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    OUR ATTITUDE DETERMINES YOUR FUTURE DO NOT PROCASTINATE! TIME is money and TIME does not wait for anybody. If you sit and wait‚ nobody can help you and nothing happens. You will still be what you are‚ 3 or more years from now. You will be in the same situation‚ doing what you are doing now or worst‚ not doing anything at all; No career advancement; No self development; Lack of work experience; No improvement in income; No appropriate qualification; and possibly even out of job!  On the contrary

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    This is a speech about the language and the sport. We all know that sports offer a physical and emotional way of knowing and understanding of the world. The sports have also developed their own way to use the language which only fits in sports contexts. But in what ways does the language of sports interact with the author’s purpose? This is what I will address in this speech. The example I found to show in the interaction between language of sports and author’s purpose is a feature article which

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    Sharon Goodman (1996) She states that we are living in a time of increased in-formalisation. Informal language used to be reserved for close personal relationships but this isn’t the simplicity anymore. Norman Fairclough agrees and calls it conversationalised language. David Crystal (2001) In his book on language and the internet Crystal refers to dialogic e-messaging which refers to immediate communication rather than traditional letters. This has changed

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    the fact that language is the “tool of her trade”‚ meaning she uses it on a daily basis to preform her daily work and accomplish tasks. The different types of English‚ being proper or broken English‚ are useful to a writer because she can use them to work to create meaning with certain audience members‚ whether it be her mother‚ who uses more limited English‚ or an academic paper‚ which uses proper‚ academic English. The fact that as a writer‚ Tan still uses both forms of language is significant

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    83” by William Shakespeare conveys the indescribable beauty of a person using punctuation‚ imagery‚ and figurative language. The word “painting” as used in the first line of the poem is a type of poetic imagery that means praise or poetic flattery. This accompanied with “painting set” creates a much more elegant image than simply writing the word praising. Imagery and figurative language is more heavy and emphasized in the last two lines of the quatrains. The last line of stanza one for example‚ uses

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    Figure 12.4: e – log sv’ plot 5. Recompression Index. Determine it from the plot of voids ratio (e) vs log σ plot as (Figure 12.4 or 12.5) 12.11 6. Coefficient of compressibility. It is calculated as follows av = 0.435 Cc/Avg. pressure for the increment 12.12 where Cc = compression index av = Coefficient of compressibility

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    * The hearing Once the jury has determined the guilt of an offender‚ the jurors are dismissed and their role in the trial is over. It is now time for the second stage of the trial in which the judicial officer of the court-judge or justice-will determine the sentence imposed. The trial judge will look at many factors when determining a sentence. These factors include; the defendant’s state of mind‚ his or her criminal record-if any; and addiction the defendant may have‚ whether he or she has shown

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    seem to be having a tea party. As Alice continues to talk to the creatures‚ she realizes how mad they have gone and leaves a while later. Through Alice’s and the three creature’s conversations‚ Carroll uses wordplay‚ ambiguity‚ and other quirks of language to create an illusion of madness and logic between each of the characters‚ causing minimal controversy. In the beginning of the story‚ Alice notices the large table where three creatures “were all crowded together at one corner of it”

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    Shimaa Omar The organization is an imperative facet of any piece of writing. It provides the reader with a framework that shapes their thoughts which carries them throughout the writing piece. Looking at it from the writer’s opposition‚ organization ensures that the writer can freely express their thoughts‚ opinions‚ or analysis on an issue without losing the reader in the process. A common struggle for writers in the “writing community” is knowing what they want to say‚ however‚ having the uncertainty

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    Gay Language on the English Proficiency of Freshmen Students Angela Paula Quiboloy BSEd – English Student University of the Immaculate Conception‚ Davao City INTRODUCTION Language is the most important aspect in the life of all beings. We use language to express inner thoughts and emotions‚ make sense of complex and abstract thought‚ to learn to communicate with others‚ to fulfil our wants and needs‚ as well to establish rules and maintain our culture. Language can

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