early stage in the colonial period. Today‚ the English used in the Philippines has a distinctive localized vocabulary which finds expression in a range of settings‚ including government‚ education‚ and the media as well as the personal domain. Describing the vocabulary of new Englishes(Lado) In the academic literature on the world Englishes‚ a number of linguists have focused on the importance of the early contact period in contributing to the distinctiveness of the new Englishes that have been
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Sample Paper 1 commentary on The Jade Peony Questions (a) What do you understand of the characters and the situation in the passage? (b) How does the writer effectively convey the context and feelings of the narrative voice? This excerpt from “The Jade Peony” by Wayson Choi conveys the mystery and insightful fear of the unknown of a young boy who has just lost his mother. Although the passage refrains from giving sufficient details‚ the reader is still able to understand the essentials of
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be cheerful and fun. It is very possible that the narrator is telling the story to describe and remember a fun time he had with his father. The narrator describes “waltzing” with his father in the family kitchen and recalls how “mothers countenance could not unfrown itself”(lines 7-8)‚ describing how his mother didn’t find this “waltzing” to be amusing. My Papa’s Waltz is not a poem written to describe an abusive father or a broken home‚ it is written as a light hearted throwback to when the narrator
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instead‚ he is abussive to everyone‚ " . The character Heathcliff is definitely not a romantic hero. Edgar is a very unromantic character. He really doesn’t care what his love wants and becomes jealous and arrogant when he suggests that‚ "The kitchen [be] a more suitable place for [Heathcliff]" (96). Edgar hates the idea of Heathcliff being happy so he practically disallows Catherine from seeing him. Brontë’s creation of a bleak mix of bad weather‚ a setting of barrenness‚ and in the story
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Was Aristotle Right or Wrong? Jennifer L. Chadwick Grand Canyon University Biology Concepts Lab June 1‚ 2011 Resource 1: Was Aristotle Right or Wrong? Directions The exercise below presents a scenario that begins with an observation made by Aristotle (4th century BC). The theory of Spontaneous Generation‚ which suggests that life originated from inanimate matter‚ was popular in the ancient world. Your assignment is to apply the scientific method beginning with Aristotle’s observation by
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vs. women relations is personified through Mama as she said “You see why boys have no business in the kitchen? You cannot even slice ugu well.”(Adichie‚ pg 121) Mama continues to say “(to Olanna) I hear you did not suck your mother’s breast … Please go back and tell those who sent you that you did not find my son. Tell your fellow witches you did not see him”(Adichie‚ pg 122) further describing the societal norms and superstitions prior to colonial exposure. Contrary to Mama’s ideals‚ Aunty Ifeka
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four‚ eleven and fourteen changes in his writing can be easily identified. It is evident that the written text‚ McCourt’s thoughts‚ and the resultant relationship with the reader evolve and become more complex during this part of his life. When describing his experiences at the age of four‚ McCourt’s writing style is very much like a story told from a child’s perspective. He uses simple dialogue and a ‘tell it like it is’ approach: “We’re on the seesaw. Up‚ down‚ updown. Malachy goes up. I get off
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attitude in the beginning of the essay is morose. She describes how white girls are taught and raised in a different lifestyle. She does not add negative thoughts to what she is describing. Though she isn’t negative she is also not positive of how things are. Angelou states‚ “ During my tenth year‚ a white woman’s kitchen became my finishing school” ( Angelou 29-30). Margaret didn’t get a complete education
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organisation – describing total market in prospect terms as those most similar to current
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Case 5: Creating a high performance culture Introduction The culture of an organization is a way of describing the typical way in which that organization operates. It is something that is created over time by the organization and the people that work for it. Siemens is built on a high performance culture. This means that everyone share one shares the same vision and‚ values and busts each other’s contribution. Siemens is a global electronics business with a turnover of around £60 billion a year
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