Open and Closed Word Classes Some word classes are OPEN‚ that is‚ new words can be added to the class as the need arises. The class of nouns‚ for instance‚ is potentially infinite‚ since it is continually being expanded as new scientific discoveries are made‚ new products are developed‚ and new ideas are explored. In the late twentieth century‚ for example‚ developments in computer technology have given rise to many new nouns: Internet‚ website‚ URL‚ CD-ROM‚ email‚ newsgroup‚ bitmap‚ modem‚ multimedia
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changes when loved ones are lost‚ but for Najmah‚ It affected her heavily‚ and shaped her actions. Loss effects Najmah heavily in the beginning of the book and builds her character. Loss takes Najmah out of shock and is a driving force for her. Loss also shapes the life changing decisions she makes at the end of the book. Najmah has been affected and shaped by loss many times throughout the book. (MIP)Loss affects Najmah many ways in the beginning of the book. (SIP 1) When she lost Baba Jan and Nur
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The Connotation and Denotation of the N-Word The word “nigger” has several denotations and connotations. The different emotions and meanings attached are different for each individual. Dictionary.com defines nigger as “a person of any race or origin regarded as contemptible‚ inferior‚ ignorant‚ etc. Slang: a black person” (“Nigger”). The website also states that “the term nigger is now probably the most offensive word in English” (“Nigger”). Nigger as a word has a history‚ a present and it surely
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Hair loss after pregnancy happens to many women. A first time mother may be worried by hair loss‚ because she hasn’t experienced it before. Knowing that many women lose hair‚ and that it’s temporary‚ can help women to be less stressed‚ in an already stressful time. Hair and skin are enhanced by hormones released during pregnancy. These hormones‚ released to aid the baby‚ also cause hair to remain on the scalp longer‚ leading to fuller‚ thicker hair. There are two stages of hair on a human head
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Sarah Benesh Dr. Susan Dauer English 1102 2 Febuary 2011 Analyzation of “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker In 1972‚ Alice Walker published “Everyday Use” in a collection of short stories In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black women. As better known “Everyday Use” stood out of the collection‚ it has become one of few short stories about the conflict black Americans faced after the Civil Rights Movement; The struggle to maintain traditions‚ whilst embracing new-found freedom‚ and where the two
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The short story “The Devil and Tom walker” by Washington Irving is a classic dark romantic story. Although the story has many elements in it‚ symbolism is seen the most. The three main symbols are the Devil being a representation of temptations in life‚ the forest represents the bad side of life and the trees showing the lives of many men that have done bad. The first symbol is the Devil. The Devil in the story represents temptations. Early in the story Tom’s wife goes out to find riches in the
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بحث بعنوان: Taboo Words and Euphemisms إعداد الطالب : أحمد خويلد بإشراف الدكتورة: أمينة معتوق Taboo words and Euphemisms Taboo: is a word or phrase not to be used or at least it is consedevd as not polite to use the word "Taboo" came from tongan‚it refers to acts that are forbedden. words are considered as taboo words because of: fear‚ tradition‚ education‚ hurting‚ language beauty and social limit. there are no general rule for Taboo words‚ some words may considered as a
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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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Loss becomes an event that each main character in “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin‚ “The Washwoman” by Isaac Bashevik Singer‚ and “Last Leaf” by O. Henry has to experience and overcome. Each main character loses an object or person that has become close to them through different ways. Gwilan from “Gwilan’s Harp” loses both her harp and her passion‚ sadly ending her career as a harpist. Later‚ she also loses her husband‚ Torm‚ through illness‚ causing her to reach her lowest point. The washwoman
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus This 27-letter word coined by Shakespeare‚ in his comedy Love’s Labour’s Lost‚ is a testament to the Bard’s own intralexiconic skills. Meaning “the state of being able to achieve honors‚” the word is the longest one in the English language with alternating consonants and vowels (Take a look for yourself….yep 9. Antidisestablishmentarianism Containing 28-letters‚ antidisestablishmentarianism is the longest proper word‚ consisting of proper and compatible root and
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