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    Laughter is a malicious response to the ignorance of others‚ and a principled individual must avoid such a hateful response to the faults of others(Grunberg‚ 2011).   The Traditional Theories of Laughter Three theories of laughter are common to the philosophy of laughter and humor. The superiority theory is unquestionably the oldest. All laughter is a response to the comical ignorance in others.  The superiority theory makes a solid case by claiming that laughter is derision towards another’s misfortune

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    and make the person feel more better‚ this article is taking about meditation which is something that help in relaxing also the article shows its advantages and how it effect the people who practice it and for sure what is meditation in details and what is the types of this practice. The title of the article is “ A life on meditation “ it is suitable for the article as it shows what is the article talking about which is meditation‚ so it is a strong title and the author choose it in a great way. The

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    Models in Discourse Processing Teun A. van DIN INTRODUCTION In this chapter it is shown that models play an important role in both oral and written discourse processing. Although the term model has several other meanings‚ it will here exclusively be used to denote a specific kind of knowledge structure in memory. 1 In particular‚ the notion of model is intended here to account for the role of personal knowledge people have about real or imagined situations in the process of discourse production

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    Koi Fish‚ Meditation‚ and Ghosts Koi fish has always fascinated me – there is something calming about their simple existence. I am reminded of the meditative state of mind aimed for in Zen‚ where thoughts‚ feelings‚ and sensations are allowed to come and go as they please while the source of our attention is firmly anchored within itself – in the breath‚ in the moment – immersed in the physiological sensory experience yet removed from it. Somehow the elegantly lazy movements of the koi fish bring

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    the sample. In determining the volume‚ four techniques can be used – measuring through graduated cylinder (direct measurement)‚ measuring the length‚ width and height‚ measuring the circumference‚ and lastly‚ water displacement. All except the first method for

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    Ann M. Johns‚ a well-known linguist has studied the way communities communicate with each other and the specific ways they do so. In “Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice: Membership‚ Conflict‚ and Diversity”‚ Johns defines communities of practice as something that “refers to genres and lexis‚ but especially to many practices and values that hold communities together or separate them from one another” (500). Communities of practice are groups of people who use distinct language‚ objectives

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    Meditation 17 is a very influential poem from John Donne. Many of his famous works are now considered to be "metaphysical" these poems are works that were made to study the deeper nature of reality and make concrete image comparisons between the real world and theology and psychology. The poem Meditation 17 was written by Donne at a time of great stress and hardship because he was on his deathbed‚ this perspective helped him to focus on his true beliefs and communicate his point of view. A meditation

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    research study aims to identify the effect of the location of the computer shops to the... Methodology is the systematic‚ theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study. It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of methods

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    Complaining is an integral part of the Ju/’hoansi way of life—especially high among Ju/’hoansi elders since it elicits and ensures supportive behavior from younger people to care for their elders. Personally‚ I think that the Ju/’hoansi people do not follow patterns of caregiving familiar in North American society‚ and their management of care for the elderly differs significantly from ours. Within the Ju/’hoansi culture‚ a “stream of complaints” from elders towards caregivers is viewed as “custom

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    Descartes begins his Third Meditation knowing very little. By the end of the previous meditation‚ he has established that he exists as a thinking thing that thinks in many different ways. Armed with such little certainty‚ Descartes begins a seemingly impossible task- to prove the existence of God‚ armed with only these facts and rational thinking. He concludes his proof with the verdict that God is in fact the only thing that could cause his own idea of his creator. Descartes’ proof rests in part

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