pony was gone.“ Do you think this joke is funny? It is translated word by word from German into English. In German this sentence is a joke. The part which makes this sentence funny‚ however‚ cannot be translated into English because the German word for pony and fringe is the same – ”Pony“. This shows that the joke is lost in translation. This essay is going to analyse what is lost in translation from one language to another and why it is lost. “Anything that can be said in one language can be said
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the article “What Your Supermarket Knows About You” Martin Lindstrom details his experience after visiting a laboratory in Chicago of one of the largest consumer goods manufacturers. He describes the different marketing techniques retailers use to get customers to stay longer and buy more. Lindstrom explains how they monitor their shoppers to see how they respond to different tactics used; such as employing speed-bumps in certain sections of the store so they stay in one section longer and increase
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the lone cause. Many powerful European nations played a roughly equal part in their contribution‚ which consequently started the First World War. At the beginning of the 20th Century there was great imperialistic rivalry in Europe. This rivalry can be referred to as the "root" of all the major causes of World War I. Imperialism led to strained relationships between the powers (Germany often clashed with Britain and France over the rule of African countries‚ and France rivalled with Italy over Tunis)
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Causes of World War 1 World War 1 started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The Central Powers which include Germany‚ Bulgaria‚ and Austria-Hungary fought against the Allied powers‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ France‚ Romania‚ the United States‚ and Japan. Before World War 1‚ fighting in war was seen as an honorable act. Every boy and man wanted to serve in war because they wanted to serve the country they love‚ but World War 1 changed all of that. The new military technologies and the horrors of trench
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If You Were a Millionaire It is true that miracles do occur in man’s life. If I become a million¬aire by the blessings of Almighty‚ my dreams will become true. I have certain plans in my mind regarding the investment of money. As man is selfish by nature arid I am also a man made of flesh and blood first of all I will invest half of my money for the upliftment of my own family. I will set up a beautifully decorated departmental store in some posh colony of the city. I will make some investment
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Mood of Despair In “In Another Country‚” Ernest Hemingway tells the story of wounded soldiers who are in the hospital to better their health. Hemingway uses different aspects of the story to create a despairing mood. The setting‚ elements of futility‚ and the isolation of the characters contribute to the mood of despair. The first device Hemingway uses to produce the mood of despair is the setting. The use of the setting helps create the despairing mood. Elements of futility in the plot also
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World War one took place in Europe between 1914 and 1918‚ it involved battles between the allied forces which consisted of England‚ France‚ Italy‚ Serbia Montenegro‚ Russia and The United States. The allies fought the Triple Alliance which consisted of Germany‚ Austria Hungary‚ Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. The allies won the war when a revolution engulfed Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire surrendered. On November 11th on the 11th hour fighting stopped when Germany signed an armistice. The
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Selena Sanchez The topic of The World That Trade Created by Kenneth Pomeranz and Steven Topik is mostly dealing with society‚ culture and economy. The book takes place all over the world from 1400 to present. The time periods are so interesting because it relates to the modern day economy. It also shapes how our economy came to be‚ where these ideal strategies for industry and etcetera originated- the cultural and traditional background of societies first using these tactics- and an overall extensive
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Benefits of the World Trade Organization By Mike Harrison One of the biggest firms associated with globalization is the World Trade Organization. The World Trade Organization is the only international body that deals with the rules of trading between nations. It has evolved over the past half century into an entity that contract with the trade of services‚ intellectual property as well as its original intent of the trade of goods. The WTO controls most trade in the world today through over
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I think countries should be able to own parts of the ocean. I think they should because if they didn’t own it random people could be downing random and potentially harmful things. If countries didn’t own water‚ there wouldn’t be laws for those areas. The countries if they wanted too could build something on that part of water that could help people of the organisms in the water. If countries didn’t own water anything could happen. To understand the ocean’s ecosystem better you first need to know
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