Why is it important to Write Clear and Concise Prose? The purpose of writing is to inform and entertain. To do this‚ clear and concise prose is needed to deliver essential points with impact and meaning‚ whilst still sustaining the reader’s attention. To get the point across‚ the text needs to keep to the topic and remain relevant‚ avoiding anything that is unnecessary. An incorrect use of technique such as rambling or jargon can obscure the purpose of the text. A concise style of writing uses a
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Jake Barnes‚ the narrator and main protagonist of Ernest Hemingway’s novel‚ The Sun Also Rises¸ embarks upon many journeys‚ of which he experiences a naturally developing adventure. This novel conforms to idealistic properties of a classic travel narrative as well as disguising some of these conformities as other traits. In this paper I will analyze Hemingway’s work‚ The Sun Also Rises‚ as a narrative of travel‚ and expound upon the many ideals and motifs behind the covers of its characters and events
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a pidgin‚ a creole‚ and a “regular language”? Is there a clear distinction? Pidgin and creole languages are mostly spoken in the Third World countries where their role is mainly connected with political and social questions. There are supposedly more than 100 pidgin and creole language used in everyday speech (Romaine‚ 2000). The word pidgin comes from the pronunciation of the word business in Pidgin. It is not anyone’s first language‚ but a contact language that has no native speakers (Wardhaugh
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life each and every action has had a reaction. Jake La Motta is no exception to that. The middleweight boxer runs around town with his brother and manager‚ Joey. In the beginning of the film Jake meets Vicki‚ and starts to pursue the fifteen year old. Soon they marry and Jake’s boxing career resumes but is eventually suspended on the allegation of throwing a fight. However‚ after Jake is reinstated he finally wins the middleweight championship. Jakes life afterward seemed to slowly plummet. He lands
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Vaccinations: A Clear Benefit By: Julie Roberts June 19‚ 2005 Vaccination: A Clear Benefit A clear definition of a vaccination is‚ "the generic term for immunization procedures. Immunization is a procedure whereby living or nonliving materials are introduced into the body :" (Nosal‚ 1999) The concept that people who survive an infectious disease do not get the same disease again is the basis for the administering of vaccinations. Vaccines are normally given to healthy individuals for
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Conscience is truly a dreadful thing. It judges us more heavily than any court and is inescapable. Mahatma Gandhi once said that‚ "There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts." Conscience affects all of us. It is no wonder that Mark Twain had a desire for the simple life. He once said that‚ "Good friends‚ good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life." One of the greatest examples of Conscience and
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Without Conscience Book Report Without Conscience: The Disturbing World Of The Psychopaths Among Us It all started with unusual brain wave patterns on an electroencephalogram (EEG). It was several years ago when Robert Hare and two graduate students discovered these unusual brain wave patterns‚ so unusual that they couldn’t have come from real people‚ as described by the editor of a scientific journal. However‚ those EEGs did come from real people‚ a different
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Jake LaMotta is a fighter. A middleweight boxer and a jealous lover – he’s always fighting for something. Jake has an overinflated ego‚ and a disturbing sense of honour. Raging Bull is about the only Scorsese film that doesn’t romanticise the chauvinistic gangsters of 1950’s New York; Jake LaMotta isn’t a role model‚ and watching him doesn’t fill you with a sense of admiration or envy – unlike gallant Henry Hill‚ from Goodfellas. Raging Bull slowly blurs the line between the ring and Jake’s home
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Parliament clears visa-free travel for Albanians‚ Bosnians [de] [fr] Published: 08 October 2010 [pic][pic][pic] The European Parliament yesterday (7 October) backed visa-free travel to Europe’s Schengen area for Albanian and Bosnian citizens‚ setting the EU assembly on a collision course with France‚ which opposes the proposal following its controversial crackdown on illegal Roma camps. Background Schengen is a village at the border between Luxembourg‚ France and Germany‚ where on 14 June
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Roger Williams’ A Key Into the Language of America During American colonial times‚ the native peoples of the new world clashed often with the English settlers who encroached upon their lifestyle. Many horror stories and clichés arose about the natives from the settlers. As one might read in Mary Rowlandson’s Narrative‚ often these disputes would turn to violence. To maintain the process of the extermination of the natives alongside Christian moral beliefs‚ one of the main tenets of colonial
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