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    platform on which Bob and Charlotte understand their lives and what they have been looking for. The strangeness of the city is no longer a barrier‚ which prevents them from knowing who they are and what they want in life. Undoubtedly‚ Lost in Translation exposes audience to the effect that a foreign city can have in helping individuals understand themselves better. The film emphasizes the role that a difference in environment can have in helping one develop an identity for him or herself such as

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    In the story Girl by Jamaica Kincaid the mother does most of the talking who gives her daughter a long list of instructions and warnings. The daughter responds twice but they happen to go unnoticed by the mother. There is no introduction of the characters‚ no action‚ and no description of setting. The mother’s voice simply begins speaking‚ "Wash the white clothes on Monday‚" and continues through to the end. The mother dispenses much practical and helpful advice that will help her daughter keep

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    Girl by Jamaica Kincaid Jamaica Kincaid relates the relationship between a mother and daughter in her poem‚ “Girl”. The poem is about how a mother prepares her daughter to become a woman. She gives her a litany of valuable lessons to shape her behavior and character according to what is acceptable to their culture. Kincaid cleverly dropped hints throughout her poem suggesting that the culture being referred to is the Afro-Carribean culture. The Afro-Carribean culture is a blend of music‚ dance

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    did you knwo there was a girl thtat walked awyss vvrtbg ty g gtt g tg ty j kj 8i8i i8 iu8 k k o9k 89k k 9 8 8They both taught me the same things really. They taught me that power should always be with the people. They taught me that the law is not always on my side even if I am innocent. They taught me it’s better to die free than live as a slave. They taught me to never compromise my beliefs for anyone. They taught me to never give up on people I care about. They taught me to do whatever it takes

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    flowers. (full) 7. Isn’t she a girl? (pretty) 8. It is a house. (new‚ nice) 9. Wealth doesn’t make a man. (happy) 10. Isn’t the boy? (clever) KEY: 1. Bring me something cool to drink. 2. The leaves turn yellow in autumn. 3. Vietnam is a rich and beautiful country. 4. I found him still asleep in his bed. 5. Constant rain kept the river full. 6. She has a basket full of flowers. 7. Isn’t she a pretty girl? 8. It is a nice new house. 9. Wealth

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    mouth the thing clothing‚ having been found by chance without the girl herself. 105: “He‚ having gone out later‚ Pyramus saw the unmistakable footprints of a beast in the deep dust and Pyramus grew pale throughout his entrie face; But when he found also the cloak stained with blood he said‚ “one night will destroy two lovers‚ of which that girl (Thisbe) was most worth of a long life; 110: my soul is guilty. I have killed you wretched girl‚ I who ordered that you come into places full of fear‚ and I did

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    Girl” by Hanif Kureishi The short story written by Hanif Kureishi portrays a typical love story‚ but with complex aspects. Hanif Kureishi is an English author‚ novelist and short-story writer. “Girl” was written in 1999. It revolves about a young woman‚ Nicole‚ who is in a relationship with an older man‚ Majid. A classic cliché‚ young girl falls in love with older experienced man‚ and with that some questions and problems naturally will arise. They are together‚ despite of Majid’s age and

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    Outline Thesis Statement: Difference in eastern western culture causes a thing different in value orientation‚ Translation of a work of a movie gets a way of direct translation‚ and‚ it ’s possible to admit for an audience. It’s need to changed the Culture in the movie. Ⅰ. Introduction: China ’s movie translation enterprise has passed through more than 50 year magnificent course‚ Movie translator offered many outstanding translated movies to the mass audiences. Through these outstanding

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    Question 2: Write your comments and interpretation on the statement that the lecturer uses at the end of his lecture: "Make coping tactics part of your life" and "Keep it out of your life". Uses examples and your personal experience (if any) for your argument Answer: What happens in the real life is not always as we expect so that every people in every area has his own techniques to deal with difficulties. Coping tactics is considered as the key element in interpreting career. To emphasize the

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    Nunc ea cognosce‚ quae maxime exoptas: rem publicam funditus amisimus‚ adeo ut C. Cato‚ adolescens nullius consilli‚ sed tamen civis Romanus et Cato‚ vix vivus effugerit‚ quod‚ cum Gabinium de ambitu vellet postulare neque praetores diebus aliquot adiri possent vel potestatem sui facerent‚ in concionem escendit et Pompeium privatum dictatorem appellavit: propius nihil est factum‚ quam ut occideretur. 2 Ex hoc‚ qui sit status totius rei publicae‚ videre potes. 3 16. 4 Nostrae tamen causae non videntur

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