The Power of Words In 2004‚ human rights were violated in the form of physical‚ psychological and sexual abuse‚ including torture‚ rape and homicide of prisoners in Abu Ghraib. These acts were committed by military police of the United States Army. Did this happen because the soldiers considered the Iraqis as inhuman‚ and was it caused by having a certain language to refer to the enemies? In war‚ soldiers find it easier to cope after killing if they know that they have killed the opposing side
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First Time Failing a Grade In the article “In Praise of the F Word‚” Mary Sherry teaches basic grammar and writing in a night class for high-school graduates and high-school dropouts‚ who are intent on pursuing graduate equivalent certificates for skills that should have been learned while in high school. She also speaks about how many of her students were involved in activities that they felt should have been stopped by someone and not themselves. Why has it become so easy for students
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intense or severe. 2. to satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst‚ for example). 3. to pacify or calm It sounds so cool....‚ and how it’s spelt looks awesome for how it sounds. just everything about it and its meaning. also "epiphany" is one of the best words as well so good you have it :) asthenic (as-THEN-ik) — extremely thin or wasted ataraxia (at-ah-RAK-see-ah) — calmness or peace of mind; emotional tranquility. I love it because it sounds intriguing. atavistic (at-ah-VIS-tik) — of‚ pertaining
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where she stayed briefly.) There is though a mention of one event of her life after college‚ when she was summoned to a court in Lahore‚ Pakistan for an apparently obscene story she had written‚ Lihaaf‚ and that got published in a journal. ‘A life in words’ is an endearing account of Ismat’s growing-up surrounded by her vast and loving family that consisted of her parents‚ nine other siblings‚ a warm entourage of teeming cousins‚ and various aunts and uncles. Born in the first half of the 1900s‚ Ismat
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French words 1. voilà! - literally "see there"; in French it can mean simply "there it is"; in English it is generally restricted to a triumphant revelation. 2. vis-à-vis- "face to face [with]": in comparison with or in relation to; opposed to. From "vis" (conjugated form of "viser‚" to see). In French‚ it’s also a real estate vocabulary word meaning that your windows and your neighbours’ are within sighting distance (more precisely‚ that you can see inside of their home) 3 .tête-à-tête - "head to
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The faculty of Sinhgad College Of Commerce arranged an industrial visit for students to Hyderabad. Hyderabad apart from being a great holiday destination is also a place where many industries reside. Thus our faculty took us to the Parle G Products ‚ Genesis Poweronics India Pvt. Ltd. ‚ R.R. Masala ‚ No.1 mosquito Repellent coils. 1.1 THE BUSINESS EXPOSURE : Business exposure is a very essential subject for students studying business. Notebooks
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1522 Word families: building possibilities... Words often come in families. You can expand your vocabulary by becoming familiar with these word families and this can also enable you to become a more fluent speaker and writer of English. If you know all the possible words within a word family‚ you can express yourself in a wider range of ways. For example‚ if you know the verb and the noun forms related to the adjective boring‚ you can say: • The lesson was boring. • The lesson bored me. • That
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patterns of the approximately 600 Indonesian blends. The collected data demonstrate that Indonesian blends follow some common‚ general patterns. As Dardjowidjojo (1979: 148-9) has generalized‚ "acronymic words"‚ which are regarded as referring to blends‚ might consist of these two elements (parts of words): "CV‚ CVC‚ VC and V"‚ as in‚ eg‚ 1. "CV+CVC": lalin (LAlu LINtas ’pass cross ’) ’traffic ’‚ 2. "CV+CV": cama (CAlon MAhasiswa: ’candidate student ’) ’student candidate ’‚ 3. "CVC+CVC": bonbin (keBON
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them from far away. C. The dancer floated across the stage. D. The canoe with the blue stripes. 4. Which sentence contains repetitious words that should be left out? A. The bright star is visible. B. The bright star is visible to the eye. C. The star was visible centuries ago. D. The star will soon disappear. 5. Which sentence contains words in italics that form a gerund phrase? (A gerund is a verb form used the same way as a noun.) A. The laughing boy sat down. B. An interesting
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A Thousand Words Napoleon Bonaparte said‚ "A picture is worth a thousand words.” Throughout history‚ art has reflected what defines a culture and time period. This is found in particular in artwork from the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Although they are very similar in some ways‚ there are also many differences‚ from color to backgrounds‚ to the 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional qualities. Medieval and Renaissance art have some similarities‚ but more noticeable are the differences. Both
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