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    A.) Periodic sentence located in page 86; first paragraph‚ second to last sentence. “ He had an opinion of himself‚ I think‚ that was too high for his own good.” B.) A periodic sentence is a sentence that has the main point at the end‚ but at the start of the sentence‚ it serves to build suspense to create emphasis on the end of the sentence. The “he had an opinion of himself” serves as a bit of information that would lead to how the author feels about Curt Lemon which is the main points saved towards

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    Patidarangia Dialect

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    SYNOPSIS The problem to be investigated: The dialect of Palashbari (Palashbaria) and Pati Darrang (Patidarrangia) : A comparative study. Introduction: Because of some political‚ social‚ cultural and geographical causes‚ if a particular area with certain language is not communicated in a regular basis‚ then the language of that area forms regional dialects. The Assamese language which is used and spread in a large area of both the two banks of the Brahmaputra valley also gives birth to various

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    recurring theme in the book. The term "second burial" is a delayed funeral ceremony given after the family has had time to prepare. How is awareness of rank observed in the drinking of the palm wine? Note that this chapter contains another proverb about proverbs. How does share-cropping work? What is the relationship of women to agriculture? Note that a customary way of committing suicide in this culture is hanging. How does Okonkwo react to "the worst year in living memory?" The priestess of Agbala

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    Flannery O’Connor is a brilliant writer who constructs stories that most readers can easily relate to. O’Connor is known mostly for the religious views used throughout her short stories‚ but she routinely uses an abundance of other themes to convey messages and lessons to readers. Although her short stories consist of diverse characters who have opposing views on certain issues her stories are comparable. In comparing both “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “Everything That Rises Must Converge” it

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    Reviewer in English^ National Achievement Test Reviewer Prepared by: Christian Paul A. Jose‚ IV-St. Lorenzo Ruiz “Making Inference” An Inference Defined In order to knock the verbal section of your standardized test or even the reading portion of your test in school right out of the ballpark‚ you need to know what an inference is‚ first. An inference is an assumption made based on specific evidence. We make inferences all the time in real life. For instance‚ your girlfriend might say to you‚ "Nice

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    Slice Up My Veins

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    Cultural Issues In Translation; Compromise and Compansation Members are: SECRET Cultural Issues in Translation Translation is not just a movement between two languages but also between two cultures. Cultural transposition is present in all translation as degrees of free textual adaptation departing from maximally literal translation‚ and involves replacing items whose roots are in the SL culture with elements that are indigenous to the TL. The translator exercises a degree of choice

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    Indigenization of English in South Asia/Pakistan Rescuing Culture? Outline • • • • Questions Linguistic Levels of Indigenization How is it happening? What will be the future? Can we drive English away? • A. R. Haque: – “It may not be possible to alter the position of the English language in the national set-up radically‚ or to reduce its role” (1993‚ p. 17). • A. Mahboob: – “No English‚ no future: Language policy in Pakistan” (2002) So what about cultural loss? • A. P. Saleemi: – If so‚ what

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    Business Communication

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    BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 1 C O N T E N T S Blocks/Units Details of Topics BLOCK I Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 BLOCK II Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 BASICS OF COMMUNICATION Significance of Business Communication Overcoming Barriers to Communication Strategic Relevance of Communication ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS Essentials of Oral Communication Skills Delivering a Persuasive Speech Successful Meeting Skills Listening Skills Pages 4 22 34 49 65 74 85 BLOCK III WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS

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    Section 4. TASK RUBRIC: Informational Writing Party Time This rubric explains the elements of the prompt‚ expectations‚ and standards that should be included in the work. Scorers should consider the expectations for the targeted learner level when assessing student work. A student cannot achieve proficiency on this task if he/she receives below standard on any expectation. |Expectations |Exceeds Standard |Meets Standard

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    The proverb “He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.” Is a popular saying in Nigeria. It originates from a time when the British Empire had colonized Nigeria and started one of the largest slave trades in history. The proverb means that if a person has advantages that another does not then they will not realize how hard it is until they have to do it themselves. This quote fits into society today because‚ many people do not realize how hard another person’s life is until you

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