about things not present in space or time e.g.‚ [pat] p a LING 200 -- McGarrity 9 LING 200 -- McGarrity 10 Productivity Speakers can create infinite number of novel utterances that others can understand Elvis lives!! Vervet monkeys 3 Alarm calls for different predators ‘snake’ ‘eagle’ ‘leopard’ http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~mnkylab/media/vervetcalls.html e.g.‚ “Little purple gnomes living in my sock drawer
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The authors of the poem‚ “We Are Not Your Monkeys”‚ are attacking the caste system by identifying themselves with monkeys and demons. For a long time‚ caste system has been the core of Hindu society. The hymn‚ “The Sacrifice of Primal Man”‚ from Rig Veda has first explained the origin of the hierarchy:”When they divided primal Man/ …/ The Brahman was his mouth/ The arms were made the Prince/ His thighs the common people/ And from his feet the serf was born” (p. 32‚ line 41-48). It is believed by
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Twelve Monkeys is a American science fiction movie‚ film on 1995‚ by Terry Gilliam. It highlights the participation of the starring Bruce Willis‚ Madeleine Stowe and Brad Pitt. The plot is about a deadly‚ unknown virus that has affected the world population in 1996 and now in 2035 only 1% of the population has survived and have to live underground. This virus is suspected of being work of a terrorist group known as Twelve Monkeys. James Cole‚ play by Bruce Willis‚ is a convict who is elected for
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“Monkey see monkey do” is a phrase that originated in the early 1920’s to express the act of mimicry‚ and the experts of mimicry are kids. The brain of an infant is like a sponge‚ soaking up all of the information it receives. The ability for the brain to absorb so much information‚ from actions to words‚ is necessary for a kid to develop well‚ but can it become a disadvantage? If so‚ When can the results be seen? Is it when young adults abhor discussion about “sensitive” topics in colleges and universities
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Sergeant-Major Morris Is Innocent!!! Many may believe that Sergeant-Major Morris is an evil man; a man who has come to the house of Mr. and Mrs. White to spread chaos and misfortune; but I would have to disagree. There are many places the author tries to prove Sergeant Morris’ innocence. For example when Major Morris is explaining to the Whites what he wants to do with the Monkey’s paw‚ the sergeant said "I did have some idea of selling it‚ but I do not think I will. It’s done enough mischief
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of the world’s birds live in the Amazon. Although they all live in the same general area‚ animals have different habitats‚ diets‚ and life spans. A few of the many animals are the Scarlet macaw‚ Anaconda‚ Giant Amazon River Turtle‚ and the Howler Monkey. One of the many kinds of birds found in the Amazon is the Scarlet Macaw. Macaws are the largest parrots in the world‚ having a body from beak to tail that can be as long as 33 inches (Jukofsky 1). These particular birds can be found in Bolivia
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Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is Self In the essay‚ “Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self” by Alice Walker‚ is about self-realization‚ and that the world is what we make it to be. As a child Walker describes how she abused her beauty for her father’s approval. This kind of attitude was further encouraged by the society of which she is from. She grew up hearing praises from people such as “oh‚ isn’t she the cutest thing”. Walker goes through many different changes and her realizations about
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A Misfortune of Fate Through out history‚ people attempted to change their fate to fulfill their desires. In the short story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs‚ the White family’s simple life is dramatically changed when they do not listen to the advice about a magical monkey’s paw. With the hope of making their lives better by wishing for money‚ the White family quickly leans that the gains do not weigh the repercussions. In this story‚ the author foreshadows the White family’s inevitable
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DeBrazza monkey? 5. The Bateleut Eagle gets his name from the French word for: 6. The Nile Lechwe is known for what? 7. Meerkat packs may consist of how many individuals? 8. How long will Kirk’s Dik-Dik survive in captivity? 9. What bird is considered noisy and gets its name from a loud instrument? 10. What is the smallest (and cutest) species of fox? 11. The spiny liana is tracked by which animal? 12. Which area of Africa does the Dwarf Crocodile inhabit? 13. Which of the African monkey is the most
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everyone to the point where he needs to force his dominance on someone. As we were leaving‚ I found out that I was going to be passed off to Danyelle to help her out with cleaning while Debbie was working with the Howlers. So I finished cleaning at Monkey Village‚ we tag teamed the cleaning‚ and then was passed off to Danyelle to clean the Mandrill portion of the night house. Danyelle also asked me to clean the extra holding stalls both inside the night house and outside of the night
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