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    how it they work‚ and an easy way to learn about them is through a simple metaphor. A simple metaphor that can be used to understand the unconscious mind‚ its relationship to the conscious mind and how the two parts of our mind can better work together is that of an iceberg. There are two parts to the iceberg‚ the visible part and the massive chunk of ice extending deep into the ocean. The small percentage of the whole iceberg that is visible above the surface represents the conscious mind. ]t is

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    Introduction The R.M.S. Titanic sideswiped an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on April 14‚ 1912. Estimated to be able to stay afloat for 2 days under the worst scenario‚ the ship sank in less than 3 hours [Gannon‚ 1995]. Main Cause for Sinking The iceberg created a 300-foot gash in the Titanic’s hull above and below the waterline. Structural Errors That Accelerated the Sinking Steel brittleness Tests on Titanic’s steel showed that the steel had high sulfur content‚ which increases the brittleness

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    have to sink. Although the Titanic sunk‚ it did not have to kill this many people. However‚ it hit an iceberg and put many people to death instantly. One reason that the Titanic sunk is because it ran up on an iceberg in the middle of the night. The captain did not have time to slow down. But‚ they were already going way too fast. Also‚ the crew members tried to tell the captain about the iceberg but the captain ignored them and told them to “shut up”. However‚ out of the many women that died on

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    intimate welding of their later history.” He suggests that there is a greater being that knows what is going on‚ but no person knows. Hardy’s use of strong diction creates imagery that allows a reader to understand the two different worlds of the iceberg and the ship. In stanza five Hardy introduces the greatness and glory of the ship through the personification of the fish‚ “dim moon-eyed fishes near gaze at the gilded gear and query: what does this vaingloriousness down here?” In stanza eight

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    of 1500 people that died on this ship while the crew was rejecting the message from the other ship. The titanic sank because the ship’s crew was ignoring the messages that the other ships were sending and then one of the crew members spotted an iceberg and the ship hit it. Mr.Anthony wood frost was a foreman engine fitter he was second class because he had an average job. He was born in late 1873 in Hull‚ yorkshire‚ England. Mr. Frost died on the sinking ship on its voyage to new york. It has

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    Analysis of Metaphors in Two Italian Sign Language (LIS) Registers Russo‚ Tommaso‚ 1948Sign Language Studies‚ Volume 5‚ Number 3‚ Spring 2005‚ pp. 333-359 (Article) Published by Gallaudet University Press DOI: 10.1353/sls.2005.0009 For additional information about this article http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/sls/summary/v005/5.3russo.html Access Provided by University of Queensland at 08/03/10 11:57AM GMT TOMMASO RUSSO A Crosslinguistic‚ Crosscultural Analysis of Metaphors in Two Italian

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    Essay: Why was the sinking of the titanic such a terrible tragedy? This essay is going to explain why the sinking of the titanic was such a terrible tragedy. Now the reason why the titanic sank was because it hit an iceberg. This wouldn’t have been so tragic but 6 of it 16 watertight compartments were rapidly filling up with water. The titanic could have stayed afloat if 4 or less of it compartments were filling with water. So in this essay‚ I would be specifically establishing the mistakes made

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    2 The significance of metaphors for our everyday communication referring to the example “football is war” Table of contents 1. Introduction………………………………………………………....3 2. Definition of metaphor……………………………………………..3 3. Reasons for using metaphors…………………………………….3 4. Metaphorical concepts……………………………………………..4 4.1 Structural metaphors………………………………………...…4 4.2 Orientational metaphors……………………………………….5 4.3 Ontological metaphors…………………………………………6 4.3.1

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    In the year 1912‚ the tragedy of the “Unsinkable” R.M.S (Royal Mail Steamer) Titanic occurred‚ but why? According to www.historyonthenet.com‚ there are many possibilities why the Titanic has an early grave‚ 12‚500 feet under water‚ resting at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Historians have argued over the possibilities ever since the incident had occurred. They believe the Titanic sank because of human error. Three of the many human errors that occurred on April 14‚1912‚ are first of all Captain

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    to New York City on April 10‚ 1912 on its maiden voyage. The ship had over 2‚227 passengers aboard. Days later‚ this beautiful masterpiece sank to the bottom of the ocean. Nearly 1‚500 people died that day on the Titanic‚ after crashing into an iceberg. But was it really the iceberg’s fault for the lives lost? There were many people accused for losing the lives‚ however‚ only one makes sense. Stanley Lord‚ the captain of the Titanic‚ is to blame for all the lives lost that day. Stanley went to

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