challenge to write a book with 225 words that every six year old should know. Nine months later he created the book The Cat In Hat using 223 words from the list and 13 words that wasn’t from the list. The story is 1629 words in length and uses a vocabulary of only 236 distinct words‚ 54 occurred once and 33 twice. He had an interview he gave in Arizona magazine in June 1981‚ Dr Seuss said that the book took nine months to complete because of the difficulty of writing a book from the 223 selected words
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The importance of reading The joy of reading books can’t be described in words. It’s something that you can understand only by actual experience. There is much more to life than your work and spending time aimlessly with latest technology products. Reading books gives you that much needed break from the chaos in your life. It instils peace inside you‚ makes you relaxed and also exercises your brain in the process. When you read a book‚ it feels great to put yourself into a different world that
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which it inspires me so to conduct myself as may best satisfy their just expectations.” President Jefferson’s diction is very impressive and shows his extreme knowledge and worthiness as a president. His use of words such as “domiciliary vexation” “zeal” “cultivate” “redemption” “encroaching” “auxiliaries” “artillery” and “licentiousness” are examples of his extensive vocabulary. The only negative result that may have resulted from his elevated diction is the lack of understanding of some of the citizens
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which was in turn based on the Greek alphabet. It consists almost entirely of Classical Latin. Roman Empire spoken language was Vulgar Latin‚ which significantly differed from Classical Latin in grammar and vocabulary‚ and eventually in pronunciation. Technology The Romans had impressive technological. The most outstanding parts are Romans civil engineering and military engineering. Romans use those technologies to construction hundreds of roads‚ bridge‚ aqueducts‚ baths‚ theatres and arenas.
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Christopher Morley‚ a well known satirist in the 1920s‚ successfully ridiculed the public once more in his article On Laziness. According to Dictionary.com‚ a successful satirist is “a person who mocks social conventions‚ other works of art‚ or anything else that one deems ridiculous”. Morley’s purpose of writing On Laziness‚ was to mock society for allowing lazy people to prosper and be praised more than the average hard-working human. In respect to Morley‘s reputation in satire‚ his diction‚ and
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limited abilities allow—crying‚ cooing‚ and soon babbling. Before age 1‚ they understand simple words and communicate with gestures. At 1 year‚ most infants speak. Vocabulary accumulates slowly at first‚ but then more rapidly with the naming explosion and with the emergence of the holophrase and the two-word sentence. The impressive language learning of the first two years can be explained in many ways. One theory contends that caregivers must teach language‚ reinforcing the infant’s vocal expressions
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teenager‚ he worked as a pharmacist’s assistant in his uncle’s drugstore to help support his family. At age 19‚ he moved to Texas to take advantage of its warmth and dry climate. There he worked at a farm that belonged to a friend of his family’s. Vocabulary: * Instigates: To cause by incitement * Subsiding: To sink to a low or lower level * Coax: To attempt to influence by gentle persuasion * Faltered: To hesitate or waver in action‚ purpose‚ intent‚ etc. * Ravages: To work havoc
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However‚ Hollywood’s version is very different and many differences can be pointed out through the novel. For example‚ in the novel Frankenstein‚ the monster speaks eloquently with an impressive vocabulary. Victor Frankenstein encounters the monster on a glacier and the monster speaks with an educated vocabulary when it says‚ “Remember‚ that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel‚ whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. Everywhere I see bliss‚ from which I
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“Purest Ahimsa” is given from God. Therefore it is a present which has to be used. It is a precious present from God which is a part of himself and they sharing a way. This can you see by the words “I and my Ahisma are on our trail today”. It is very impressive that Gandhi say “I failed to make use of the God given talent” because it shows the people that Gandhi is imperfect. Furthermore Gandhi who has done a lot of things for human rights‚ democracy and equality has the feeling of guilt. He can not believe
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