An alphabet of conversational features Conversations exhibit a very wide range of styles‚ nuances and linguistic strategies. If you approach analysis with a checklist of ’main features’‚ you need to be careful to identify which ones are most appropriate to the conversation you are investigating. It is an interesting linguistic fact that alphabetical ordering confers neither more nor less importance on each item. Remember that it is the concept behind the terminology that matters. If‚ for
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Origins of Egyptian Hieroglyphs The ancient Egyptians believed that writing was invented by the god Thoth and called their hieroglyphic script "mdwt ntr" (god’s words). The word hieroglyph comes from the Greek hieros (sacred) plus glypho (inscriptions) and was first used by Clement of Alexandria. The earliest known examples of writing in Egypt have been dated to 3‚400 BC. The latest dated inscription in hieroglyphs was made on the gate post of a temple at Philae in 396 AD. The hieroglyphic
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forms‚ and is constantly seeking new media‚ new channels of communication. Through looking at advertising we can learn not only how the most simple narratives are constructed (a print ad is simpler than a magazine article‚ a TVC is simpler than a feature film‚ although they use the same narrative techniques)‚ but how ideas can be communicated at great speed‚ through the use of single images and words. WHAT IS ADVERTISING? The word advertising originates from Latin word advertise
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Approximately 5000 years ago the first complex‚ politically centralized civilizations began to form independently along numerous river valleys throughout parts of Asia and Africa. These civilizations were the building blocks for organization of human economic‚ political‚ religious‚ and social practices. Although the cultures of both Ancient Egypt and Shang China River Valley Civilizations share geographic‚ religious‚ and political similarities‚ the cultures are vastly different when social characteristics
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In the third millennium BC the Sumerians conquered the Mesopotamian Empire. They prearranged themselves into self-governing cities. Around the year two thousands three hundred and thirty BC‚ the Sumerian cities were conquered by King Sargon I and the Akkadian Empire was founded. Around the year two thousand and two hundred BC the Akkadian Empire was conquered and a long period of division started. Around the year one thousand and eight hundred BC‚ the city of Babylon attained supremacy and founded
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Civilization in the Early Middle Ages‚ 750-1000 1) Describe the contribution of the Muslims and the Vikings to Early European civilizations. Muslims: The first great wave of Muslim expansion had ended at the beginning of the eighth century. Gradually‚ the Muslims built up a series of sea bases in their occupied territories in North Africa‚ Spain‚ and Southern Gaul and began a new series of attacks in the Mediterranean in the ninth century. They raided the southern coasts of Europe‚ especially
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emphasizes the importance of location. As the first civilizations emerged thousands of years ago‚ the significance of locality was no different. Societies that made the transition from nomadic‚ hunter-gatherer groups to agricultural communities depended on having an abundance of natural resources to sustain larger‚ more condensed populations. Citizens of these early civilizations were at the mercy of their surrounding environment‚ as it was often their main or only source of sustenance. Unlike the nomadic
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Feature writing Anything that’s not straight news‚ editorial or sport. Gives a human dimension to the news Responds to the reader’s curiosity while entertaining at the same time Truth and accuracy are still important Can’t editorialize – NOT inverted pyramid style Sub-stories of the news Skills similar to fiction writers Narrates that keeps the readers absorbed Brings out the drama of people’s lives Know which details to highlight Vivid descriptions -Colorful dialogue -Humor Begins with
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Egyptian Architecture Due to the scarcity of wood the two predominant building materials used in ancient Egypt were sun-baked mud bricks and stone‚ mainly limestone but also sandstone and granite in considerable quantities. From the Old Kingdom onward‚ stone was generally reserved for tombs and temples‚ while bricks were used even for royal palaces‚ fortresses‚ the walls of temple precincts and towns‚ and for subsidiary buildings in temple complexes. The core of the pyramids came from stone quarried
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The claim that ancient cultures and civilizations developed in isolation due to limited technology and travel overlooks significant evidence of shared practices and institutions. Despite the distances and cultural variations‚ ancient societies shared fundamental aspects of social organization‚ governance‚ and labor systems. By examining examples from the textbook‚ we can argue this notion and demonstrate how civilizations shared commonalities in areas such as patriarchy‚ social hierarchy‚ conquest
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