you reach your destination‚ but are unable to return” (Ghanaian proverb). What are the assumptions underlying this quote? How possible is it to undo the bad we do? This proverb describes one of the significant themes in The Things They Carried. It describes the mental and emotional burden the soldiers are forced to carry throughout their lives as a result of the atrocities they committed during the Vietnamese War. This proverb is assuming that the soldiers had in fact committed crimes against
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risk taker and thinks optimistically. The eldest brother answered‚ "The proverb says: ’In seeking great happiness small pleasures may be lost.’ And also: ‘A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” (Tolstoy‚ p.1). The first proverb means you may have to risk some things that you already have in order to be happy. This is the mind set of the youngest brother who is a risk taker when it comes to finding happiness. The second proverb says is better to be content with what you have than risk loosing everything
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an exchange of words between speakers with mutual values and interests to entertain ourselves and our audience. ‘Correct’ English use in these contexts is not always essential‚ due to the close social distance of the interlocutors and sharing of idioms and slang within one’s speech community. Teenspeak is a widely used form of communication‚ and is seen just as legitimate as an email or an essay (Georgina Dimopoulos from The Age)‚ as it provides successful communication among its users‚ and acts
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Using words: verbal communication 3.2 Clarity: using plain English Plain English is a term used to describe clear‚ concise use of the English language that avoids unnecessary jargon or complication. The use of plain English is essential for effective written and spoken communication that takes place in organisations. It is often tempting to elaborate or extend the text‚ in order to provide additional information. Consequently‚ the communicator is always required to focus attention on the most
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way of speaking. When they talk‚ it may take a while for one to decipher the meaning of the things they say because they use many confusing proverbs. For example “A man who makes trouble for others is also making it for himself” which means that if someone is making trouble for people they are also subconsciously making it for themselves. Another Ibo proverb is “A baby on its mothers back does not know that the way is long” this one means that if you rely on someone else to get somewhere in life
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While he uses this proverb in an attempt to forever imprison Bertram Cates (a very un-holy act in itself)‚ he actually only contradicts himself‚ because the meaning of this proverb can be interpreted in an entirely different way. This quote can be read as one who creates problems‚ and one who lies‚ is left nothing more than the wind. With this interpretation
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from criticism is a necessary part of the growth mindset. The Bible tells us that we need to accept this type of correction and be thankful for it‚ because God may be speaking to us and providing an opportunity for personal growth. God tells us in Proverbs 27:17‚ “As iron sharpens iron‚ so one person sharpens another.” In this passage of scripture‚ God is telling us that as human beings‚ we have the ability to better each other‚ or “sharpen” each other. Therefore‚ when we receive criticism‚ we need
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INTRODUCTION English is one of the most important and most spoken languages in the world. It is the native language of more than 350 million people. Undoubtedly‚ the popularity of the language has termed English as the international language of business‚ education‚ science‚ technology‚ banking‚ computing‚ medicine‚ aviation‚ engineering‚ tourism‚ UN & NATO armed forces‚ Hollywood films and the best pop and rock music of the world. So‚ it is seemed to be the only language that truly links the
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Parrinder‚ P. “Character‚ Identity‚ and Nationality in the English Novel.” Landscape and Englishness. Eds. R. Burden and S. Kohl. (Amsterdam and New York.Rodopi 2006) Sales‚ R ----------------------- [1] Terry Gifford‚ Pastoral‚ (London: The New Critical Idiom‚ 1999)‚ p [2] Lawrence E.‚ Trudeau J. Pastoral Literature of the English Renaissance – Introduction. Literary Criticism (1400-1800). Vol. 59.‚ (2001)‚ see the link bellow. [4] Jonathan‚ A. Patrick Kavanagh and anti-pastoral. The Cambridge Companion
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The Influences of Lexical Approach on College English Teaching in China I. Introduction 1.1 Background In recent years‚ college English teaching research focuses on exploring more effective teaching methods to improve the students’English proficiency and self-learning ability. China ’s college English teaching find itself caught in a dilemma of time-consuming but low-efficiency. The undesirable language teaching situation drives the teaching researchers to make great efforts to innovate present
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