As phrased by Paul Grice‚ who introduced it‚ it states‚ "Make your contribution such as it is required‚ at the stage at which it occurs‚ by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged."[1] Though phrased as a prescriptive command‚ the principle is intended as a description of how people normally behave in conversation. Speakers and listeners involved in conversation are generally cooperating with each other. For reference to be successful‚ it was proposed that
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A straightforward question‚ what is good art? A complicated answer‚ but that is good art. How does a certain piece of artwork become recognized as "good?" What are some of the traits that make art good? What simply makes art good‚ and what makes art bad‚ in general? Does having a recognizable art or design "style" limit one’s creativity? Is an exact reproduction as good as the original? It used to be that anything called “Art” had certain meaning attached to it. Art was assumed to be beautiful‚ intricate
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Given that China and Athens were located in two separate places‚ they both had very different forms of government‚ geography‚ and daily life. Han China developed a well-organized‚ working form of government called a bureaucracy. The emperor (ruling leader) stated who were governors and those governors then appointed their sector to a military power role. The segments got more condense and represented “a chain of command”. Everybody had their task in the government whether it would be economics‚
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Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains; the majority of the existing wall was built during the Ming Dynasty. The Great Wall stretches from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west‚ along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia. The most comprehensive archaeological survey‚ using advanced technologies‚ has recently concluded that the entire Great Wall‚ with all of its branches‚ stretches for 8‚851.8 km (5‚500.3 mi). This is made up of 6‚259.6 km (3‚889.5 mi) of sections
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Hamlet Essay In Hamlet’s contemplation of suicide‚ the use of contradicting diction and choppy‚ repetitive syntax reveals his inner turmoil with his own conscience. The principal idea of Hamlet’s soliloquy is to choose life or death. He begins by pondering whether it is prudent to put up with life’s calamities or end them instantly with suicide. He compares death to sleep‚ as if death is like extended dreaming. He continues to list the calamities of human life‚ making death seem like liberation
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field has gone through in it’s existence. These arguments are mostly either for a young-earth model or an old earth model. History of the magnetic filed Earth’s magnetic field is a field of electric current that is conducted from the earth’s solid inner core through the liquid outer core (Richard). The electrical current goes around the earth and through it at the north and south poles. The north pole was first discovered by James Ross in 1831 (nasa.gov). No one visited it again until the early
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Youth sports programs‚ has become a very important part of today’s society. Youth sports‚ provides our youth with positive development both physically and mentally. Sports programs should be fun and challenging. A positive approach should be used to help develop athletic skills and teach kids lessons in life. Every youth that participates should feel they are in integral part of their team. Education is very important in today’s complex and technical society. Before we devote so much time to youth
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a stroke patient today - she wasnt under the stroke team but her MRI came back with 2 right Cerebellar infacts and CT results showed small ischaemic haemorrages. Interestingly the patient had an inner ear infection about a month ago and her initial symptoms were suggestive of problems with inner ear - e.g. balance disturbance and dizziness. However she also had a headache and heart palipitations and ended up in hospital after collapsing (although not loosing conciousness). I reviewed her
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Nanette Salomon‚ a very well known feminist writer‚ wrote the article‚ “Judging Artemisia: A Baroque Woman in Modern Art History.” The article opens up with a discussion about the 2001-2 exhibition of Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi: Father and Daughter Painters in Baroque Italy. The author explains that three things are unusual here: the fact that two famous artists were presented at the same time‚ that they were related as father and daughter‚ and the fact that the woman was better known than
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Acrophobia is an irrational fear of heights or high places. Many people dislike heights‚ but someone with a clinical case of acrophobia can have intense emotional and physical responses at just the thought of being in a high place. Acrophobia is simply a severe fear of heights. Now being afraid of heights is a common and sometimes appropriate feeling. But the phobia part kicks in when you feel afraid in a safe environment such as inside a skyscraper. Acrophobia is treated with graded exposure therapy
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