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    did attempt to talk‚ she did not seem to be heard and what she was trying to say was almost dismissed by the others. Instead‚ she had to resort to physical gestures to get their attention. We can see that Green is trying to get everyone‚ including Karl‚ to notice her and understand what is going on around her. She performs many exaggerated gestures that were effective in displaying what her role really signified throughout the first

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    technology advancements has led to a lack of consciousness in people’s interactions as well as a lack of personability. This is emphasized through Baudrillard’s perception that people have nothing to say to each other‚ so smiling is the least personal gesture they can give. Coincidentally‚ Maslow’s hierarchy of needs emphasizes the human necessity for love and belonging. Humans have transgressed against fulfilling their needs in a natural way‚ such as through human interaction‚ and instead seek out interaction

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    very tricky and sometimes ineffective communication medium. For example‚ some gestures are universal and easily understood. However‚ others are not‚ and holding an entire conversation without speaking becomes a little more difficult and confusing. Not only is it hard for one to convert words into gestures‚ motions‚ or expressions‚ it is also equally as hard for the other party to derive meaning from those same gestures. This is what made the other students in the elevator uncomfortable. I was curious

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    In “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop‚ she writes a haunting piece about the difficulty in coping with loss ⏤ despite previous losses‚ by using imagery of previous places and items‚ such as two beloved cities and her mothers watch‚ that are insignificant in comparison to the loss of the person Bishop loved. Mentioning her most precious materialistic belongings she has lost‚ is a distraction ⏤ a way of coping. Bishop‚ throughout the eulogy‚ provides a sarcastic tone with all of her losses‚ trying to make

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    How you address a patient throughout the duration of their visit can have a significant impact on the quality of their appointment. Being a medical assistant requires not only medical knowledge but a significant amount of social skills as well – making the patient feel important and respected is essential to having return clients. While greeting the patient by name is imperative‚ finding out the patient’s preferred title will help them feel more comfortable and improve the patient-assistant relationship

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    It was a detail that I had caught from the corner of my eye. It was insignificant‚ as insignificant as a swift motion‚ a discreet gesture‚ perhaps a flash‚ or a reflex… It was‚ however‚ a detail which importance- I was sure of it-‚ was related to the scene which had just taken place. What it was‚ exactly‚ had escaped my mind! I had been distracted by the

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    friends and family and what you feel on the inside and in the mind. It is in the little things that truly make you joyful. The small gestures. Doing the things that you actually love doing and having your friends and family always by your side. When you’re with the best people in your life‚ you forget about money. The thought of it suddenly becomes so tiny and insignificant. I believe that every single person in the world can achieve great happiness at their highest by living their lives to the fullest

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    manages to convey a message. The first stanza of the poem starts with a claim stating‚ “The art of losing isn’t hard to master”. By saying so‚ the speaker suggests that the action of losing‚ which is qualified as a skill‚ an “art” is rather insignificant and “no disaster”. The tone‚ rather casual and ironic is quite misleading for it contrasts with the serious subject of the poem. Going on‚ the speaker straightly urges the reader to “lose something everyday” and “accept the fluster”. Here‚ the

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    The character of Curley’s wife in John Steinbeck’s classic novel Of Mice and Men seems insignificant and one-dimensional. Curley’s wife is considered nameless and flirtatious. Curley’s wife has yet to establish an identity for herself. The "context" of her life has left her deprived of many of the established means necessary for the development of an identity. It is undiluted that Steinbeck omits both a name and a definite identity in his creation of Curley’s wife in order to accurately portray her

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    spurious claim. The trusting gesture of Franz to the people he would have soon ruled‚ soon became the death of him. The Congress of Berlin in 1878 Austria-Hungary had been given the right to administer Bosnia and Herzegovina on the western border of Serbia. Thousands of Slavs lived in that area‚ but in 1908‚ Austria-Hungary annexed these ideas outright‚ which infuriated the Serbs‚ who hoped to absorb all the Slavs into their nation. Serbia may have been small and insignificant to Austria-Hungary; however

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