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    Terms Definitions cognition The mental processes involved in acquiring‚ storing‚ retrieving‚ and using information and that include sensation‚ perception‚ memory‚ imagery‚ concept formation‚ reasoning‚ decision making‚ problem solving‚ and language. reasoning A form of thinking in which conclusions are drawn from a set of facts. deductive reasoning Reasoning from general to specific‚ or drawing particular conclusions from general principles. inductive reasoning Reasoning in which general

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    Value of a Language Words and language are a major aspect in a person’s life. Language is how information is communicated and transferred‚ and it has a major impact on how things are perceived. A common issue with language is that it is easily misused. Propaganda‚ errors and tricks are seen everyday‚ but they go unnoticed. Language is sometimes falsified in order to entice society. Often times the subject at hand is not what it seems. The abuse of the English language is most often seen in politics

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    Often described as the expression of culture‚ language is essential for communication. At present‚ one of the most common primary languages in the world is French. While there are certainly many more varieties of French‚ Quebec French and France French are among the leading examples. This paper is meant to highlight the differences between these two French dialects. The major difference between Quebec French and French in France lies in the vocabulary. First‚ there is a presence of words in each

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    When we are oppressed we want to bring about change so that the oppression is no longer felt by us and is recognised by the oppressors as wrong. From the beginning the author’s main purpose is apparent. The metaphors and emotive language Grace Nichols uses‚ illustrates to us the reality of oppression towards blacks‚ through her experienced eyes. These techniques are prevalent in the poems‚ "Of Course When They Ask for Poems About the Realities of Black Women" and "The Fat Black Woman Goes Shopping"

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    Figurative is used in all different aspect among restaurant and much other business around us. The figurative that I choose to discuss are hyperbole and onomatopoeia. “Hyperbole comes from a Greet meaning “over-casting” is a figure of speech‚ which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis”. (Literary Devices) One restaurant that uses figurative language is Burger King; there hyperbole is “Have It Your Way”. This figure of speech does not mean that you order a whooper with cheese

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    CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Mahasaraswati Denpasar University hold a college field work (KKL) in order to add insight and information. College field Work (KKL) is an intra- curricular activities form which is mandatory for all students Mahasaraswati University as one of the requirements to get a certificate in order to complete the final task in completing education courses in English education and teacher training faculty. Teaching education is not about how to learn the theory

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    changing attitude of the speaker towards the fish. First‚ the fish is described as ancient and grizzled‚ showing signs of death and decay. However‚ upon closer inspection‚ the fish is made out to be a survivor of many battles. Through the use of figurative language‚ the poet shows the speaker’s shift from noting only the fish’s dejection to admiring him for his past glories. Bishop begins with the personification of the fish into a figure of defeat and age. The speaker mentions that the fish had not fought

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    "...then try and transfer it across” this language is shaped and selected for the sport as “Transfer it across” wouldn’t normally be associated with a football. In addition football comes with its own lexicon‚ like other sports it includes its own unique terminology. For example Gray comments “you don’t usually take out a striker out of the penalty for a free-kick round...” The terminology used is here is “penalty” “striker” and “free-kick” the language is specifically selected for football therefore

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    1. Abstract LanguageLanguage describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things‚ people‚ or places. 2. Alliteration: The repetition of initial consonant sounds‚ such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." 3. Allusion: A reference contained in a work 4. Ambiguity: an event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. 5. Analogy: a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. It is assumed that what applies to the parallel situation

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