A gadget is a small tool such as a machine that has a particular function‚ but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are sometimes referred to as gizmos. History The origins of the word "gadget" trace back to the 19th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ there is anecdotal evidence for the use of "gadget" as aplaceholder name for a technical item whose precise name one can’t remember since the 1850s; with Robert Brown’s 1886 book Spunyarn and Spindrift‚ A sailor boy’s log of a voyage out
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Fall 2014 English 101 Calendar English 101-01 (10428 ) M/W from 8:30-9:45 (216G) English 101-09 ( 10436) M/W from 10:00 – 11:15 (211G) This is your assignment calendar. Please print one copy to keep with the Assignment Instructions (here in CONTENT of D2L). Also‚ save a copy of both to your flash drive or desktop to have a backup copy just in case. Because the assignments are given to you the first day of class and because all assignment locations open a week before the due date‚ there
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speech through group discussions and interactive sessions ORGANISATIONAL SETUP Convenors 1. Prof. V.P. Krishna Prabha‚ Dept. of English 2. Prof. S. Ramdulari‚ Dept. of Hindi 3. Dr.M.N.Rajan‚ Dept. of Malayalam The Literary Club has 26 student members. They are from various teaching departments. Members from the Dept. of English 1. Anju Jose‚ 2. Arya V.J.‚ 3. Afiya J. Salah‚ 4. Anushma J.S.‚ 5. Nayana S. Kumar‚ 6. AnjuRajan S.R.‚ 7.Sini S.‚ 8. Radhika
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There are many cultural differences between America and India. Life in America is free and independent and gives rights of expression and personal development. Americans have privacy at home and in social settings. People do not intrude in your personal life‚ unless you want them too. We dress the way we want‚ travel when and where we want and are allowed to be passionate and appreciate everything. Americans are socially eccentric and are less dependent on one another for basic needs while living
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CLASS HISTORY Most of us would agree that the days we spent in high school were certainly the best days of our lives. Memorable ones I suggest. It was in high school that we made our grown-up friends‚ competed to excel‚ hoped for places in the sports team‚ toiled to lead in the student council‚ and yielded to take part in the school organ. It was also in high school when we first felt and experienced to love – puppy love as people say. Thus‚ it is indeed in this chapter that we learnt lessons
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Memo Evaluation The organization of the memo seems to be adequate. The only thing I found a little offsetting was the page number and running header. I almost wanted to see it in a light-grey text on the right side of the page. However‚ it did not throw off the tone of the memo‚ nor did it stray me from its goal too badly. I was able to maintain a constant focus on what the memo was saying. This brings me to clarity. The memo is written in an urgent‚ yet highly formal tone. I feel that it provided
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Development - Elective : project Report 1995 – 1998 Utkal University‚ NISWASS‚ Bhubaneswar‚ Orissa Bachelors Degree in Social Work (BSW)‚ passed in 1998 with general distinction Language known Oriya‚ English‚ Hindi & Nepali |KEY EXPERTISE | ▪ A dynamic senior manager with demonstrated and extensive experience
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Yesi English 3 Honors 1 May 2014 Conformity. In the world today‚ students are expected to be well behaved and follow all rules necessary to rise to the expectations of the school and the world. Students are expected to conform and become something they are not. The fact that students may have two different personalities because of schools and its rules and punishments. All different countries teach students how to think‚ act and how to follow all rules and expectations given to them. Rules begin
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What are stylistic devices? In literature and writing‚ a figure of speech (also called stylistic device or rhetorical device) is the use of any of a variety of techniques to give an auxiliary meaning‚ idea‚ or feeling. Sometimes a word diverges from its normal meaning‚ or a phrase has a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it. Examples are metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification. Stylistic devices often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. Alliteration
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Evaluation Essay Adding art pieces to a classroom setting is a great way to veer students from dreading another boring day in school. Some may think art pieces being displayed would be a distraction but some differ. A poll from “Douglas Gould and Company and Keep Arts in Schools”‚ reports forty eight percent of American Adults want more art and music involved in high schools. I believe art in the classroom is a very beneficial idea and should be followed through with. In problem one I picked out
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