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    Billiards and Sexuality: An Examination of Coded Gestures Although Vanity Fair often tries to provide a realistic portrayal of life in the 1800’s‚ it balks realism when confronted by issues of sexuality. Consistently‚ the narrator uses games‚ particularly billiards‚ as stand-ins for sex and sexual promiscuity. These coded gestures allow the narrator to comment on an otherwise taboo subject in Victorian England. At the same time‚ the narrator’s commentary on sexual promiscuity reflects back on gambling

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    comfort is also key‚ and this is where creative carriers shine. In some cases‚ it’s about providing power outlets at every seat. For others‚ like Asiana and Cathay Pacific‚ it’s the introduction of premium economy class on transpacific flights—a gesture to passengers who dread coach seats on a 14-hour flight but can’t afford a business class seat. So in 2012‚ competition remains heady at the top. Find out which airlines earned the highest marks for a combination of

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    SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION COLLABORATIVE SUMMARY a) What is the comic strip about? With respect to what the comic is about‚ we have concluded that the man in the cartoon  seems to be a foreigner who travels to another country and comes across local people who say some words and make a particular gesture in a nice manner. The man then makes use of his situational schematic knowledge (De Vega‚ 1995) to interpret the gesture and the linguistic input he receives. By constructing meaning

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    delivered exact or relatively close Target Gesture instances‚ Group B gave more limited results‚ instead providing otherwise unique ones. In fact‚ at one point‚ a speaker completely diminished gestures altogether‚ which effected the cycle of the story. However‚ Target Gesture 1 was the single example that remained somewhat consistent for all speaker recounts. By way of example‚ here is the progression of gesture 1 though Speaker 4 to Speaker 8. Speaker 4’s fingers form in what looks to be a precision-like

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    Essay Assignment 3: Chapter 9 1. Live musical performances‚ in several aspects‚ are often associated with heavy partying‚ drinking‚ and promiscuity. Professional harpists are no exception to the pressure of caving to this kind of lifestyle. Don Cesar Muquinche explains in his interview that his father was subjected to a great deal of pressure to engage in heavy drinking that could last up to several days. Professional harpists were integral to a variety of celebrations and ceremonies in Tungurahua

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    Taboo (Dalit) has endured in India since various eras. Harijans (individuals from an inherited Hindu gathering of the most reduced social and custom status) were separated publicly and be subject to the group offense of Untouchability and social abuses by caste Hindus under Brahmanical request after execution of The Manusmṛti. The issue of Untouchability is a genuine social ailment in the Indian culture. The thought of contamination‚ pollution‚ and painting has brought about the most noticeably

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    WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND My grandparents would always say “What goes around surely does come back around.” Looking back on my life I see that I have made many mistakes and majority due to my lack of patience and never listening to what my elders told me. If I had only listened to their words of wisdom and took into consideration what was being told to me‚ I would have saved myself a lot of trouble. Coming The first valuable lesson I learned was my ninth grade year of high school‚ when

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    There are many theories for a successful economic system. There are debates whether which type of government is most ideal. But perhaps no one ideology is correct. Countries that have different cultures‚ histories‚ and governments can all be economically successful. This can be seen by looking at the United States‚ Egypt‚ and China. The differences in these countries are immense- from the number of political parties‚ to how much control the government has or even how it is set up.

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    Uniform Cons In my opinion school uniforms should not happen in schools around the globe. For instance‚ 47% of schools require a school uniform‚ the reasons I strongly disagree is because of the cost‚ being unsafe‚ and preventing individuality from young children. In my opinion‚ school uniforms are not needed in schools. In the first place‚ the cost could go up to at least $249 for shirts‚ pants‚ shoes‚ and any other requirements the chosen school has. For many families‚ uniforms are a financial

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    What Goes Around Comes Around “What goes around comes around” is a well known saying which means that whatever we do in this life to other people‚ whether it is good or bad‚ the same will return to us. I remember back in my primary school‚ I read a storybook borrowed from the library that was so much related to this idiom. Although it was just a short story‚ the moral in it was such a true fact of life‚ and could really lead the life in a good and positive way. The story was about a man helping

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