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    on tales of knights‚ specifically King Arthur and his knights of the round table. The most prevalent virtue accounted for in these stories was that of chivalry. Chivalry is a somewhat contradictory trait clashing between “rudeness and exaggerated politeness” (Moelker and Kummel 292). One Arthurian legend that exemplifies the practice of chivalry is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. This conflicting virtue worked during this time because the Middle Ages themselves were full of contradictory beliefs.

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    All the readings expressed the importance for health care providers to demonstrate effective communication and provide quality care to individuals with different values‚ lifestyles and cultural beliefs. Knowing and identifying cultural diversity offers therapists with an upper hand being able to empathize and understand patient’s experiences within a cultural context1. Further research was completed to become more knowledgeable regarding the cultural beliefs of Russian immigrants. Among central and

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    poem suggests that in order for guitarist to produce right note‚ he has to tune up his guitar before play it. In the other hand‚ the poet also gives connotative meaning; in order for the man to make love to a woman he has to seducing her with love‚ politeness and care so that she will surrender herself to him. Even woman says only stupid‚ senseless things that the man might not understand or doesn’t want to pay attention to‚ but he will absolutely hear it out and pretend to sympathy so that he will be

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    Fantasies of Violence in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight In 2003‚ the motion picture‚ Kill Bill Volume 1‚ debuted in theaters. Set to a backdrop of bloodshed and violence‚ the film offers 112 minutes of savagery‚ as the main character attempts to get back at every person who has wronged her in the past four years. Kill Bill is only one of the many films in which violence is the number one attraction. “Kill or be killed‚” seems to be the overarching motto‚ as millions of moviegoers flock into theaters

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    person who is only content when living beings are objectified and immortalised through Art. He is clearly keen to portray himself as a cultured Renaissance man. Unfortunately for the Duke he reveals his murderous ways through his façade of courtly politeness with his line ‘I gave commands;/ then all smiles stopped together.’ revealing his true intentions for his new bride to be and what happened to his last Duchess. Browning also makes it evident that the Duke is the threatened by the Duchess and that

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    28/Oct/2013 To Be Civil or Not to Be Civil? Civility in essence is the golden rule or ethic of reciprocity which essentially states one should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself. Civility is about more than just politeness‚ although politeness is a necessary first step. It is about disagreeing without disrespect‚ seeking common ground as a starting point for dialogue about differences‚ listening past one’s preconceptions‚ and teaching others to do the same. Civility is the hard

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    interlocution. Moreover‚ upon applying Gumperz’s model‚ all the seven pragmatic functions‚ i.e. quotation‚ addressee specification‚ repetition‚ message qualification‚ personalization vs. objectivization‚ inquiry vs. giving information‚ and expressions of politeness were used by the interlocutors. These pragmatic functions seemed to further point to the competence‚ as well as the creativity‚ of the student leaders. The findings show therefore that code-switching has become part of the language system of the

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    communication system etc. As the time progressed lots of people used the communication as an effective tool or weapon for their own benefit. People preferred to take education in communication so that‚ they couldan speak many different languages. Politeness in the communication is one of the examples of effective & respectful manner of communication. In the recent time communication has grown rapidly grown. Distance barrier is easily overcome by the use of powerful technology. Now-a- day’s mobiles

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    because he keeps his word.Sometimes people have lost opportunities in life by being late for only a few minutes. In society unpunctuality is considered to be akin to rudeness. “PUNCTUALITY IS THE POLITENESS OF KINGS”‚said LOUIS XIV. “IT IS ALSO THE DUTY OF GENTLEMAN ‚ AND THE NECESSITY OF MEN IN BUSINESS”‚said SMILES.Washington once took his secretary to task of being late. The secretary censured hin watch.WASHINGTON retorted‚”THEN‚SIR‚EITHER YOU

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    others and that will help you to attract peoples to your profile. By keeping these thing in mind just one last thing you need to do is Just be Yourself and automatically your profile will become the best. Communicate with peoples with politeness and show them that you are not just a part of crowd‚ you are different !! All the best Guys

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