homogeneity across cultures. The theory of relative face orientation We have discussed that Brown and Levinson’s (1987) face-saving politeness theory has been undermined for its inability to be applied universally. In surveying recent studies in cross-cultural communication‚ Mao (1994) mentions Janney and Arndt (1993)‚ who characterise it as idealistic‚ culturally biased‚ and lacking objective empirical evidence for the evaluation of their politeness universals. Instead of a theory centered on universals
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came into your mind first‚ didn’t he? Surprisingly‚ Darwin is not the only evolutionary theorist‚ as there are two others with similarly different ideas. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck‚ Alfred Russel Wallace‚ and Charles Darwin all investigated this field of science. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was the first to have extended theories of evolution. In 1794‚ Lamarck started working in the natural history museum‚ Jardin des Plantes‚ and was in charge of studying insects and worms. He saw this as an opportunity‚
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CHAPTER 1: Auteur theory in the context of Film theory Although the term auteur dates back to the 1920s in the theoretical writings of French film critics and directors of the silent era‚ it is worth pointing out that in Germany‚ as early as 1913‚ the term ‘author’s film (Autorenfilm) had already been coined (Hayward‚2000: 20). Hayward believed that the Autorenfilm emerged partly as a response to the French Film d’Art (art cinema) movement‚ which began in 1908. Film d’Art was particularly successful
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Not Your Typical Love Poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a poem by T.S. Eliot about a man. The narrator of the poem is trying to figure out how to tell someone something‚ but keeps putting it off because there is‚ supposedly‚ more time. This poem speaks about the modern era and the men and women of this time‚ by showing the reader a fine line between what is nostalgic and modern habits. This poem breaks the conventions of a typical love poem since the narrator is not the typically beautiful
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Alfred Hitchcock’s film Rear Window released in 1954 portrays the power shift between the fictional couple‚ L.B Jeffries and Lisa Freemont. In the beginning of the film the viewers see Lisa as a perfect‚ high maintenance‚ wealthy woman who did everything to grasp Jeffries attention and prove to him that she is a worthy wife‚ but Jeffries believes "she’s too perfect‚ she’s too talented‚ she’s too beautiful‚ she’s too sophisticated‚ she’s too everything". Despite Jeffries being in a cast‚ sitting in
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AP Language – Green Utilizing a hopefully powerful tone‚ Alfred M. Green feeds his persuasive appeals and helps to effectively convince his fellow African Americans to attempt to join the war. He tells them to not focus on the past injustices‚ but to look towards an equal future‚ in which they too can be a contributing member of the nation’s military force. Green’s use of diction creates an image of strong African Americans fighting alongside whites for a common purpose‚ furthering his appeals
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knows the actual reason of how it all began or why it happened. There are many different theories according to scientists and geologists. The Ice Age began 2.4 million years ago. According to scientists‚ huge glaciers were the cause of how it all began. They believed that this ice movement was the cause of leaving the rocks in different formations‚ rock scrape marks‚ the valleys‚ etc. This was the theory that glaciation was the cause of the ice age and that this was the evidence that left a mark
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T.S Eliot’s use of adjectives in the opening stanza of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” gives an impression of Prufock’s loneliness‚ desire for love‚ and nervousness that develops throughout the poem. In the opening stanza‚ Prufrock describes the city on his way to a social-lites’ party. In his mind‚ Prufrock imagines himself being in the slums of town and gives a pessimistic description based on how he felt. Prufrock has an interior monologue and refers to himself in the line‚ “Let us go‚ through
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The daunt feeling of oppression and inequality engulfed the brains of the many African Americans who came to be persuaded to become part of the tyrant-free Union side by Alfred M. Green. Their was only a miniscule number of ways to persuade these intelligent men to join and strive for civil equality. Green used a number of techniques to get his point across without sounding laconic. Green used empowering words‚ some historical references‚ and figurative language. Green created an empowering tone
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Question: Examine the role of the Church in Spain’s conquest and colonization of continental America. The role of the Roman Catholic Church in Spain’s conquest and colonization of continental America was a two-fold process whereby under the façade of conversion and control lay the primary goal of gaining wealth‚ enforcing laws and the inevitable extension of control while condoning the beginnings of European slavery in the Caribbean.[i] Alternately‚ behind the movement for converting Indians
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