‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ is a metonymic phrase meaning communication‚ thoughts and writing have more influence on people or events than violence‚ warfare and destruction does‚ the pen being communication‚ thoughts and writing and the sword being warfare‚ violence and destruction. Many people would say this is true and the pen is mightier than the sword Think of the power of the media. How "gossip‚" and lies‚ or indeed the truth can destroy a
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The Pen is Mightier than the Sword Is the sword mightier than the pen or vice-versa? I think the pen is inevitably mightier than the sword. A pen can do a lot more things than a sword. Unlike a sword‚ it can be both constructive and destructive. And its destructive power is stronger than the sword’s. The power of a pen is out of people’s imagination. First‚ the pen is much more influential than the sword. Some may say that a pen cannot hurt anyone‚ but a sword can actually kill someone. However
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Globalization of Food and Culture Trevor Reinhardt ANTH 0780 McDonald’s vs. Culture: Who Influences Who the Most? McDonald’s is a major fast food restaurant known by millions of people worldwide. One of the places McDonald’s has expanded to is Hong Kong. After reading the article “ McDonald’s in Hong Kong: Consumerism‚ Dietary Change‚ and the Rise of a Children’s Culture‚” written by James Watson‚ and consulting globalism in our textbook‚ I will take a closer look at the globalizing influences
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Which is mightier‚ the pen or the sword? Throughout history‚ there have been two main tactics of promoting a cause: the pen and the sword. The pen refers to writing and giving speeches whereas the sword refers to violent direct actions. One tactic is more civil and metropolitan the other is more forceful and dynamic. African-American rights and Women Rights have been stood for in the national spotlight. Both tactics have been used for each movement‚ but which tactic was more effective for promoting
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threw a pen at me. “This pen? You’re telling me that this pen made you stuck here? I know I don’t know you but perhaps you have been here so long that you’re starting to I don’t know go crazy.” “Oh no‚ you don’t understand. This pen is magical‚ but not the good kind of magic you see on television. This is the evil magic.” “Evil? Well how can that be? It’s just a pen.” “This pen was given to me by a witch several years ago; she told me that it would grant me three wishes. The way the pen works is
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Americanization of Globalization Denzel Speights English 1133: Freshman Composition II November 21‚ 2012 American business is renowned for its domination in food‚ clothing‚ media‚ and technology. Various cultures and companies know that America’s marketing strategy isn’t like any one else in the world. Their business comes on a large scale to showcase everything on a worldwide media market. American companies are Globalizing societies by Americanizing them
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in the same economic activity. On the other hand‚ the "global economy" is one in which goods‚ services‚ people‚ skills‚ and ideas move freely across geographic borders‚ ie the range is no longer just national but spreads to other countries. Globalization on the other hand‚ is the diffusion of innovations worldwide economic and political and cultural adjustments that accompany it‚ fostering international integration‚ which has increased substantially over the past generation‚ and through it‚ globalized
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The pen is mightier than sword Honorable principal‚ respected teachers and my dear school fellows! Today I will try to elaborate a famous quotation by an English author and novelist Edward Wheeler that‚ “Pen is mightier than sword” My dear fellows! A pen is man’s greatest creation. But we need to deliberate that how really important the pen is? Writers use their pen to write their articles‚ engineer uses pen for inking. Pen is all we need to record things right away. During the course of study
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Jonathan Lau 20508058 | Digital Pen Assignment | MGMT3303 | | Jonathan Lau | 4/5/2011 | | JONATHAN LAU 20508058 Jonow.lau@gmail.com Wednesday 12pm THE DIGITAL PEN Question 1: Technology Evolution Is it an incremental or radical innovation? The innovation of the digital pen that we see today has been incremental over time. Using existing concepts from the traditional pen and combining it with the modern computing platform
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call” belonging to the pen of Dorothy Parker‚ an American poet‚ short story writer‚ critic and satirist‚ best known for her wit‚ wisecracks‚ and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. The author is the master of psychological analysis. Her works are marked by a deep penetration into the soul of man. What can be valued most in the author’s works is her brilliant vivid style‚ refined treatment of characters‚ deep insight into human nature and powers of psychological analysis. Parker rose to acclaim‚ both
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