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    In contrast‚ Christopher thrives on logical habits rather than emotional. These habits tend to create a “definition meaning” of idioms‚ making it difficult for him to process certain phrases that are accepted through continuous knowledge from past experiences. For instance‚ the statement‚ “ He was the apple of her eye‚” (15) is not an idiom that would make sense if a reader were only to define it through its definition. Nonetheless‚ an average person would still have a clear understanding

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    literal language we often use misuse figurative language and may make it more difficult for other to engage in productive thinking. There are ten (10) types of figurative language Idioms‚ Analogy‚ Metaphor‚ Simile‚ Cliché‚ Amphiboly‚ “Flame word‚” Hyperbole‚ Euphemism and Colloquialism. According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ an idiom is defined as: peculiar to itself either grammatically (as no‚ it wasn’t me) or having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (as Monday

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    Culture under Göbbels. Nazi requirements: must not be dissonant‚ atonal‚ twelve-tone‚ chaotic‚ intellectual‚ Jewish‚ jazz influenced‚ or left wing. Carl Orff: Carmina burana for chorus and orchestra set medieval poems to goliard songs‚ neo-modal idiom. Pseudo antique style based on drones‚ ostinatos‚ harmonic stasis‚ strophic repetition. Soviet Union - arts as ways to indoctrinate people‚ enhance patriotism (Marxist-Leninst ideology). Union of Soviet Composers socialist realism: called for

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    THAN NEVER ESSEY “Better late than never” is an ancient proverb with a deep hidden meaning. Time and again all of us are told to complete the tasks assigned to us on time and being lazy most of us fail to do any assigned work on time. The result is we completely avoid the work and stop doing it further. Yes it is essential to finish a work on time but what is more important is finishing the work. Here comes the significance of the proverb “better late than never” which means that it is all right

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    Assignment 1 1. The acronym TESOL stands for – Teaching English to Speaker of Other Languages. 2. 3 educational institutions in which ESL is taught: Middle School/ High School‚ English Centers (VUS‚ ILA‚ etc.)‚ University‚ College. 3. The acronym ESL stands for – English as a Second Language. 4. The acronym ESP stands for – English of Specific (or Special) Purpose. 5. An IELTS test is an international English language testing system. 2 cases in which students must pass an IELTS test: a. NESB

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    PMR Examination Tips Bahasa Melayu (Difficulty: High) Bahasa Melayu PMR is rather difficult. Basically‚ Kertas 1 is more difficult than Kertas 2. Kertas 1 consists of Tatabahasa and Pemahaman Komsas. Tatabahasa is the most difficult part. You will need to do a lot of exercises. You should pay attention when your teacher discuss about these questions. Try to take note on what your teacher says‚ especially regarding how words are used. Do revision regularly on this kind of questions and remember

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    In the novel‚ Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ Okonkwo is in the midst of his elders and others in Mbainto where the traditions and challenge of tradition of the Igbo people are presented; with the details‚ symbolism‚ and proverbs it enhances how it is revealed. Okonkwo has held this feast to pay respects to his elders and the people‚ also showing gratitude for all that they’ve done; it is during this time that all of these devices play a part in their unique‚ significant traditions. When first

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    Kanthapura as a novel of village or rural sensibility: Raja rao’s Kanthapura is a tale of atypical south Indian village in the kara area of Mysore. The novel is a saga of village life with a political bias. There is no conventional hero or heroine in it. The village of Kanthapura itself; with its presiding deity Kanchamma‚ with its live giving river Himavath‚ with its rustic topography‚ crops‚ weeds and diseases‚ with its characteristics‚ superstitions and customs is one of the main character. The

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    Helping the poor and those in need: what the Bible really says Religion & Spirituality August 22‚ 2009 By: Richard Bean Subscribe 1 Email Western Religions newsletter Jesus says that the poor will always be among us. God’s Word is very clear that we are to be generous to those in need‚ and it outlines how we can and should help others. There are quite a few misconceptions about the Bible and its description of Christian generosity. 1) "For you have the poor with you

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    when you need sort in which we are referring to man or woman‚ it said women speak better than men‚ they use more words and sentences it is something we should Consider when you are teaching. In other hands‚ the idioms should take into account‚ because we must know that in any region have idioms it means word that simplify a group of words‚ students must learn about it because may be they will be in contact with foreign people in a job or they travel to another country. Also‚ is necessary to know

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