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    Edith Wharton once said “True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.” The word ‘original’ is commonly misinterpreted in society. Its used to describe something new and not seen before. Though that definition may be correct, it is only a fragment of the actual meaning. Originality is the basic idea for something different. In order for something such as music or artwork to be ‘original’ it needs to be unique. Not always necessarily something new. This misconception is seen a

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    insight or understanding of some notable individual by administering a detailed analysis to their biographies in order to further explain the intentions behind some of the actions and decisions made by that person. Some of the most recognizable individuals of psychobiographies include individuals Adolf Hitler, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, and Saddam Hussein. In a typical biography, the intent is to tell the aspect of a person’s life and to be as detailed as possible about

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    Honours Project Proposal (revised) Name: Ngan Hung Yan Student no.: 11089726 Title: Presence of L2 accent in L3 Acquisition 1. Introduction: Second language acquisition (L2) has been often regarded as an important stage for language learning after acquired the first language. However, it is evident that Third Language Acquisition (L3) has become increasingly important and it is a new and hot topic for many scholars due to the multilingual culture in nowadays society. Over the past few decades

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    The American Dream

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    “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels...The ones who see things differently” (Isaacson 329). This excerpt from Apple’s brilliant “Think Different” campaign in 1997, written to shed its then hackneyed image, is part of perhaps the most iconic advertisement campaign of the century. An ad capturing the company’s counterculture attitude, it also happened to describe the thoughts and personality of its former CEO, Steve Jobs. Jobs, who wrote parts of the campaign himself, identified

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    INTRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE Allahabad Bank is a nationalised bank with its headquarters in Kolkata, India. It is the oldest joint stock bank in India. On 24 April 2014, the bank entered into its 150th year of Establishment. It was founded in Allahabad in 1865. As of 31 March 2012, Allahabad Bank had

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    chilling tales. As many litterateurs will be quick to point out, there are many connections between the author’s life and his resulting works. However, a common false theory among persons is that Poe’s works are a total indirect biography of his life. By skimming samples of a few of his works, one can easily evince that this speculation is fallacious.

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    Henrietta Lacks Critique

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    Before she died, a cancerous tumor was removed from her cervix (Freeman, 2016). While studying the samples collected from her biopsy, the first ever immortal cell line was discovered, which they also found to be the first cells to live outside of a human body (Biography, 2016). Her cells were labelled ‘HeLa’ cells, which derive from the first two letters of her first and last names, and were used to keep Henrietta anonymous (MedicineNet

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    Emergent design Focus • Prediction • Outcomes • Generalisability • Rich “thick” description • Similarities & contrasts • Process & context Nature of data analysis • Statistical • Non-statistical Sampling • Relatively large samples using often random sampling • Small samples using purposive, convenient or snaw ball sampling technique. METHODS OF COLLECTING DATA Obtrusive • Semi structured interviews • In-depth interviews • Focus Group Discussions • Ethnography • Participatory Action Research

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    retired from in 1979. During this time, Mr. Simpson married his first wife, Marguerite L. Whitley, and had three children. Afterwards, O.J. Simpson moved onto his acting and sport-casting career, during which he divorced his wife (“O.J. Simpson Biography” 2016). Nicole Brown, born in West Germany in 1959, had grown up in Southern California. Whilst working as a waitress in a posh club in Beverly Hills, she had met

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    The book starts of with a very brief biography of the victim, Debbie Carter and takes us to the scene of her murder describing the manner of her brutal rape and death. Following this first chapter the book follows the attempts of the Ada police department as they try to solve the murder

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