Minilesson Essay- Aposiopesis 9/4/12 In writing‚ authors usually do things for a specific reason‚ to invoke a reaction from their readers. They use descriptive language so the reader can see clearly; they form metaphors to make readers think. Why they name literary terms crazy things like aposiopesis? That’s beyond me. However‚ once I found out what aposiopesis meant‚ I found some interesting things. In Greek‚ the word “aposiopesis” means “maintaining silence” (Nordquist). This has been adapted
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The word music comes from the Greek mousikê (tekhnê) by way of the Latin musica. It is ultimately derived from mousa‚ the Greek word for muse. In ancient Greece‚ the word mousike was used to mean any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses. Later‚ in Rome‚ ars musica embraced poetry as well as instrument-oriented music. In the European Middle Ages‚ musica was part of the mathematical quadrivium: arithmetics‚ geometry‚ astronomy and musica. The concept of musica was split into four major kinds
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A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation‚ attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places‚ towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company. Towns which are resorts — or where tourism or vacationing is a major part of the local activity — are sometimes called resort towns. If they are by the sea they are called seaside resorts. Inland resorts include ski resorts‚ mountain resorts and spa towns. Towns such as Sochi in Russia‚ Sharm el Sheikh
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Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) at Level 4. Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) at Level 4 Total credit value (at Level 4) 12 Total GLH 4 x units (each @ 12 GLHs) = 48 Units being run and assessed: Group Unit title Level Credit value GLH A Roles and responsibilities and relationships in lifelong learning 4 3 12 Learning outcomes: The learner will Assessment Criteria: The learner can 1. Understand own role and responsibilities in lifelong learning
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Like other terms borrowed from history‚ "euthanasia" has had different meanings depending on usage. The first apparent usage of the term "euthanasia" belongs to the historian Suetonius who described how the Emperor Augustus‚ "dying quickly and without suffering in the arms of his wife‚ Livia‚ experienced the ’euthanasia’ he had wished for." The word "euthanasia" was first used in a medical context by Francis Bacon in the 17th century‚ to refer to an easy‚ painless‚ happy death‚ during which it was
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The Mandolin The mandolin has been around since the end of the 16th Century‚ although it didn ’t look much like the instrument we know today. It evolved in the 18th century and was built in several varieties in different Italian towns‚ the Neapolitan mandolin becoming the representative type. It was played widely throughout Western Europe from around 1700 to 1810. In the late 1800s a stronger bowl back instrument was developed in Naples‚ Italy by the Vinaccia family. Known today as the Neapolitan
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Overview of Autonomic Computing The concept of autonomic system is introduced in 2001by Dr. Paul Horn (Cybenko). This concept is a way to address the unsustainable growth in administration costs for model software‚ computing and networking system. There are some paradigm that this concept is introduces such as self-aware‚ self-repairing and self-optimizing application software‚ operating system and network infrastructure. Autonomic computing system has a sense of self-awareness which prevent IT
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John Gardner brought humor to his story‚ “Dragon‚ Dragon” in many different ways. There was a variety of different ways he brought the humor to the reader. This tale takes place in a kingdom from what seems to be a long time ago but yet‚ John Gardner has added some things from modern times. John Gardner has developed some funny and interesting characters to his tale‚ “Dragon‚ Dragon.” The tale starts out with a dragon. But this dragon is no ordinary dragon. This dragon does mischievous things.
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Social Significance of Architecture The use of architecture to improve society dates back as far as any records go. Whether it was the Romans building coliseums‚ Egyptians constructing pyramids‚ or the Indians putting up teepees‚ architecture was a very important aspect of people ’s lives. Since the earliest of times‚ architecture has been used to design homes and shelters‚ as well as centers of gathering for the public. These structures were very well respected by society‚ and for many years
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Joshy Yesudasan Climatogram Project According to the climatograms that we were given our local climatogram most resembled the mid latitude (temperate) grassland biome of Lawrence‚ Kansas . I arrived at this conclusion by comparing the two climatogram graphs and noticing a striking resemblance. The precipitation and temperature were almost exactly the same. Although they have similar qualities‚ the two climatograms also have many distinct differences. In our local biome we can observe that there
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