You are what you say The essay‚ " you are what you say " is written by Robin Lakoff‚ a Professor of Linguistics at University of California. She has explicated her view on how English language has functioned to revile and debase women‚ why women are thought to be juvenile‚ dependent and frivolous species. Certain views which makes fair sex less thriving than men. The subject is of great interest as it illustrates that women only say what they mean‚ but what they say is inferred by men in a pejorative
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Evidence-based practice is the process of applying existing research findings that has shown to work when considering a chosen strategy. It is based on analysing the collection of data that has contributed towards a specific knowledge base‚ which has been shared amongst fellow practitioners within a specific field‚ with the aim to inform current practice within a profession. It encourages practitioners to guide their practice by drawing on existing research and applying it. The use of evidence-based
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The Gettysburg Address: Why‚ how and what happened? On November 19‚ 1863‚ during the Civil War of the United States‚ a speech was held in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ that would later go down as one of the greatest in American history. The speech was held during the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery‚ a cemetery founded to honour the deceased soldiers of the battle of Gettysburg. The 272 word long address which the then current president Lincoln held at this event have been remembered ever since
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What changes would you like to see take place in your country within the next 10 years? Prosperity‚ stability and harmony have always been goals of countries and these take a lifetime of planning to achieve. By virtue of her smallness and dynamism‚ Singapore has taken a relatively short time‚ since her independence‚ to change and develop into what I hope will be a better place to live in. Family planning measures were introduced in Singapore in the early seventies. The results show that the
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the part unknown to the rest of the world. As I watched the video‚ I discovered quite a lot of detailed information about the city that I would not have otherwise. Description Anthony Bourdain went to Marseille to explore all of what the second largest city of Fance has to offer. At his arrival‚ he was met with Chef Eric Ripert from the restaurant: “Le Chevalier de France” which means France’s knight. Bourain talks about how the food is delicious but unfortunately the city is victim of its bad reputation
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I was born in 2002. Nationally a lot happened in this year because‚ this was the year following 9/11. I really wish I would’ve been alive during the time of 9/11 and could’ve remembered it. I’d want to tell my kids about it from my perspective‚ and what I was doing at the time of it. Besides the sad things‚ there was a lot more stuff that happened‚ from fashion to sports. A lot of movies that were popular in that year are still popular now. Some of the movies started an amazing sage. Some were one
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Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Pacific-Basin Finance Journal 16 (2008) 236 – 251 www.elsevier.com/locate/pacfin The impact of corporate governance on corporate performance: Evidence from Japan ☆ Rob Bauer a ‚ Bart Frijns b‚c‚⁎‚ Rogér Otten a‚d ‚ Alireza Tourani-Rad c a b Limburg Institute of Financial Economics‚ Maastricht University‚ The Netherlands Nijmegen School of Management‚ Radboud University Nijmegen‚ The Netherlands c Department of Finance‚ Auckland University
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The Day it Happened did a very good job in conveying its theme‚ establishing its characters‚ and using setting and symbols to convey a meaning important to human experiences. In this short story it is clear that the theme is continual domestic violence against women in some cultures. This is important to human experience because domestic violence in some cultures has been happening for many years‚ and society seems to know about it but doesn’t take it as seriously as it should be taken. In general
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Japan ’s Automakers Face Endaka Due to the Arab oil embargo‚ oil shock was raised in 1970s. The global economy faced a period of recession. The sluggish economy also affects the automobile market. Japan ’s automobiles prevailed for its cheaper cost‚ fuel efficiency‚ and exquisite design. In the early Eighties‚ dollars appreciated against major currencies including the Japanese yen. It boosted the expansion of Japan ’s exports‚ U.S. government faced successive years of trade deficits against
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abundance. The Working Man’s Companion‚ a book published in 1831‚ stated that “houses are better built… clothes are cheaper… an infinite number of domestic utensils… and not only travel at less expense‚ but travel tens times quicker than two hundred years ago.” This would allow the people to use more of their money on making their lives more comfortable for living and by allowing
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