Ad Hominem An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. Allegory Extending a metaphor so that objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Allusion A brief‚ usually indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ or event--real or fictional. Ambiguity The presence of two or more possible meanings
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natural water table level. For example‚ the building of the Aswan Dam in Egypt has altered the level of the water table. This is slowly leading to damage of many of its ancient monuments as salts and destructive minerals are deposited in the stone work from ‘rising damp’ caused by the changing water table level. Dams are extremely expensive to build and must be built to a very high standard. The high cost of dam construction means that they must operate for many decades to become profitable
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forearm muscles. The only equipment you need is the handgrip dynamometer. The participant has to hold the dynamometer in their hand to be tested‚ with the arm at right angles and the elbow by the side of the body. The base of the dynamometer should come into contact with your palm and your 4 other finger should go into the gap and this will make you go into a fist position. You must then squeeze the dynamometer as hard as you can for 5 seconds without moving any other part of your body to perform
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“Ode on a Grecian Urn” John Keats “One day I wrote her name upon the strand” Edmund Spenser V. How is a Poem Read and Analyzed? The Basic Approach: The Formalist Criticism VI. Writing about Poetry VII. Collection of Poems: (Provisional List) “Ulysses” Lord Alfred Tennyson “My Last Duchess” Robert Browning “I wandered lonely as a cloud” William Wordsworth “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” William Blake “A Poison Tree” William Blake “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love” Christopher Marlowe; and
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Films‚ also called a movie or motion picture. Films usually include an optical soundtrack‚ which is a graphic recording of the spoken words‚ music and other sounds that are to accompany the images. Films are also a cultural artifacts created by specific cultures. They reflect those cultures‚ and‚ in turn‚ affect them. Film is considered to be an important art form‚ a source of popular entertainment‚ and a powerful medium for educating or indoctrinating citizens. Some films have become popular worldwide
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connectivity -Building strategic customer relationships 8/2/2012 4 Case Introduction GE -General Electric company GE is an American Multinational Conglomerate Corporation. Premier model for downstream service expansion. Motto- Imagination at work Headquarter - Fairfield‚ Connecticut‚ United States. Chairman & CEO -Jeffrey Immelt CIO -Gary Reiner 8/2/2012 5 Case Introduction GE DivisionsGE Capital‚ GE Energy‚ GE Technology Infrastructure‚ GE Home & Business Solution. GE Market
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The primary disadvantages of democracy are a general lack of accountability‚ the prospect of personal interest becoming the predominant factor in decisions‚ and negative financial implications. A democracy lays the power to make decisions in the hands of the majority. This‚ ironically‚ places an emphasis on both individual and group power. A group controls the decision-making process‚ but an influential individual can control the group. The issue with democracy‚ in spite of the power of the people
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How can societies help protect their citizens against serious infectious diseases? (Your choice to focus on Vaccines‚ Alternative Medicine or Antibiotics) To protect ourselves against serious infectious diseases‚ we have several choices‚ for (Perlstein)example vaccines‚ alternative medicine and antibiotics. There are however‚ positives and negatives to all of these choices. Citizens have a responsibility to be informed about medical choices and the consequences of their decisions. TASK –
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Disadvantages of CD-Rewritable: * It can be affected by Environment (oxygen‚ heat‚ sunlight‚ humidity‚ liquids‚ and dust) and human mishandling (scratched‚ cracked‚ bent‚ misplaced‚ etc.). * It is more costly than CD-ROM * It is considerably less reliable with each recording and are not recommended for long-term or archival use. * Since it is portable media‚ it has risk of getting lost unlike internal hard-disks * It is time-consuming as manual process requiring human interaction
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English 12 Summer Reading Teachers: Helen Dunning hdunning@kis.or.kr‚ Jim Burwell jburwell@kis.or.kr Here is the summer reading list for English 12—A Thematic Study of World-wide Literature. This is required summer reading. Reading these books will expand your vocabulary‚ build your personal library‚ start preparing you for university study‚ and guide the discussions for much of the first semester. 1. Order the TWO books and order them early. How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A
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