native speech is almost like his shadow‚ inseparable from his personality but in last few year mother tongue is losing importance in day by day and after few years we will be left with a small percentage of the urban populace who understands and converse in their mother tongue. Mother-tongue forms the very foundation upon which a cultural identity takes shape. Loose your mother-tongue and you loose the cultural identity. The amalgamation and transformation of languages due to globalization and world
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Pericles was a gifted individual and the Athenian people recognised his talents. He displayed the following traits and abilities - An intense desire to make Athens great. Pericles was an Athenian patriot A high intellect‚ as he could and did converse with great philosophers ‚ and was rational in argument; A plan for Athenian pre-eminence and the ability to implement it; A very persuasive orator Very trustworthy‚ especially with Athenian finances A wise and strong-minded statesman and clever
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After a very awkward prayer delivered by Uncle Charles unwillingly and involuntarily‚ Violet initiated the conversation by asking an irrelevant question to her daughter “Barb‚ have any use for that sideboard”. First it’s very important to note that violet is a drug addict who suffers also from oral cancer. Her character is a full of despair mixed with ruthless bitterness‚ anger‚ resentment‚ melancholy and lack of compassion. Along the conversation‚ she was making numerous irrelevant contributions
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ghed at.” Seeing as Westerners have been the perpetrators of imperialism for the past several centuries‚ it is to them that his message is directed. Purpose: Orwell’s purpose in “Shooting an Elephant” is to persuade his audience that imperialism is harmful to all parties involved. The harms of imperialism are illustrated with Orwell’s words‚ “I perceived in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys.” This evidences the harms of imperialism by showing
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superstitious guy who refuses to get with the times and give in to the lifestyle of the future where robots are part of the everyday life‚ making things easier for humans. He lives in a very retro/ early 2000s apartment‚ he also wears 90s shoes like converse. This is one of the reasons why Dr. Lanning asks for him to investigate his case. He trusts that Spooner’s personality and robots view will ignite his suspicion for his death. I think this movie speaks loudly to the audience because we live in a
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The Greek Dark Ages Started in 1600 B.C. and ended in 1100 B.C. This is the period of time the Greeks left behind no written evidence or artifacts. Simply‚ the Greeks seemed to disappear for a period of time‚ then resurfaced out of nowhere. Historians do not know what happened to the Greeks during this time‚ but some hypothesis indicate a volcano erupted or a tragic weather event occurred‚ wiping the Greeks off the land. On the other hand‚ the Greeks during the Dark Ages produced great temples to
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soldiers who are standing guard. Klaatu soon heals and escapes from confinement in a hospital to live among the people under an alias. He chooses the name Carpenter’ and seeks shelter with a family of people who rent rooms. Our hero seeks out and converses with a scientific leader to find a way to communicate with the entire world and encourage a new wave of peace on earth. To begin the process‚ Klaatu stunts electricity in everything but flying planes and hospitals and any place that lives depended
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depleted and the USA could sweep in avoiding possible casualties. This aggravated the Soviets a lot; they lost 20 million people in the war whereas USA only lost 400‚000 troops. These feelings were highlighted and exposed when the two leaders had to converse and make decisions upon post WW2 issues. These underlying feelings definitely influenced how they treated each other. The two countries were also at loggerheads to become the biggest force in Europe. The USA had acquired the atomic bomb but the
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interest such as a hobby‚ music‚ television programme‚ pop star they favour etc. Talking to them about a topic that they have knowledge of makes them feel more comfortable in your presence and therefore again more approachable should they wish to converse with you on any other matter. However it is important to remain professional at all times and to remember the role that you hold. Do not make false promises to keep information that they may reveal to you a secret if doing so could cause harm or
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courtesies that were established by the generations‚ decades ago. People do not pay attention to their surroundings‚ which causes accidents; use indecent language that offends the older generations and even some younger ones; and they do not know how to converse with others with the correct etiquette. These‚ and others‚ are considered very rude and disrespectful in the physical social world. If you have a cellphone‚ as do I‚ please be aware of where you are‚ who is around and what you are doing; especially
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