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    Words Are Loaded Pistols

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    Language “Words are Loaded Pistols” – Jean-Paul Sartre This essay is written‚ to show the power of words‚ and to explain the quote above by Jean-Paul Sartre. I will relate this topic to ways and areas of knowing. Some examples might be given throughout the explanation of the quote and how it can be seen. Words are loaded pistols means to me‚ that thoughts are pistols‚ and words are loaded pistols‚ when you speak‚ you shoot the words out. The difference between thoughts and words is that thoughts

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    Word and Sentence Structure (1LIN404) The language which I will be using to analyse is Turkish. English translation- “The neighbour’s daughter has saved the black cat that the dogs bit in her garden.” Turkish translation – “Koms’nun kizi bahcesindeki kopeklerin isirdigi siyah kediyi kurtardi.” Komsu – neighbour’s ‚ this is a possession Kizi = daughter Bahce – sindeki = in her garden Kopeklerin = dog’s. Kopek is singular when ler is added to the word it becomes plural the in at the end

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    My Favorite Word

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    What is your favorite word‚ and why? My favorite word is callipygian. It is a Greek word‚ originally derived in the 1640’s or 50’s to describe a statute of Aphrodite. It is an adjective. It means having a well-shaped buttocks. It’s essentially a more sophisticated way of saying “DAMN‚ look at that ba-donk-a-donk!” After reading that‚ you may think I am a perverted animal. Please‚ let me explain. It started when I was a junior in high school. My friend came rushing down the halls laughing‚ his

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    250 Word Essay

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    are some teachers who are going to require you to write a 250 word essay. Actually‚ it is a very short essay for that matter but for some students‚ it may also be a burden to have a word limit in writing. Let us take a look at the scenarios that you need to understand to compose a well developed essay. For some students‚ it may be limiting to have a word factor quota in writing an article. There are some individuals who can tell more out of a topic and that having 250 words will not suffice to

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    Power of One Word

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    The Power of a Word A single word can be used to belittle‚ hurt‚ and humiliate. One word can cause so much hurt to a person that they burst into tears or spiral down into a damaging hole that they can ’t get out of for an extended amount of time. Throughout history‚ names have been used to keep a population in its place. Insults have been hurled to make a single person understand what another thinks of them. Words are used all the time to cause damage to a person or an entire peoples soul

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    Second Word Problem

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    the second word problem of “Mrs. Higashi displayed 57 student drawings on 3 walls in her art classroom. If she divided the drawings equally‚ how many drawings are on each wall?” After introducing the word problem‚ we broke apart the word problem by circling the information the word problem provided us with such as 57 student drawings and 3 walls‚ I also asked students what operation we needed to solve this word problem. The students could determine we needed to divide to solve the word problem. Then

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    Disrespect Theres a word in the dictionary called disrespect. It can be viewed in many different ways by many different people. This alone takes from its meaning and causes it to be more of an emotion than anything else. It represents many things to many people and can never be seen the same way or understood by any but the person who feels that way. This essay will describe the word disrespect‚ its way of changing into an emotion‚ and the reason its nothing but an emotion and not a real thing.

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    100 Words to Avoid

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    Words to avoid in proposals Crutch words – used when writers don’t understand what to say We understand… Never use the word “understand” in a proposal‚ other than in a section heading. To say “we understand your requirements” obfuscates any understanding and is‚ by definition‚ an unsubstantiated claim. On the other hand‚ if you say something insightful about how you will fulfill the requirements‚ the reader will see that the bidder understands the requirements. Understanding should be demonstrated

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    A Man Without Words

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    Cholaki‚ Cassandra ENGL 98R 11/29/12 A Man Without Words In her book‚ “A Man Without Words‚” Susan Schaller describes how the eighteenth century French philosophers continually exercised speculation as to how much of human nature was "given" and native‚ and how much was dependent on language and culture. She encountered Ildefonso‚ a Mexican Indian who lived in the most unique form of isolation‚ who was born deaf‚ and had never been taught even the most basic language. She set herself the challenge

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    Walking and Word Swag

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    Got Swag? 1. What is “swag”? Being a commonly used word in the 21st century‚ “swag” has arisen from song lyrics and populated through postages on popular online websites such as “Facebook”‚ “Twitter”‚ and “Tumblr”. It has stemmed from the word “swagger”‚ which is a noun that means a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive manner. This manifestation of the word “swag” has caused most teenagers to use this term to define themselves. Swag is utilized as a noun to describe a person’s mannerisms

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