Phrases and Expressions in English Word/Expression: to wolf something down Quick translation: to eat something quickly Example: "I wolfed down that sandwich so quickly." My interpretation: Wolves are known for eating their food quickly‚ for fear that another wolf will get to it before them. So to "wolf something down" is to eat as quickly as a wolf does. Word/Expression: gotta Quick translation: to have to/to need to Example: "I gotta leave now." Word/Expression: to go (expression used where
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Finding Faith in Religion What Constitutes an Expression of Religion? Name: Megan Campbell Instructor’s Name: Ms. R. Revington Student Number: 110034176 Course: ENG4U1-03 Date: October 17‚ 2012 Religion is a worldwide practice and can be different to every individual. I believe that one can practice religion for many different reasons; some just may not involve a strong faith in the religion. To go through the motions of a religion is not the same as having faith in that religion. One
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Useful Expressions - Business Language Apologizing I’m sorry. I made a mistake. Please accept my apologies. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to . . . (I’m) sorry. I didn’t realize that . . . . That’s okay. No problem. Prefacing bad news I’m sorry (I have) to tell you this‚ but . . . I hate to tell you this‚ but . . . I don’t know how to tell you this‚ but . . . I have some bad news. (Formal) written apologies We regret to inform you that . . . Regretfully . . . Unfortunately .
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Was the stamp act justified? If you were a government that had to tax people because they had to pay for a war‚ what would you do? Back in 1763 the colonists were just enjoying a good day‚ but then the government started to tax everyone because they had just fought the war and won‚ but when they won they realized that they had been dept because they had to pay for their soldiers and supplies. People say it was not justified because they don’t know how many soldiers lost their lives out on the battlefield
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Technologies Impact on Creative Expression Modern technology has shown to have many impacts on the way activities are both perceived and accomplished. Contemporary cars and airplanes enable us to travel longer distances then those that existed a century ago. Due to the use of cell phones and web-cams‚ a person can instantly connect with others on a global scale‚ figuratively transporting them across the globe with a simple call. Mass amounts of information can be gathered simply and efficiently
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Samuel Adams: An American View of the Stamp Act Samuel Adams writes a letter to his English friend‚ John Smith‚ defending the American’s side of the new imperial taxation and control. He describes the colonists thinking of the act as “both burdensome and unconstitutional.” They feel as if they are not represented as they should be and that their rights as Englishmen are being taken away from them. He goes on to say that Parliament cannot tax them consistent with the constitution because they
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The Stamp and Intolerable Acts were British laws and actions that contributed to the start of the American Revolution. After the French and Indian War‚ England taxed the American colonies to pay off the debt from the war. The colonists strongly felt that the taxation was unfair because the colonies did not have any representation in the British Parliament. When colonists realized how unfairly they were treated‚ they decided to boycott and protest British goods and laws. The Stamp Act‚ which Patrick
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Media And Freedom Of Expression India is one of the greatest democratic country in the world‚ which is based on the three pillars: Executive‚ Legislature and Judiciary. These three pillars monitor to each other‚ but now a days the Media is playing a role of the fourth pillar of democracy‚ which keeps eyes on these three pillars. Journalism‚ plays a key role in media. It delivers all the information of current affairs and in the country and world. Our constitution
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ones that placed the most resentment to the colonists were the Sugar Acts‚ which put 3 more pennies per gallon of sugar‚ the Quartering Act‚ which forced the colonists to accommodate to the needs of British troops‚ and most importantly the Stamp Act‚ which put a stamp on basically everything and colonists had to pay for it. The money collected from all these taxes was used to pay for
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Running Head: Asymmetry and emotional expression Hemispheric asymmetry and emotional expression: Which side of the brain is happier? Word Count: 1‚458 Abstract An experiment was conducted among university students to determine whether a particular side of the human face (and its corresponding
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