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    What strategies to Film‚ TV or Radio documentary-makers use to convey to viewers or listeners the ‘truthfulness’ of their work? What might be the problem with these strategies? Oxford Dictionary’s definition of documentaries is as follows “A film or television or radio programme that provides a factual report in a particular subject.” Documentaries are made to help inform and educate its audience‚ usually revealing new information on the chosen subject. Documentary-makers present factual information

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    u VOCABULARY IN THE SAME SERIES Editor: Richard Hudson Patricia Ashby Speech Sounds Edward Carney English Spelling Jonathan Culpeper History of English Nigel Fabb Sentence Structure John Haynes Style Richard Hudson Word Meaning Richard Hudson English Grammar Jean Stilwell Peccei Child Language Raphael Salkie Text and Discourse Analysis R. L. Trask Language Change Peter Trudgill Dialects VOCABULARY Laurie Bauer London and New York First published 1998 by Routledge 11 New Fetter

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    With every generation come cries that teenagers are destroying the language with their newfangled slang. The current grievance harps on the way casual language used in texts and instant messages inhibits kids from understanding how to write and speak “properly.” While amateur language lovers might think this argument makes sense‚ experts say this is not at all the case. In fact‚ linguists say teenagers‚ far from destroying English‚ are innovating and enriching the language. First of all‚ abbreviations

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    person has one day‚ another day will always come. The sun will always rise and set‚ the wind will always blow‚ and the rivers will always flow into the ocean. This idea is essential in order to understand the importance of pastoral language. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word pastoral as poetry‚ music‚ pictures‚ etc: portraying rural life or characters‚ esp. in an idealized or romantic manner. (Read definition&next) While Paris was meant to be an escape from the wartime and the reminders

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    of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck‚ wherein all the Men perished but himself. With an Account how he was at last as strangely deliver’d by Pyrates. London: printed for W. Taylor‚ 1719. Print. Oxford English Dictionary. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2005. Print. Ward‚ Aldolphus William‚ Sir‚ et al. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons‚ 1907-21; New York: Bartleby.com‚ 2000 (Web) April 1‚ 2009.

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    Alan Severson 2013.11.30                             A Case Study of Absolute Synonymy Oxford dictionary defines a synonym as “A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language‚ for example shut is a synonym of close:” However‚ the definition example itself gives an example of near-synonymy rather than absolute synonymy‚ as “Shut down the computer” can not be used interchangeably with “Close down the computer.” But let us move beyond

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    Parsippany. The goal of this paper is to assess the Parsippany Troy Hills community and the assessment will focus on aspects of the community including health and safety. Parsippany Troy Hills lies in the Newark piedmont basin in a county called Morris county. The community was first formed by European settlers in the 18th century which before was occupied by Native Americans. The name Parsippany came from a Native American word “parispanong”‚ which means “the place where the river winds through

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    Confucius

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    But how is it that we go about life without imposing or being imposed? To truly understand what Zigong means‚ the word “impose” must be defined. To impose something‚ according to Oxford English Dictionary‚ to “impose” something is to “to lay on or set on; to place or set in position; to put‚ place‚ or deposit‚” (Oxford English Dictionary). Based on this definition of the word “impose”‚ Zigong seems to infer that he wishes to not have this kind of strength and power over people‚ and that he always

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    The Oxford English Dictionary defines philosophy as “Knowledge‚ learning‚ scholarship; a body of knowledge; spec. advanced knowledge or learning.” By this definition we can gather that philosophy is‚ essentially‚ the pursuit of knowledge or understanding on a much higher level than usual. In the following paper I will present my views on philosophy as a whole by examining what I believe philosophy is supposed to do‚ as well as how it can benefit the life of any individual willing to invest time in

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    Year 4 Unit 7 KSSR

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    Thinking Skills Critical and creative thinking skills‚ Making association Moral Value Use the words that have good meaning in your communication Language Content: Vocabulary pair‚ pear‚ hi‚ high‚ for‚ four‚ see‚ sea Teaching aids/ Resources: Oxford English dictionaries‚ word cards‚ drawing block‚ task sheet Stage/Time Content Teaching-Learning Activity Rationale Remarks Set Induction (5 minutes) Word cards For Four Hi High See Sea Questions What can you hear from the sound? Is the

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