Due to: 13.11.2013 Submitted: 13.11.2013 By Olya Chermoskutova Summary (Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better) The problem that Julian Treasure states is that we’re losing our listening: we retain only 25% of what we hear. He defines listening as making meaning from sound. Julian says we use a lot of techniques to do it: firstly‚ when it’s noisy‚ we react at some sounds and words‚ especially our names – that’s how we recognize patterns. Secondly‚ we use differencing: if some sound remains
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As the title states‚ this poem is about Robert Hayden remembering “Those Winter Sundays.” The primary focus of this poem is the relationship between father and son. In particular‚ the way his father communicates his love through actions instead of words. Specifically‚ his father built early morning fires that drove out the cold and polished his good church shoes. In “Those Winter Sundays”‚ Robert Hayden uses strong imagery and sound to describe his father‚ and how he grew from lacking respect for
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Phillis Wheatley by Robert Hayden through his abstract approach of using the character Wheatley as the speaker. The role of Wheatley is vital to the poems point of view‚ by using Wheatley he demonstrates the view of an enslaved African American who is also is the first African American poet to be published (O’Neale). In Hayden’s technique‚ he uses the character Wheatley as a spokesman‚ this point of view places emphasis on the literature cultural and freeplay. Now‚ if Hayden changed the point of view
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n the past weeks Julian Assange has been seen as everything from a folk hero to a traitor who according to one local anonymous resident “deserves to be hanged.” Sadly‚ with very few exceptions people are misunderstanding the idea behind what he has done and the backlash it has created. Advertisement First and foremost nothing he disclosed has threatened a single American soldier’s life or given radical terrorists any more of a target than we as the aggressor (nation) have not already done for
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Bibliography: 1. http://www.online-papers.com/morepaper.php?nid=230440730 2. http://www.naxosaudiobooks.com/45712.htm 3. http://www.iep.utm.edu/love/ 4. Julian Barnes “The history of world in 10 ½ chapters”
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In the summer in the year 2013‚ in Edinburgh Scotland‚ Julian Treasure spoke at a TED Talk titled “How to Speak so That People Want to Listen”. In his speech‚ he began with detailing what he called the “seven deadly sins of speaking”: gossip‚ judgment‚ negativity. complaining‚ excuses‚ embroidery‚ and dogmatism. After that‚ he preached about HAIL; his view for a good foundation for speaking. According to him‚ the traits that every speaker must possess in order for people to want to listen to them
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lessons are developed through discipline‚ imitation‚ and learned respect for oneself and society. Some parents show love and affection whereas others shape their children with respect and stern discipline. In the poems "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden and "My Papa’s Waltz" by Theodore Roethke‚ a relationship between a father and son are portrayed as both authors reflect on their own childhood experiences. While the two poems have similarities; in that‚ the fathers work hard and believe in stern
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move troops and supplies safely and secretly.The plan was to have the troops closely follow a massive barrage of artillery fire on the German position. By doing this they gained the element of surprise.The Canadian troops were led by Lt.-General Sir Julian Byng and Major General Arthur Currie.Canadians won on the 9th and had control of the ridge by the 12th. This is an achievement because they lost in the battle of Somme and proved themselves in the battle of Vimy Ridge. They had better strategies like
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around a mother and her child and their relationship. "Everything That Rises Must Converge" concerns Julian and his mother‚ and "Good Country People" concerns Hulga and her mother. As the two stories unfold‚ the similarities between Julian and Hulga‚ two seemingly different individuals‚ become apparent. The two‚ who appears unlike at first‚ turn out to have characteristics similar to one another. Both Julian and Hulga exhibit an educated and a proud character. They both use other people to validate their
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of power and reputation through the tyrannical characters of Julian and Frank Hayden. However‚ despite the persona of his father and brother‚ Wesley Hayden contradicts his family name‚ and seizes to act honestly and with strong moral beliefs. The novel Montana 1948 traces the events of August 1948 through the recollections of the adult David Hayden. Despite the sordid nature of his uncle’s crimes‚ and the effect they have on the Hayden family‚ David brings to mind a memory of his parents who are
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