are willing to listen.” The Last Speakers page 242 K. David Harrison is a linguist‚ activist for language preservation and documentation‚ and author of The Last Speakers. Written in a journalistic style his most recent book‚ The Last Speakers‚ sheds light upon the global language extinction crisis. It is a mix between a scientific notebook and a travelog‚ featuring photos‚ interviews‚ and personal stories from the “last speakers” themselves. In The Last Speakers‚ Harrison expresses his views on
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How Important is the Penny? The one-cent coin‚ commonly known as the penny‚ was made legal by the Coinage Act of 1864. On the penny that we carry in our pockets‚ is the face of the 16th President of the United States‚ Abraham Lincoln. Throughout the years‚ the penny has helped shape our culture‚ by giving us sayings and idioms‚ such as ¨a penny for your thoughts¨ and ¨not one red cent”. Over the years‚ the penny has seen many things‚ yet now a conflict has arisen: Should the United States keep producing
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The writer puts the memory at the first and pushes it back to present at the end of the poem. The purpose of writing "The Road Not Taken” is to emphasize how important of ever choice making. “Two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I—I took the one less traveled by‚ and that has made all the difference” tells that the writing has already experienced how making choice would affect the future and that has made “all the difference”. In “The Road Not Taken"‚ it doesn’t tell the story later‚ it doesn’t tell if
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Effective Listening Skills Katy Norris BSHS/385 July 20‚ 2015 Audra Stinson Effective Listening Skills “Active Listening Skills” was the first article I found interesting. The article delivered a lot of very useful information that will help with assisting clients and develop a strong relationship. It is important that the client knows the person listening is paying attention and cares about what is being said. The article shows how important listening is and how to get the client to
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Listening is a desirable skill in an organizational settings; good listening can improve worker productivity and satisfaction. The challenge facing the workplace of today is how we will do business going forward. Far removed are the face to face staff meeting and on site work functions of the 70’s‚ 80’s‚ and early 90’s. In today’s workplace staff meetings are held virtually with offsite employees‚ conference calls‚ and video conferencing. Although much research in listening has taken place over
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Omaker M4 Portable Bluetooth 4.0 Speaker Intro Anyone who has ever tried to listen some music in the shower using their phone or sound system playing in a different room will know what a futile endeavor it is. However‚ thanks to Omaker you can now listen to your favorite tunes without compromising on sound quality or safety. In addition to its great performance in the bathroom the M4 Portable Bluetooth speaker can also be taken to the beach or just about anywhere you want to play your music. Sound
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At the end of the class‚ the students are expected to: a. Analyze the different types of listening and hindrances (roadblocks) towards listening; b. Appreciate and value the importance of listening; c. Apply the types of listening. II. Subject Matter Topic: Types of Listening and the roadblocks towards Listening Instructional Materials: Cell phone Visual Aids Speakers Handouts Teacher Student Preliminaries Good Morning class! Please stand
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The insanity of the poetic speaker in “Porphyria’s Lover” Browning’s poem “Porthyria’s Lover” tells a story of a murder seen through the eyes of Porphyria’s lover- the murderer. It takes place on a rainy night‚ in the speaker’s home‚ where he sits alone in the dark until Porphyria’s arrival. She lights the fire place‚ takes off her garments and sits by her lover whispering how much he loves him. He then decides to strangle her with her hair‚ after which he lays her head once again on his shoulder
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president Kennedy to the lunar landing in 1969 was ham packed with events that shaped American history. Although America was engaged in the Vietnam War‚ there was plenty of development at home to run the idea that a new era has arrived. With influential speakers such as MLK and JFK‚ it was obvious that change was coming to the then segregated America and would leave America not only less racist but willing to help other minorities. The lunar landing in the late 60s showed Americans what the human potential
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for the Third Speakers in framing their rebuttals and for the Summary Speakers to frame their Reply speeches. The Second Speakers are also in a good position to add new dimensions to the debate by developing their argumentation further. This allows the team to broaden the scope of the debate and demonstrate that its approach to the motion does not rest on a single line of argumentation or logic. For instance‚ if the debate has focused mainly on economic issues‚ the Second Speakers can switch to
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