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    COMMON EXPRESSION ON FRENCH 1. Expression: À la vôtre Pronunciation: [a la vot(reu)] Meaning: Cheers! To your health! Literal translation: To yours! 2. Expression: Allons-y Pronunciation: [ah lo(n) zee] Meaning: let’s go Literal translation: let us go there 3. Expression: À tes souhaits Pronunciation: [a tay sweh] Meaning: bless you Literal translation: to your wishes 4. Expression: Au fait Pronunciation: [o feht] Meanings: by the way‚ get to the point‚ informed 5. Expression: Au

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    Thoughts of Winter

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    In Refining Reading and Writing‚ "Thoughts of Winter" is defined as "Winter is the season that receives most attention from us through our scientific explanation‚ our mythological ideas and our personal determination." (Santiago‚2008‚ pp.82-83). I strongly agree with this statement. In scientific clarification‚ winter comes every year because of northern hemisphere is twisted away from the sun‚ so the world is evenly distributed by the solar radiation. It always has cold‚ dark snow everywhere. Second

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    Life Without Limits

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    Life Without Limits Life Without Limits Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life Nick Vujicic D O U B L E DAY N E W YORK LON DON TORONTO SYDN E Y AUCKL AN D published by doubleday Copyright © 2010 by Nicholas James Vujicic All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Doubleday Religion‚ an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group‚ a division of Random House‚ Inc.‚ New York. www.crownpublishing.com doubleday and the dd colophon are registered trademarks of Random House‚ Inc

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    Main Types of Emotions and Facial Expression Presenter: ■ 1. Happiness ■ 2. Sadness ■ 3. Anger ■ 4. Disgust ■ 5. Surprise ■ 6. Fear 1. happiness ( Features - forehead relax - lightly raised eyebrows - wrinkled outer corner eyes ( eyes smile - lifted cheekbones - lips corners pull up in a smile ( Comparison - The happiness facial expression associated with feelings of contentment

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    gender identity in the framework of the ideology of nationalism and its projections in media and literary texts. It analyses how masculinity and nationalism have always been parallel discourses in its exclusion or subordination of feminine roles in the constructions of the nation whether through its media projections or through literary texts.. The paper attempts to examine how these dominant discourses re-inscribe themselves in postcolonial ideologies of nationalism‚ especially India. It examines the

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    Enlightenment Thought

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    Enlightenment Thought The Eighteenth-century gave way to the intellectual heirs of their past called the Newtonian science. Coined as such because of Sir Isaac Newton’s “natural laws of the physical universe” (Fiero‚ p.134)‚ “Enlightenment philosophers emphasized acquiring knowledge through reason‚ challenging unquestioned assumptions” (Norton‚ Sheriff‚ Katzman‚ Blight‚ Chudacoff & Logevall‚ p. 92). Also known as the Age of Reason‚ the movement occurred roughly between 1687 when Newton’s major

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    How Languages Shape Lives Learning new languages may shape our ways of talking and thinking. Also every language to another has many different ways in how we communicate with other people who speak the language we have learned. In “How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?” Lera Boroditsky explains how a new language can affect the way we are thinking. The new language (second language) is one of the most important things that can change the way of thinking. Most of people who speak more than

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    The Geography of Thought

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    Thought is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “an idea or opinion produced by thinking or occurring suddenly in the mind.” Thought can be influenced by different geographic locations‚ cultures‚ customs‚ religions and beliefs. On opposite sides of the world geographically there are advantages thinking like both an Easterner and Westerner. Eastern thinking is founded on many different principles than Western thinking. Differences in every aspect of life can be found among these civilizations.

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    illness or dealing with a major life change‚ these positive thinking exercises can mean all the difference. Here are 100 that we’ve compiled to help you channel your negative or angry thoughts into a happier and more productive positive outlook. General Practice these simple exercises and suggestions to keep your thoughts on the positive side. 1. Only use positive words when talking. If you’re constantly telling yourself "I can’t" you may convince yourself that’s the truth. Replace these negative

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    Mill False Expression

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    the truth. A false expression should be permitted because it gives us reason to justify what we take to be the truth‚ so that such truths do not set into accepted dogma and prejudice that is passively inherited generation to generation. If so‚ these ideas‚ no matter how good‚ will not flourish‚ for in our passive acceptance of them‚ we will have failed to understand and appreciate them. Whatever way Mill’s objector may argue‚ Mill reasons that any coercion to supress expression will suppress the truth

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