慎小嶷 四月猜題 1 Some people think that the developments in agriculture‚ such as factory farming and creation of new types of vegetables‚ have brought us more benefits than problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 2 Today‚ many countries are trying to improve the standard of living of their people through economic development. However‚ some people think that cultural and social values are lost as a result. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 3 Sending children to boarding schools
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Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton is a novel by Edith Wharton published in 1911. This novel is about an isolated farmer who has to deal with his ungrateful and demanding wife Zeena. This takes place in Starkfield‚ Massachusetts. Ethan is tall‚ has strong shoulders that are bent out of shape‚ blue eyes. and brown hair. Zeena is described as wrinkled and shallowed face‚ with false teeth‚ and crimping pins in her hair. There becomes conflict when Mattie‚ Zeena’s cousin‚ moves
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The history of Eliza Wharton by Hannah Webb Foster‚ is a book that tells the story of Eliza Wharton though the point of view of letters. The letters start off with you learning of a woman named Eliza Wharton‚ who is writing to her friend Lucy Freeman. During those letters‚ Eliza describes much of the events happening in her life. When we first meet Eliza she is in mourning for the death of her husband. Eliza describes how she wish she could learn something from his behavior‚ and how she now resides
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The interfaith conference was initiated by Pope John Paul‚ when he desired to make a strong statement affirming the positive nature of Judaism and Christianity’s historical ties. The proving that studying other religions requires that we become better acquainted with our own faith/strengths for our own commitment as disciples of god. To have a better understanding of the multitude of faith beliefs and world views‚ knowledge will perpetuate a deeper acceptance and tolerance between difference people
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Pieces of April The dictionary definition of family is the members of one’s household‚ close relatives‚ or a social unit. Family does not always need to be of blood relation. Many times we find family in the comfort of our friends‚ partners‚ and others that surround us. In the film Pieces of April‚ we watch one family’s struggle to heal their fractured relationship with their daughter‚ while trying to overcome their own personal conflicts. We are introduced to April Burns and her boyfriend
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prove what he was in the beginning. A hero who was popular. Both April and Hercules are alike in many ways. One way the two are alike is when they are on a journey to find their true identity. Both characters had ups and downs on the way‚ but neither one of the two let that get to them and they kept on fighting to find the true April and Hercules.
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Recent occurrence of Meteor Shower On most nights‚ an attentive observer might expect to see between two and ten meteors per hour‚ depending on the season and time: more meteors are seen in the autumn‚ and rates are highest as dawn approaches. This activity pattern for random‚ background sporadic meteors is enhanced at certain times of year by the occurrence of meteor showers. Meteor showers occur at the same time each year‚ as Earth in its annual orbit around the Sun ploughs through streams of
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Memorandum for Record to the President of Moore Beer‚ Inc Sir or Ma’am‚ You have entrusted me Edith Taylor as your Vice President of the Human Resource Department to terminate the employment of three employees. You have given me a group of five employees in which three of them must be terminated and two may be folded into existing positions in the rest of the company. This memorandum includes a brief description of each employee‚ my recommendation for termination or retention‚ possible risks that
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Edith Newbold Jones‚ the author of Ethan Frome‚ married Edward Robbins Wharton on the 29th of April in the year 1885 and became Edith Wharton. Towards the end of their twenty eight years of matrimony‚ the incompatible couple struggled to avoid separation and a bad reputation. Wharton believes God punishes those which ignore their morals. Accordingly‚ neither wanted to break their moral values‚ and consequently‚ they were too ashamed of what society would say about them to divorce. That given‚ the
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Tears no more Ian Frazier is popular American satirist. One of his articles posted in “The New Yorker” called “How to operate the shower curtain”. In this article he talks about how to use the simplest thing we could imagine‚ the shower curtain. The way he describes its use is very ironic and funny‚ explaining in every detail possible. He says‚ “Remember to keep the shower curtain inside the tub at all times!” as if showering was an extremely dangerous activity where you have to follow step-by-step
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