Zaneh Williams February 24‚ 2012 Manipulation of Sappho Anne Carson’s presentation of Sappho’s surviving poetry‚ Fragments of Sappho heightens the eroticism and same sex-desirability that Sappho is well known for. In the text‚ Sappho never explicitly engages in any sort of sexual activity or intercourse‚ whether with a male or female. Therefore‚ it is unknown as to whether she ever acted on her clear sexual yearnings. Carson’s editorial choices and translation of the text‚ however‚ intensifies
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Grammar Final: Study Guide Noun: A person‚ place‚ or thing (or an idea or activity) Common Nouns – general‚ not specific‚ not capitalized Proper Nouns – specific‚ capitalized Gerund Nouns – a verb that‚ having added‚ ‘ing’ is a noun i.e running: a noun‚ but ‘to run’ is a verb EXAMPLE SENTENCES The boy is in love. boy: common noun‚ functioning as the subject of the sentence love: common noun Skipping through Central Park is energizing. Skipping: gerund noun‚ functioning as
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slide. D. Were there observable differences between your fresh yogurt slide and the prepared yogurt slide? If so‚ describe them. The prepared yogurt slide was purple spheres and commas covering the whole slide. E. Describe the four main bacterial shapes The four main bacterial shapes were spheres‚ rods‚ commas‚ and spirals. F. What are the common arrangements
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Welcome to WritePoint‚ the automated review system that recognizes errors most commonly made by university students in academic essays. The system embeds comments into your paper and suggests possible changes in grammar and style. Please evaluate each comment carefully to ensure that the suggested change is appropriate for your paper‚ but remember that your instructor ’s preferences for style and format prevail. You will also need to review your own citations and references since WritePoint capability
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new computer‚ which I don’t like now. They have three main characteristics: a) In speech the intonation is different from the noun they qualify b) In spelling they are separated by commas c) In meaning they are not essential to the meaning of the clause. A non-defining relative clause usually has a comma in front of it and a
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connects to the theme. He would “longingly picture [himself] amidst gay crowds” (1) this helps develop the theme. While alone‚ the character describes “the noiseless rats and bats and spiders” (1) that accompany him. The author gets rid of the commas and uses the word “and” (1) to get the reader to feel with the tone of the
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PARTS OF SPEECH: “Parts of speech” are the basic types of words that English has. It is important to be able to recognize and identify the different types of words in English‚ so that you can understand grammar explanations and use the right word form in the right place. Here is a brief explanation of what the parts of speech are: Noun A noun is a naming word. It names a person‚ place‚ thing‚ idea‚ living creature‚ quality‚ or action. Examples: cowboy‚ theatre‚ box‚ thought‚ tree‚ kindness
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VERBAL - a word formed from a verb but functioning as a different part of speech. Types of Verbals Participles A participle is a verb form used as an adjective to modify nouns and pronouns. The following sentence contains both a present and a past participle: The children‚ crying and exhausted‚ were guided out of the collapsed mine. Crying is a present participle‚ formed by adding -ing to the present form of the verb (cry). Exhausted is a past participle‚ formed by adding -ed to the present
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Would you let Euthanasia end one ’s life? Euthanasia is one of the most controversial topics in modern society‚ and every human being has a different view on it according to their culture‚ their nation ’s laws‚ and their own personal beliefs. I was agreed with euthanasia until one day one of the closest family members; my father; was on a position where euthanasia was an option; after that I became completely disagree with the use of euthanasia under any circumstances. When you have someone
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outside forces. While compatibilists are considered to be determinists‚ there is one idea that separates them from each other‚ and that is the idea of free will. The evidence that suggest compatibilism to be a valid point of view is that‚ (take out comma) people clearly have outside forces that determine what they do‚ or the decisions they make. An example of this is if I were to say‚ I didn’t drive my car for a week‚ and someone asked me if I chose to do that of my own free will and I said no I
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