the haphazard secondary motion caused by eddies within a moving fluid: meteorology ; irregular motion of the atmosphere‚ as that indicated by gusts and lulls in the wind "disorderly‚ tumultuous‚ unruly" (of persons)‚ from Middle French turbulent‚ 1530s; from Latin turbulentus "full of commotion‚ restless;" from turba "turmoil‚ crowd” The sound of turbulence is appealing‚ as are the abundance of syllables. Hearing flight attendants say it with notable formality has made it stick in my head even more. Crunchy:
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especially one borrowed long ago is practically indistinguishable [ˌɪndɪ’stɪŋgwɪʃəbl] from a native word without a thorough etymological analysis (street Old English stræt‚ of West Germanic origin‚ from late Latin strāta (via) ‘paved (way)’‚ school‚ face Middle English: from Old French‚ based on Latin facies ‘form‚ appearance‚ face’). The number of borrowings in the vocabulary of a language and the role played by them is determined by the historical development of the nation speaking the language.
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On Thursday‚ November 20th a speech was delivered by Ted Cruz as a reaction to another one of Obama’s actions. This speech is a modern American version of Cicero’s In Catilinam‚ a speech which was uttered by Cicero against the traitor Catiline who planned to overthrow Rome and seize control. Cruz only made use of the first fourth of the first in a group of three speeches‚ since he only needed that mch to make his point and as everyone knows‚ Cicero is extremely long winded. Ted did not change much
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Latin II Syllabus Teacher: Magister Compton Room: 325 E-mail: bcompton@moeller.org Course Description In Latin II‚ students will continue their vocabulary and grammar instruction from Latin I. We will build upon nouns and adjectives by adding adjective degrees and new uses for noun cases. We will take knowledge of verbs and conjugation and apply this to learning about the passive voice of verbs. We will also begin looking at some more complicated sentence constructions such as indirect
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Lifespan Development Of Name By Name PSY/200 Introduction to Psychology Instructor Date Lifespan Development of Name Going back forty-five years is not an easy task to complete because I can’t remember some of the finer details of my childhood. I know I was born on a hot August afternoon in Birth Year at Place Of Birth in City ands State. My mother was just twenty-two at the time and was already the mother of two‚ I was her third child. My father was twenty-one and already a
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and A Separate Peace The rite of passage‚ according to Encarta‚ is an event or act that marks a significant transition in a human life usually referring to adulthood (Online 1). In many Indian tribes‚ ceremonies were held for youths trying to pass a series of tests in order to become an adult‚ many times the tests? involve a display of physical prowess. In Western Civilization reaching a rite of passage into adulthood can occur in many ways. The young adult must achieve an understanding about ones
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people have used words that describe the concept of bravery. The history‚ or etymology‚ of the English word bravery is as follows. The word originated in Latin as barbarus. The Romans who spoke Latin were warriors so it is logical they would have a word that talked about their courageous actions. The Vulgar Latin‚ which was spoken Latin‚ was transformed by Middle French in the Middle Ages as well as by Middle English. This form of English was what was spoken in the 12th to 15thcenturies. From
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years‚ people have used words that describe the concept of bravery. The history‚ or etymology‚ of the English word bravery is as follows. The word originated in Latin as barbarous. The Romans who spoke Latin were warriors so it is logical they would have a word that talked about their courageous actions. The Vulgar Latin‚ which was spoken Latin‚ was transformed by Middle French in the middle Ages as well as by Middle English. This form of English was what was spoken in the 12th to 15thcenturies. From
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The rite of passage is an important transition in a person’s life and the stages of their life/changing role. The rite of passage for the Vanuatu tribe is land diving. Land diving is a way of life for this tribe. Vanuatu’s land diving is an extreme bungee jump. For boys‚ land diving is a huge leap into manhood (Hagman). “According to legend‚ the land dive originated when a frightened wife‚ attempting to escape from husband‚ climbed a tall tree. He sighted and then pursued her‚ but just before
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social correctness intact for all cultures. Latin was the original language that was used to communicate amongst all cultures. Now societies today used a variety of vernacular languages such as‚ Spanish‚ Italian and English. In many cultures knowing more than one language is considered a high value. All aspects of culture‚ society and education were impacted during the Medieval times by the use of Latin. Until the 12th century the Roman Empire used Latin strictly as its language of choice until
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