English 102-04 Schexnayder April 24‚ 2011 How Effective is “The F Word”? When having a baby one of the most difficult parts of the process is deciding on a name for the little one. Parents want to be careful in choosing‚ no one wants there child picked on or treated unfairly because of a name they have chosen. In the article “The F Word” the author‚ Firoozeh Dumas expresses her thoughts and feelings about coming from Abadan‚ Iran to America with her native name. She explains
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The word “GIRL” Have you ever tried to say the word girl in a different pronunciation? Did people understand when you said it? When I took my first step into the United States‚ my biggest worry was pronunciation. In my entire life‚ this was the first time I took a journey to a different country. Everything was so new to me; white and black faces‚ tall and muscular people. Most of all‚ their eyes attracted my attention. I came to the United States seven years ago. Back then‚ I didn’t fully understand
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What is respect? “Respect is a way of treating or thinking about something or someone. If you respect your teacher‚ you admire her and treat her well.” I respect my education‚ family‚ and the world. Without it there would be no justice system or a civilized society. This means respect is what grants us to work in somewhat of a peaceful environment. People deserves and need to be treated with respect. The world would be very different if there was no respect. In order to have respect for others
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Looking into Words An Analysis of the dialogues in The Picture of Dorian Gray [Preface] As we often see in fictions‚ dialogues play a significant role in characterizing heroes. Apart from speaking for the characters in novels‚ Oscar Wilde used dialogues to speak for himself. This is especially the case in The Picture of Dorian Gray in which he ‘hires’ three characters to represent his ideals‚ present situation and the conflict between them. The following passage will mainly focus on the strategic
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Belisa Crepusculario is literally a self-made woman: she chose her own name and makes a living selling words. (She travels around selling everything from verses from memory to simple stories to secret words. Everyone knows and respects her.) Her fame‚ however‚ is a result of her fortitude: as a youth‚ hunger‚ heat‚ and exhaustion of centuries ate at her and killed four siblings; she decided to trick death by dragging herself to the sea’s water. Belisa accidently discovers writing when a newspaper
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When I think of the word “Famous”‚ there’s two things that pop into my head‚ and what they mean to me. The first thing is a person‚ who is good and something or has a special talent. The other thing that comes to mind when the word “Famous” is used is someone who has fans and fortune. The word “Famous” in Merriam Webster defines “Famous” as “ : known or recognized by very many people : having fame”. Something that I would say that I am recognized by very many people for‚ would be my birth defect
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Scott Kernan The F-Word: A Rhetorical Analysis In the book excerpt by Firoozeh Dumas‚ “The F-Word”‚ Dumas uses several techniques to hook her readers and keep their interest in her piece. It was her style‚ however‚ that did most of the work. Dumas’ article has a very strong single argument that she works toward throughout her entire piece. She claims that the English language could do with a bit more “spice”‚ as she calls it (Dumas). Though this argument is only listed only twice in the
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WORD CHOICE A writer’s selection of words as determined by a number of factors‚ including meaning (both denotative and connotative)‚ specificity‚ level of diction‚ and tone. "Word choice often determines whether or not you get your message across. Making poor word choices and not writing appropriately for the audience can distract the reader so much that the message you intended to convey is missed." Definition of Slang: An informal nonstandard variety of speech characterized by newly coined
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The magical word “Happiness” There are plenty of movies‚ songs‚ and books about happiness. Human beings try to figure out what happiness means. For some‚ life is really about about being rich so being happy or who has the most respect and the highest rank is the happiest. Maybe happiness is hidden in a smile‚ or in love‚ or in a flower. Happiness means different things to every person. There is no universal rule to be happy. Whatever it means‚ everyone agrees that it may be the most important feeling
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Happiness is not an easy word to be defined. For each individual this term may differ or it can even be contrastive. If I were asked to describe happiness my answer would not be a quick response‚ because there is no actual definition for that common and at the same time difficult word. Every time one thinks of it she/he may get different ideas. However in each definition love‚ health and friends would be present and these cannot be bought by any money in the world. We all know that everyone needs
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