the verb in the present tense‚ but would you mind if… is followed by the verb in the past tense. When you’re using these two sentences‚ don’t use please. It’s already polite enough! Offering to do something for another person You can make an offer using a phrase like Can I… ?‚ Shall I… ?‚ Would you like
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The Acceptance of Others Recently‚ our school adopted the OLWEAS bulling training program. Every other Tuesday we meet with a select group of students and a teacher and talk about different instances and about ourselves. During the trainings that I have endured it has made me think about my actions towards other people and how these actions or words are portrayed. One instance was judging people before you know them personally. As soon as you look at a person most people make a general note based
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11 Honors Lit 22 February 2012 The Power of Acceptance "But not us! An ’ why? Because... because I got you to look after me‚ and you got me to look after you‚ and that ’s why" (Steinbeck 14). As Lennie Small unveils to be the strongest man on his ranch in Salinas Valley‚ many readers assume his life would be a breeze; however‚ for this shapeless faced man life becomes a challenge when the weaknesses of his character are shown‚ causing many conflicts to arise. Lennie finds motivation in the little
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In Tender Offer by Wendy Wasserstein‚ little action occurs in that no one dies or screams or cries. However‚ enormous changes take place within the characters. The subtle theme of the play underscores a specific shortcoming in the American lifestyle‚ the need for compassionate communication between a distanced father and daughter. Wasserstein demonstrates that the special ingredient in effective communication is dependent upon mutual understanding. The central conflict here involves the father
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Acceptance is a very complex characteristic. An individual doesn’t automatically grow up accepting others. There are numerous factors that determine how accepting an individual is of others. Believe it or not everyone has biases and stereotypes towards others‚ in order to truly understand these biases and stereotypes and as well how accepting an individual is of others‚ you must look at their past experiences‚ the environment they grew up in‚ and the culture they were raised in. I know when someone
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generally requires there to be an offer and a matching acceptance. The offer must set out and refer to the object for sale and all the important terms of the contract. The acceptance must indicate agreement to all the terms of contract. If it does not do so‚ the acceptance will be regarded as a counter-offer which is capable of rejecting the original offer‚ thereby making it incapable of acceptance later (Hyde v Wrench (1840) CC 49 ER 132). There are two offers‚ the one made by Susan through the
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Terry Lennox‚ a drunk who has been abandoned by his ex-wife Sylvia‚ at The Dancers Club. Months later he spots Lennox drunk again‚ runs him home‚ and sobers him up‚ giving him traveling money to Las Vegas. Lennox sends repayment and re-marries Sylvia‚ after which Marlowe shares an occasional drink with him: during one‚ Lennox
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dramaturge‚ ultimately exiting the frame of the action to become its director. This surprising exit and her immediate crossing between the space of the action and the space of the theater is prefigured by her marginal position in the household‚ what Albee offers as an allegory for the "American Scene". In her many sardonic epigrams‚ Grandma will position herself—as an "old person—at the margins of human intercourse‚ a figure considered "obscene" in the social theater. For example‚ social intercourse is violently
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4. Peer Acceptance As Sentse‚ Lindenberg‚ Omvlee‚ Ormel & Veenstra (2009) stated‚ the need to belong is one of the most important need of an individual‚ and during adolescence‚ the closest group of people that an adolescent could have strong attachments with is his/her family and friends. In a study by Khurshid & Rehman (2006)‚ those who have low self-esteem were reported to have higher peer stressors as compared to others having high self-esteem. Their findings suggested that those who
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THE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH An Acceptance speech is written to providean expression of gratitude for some form of award. An award is a symbol signifying approval or distinction or an honor or reward which has been given on the basis of merit‚ for excellence in a specific field. Courtesy requires that sometimes an acceptance speech is necessary in response to such an honor. Easier said than done! You will need to sound grateful but not condescending‚ modest but not retiring and humble and not arrogant
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