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    about the essay “Politics and the English Language”. This essay classifies the bad writing habits in modern English as opposed to the traditional style. We would first like to start off with a quiz to check the class’s general knowledge of the classesIf you could not identify any examples of slang and bad writing habits it would be smart to listen to what were going to talk about. George Orwell writes about the traditional style of English‚ and the connection between language and action. Orwell discusses

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    Challenges - Opportunities ! Canadian culture and the way Canadians live their lives is significantly different from the Chinese. Chinese who are “fresh off the boat” often struggle with language barriers‚ cultural gaps and the new environments they are introduced to because they arrived in a strange country with no experience. In spite of the difficulties many Chinese encounter‚ they are willing to acquire new knowledge about Canada. Many families who immigrate to Canada lose everything. They

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    after the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel talks about the indifference of love and hate‚ the indifference of beauty and ugliness‚ the indifference of faith and heresy‚ finally the indifference of life and death. Elie Wiesel stated‚” And the opposite of life is not death‚ but indifference between life and death.” Don’t put somebody else’s life in misery‚ just because you’re impassive about them. Adolf Hitler put so many Jews lives is such a harsh place‚ to the point where they gave up. You may not like somebody

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    My former English professor would always say “find a way 101”‚ whenever a student found themselves struggling in her class. At first I did not understand why she was so rude to her students‚ this was until after I graduated high school when I realized I was wrong. She was not rude‚ she was not mean‚ she was preparing her students for college level English classes. Reflecting on my past encounter with the toughest teacher at my former high school‚ I can say I feel prepared for a college level class

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    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION Learning Outcomes: By the end of this chapter students should be able to: i. define workplace communication ii. differentiate the different channels of communication iii. synthesize information from different sources What is professional communication? Communication is a “process of exchanging ideas‚ opinions and as a means for individuals and organisations to share meaning with one another” (Koneru‚ 2008)

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    Grief and Loss July 19‚ 2004 Comparative Analysis of Death Rituals All prominent cultures and religions in the world devote specific rites and rituals to their respective societies and faiths. Rites are acts of social‚ spiritual and religious origins and apply not only to ceremonies for the living‚ but to ceremonies for the dead as well. This paper will compare and contrast the rituals practiced by my Italian-American family with the rituals practiced by those of Muslim beliefs. My family

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    “Masque of the Red DeathAnalysis With money you can do a lot‚ people with lots of money tend to wind up with lots of power or fame. Money can buy a lot of things‚ but longevity is not one of them. The theme of ‘Masque of the red death’ was “no amount of money will enable you to cheat death”. The author conveyed this by giving an example of a unique situation where a wealthy person tries to cheat death‚ but ends up dying anyways. He gives us the theme with three different literary techniques:

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    played by the muchachos within the ‘society’ of the rubber stations and how their function in the society is essential in maintaining the power hierarchy through terror. Throughout my argument I will also draw parallels between Taussig’s work and Nancy Scheper-Hughes ethnography Death Without Weeping: The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil. Both works provide insight into violence as a part of

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    rave On alien shores; and if his fellow spake‚ His voice was thin‚ as voices from the grave; And deep-asleep he seem’d‚ yet all awake‚ And music in his ears his beating heart did make. They sat them down upon the yellow sand‚ Between the sun and moon upon the shore; And sweet it was to dream of Fatherland‚ Of child‚ and wife‚ and slave; but evermore Most weary seem’d the sea‚ weary the oar‚ Weary the wandering fields of

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    leaving them to choose between the lucrative and the not-ludicrous-yet-not-always-profitable. Such is the internal dilemma facing the protagonist‚ Francie‚ of How to Become a Writer by Lorrie Moore. Viewed through the scope of the article‚ The Ideal English Major by Mark Edmundson‚ published in The Chronicle Review‚ Moore’s story is an eloquent example of the article’s argument to follow one’s passions while also articulating the pragmatic

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