Wordsmith by Susan Young In my mind I call my father the Pollyfilla1 king‚ watch with something akin to awe as he begins the arduous process of filling in the gaps‚ the long winded cracks that travel down the walls of my house like run on sentences. From the sidelines I watch as he trudges up and down the stairs‚ carrying with nonchalance an industrial-sized bucket‚ shiny spatula tucked into back pocket for easy access. Over and over again with precision and grace he fills and smooths
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With this inspiration she continued to work with a wider variety of materials‚ all which she has found while searching around hills and forests. These materials included bright orange road signs‚ Drink crates‚ Schweppes cartons‚ wire‚ feathers‚ floral lino‚ galvanised tin and iron. In her works she mostly re-contextualizes these materials sometimes by mixing them together or taking one material apart and creating an assemblage piece on a flat plane. For example her 1987 work “Tiger Tiger” made with a
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The reflection of the uncreated in the created necessarily presents itself under diverse aspects‚ and even under an indefinite variety of aspects‚ each of which has about it something whole and total‚ so that there are a multiplicity of visions of the cosmos‚ all equally possible and legitimate in so far as they spring from the universal and immutable principles. Titus Burkhardt. To every shield‚ there is another side‚ hidden. A. N. Whitehead. In the Hesiodic account of the world-ages
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SOCIALLY USEFUL PRODUCTIVE WORK AND COMMUNITY SERVICE CLASSES IX-X Emphasis should be placed on work practice and classroom discussions in these classes. A component of Contemporary Studies may be correlated with SUPW. Work practice will include one main craft or equivalent service and at least one subsidiary craft or equivalent service. MAIN CRAFTS/SERVICES (i) Health and Hygiene Growing medical plants; eradication communicable diseases; paramedical service. (ii) Food Agro-industries; kitchen
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In ‘when the wasp drowned’ and ‘the darkness out there’ the theme of death is presented within the characters and the twisted storyline. A number of techniques such as symbolism‚ tone and narrative are used to portray these themes to the reader. In ‘when the wasps drowned’ Eveline is portrayed as being mature and protective over her siblings and more importantly the truth of the ring. In ‘the darkness out there’ Mrs Rutter is at first seen to be a typical old lady who has a dark secret. Within both
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SYPNOSIS OF NOLI ME TANGERE It begins with a reception given by Capitan Tiago (Santiago de los Santos) at his house in Calle Analogue (now Juan Luna Street) on the last day of October. The reception or dinner is given in honor of Crisostomo Ibarra‚ a young and rich Filipino who had just returned after seven years of study in Europe. Ibarra was the only son of Don Rafael Ibarra‚ friend of Capitan Tiago‚ and a fiancé of beautiful Maria Clara‚ supposed daughter of Capitan Tiago. Among the guests
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Construed? a. Salvatierra vs CA [G.R. No. 107797. August 26‚ 1996] PURITA SALVATIERRA‚ ELENITA SALVATIERRA NUNEZ‚ ANSELMO SALVATIERRA‚ JR.‚ EMELITA SALVATIERRA‚ and ROMEL SALVATIERRA‚ petitioners‚ vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and SPS. LINO LONGALONG and PACIENCIA MARIANO‚ respondents. D E C I S I O N HERMOSISIMA‚ JR.‚ J.: The intricate yet timeworn issue of prescription has come to the fore in this case. Which prescriptive period for actions for annulment should prevail‚ Art
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GLOSSARY OF TECHNIQUES USED TO CREATE MEANING Active voice/passive voice Writing that uses the forms of verbs which create a direct relationship between the subject and the object. Active voice is lively and more direct. Eg. ‘We had fun’ is written in the active voice; ‘Fun was had’ is written in the passive voice. Alliteration The repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. It is used to produce sound that adds to the atmosphere or mood of the words‚ or perhaps
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Men and Women‚ Opposite or Not? Why do some fathers still have that masculine belief of their daughters being incapable of achieving what a son would do? As my father’s only daughter‚ I had to deal with his constant criticism all throughout most of grade school; reminding me of his wish about wanting a son instead of a daughter and how I’ll never succeed in life because girls aren’t capable of much as compared to boys. I could’ve let his words underestimate me‚ but instead I proved to him that
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Literature Review Women in the Workplace: Work Life Balance and Equal Opportunity to Enhance Women Empowerment By Asih Budiati Swiss German University‚ Batch 19 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY More and more women now perceive employment and career paths are critically important to them and that parenting as an option is currently unattractive since they feel that parenting is incompatible with their career. Working women have the sense if they want to be succeeded; doing dual role both office and family
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