for the things in the Reckoning with Mestizaje gallery‚ I decided that the item that most correctly represents the term mestizaje would be the Zemi figure. A zemi is defined as being a deified ancestor revered in the Caribbean. Zemis were among the first indigenous objects collected by Europeans in the New World and sent back as curiosities. The figures originated in the Caribbean and were even prevalent in the lives of the Native peoples well before the Spanish conquest. When the Spaniards arrived
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Figures of Speech Resemblance A. Simile - A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as". 1) They fought like cats and dogs. 2) She is as thin as a toothpick. 3) Geoff is handsome as a prince. B. Metaphor - A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image‚ story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g.‚ "Her eyes were glistening jewels." 1) Life
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FIGURES OF SPEECH Idioms or figures of speech are combinations of words whose meaning cannot be determined by examination of the meanings of the words that make it up. Or‚ to put it another way‚ an idiom uses a number of words to represent a single object‚ person or concept. Unless you recognise when an idiom is being used you can easily misunderstand the meaning of a text. An idiom is a figure of speech that is used to help express a situation with ease‚ but by using expressions that are usually
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completely different. The globalization of the markets and information‚ the massive diffusion of mobiles and internet‚ have created many advantages in our workplaces‚ in our houses‚ in our cities but on the other hand they have reduced the liberty and the privacy of the individual person and their own goods. So the question are: Is this the price to pay for the development of technology in our society? Are we ready to reduce our private sphere in the name of the modernity and the globalization? Nowdays‚
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Television‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities. There has been a conversial issue regarding the fact that television‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities. However‚ I do not agree with this statement because of these following reasons. Firstly‚ a public figure is a person who has a certain degree
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1. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. is a term that describes a literary stylistic device. Alliteration occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. For example‚ “She sells sea-shells down by the sea-short” or “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” are both alliterative phrases. In the former‚ all the words start with the “s” sound‚ while in the later‚ the “p’s” take precedence. Aside from tongue twisters‚ alliteration
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Case Study: Cost Justified Managers face many challenges in the day to Day operations of their business. Often times some of the greatest challenges come from within their own ranks‚ as superior managers use their position and influence to coerce one to make decisions or commit acts that are sometimes on the boundaries of the law and often cross the ethical line. In the case of “Cost Justified‚” we are introduced to Joe‚ the District
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HIPPA Privacy: How It Affects You!!! 08/08/2013 Medical Assistant Eilleen E. Ruidiaz What is HIPAA? Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 – a Federal Law * Portability * Administrative Simplification * Data Standardization * Security * Privacy Portability: Protects and guarantees health insurance coverage when an employee changes job Accountability: Protects health data integrity‚ confidentiality and availability Reduces Fraud and Abuse
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A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity
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Is there Privacy? In 1984 George Orwell describes how no matter where you go in Oceania there is a telescreen right there watching you. Everything you do say or sometimes even think‚ Big Brother will know. 1984 was written in 1949 and Orwell hinted at technology which never even existed. Perhaps he saw it coming because of how popular the television was becoming. There are many ideas in this novel that Orwell predicts. Some came true in 1984‚ some did not‚ but today in United
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