1. Clarificatory Probe: 2.1 Are there vague or ambiguous terms that need to be defined and or clarified? “Vague or Ambiguous Terms” * In dealing with the situation given‚ I had come up that there are terms or words that are not clear or too obscure on me. And these are: * “Jenny became heavy with a child” * “Rheumatic Heart” * “Mitral Valve” * “Medical Predicament” In regards with the ambiguous or vague terms that I’ve encountered in the given situation
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Which does more harm in the world‚ cynical self-interest or blind idealism? The Quiet American by Graham Greene explores this question. It is set in Vietnam‚ mostly in Saigon‚ before the French left. Its main characters are an English reporter named Thomas Fowler‚ an American spy called Alden Pyle‚ and a Vietnamese woman of Chinese descent‚ Phuong. Cynical Fowler is a drug addict‚ an opium smoker. Phuong probably got him addicted. He seems to have been a life-long philanderer‚ who finally destroyed
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Philip Noyce’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American to film was a large success. It stayed true to the script‚ and kept the basic essence of the characters; pulling them from the pages of the book and creating them visually into marvels on screen. The earlier film made on the book was made in 1958 by Joseph Mankiewicz. Fowler was played by Michael Redgrave‚ with Audie Murphy as Pyle. This version was forced to reverse Greene’s political stand taken in the book however‚ meaning it
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6.2 Case 2 (The Ambiguous Case) If the given parts of the triangle are two sides and the angle opposite one of the given side‚ there are many possibilities that may arise‚ t hat is there maybe no triangle formed‚ one triangle or two triangles defending upon the given condition‚ and this is known as the ambiguous case. Following are the conditions to be considered: 1. When a>b‚ but bb‚ but m = a sin B‚ one right
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is to identify these linguistic pitfalls. Let us start with the first major pitfall - obscurity. "Obscurity" here refers to unclear meaning. A concept or a linguistic expression can be unclear for various reasons. One reason is that it might be ambiguous‚ i.e. having more than one meaning. The other reason is that it might be vague. A term is said to be vague if there are borderline cases where it is indeterminate as to whether it applies or not. Finally‚ a term might also have an unclear meaning
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PAPER NOT MORE THAN 250 WORDS ON AMBIGUOUS ADVENTURE AND BLACK SKIN‚ WHITE MASKS. Ambiguous Adventure written by Cheikh Hamidou Kane talks about the life of Samba Diallo and his “adventure” which brings change to himself as well as his people. Black Skin‚ White Masks is written by Frantz Fanon and is criticizing the outlook of black people on themselves as well as how they see others. In the paragraphs below my response about the two books will be given. Ambiguous Adventure has education as a key
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this beautiful country. However one would argue the communist force’s motives. The French wish to protect the people and therefore a succession of these slaughters may force the French into submission and surrender – much like Hiroshima did for the Americans and Japanese. Has humanity not learned from their mistakes? Again with Hiroshima‚ the atomic bomb was a huge development in human warfare‚ although it caused huge casualties‚ somewhere from 90‚000 to 160‚000 were killed. Was it a means to a greater
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Graham Greene’s novel‚ The Quiet American‚ is more than a political statement about whether or not America or any other country for that matter should become involved in the affairs of another country; Greene makes the question human and personal. The novel can be read as a political and moral reflection on the opening stages of the United States’ involvement in Southeast Asia. Therefore‚ Greene’s novel becomes a commentary on the pointlessness of the United States’ later investment of men and material
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The Ambiguous Road Melissa Wise ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Elizabeth Parks Jun 3‚ 2013 The Ambiguous Road Robert Frost was a brilliant American poet. According to the biography list on the poet.org website‚ Frost lived from 1874 until 1963 (2013). While he is a world renowned poet‚ one of his greatest works was “The Road Not Taken.” Frost had a way with words that managed to touch the very soul of his readers. While there are many different methods that critics use to analyze
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States. ( Domino theory ) Communism was contradictory to American morals such as (... ). They believed that Vietnam would benefit through the Third Force and it would ultimately prevent the downfall of other countries also known as the Domino Theory.
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