...Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" is a miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery. Inspired by a worldwide best seller that many readers must have assumed was unfilmable, it is a triumph over its difficulties. The story involves the 227 days that its teenage hero spends drifting across the Pacific in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. They find themselves in the same boat after an amusing and colorful prologue, which in itself could have been enlarged into an exciting family film. Then it expands into a parable of survival, acceptance and adaptation. The story begins in a small family zoo in Pondicherry, India, where the boy christened Piscine is raised. Piscine translates from French to English as "swimming pool," but in an India where many more speak English than French, his playmates of course nickname him "pee." Determined to put an end to this, he adopts the name "Pi," demonstrating an uncanny ability to write down that mathematical constant that begins with 3.14 and never ends. The zoo goes broke, and Pi's father puts his family and a few valuable animals on a ship bound for Canada. In a bruising series of falls, a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and the lion tumble into the boat with the boy, and are swept away by high seas. His family is never seen again, and the last we see of the ship is its lights disappearing into the deep — a haunting shot. This is a hazardous situation for the boy (Suraj Sharma), because the film steadfastly refuses to sentimentalize...
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...Arabic religion which submission to the will of Allah. Muslims think Allan is their god. According to our textbook said,“ The Islam can be traced back a man who called Muhammad is a prophet in 570 BC” (Cullen & Parboteeah, 2014, p.105). Muslim who have faith in the reality and serve to Allah will go to paradise afterlife. Muslims live based on their law which Shari’ah; no matter in their life or work field. People live in this world has many norms. There are five pillars among Muslim which are confession, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, pilgrimage. I pick Saudi Arabia and China to talk how the religion in business environment. As we know Saudi Arabia has large population of Muslim, and also in west of China there are millions of Uyghur and Hui people believe Islam. I choose these two countries because they have different norms in business. First of all, dress code in business, according to their law, the devout Muslim should dress traditional for both men and women in Saudi Arabia’s work field. For example, women should “wear the high necklines and skirt that fall below the knee”, they also should wear a scarf that which cover the head. For men, “they should be covered in loose and unrevealing clothing from his navel to his knee”. (The Islamic Dress Code, 2013). However, in China, although you are Muslim, the Shari’ah law only useful at home. Chinese Muslims are not expected to wear their traditional clothing in some public places like company or school. In most Chinese business...
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...Microaggressions in Everyday Life Chinese people consist of the majority—Han and other 55 ethnic minorities, such as Hui, also called Muslim Chinese. Han and Hui have different living customs. For example, Hui are forbidden to eat pork while pork is the most common meat consumed by Han. In my high school, there were two dinning rooms: a big one for Han students, and the other small one for Hui students. I had dinner with my friend-Qian, who was Hui, but stayed with me in Han Chinese dinning room on that day. I enjoyed my pork dish, and wanted to share it with her but she refused. Qian explained, “I am Hui people, we do not eat pork.” I did not give up and said, “Come on, I have known you for ages, we are the same, we are all Chinese people. I can not see any differences.” My friend began to keep silent, and I kept persuading her, “just try one slice of the pork, they are really delicious”. However, my friend frowned and said “I can not eat it. The smell of the pork makes me sick”. After hearing her words, I stopped persuading her to eat pork because I did not want to make her uncomfortable. Then we began to talk other topics. I was unaware that what I committed was a microaggression at that time. Microaggressions are verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional happening in daily life, conveying communicating hostile, derogatory,...
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...HALAL MARKETS IN CHINA: POTENTIALS AND CHALLENGES Isa Ma1 ABSTRACT This paper aimed to evaluate Halal markets in China including Halal market potentials and challenges in China through analysis of Chinese Muslim populations (market size), purchasing powers, geographic locations (market places), and Chinese Muslim living situations in China (challenges). This paper also combated some problems relating to Halal markets in China and provided some basic information about Chinese Muslims and on Halal markets in China for potential Halal marketers. Keywords: Chinese Muslims and Halal markets in China 1. INTRODUCTION As companies head towards a global market that deals with people from many different cultural backgrounds, it has become essential for marketers to understand culture’s influence on consumer behaviours. The recognition of the importance of culture on consumer behaviours has led to an increasing amount of research across cultures (Sojka and Tansuhaj 1995). More significantly, many studies have succeeded in establishing links between culture and consumer behaviours (McCracken 1986). As the cultural variables and differences increase, the number of communication misunderstandings also increase. Barnlund (1989) suggests that a way to approach cultural understanding is to undertake a careful description of how people relate to one another in search of the norms that regulate social acts or behaviours. The most powerful elements of cultures are those that...
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...Buddhism Buddhism was introduced to China around the first century A.D. Since the fourth century A.D, it was widely spread and gradually became the most influential religion in China. Buddhism in China is divided into three branches according to varied language families, namely, Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism and Pali Buddhism and there are about 200 thousand Buddhist monks and nuns under these three branches. At present, there are more than 13 thousand Buddhist temples that are open to the public, 33 Buddhist colleges and nearly 50 types of Buddhist publications in China. As one branch of Buddhism in China, Tibetan Buddhism is mainly spread in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province with some 7 million believers from Tibetan, Mongolian, Yugu, Monba, Luoba and Tu nationalities. Pali Buddhism is popular in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture and Simao region in southwestern China’s Yunnan Province with over one million believers from Dai, Bulang, Achang and Va nationalities. The believers of Chinese Buddhism are mainly Han people, who live all over China. Taoism Taoism is a typically traditional religion in China with a history of more than 18 hundred years since the second century A.D. It advocates the worship of natural objects and ancestors as was practiced since time immemorial and had various factions in the history; later, it evolved into two major factions, namely...
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...Mass murderer,Seung-Hui Cho, Born on January 18, 1984, in South Korea. In 2007, Seung-Hui Cho carried out one of the worst mass murders in recent history in the United States. He and his family came to the country from South Korea when Cho was about eight years old. They eventually settled in Centreville, Virginia, and ran a dry-cleaning business. He was known as a shy child who liked basketball and did well in math. Cho was also bullied by other children, including wealthy members of his church. In high school, Cho was described as sullen and aloof. After graduating in 2003, he went on to study at Virginia Tech University. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, the school has an extensive campus with more than 26,000 students residing there. Cho stood out as a near-silent loner who wrote gruesome poems, stories, and plays. He sometimes referred to himself as “Question Mark.” One professor, poet Nikki Giovanni, had him removed from her class for disturbing the other students. She told Time magazine that “there was something mean about this boy.” She said that he was “a bully” and always came to class wearing sunglasses and a hat, which she would always ask him to remove. Cho was also photographing the legs and knees of female students in the class. Other members of the English department faculty were concerned about him as well. Lucinda Roy, the co-director of the school’s creative writing program, took him out of class and tutored him individually. She also encouraged Cho to get counseling...
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...In our group report, we mentioned three key features of the Bun Festival: going vegetarian, Piu Sik Parade and Bun Scrambling Competition. Actually, there are many other key features and attractiveness of the Bun Festival. First is ritual marking start of Bun Festival (啟壇開光). Taoist priests will hlod the ceremony on the stage, and the purpose of this ceremony is to invite gods and goddesses to join the Bun Festival. After the ceremony, the festival will start officially. Second is the sending of boats (遣船). In this activity, black paper dolls with paper boats will be sent towards the sea by local residents. This has the meaning of ‘driving away the plague and bad luck’, and welcome a new start for Cheung Chau. Third is the ceremony to send the deities back to their temples (走菩薩). In the ceremony, different groups of local residents will lift up the statues of god and goddesses and race back to the Pak Tai Temple Plaza. As running can stimulate the atmosphere and has the meaning of being healthy and energetic, it is an important part of the ceremony. Fourth is the flower board (花牌). In Cheung Chau, flower boards are used to announce joyful occasions such as birthdays, weddings and gatherings. During the Bun Festival, flower boards are also used to decorate the stage. (RTHK,2010) Changes of the Cheung Chau Bun Festival The Cheung Chau Bun Festival has gone through a long history and changes have been adopted to fit the society. Most of the changes are shown in the Piu Sik...
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...College campuses can be overwhelmed with endurance and stress but there can be good and bad examples of that. One of the most horrific and saddening examples would be the Virginia Tech shootings of 2007. On a normal day on campus, Seung-Hui Cho opened fire killing 35 innocent lives before he took his own. Two editorials entitled, “Perilous Privacy at Virginia Tech” and “Colleges are Watching Troubled Students” took a different approach to the events outlining how situations like this can be dealt with differently. When a student is bothered by sometime it can be pretty noticeable and in this case Seung had been submitted to help during middle school, high school, and during his days at Virginia Tech. Both editorials talk about how faculty, police, and mental-health workers can work together to help prevent situations like this. McMurray states that the University of Kentucky requires their staff to meet twice a month to discuss students’ issues they noticed. Unfortunately, this is where the tough part of the issue comes into play. Due to privacy laws they have to watch what they say fairly thoroughly. Federal and state laws make it difficult for these people to withhold information without break the law of someone else’s privacy. The author of “Perilous Privacy at Virginia Tech” brought up a good issue to why no one had contacted Sueng’s parents to notify them of his disability. They however can discuss anything but the student’s transcript without breaking...
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...Seung-Hui Cho was the person responsible for the Virginia Tech Mass Shooting. At the time of the shooting, he was only 23 years old. The spree killer and mass murderer who killed 32 people, and wounded 17 other people with two semi automatic pistols on April 16th, 2007. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia was the location of the mass shooting that occurred on April 16th, 2007. Was Bullying or a mental disorder the cause of this mass shooting? Seung-hui Cho in Korea, properly know an Cho Seung-hui. cho was born on January 18th, 1984 in the city of Asan, in South Korea's South Chungcheong Province. Before immigrating to the United States, Cho and his family lived in a basement apartment. During September 1992, Cho's father made it possible for family to immigrated to the United states to seek better life for himself, and his family. The cho family first lived in Detroit, Michigan, then shortly afterwards moved to Washington particularly to Virginia, Washington. Cho's family members who lived in South Korea, thought that Cho had a mute disorder, or thought Cho was...
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...a gun killing four students and then himself. Reports stated that “he just wasn’t in the right state of mind.” Although, a gun may end up in the hands of a mentally unstable person, one may argue a background check is required for anyone to be allowed to carry a gun. According to “Students Debate Guns on Campus-Pro,” Tina Divara declares, “Texas has strict regulations on who can and cannot carry concealed weapons.” Meaning you must be 21 years or older and have a clean background just to apply for the gun license. It may be true that Texas has strict regulations on getting a gun license. However, a gun could end up in the wrong hands of a person with a history of mental illness. For Example, in 2007, at Virginia Tech University, Seung Hui Cho, a student at the school, opens fire leaving 32 people dead. This student had a background of mental health problems, but was still able to purchase the gun he used and another one. It is said that his report of mental illness wasn’t in the database. In “Did Cho Buy the Guns Legally?”, Michael Isikoff states that “More than 20 states don’t report any mental health records to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System”. Therefore, if some records of...
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...school day for Virginia Tech students, as most were preparing the upcoming classes they had in the later day. Seung-Hui-Cho shot and killed two of his peers in the Virginia Tech dormitory (West Ambler Johnston Hall), with no dismay. Two and a half hours later thirty-one more Virginia Tech students (Norris Hall), including Seung-Hui-Cho, would also follow in pursuit of death from this infamous massacre. The massacre was in fact horrendous, for not just students and faculty of Virginia Tech, but also for the citizens of the United States, including myself. I do in fact, remember this national tragedy, however, I was only six years old and didn't quite understand what was going....
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...Willingness to pay for Organic Products: Differences between Virtue an Vice foods | Contenido Introducción 2 Marco conceptual 6 Modelo analítico 7 Diferencias entre artículo y réplica 8 Metodología (Diseño de la Investigación) 10 Resultados 11 Modelo 11 Resultados del Estudio 11 Discusión 12 Conclusiones 12 Implicancias para los administradores 12 Implicancias para los investigadores 13 Referencias 15 Introducción La agricultura y ganadería fue desarrollada históricamente con procesos orgánicos, no fue hasta las primeras décadas del siglo XIX, con el desarrollo de la industria petroquímica, que se comienzan a crear fertilizantes y abonos no naturales. Con la introducción de estos nuevos métodos se permitió incrementar fuertemente la productividad de los campos, logrando satisfacer la creciente demanda mundial por alimentos. Hacia los años 1930-1940 surgen los primeros movimientos en contra de la agricultura industrializada. La principal característica de los productos orgánicos es la ausencia de productos no naturales en sus procesos de elaboración. Esto no tuvo contrapesos hasta mediados del siglo 20, en donde surge un movimiento en estados unidos en contra de la agricultura industrial. En chile fue hacia la década de 1980 en donde los primeros agricultores comienzan a producir productos orgánicos con fines comerciales, de forma muy primitiva ya que no existían certificaciones para definir si un producto era orgánico o no. Tradicionalmente...
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...语音阶段 ALFABETO 字母表 |字母 |名称 |音标 | |字母 |名称 |音标 | |A a |A |[ a ] | |N n |ene |[ n, m ] | |B b |be |[ b, β ] | |Ñ ñ |eñe |[[pic] ] | |C c |ce |[ θ, k, γ ] | |O o |o |[ o ] | |Ch ch |che |[ c ] | |P p |pe |[ p ] | |D d |de |[ d, ð ] | |Q q |cu |[ k ] | |E e |e |[ e ] | |R r |ere |[ r, (( ] | |F f |efe |[ f ] | | rr |erre |[ (( ] | |G g |ge |[ g, γ, x ] | |S s |ese |[ s ], [ z ] | |H h |hache |不发音 | |T t |te |[ t ] | |I i |i |[ i ] | |U u |u |[ u ] | |J j |jota |[ x ] | |V v |uve |[ b...
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...EL SIGNO DE LOS CUATRO Arthur Conan Doyle Capítulo Primero LA CIENCIA DE LA DEDUCCIÓN Sherlock Holmes cogió la botella del ángulo de la repisa de la chimenea, y su jeringuilla hipodérmica de su pulcro estuche de tafilete. Insertó con sus dedos largos, blancos y nerviosos, la delicada aguja, y se remangó la manga izquierda de la camisa. Por un instante sus ojos se posaron pensativos en el musculoso antebrazo y en la muñeca, cubiertos ambos de puntitos y marcas de los innumerables pinchazos. Finalmente, hundió en la carne la punta afilada, presionó hacia abajo el delicado émbolo y se dejó caer hacia atrás, hundiéndose en el sillón forrado de terciopelo y exhalando un profundo suspiro de satisfacción. Durante muchos meses había presenciado esa operación tres veces al día; pero la costumbre no había llegado a conseguir que mi alma se adaptara. Por el contrario, cada día que pasaba me sentía más irritado ante ese espectáculo, y todas las noches sentía sublevarse mi conciencia al pensar que me había faltado valor para protestar. Una y otra vez me había yo prometido que le diría todo lo que pensaba al respecto; pero había algo en las maneras frías y despreocupadas de mi compañero que lo hacían el último de los hombres con quien uno siente deseos de tomarse algo parecido a una libertad. Su gran energía, sus maneras dominadoras y la experiencia que yo había tenido de sus muchas y extraordinarias cualidades, me restaban confianza y me hacían reacio a llevarle la contraria. Sin embargo...
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