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    What is the first word that comes to mind when thinking about the negative connotations of surgeons? A New York Times poll reads that 85% of people say arrogance. Surgeons are often portrayed as these self-absorbed‚ arrogant animals that will do anything to get ahead. No matter their specialty‚ whether it is plastics‚ cardio‚ neurosurgery‚ or something else entirely‚ surgeons ultimately get an extremely bad wrap. Admittedly‚ it is no secret that medical school‚ and ultimately completing residency

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    aspects on the other hand go much deeper into the photograph‚ analyzing cultural‚ social‚ and historical significance and eliciting ideological and emotional meaning to the literal meaning(s) of the signs. In order to demonstrate how denotation and connotation can “create” renditions of history‚ I have chosen three photos‚ displayed below‚ from the Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive ca. 1918-1990 to do so. All three pictures are focused on a community in Los Angeles known as Chinatown. As someone

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    Sonali Shah Dr. Valerie Levy Honors English Composition 103 2 October 2012 Negative vs. Positive Connotations More often when we hear a word‚ the definition is not so clear; words in the English language have multiple meanings. For example‚ the word “gay.” This word is very ambiguous meaning either ecstatic or homosexual. Ecstatic obviously has a positive connotation while homosexual can be offensive. In a very similar way‚ Frederick Douglass’ essay “Learning to Read and Write” questions the

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    The name of the magazine has a few connotations behind it; the team behind the magazine‚ though older than the target audience‚ are trying to create a magazine which is almost like a ’girlfriend’ (good friend). Meaning they can rely on it for advice‚ gossip and laughter‚ just as they can with a real ’girlfriend’. The magazine is published by pacific magazines‚ pacific magazines is a highly famous magazine producer‚ they produce all kinds of magazines for example; Men’s Health‚ Women’s Health‚ Better

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    flies into a flower. The bunny tells the bee to relax and feeds him chocolate. The bee and bunny both relax when a mole come digging by disturbing them and pops up where the bunny was sitting‚ she moves and offers him chocolate‚ then he blushes. Connotation- The area is outside and isolated from any industrial disturbances. Nature is seen as peaceful and calming. The bunny is wearing a pink bow around her neck to symbolise she is a girl; it also shows her as innocent and sweet with big brown eyes–

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    describes what each woman thinks of the other. In Mrs. Ansley description of Mrs. Slade‚ she says‚ "Alida Slade’s awfully brilliant; but not as brilliant as she thinks" by describing Mrs. Slade like this it Mrs. Ansley’s shows she has a negative connotation of her and a belief that although Mrs. Ansley is smart‚ Mrs. Ansley is also full of herself and

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    1. Having demonstrated its versatility as a high-tech newswire‚ Twitter drew the attention of those who would prefer to see certain information suppressed. Synonym = Adaptability Explanation: I chose the word adaptability‚ because the original word‚ "versatility" meant that it could easily compete and play a strong role in the social media world. 2. Millions of users attempted to log into Twitter only to be greeted by the service’s iconic "fail whale‚" the image of a cartoon whale being hoisted

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    Close to Godliness: Power and Immorality of the upper class in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Throughout the years‚ people have associated colors with ideas. These color connotations help us to better understand an author’s point or message. One author who used color imagery in his descriptive writing was F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ uses a variety of colors symbolically for effect. Throughout his novel The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald uses the color white to represent the power‚ Godliness and immorality

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    Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTINGS Ang pagmamahal ko sayo ay parang assignment na kinopya… Bakit? Kasi di ko maexplain. With this statement‚ the conversation begins. It is actually called pick-up line. In pick up lines the speaker makes an introductory statement and the listener responds with “why” or “bakit” (Filipino) as mentioned in the above sample. Then the speaker attempts to express humor or whatever purpose by diverting to a different meaning of the term‚ phrase‚ or thought used

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    Example: However‚ in a year that saw the social networking juggernaut Facebook turn a profit for only the first time‚ it was not clear whether Twitter could achieve financial independence from its venture capital investors. Synonym = powerhouse Explanation: I chose the word powerhouse‚ because the original word‚ "juggernaut" indicates that Facebook forcefully took over the social networking industry. I wanted to use a word to indicate powerful success. Synonyms Having demonstrated its versatility

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