverpool‚ Maya Reid and myself‚ Iyka Dorival bid you a warm good afternoon. Today‚ my group will express our views on capital punishment. Is it a form of punishment that is a truly necessary in our society? Or should we move to more humane methods? Is capital
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