The Use of the Word “Retard” Have you ever used the word “retard” without thinking about what the word really means? Patricia Bauer author of “A Movie‚ A Word‚ and My Family’s Battle” writes about how the movie industry uses the word “retard” loosely with no regard for the intellectually disabled community. Bauer explains how society has accepted the use of the word “retard” as a common phrase to mean or make fun of a mistake that was made. The writerThere are many qualities needed for a good
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I Believe Words Can Hurt I believe that words can hurt. Have you ever wondered what you have or had said in your lifetime that has hurt people? Or have you ever experienced getting hurt by words someone else has said? Every time you say something you have to really think if you want to say it or not‚ you can’t just say it without thinking‚ well‚ maybe you can‚ but should you? In my own experience when I was eleven years old I first came to the US and I remember that I didn’t speak any English
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My word is actually a phrase‚ my phrase is “sense of humor.” Sense of humor has a few different meanings I think. The dictionary definition for it is; the trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. It means to be able to appreciate‚ understand‚ and make your own humorous things. Understanding sarcasm in speaking‚ funny actions‚ and catching puns‚ etc. are some examples of things you need a sense of humor to understand. People’s sense of humor are not usually the same. Your opinions
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TEETH All of us might not be aware of this but teeth plays a very important part in our bodies and are also essential for our survival and quality of life. They are what makes us able to speak‚ chew our food as well as giving us self-confidence needed in our daily lives. Teeth are meant to last us for the rest of our lives once we get our permanent set of teeth. Thus‚ taking care of our teeth is crucial. If we do not take good care of them from the start‚ it will lead to tooth decay‚ pain‚ tooth
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I would like to become an ambassador because I want more confidence and want to meet new people and be a leader to others. Being a Student Ambassador means that you will represent the school at different events. I really enjoy coming to school and love coming here every day‚ and it would be nice to be a part of something that I love. I like participating in charity events and extra-curricular activities. What makes it good is the
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报章报道: 国家环境局发言人透露， 违例者均为初犯， 罚款额为200元， 重犯可罚高达1000元。 除此， 放置在及新增禁烟区内的垃圾桶将移走， 換成不设烟灰缸的桥‚ 垃圾捅。 读了这则新闻‚ 我不禁感到欣慰‚ 赞成违例者会被惩罚的行为‚ 相信新加坡公民也会点头咂嘴。 国家随着新加坡烟民逐年增加‚ 本地公共场所的禁烟范围正式扩大近三个月来， 共有超过500名烟客在新禁烟令下违例吸烟而遭罚款。 他们多数是在有盖走廊， 住宅区公共空间， 及有盖行人天桥等处被稽査人员逮个正着。 原因: • 环境局数据显示， 本地去年全年共有4050起烟客违例吸烟铵罚款案例 • 烟客喜欢聚集在有烟灰缸的垃圾桶抽烟，所以这些垃圾桶都被搬离到巴士站五公尺远的地方 • 当局希望通过店员和烟客的接触，把信息传达出去‚ 让禁烟信息在社区内的渗透度更广 • 让违例者遵守新禁烟令的条规 • 提高公众对新增禁烟区的认识， 环境局的义工至今已展开超过950次的社区巡逻， 向各个社区内桶的烟客和居民说明新禁烟条例 • 不要伤害到非吸烟者‚ 减少二手烟的问题 后果: • 我国约有36万烟民
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Immediate Free Recall Of Semantically Related or Unrelated Words Abstract Past research has shown that words that are used at a higher frequency‚ or those that are more familiar‚ and used in day-to-day life corresponds to higher immediate free recall. It has also been found that semantically related words appear to be recalled at a higher frequency as opposed to semantically unrelated items. In this study‚ we aim to investigate two variables‚ word familiarity and semantic relatedness would‚ and their
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1st Lecture: Finding the Ideal Job Review of the book «What colour is your parachute?» By Barbara Kleppinger You are out of work. You hate your job. You aren’t satisfied with your career. You are looking for your first job. Where do you start? If you are like most Americans‚ you’ll probably send your resume to a lot of companies. You may answer newspaper want ads every Sunday. Or you might go to employment agencies. But experts say you won’t have much luck. People find jobs only 5 to 15 per cent
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where she stayed briefly.) There is though a mention of one event of her life after college‚ when she was summoned to a court in Lahore‚ Pakistan for an apparently obscene story she had written‚ Lihaaf‚ and that got published in a journal. ‘A life in words’ is an endearing account of Ismat’s growing-up surrounded by her vast and loving family that consisted of her parents‚ nine other siblings‚ a warm entourage of teeming cousins‚ and various aunts and uncles. Born in the first half of the 1900s‚ Ismat
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the Bible Is the Word of God? A Religion Profile from International Students‚ Inc. The Question Posed Characteristics That Must Be True of God’s Word‚ But Could Also Be True of a Human Book Christians claim the Bible is God’s Word. That means that they believe the Bible is a verbal revelation from God that makes it unique from every other book. But how can such a claim be verified? 1. The Bible Claims to Be God’s Word A. The Authors Claimed to Speak God’s Words Much of the Bible
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