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    The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising initiated in China, after the Chinese suffered many devastating defeats at the hands of foreign powers. Originating in the 1900’s, a secret organisation called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists, began carrying out attacks on Chinese-Christians and foreigners. They became known in the West as the “boxers”, for their martial arts fighting style. What caused the Boxer Rebellion? There were three main causes. The first cause for the Boxer Rebellion

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    After suffering many devastating defeats at the hands of the West. The Qing dynasty was suffering, and the majority of China was left impoverished. In the 1900’s, a secret organisation called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists, began carrying out attacks on Chinese-Christians and foreigners. They became known in the West as the “boxers”, for their martial arts fighting style. There were three main causes for the Boxer Rebellion. The first cause for the boxer rebellion, was the anti-foreign

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    Jacquelyn Ramirez 9th English Summer school Writing proficiency The author should’ve included the reason as to why they’re in a feud because the article sounds like Utopia and Anarchy are attacking each other for no reason. In the quote “Meanwhile, Utopian citizens marched against their own capital, insisting that their demands be met”, it seems as tho that information was thrown into the article because that event was taken place during the battle between Utopia and Anarchy but their is no explanation

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    CHAPTER 9 Positions . Responsibilities General Manager All the heads; Finance, HR, Operations, Marketing, report to her. She is responsible for communicating to them and delegating tasks according to their departments, as well as leading them. She also oversees all the administrative functions and sees to it that there is effectiveness and efficiency in the business. Finance Head HR Head Operations Head Marketing head Prepare financial or regulatory reports required by laws

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    conditions were much harsher than now. Long hours and small wages made up a day in the life of someone living in the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The Haymarket Riot was the result of the bombing in Chicago. “In the summer 1886 the campaign for an eight-hour day, long a rallying cry that united American laborers, culminated in a national strike on May 1, 1886. Between 300,000 and 500,000 workers struck across the country. In Chicago, police forces killed several workers while breaking up protestors

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    Policies and procedures: a. hours of operation • The hours of operation will be from 8am-6pm Monday to Friday. • There will be no daycare on statutory holidays. • Statutory holidays include; New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Heritage Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve. • Hours of operation during Christmas holidays will be based on need, a schedule will be determined one week prior

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    Autobiographical review: Starting and Closing John Smoltz, a Cy Young Award winner and World Series title holder writes the book starting and closing describing the struggles, “career ending” injuries and hard work that it took over his 14 years in the Major leagues to earn the title of being one of the greatest pitchers to ever step foot on the mound. At 7 years old Smoltz decided that he was going to play baseball in the Major leagues for the Detroit Tigers. In 1985 Smoltz was drafted by his dream

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    It is said that Joss Whedon’s work is not just to entertain his audience but he is also looking towards sending out a message. Generally, when people look deeply into his text they can find that he is usually sending a message to society about how gender roles and it is common for him to play with them. In these three shows Dollhouse and Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, and Firefly he takes gender roles and moves them around at will. In Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this is seen so often because the entire

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    Willow Rosenberg is a character from the incredibly successful American TV show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” created by Joss Whedon. Buffy The Vampire Slayer ran for 7 Seasons and was centered around Buffy, who at the age of 15 arrives in Sunnydale with her mother following an incident involving a gang of vampires at her old high school in Los Angeles. She is the latest in a long line of women who are destined to be “Slayers” and defend the world from Vampires and various other evil forces. Around

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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a well recognized television show that ran from 1997 to 2003. The show won fifty two awards and was nominated for a total of 192 awards. The episode “Hush” was the tenth episode in the fourth season. It aired on December 14, 1999. The directors and writers of the show use the voices of the characters in the episode to symbolize their feelings and how they express them. The characters losing their voices is a symbolic representation of how the characters express their

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