group that can vary in size from a handful to many thousands. There are thousands of Jatis each with its own rules and customs. The various Jatis are traditionally arranged in hierarchical order and fit into one of the four basic varnas the (Sanskrit word for “colors”). The varna of Brahmans‚ commonly identified with priests and the learned class .The varna of Kshatriyas‚ associated with rulers and warriors including property owners.The varna of Vaishyas‚ associated with commercial livelihoods (i.e
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The Marriage Theme in “Trifles” and “The Story Of An Hour” (used with permission) The theme in “Trifles” and “The Story of an Hour” has one prominent similarity concerning marriage that shapes the flow of story: from a feminist approach‚ we see that the women of both stories lose their individual identity as a result of male domination in the bond. In “The Story of an Hour”‚ Mrs. Mallard rejoices her chance to regain her long-lost individuality again after hearing of her husband’s death: “They
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Art and Technology When we hear the word “art”‚ what usually comes to mind are the classic art forms – paintings‚ sculptures and maybe even classical literature. But scientific and technological advancements have shaped art differently into the way that we know it today. Let’s take painting as an example. There are different media that an artist can use to paint. It can be on canvas‚ wood‚ or even concrete. Different coloring materials can also be used like oils‚ charcoal and different kinds
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Brenneman THEO201_D10_201230 Short Essay #1 Short Essay on Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible The inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible is a critical topic to our Christian faith. If we are to understand the Bible and its commands on how to live and be saved through faith‚ we need to be sure that we know how the Bible was written and whether or not the Bible is authoritative. To say that the Bible has authority is to claim that the Bible is the very word of God. The Bible is the revelation
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Looking into Words An Analysis of the dialogues in The Picture of Dorian Gray [Preface] As we often see in fictions‚ dialogues play a significant role in characterizing heroes. Apart from speaking for the characters in novels‚ Oscar Wilde used dialogues to speak for himself. This is especially the case in The Picture of Dorian Gray in which he ‘hires’ three characters to represent his ideals‚ present situation and the conflict between them. The following passage will mainly focus on the strategic
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Word Stress and Sentence Stress Normally when we say "I feel stressed" it means "I feel anxious". Stress is a kind of worried feeling about life or work. But there is another kind of stress that actually helps us understand. This other kind of stress is an accent that we make on certain syllables and words when speaking English. When words combine to form sentences not all of them are stressed. Sentence stress is the music of spoken English. Sentence stress is what gives English its rhythm or
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and the environment. The greenhouse effect keeps a portion of the heat received from the sun which leave the atmosphere and go back into space. If you are at ground level‚ the ultraviolet rays from the sun become a very powerful pollutant‚ in other words it makes damage not only to humans but also plants and animals are affected‚ too. Increases in air pollution have been linked to breakdowns in lung function and increases in heart attacks. The most vulnerable people that are harmed are people with
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Word formation From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia In linguistics‚ word formation is the creation of a new word. Word formation is sometimes contrasted with semantic change‚ which is a change in a single word’s meaning. The boundary between word formation and semantic change can be difficult to define: a new use of an old word can be seen as a new word derived from an old one and identical to it in form (see conversion). Word formation can also be contrasted with the formation of idiomatic expressions
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Over such long periods of time‚ words become manipulated‚ many times to the point where the meaning changes entirely. This is the case with the word “ghetto.” The word ghetto can be traced all the way back into the 1500’s. This word has infiltrated itself into today’s society and culture seamlessly. However the current definition of the word is far from what the original definition was. Perhaps due to the connection that the word ghetto has with urban culture‚ the word has evolved over time to have
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Definition: The process of creating a new word out of one or more old words‚ either by adding a prefix or suffix or by compounding. Adjective:derivational. Examples and Observations: * "Morphology may be divided into derivation--rules that form a new word out of old words‚ like duckfeathers and unkissable--and inflection--rules that modify a word to fit its role in a sentence‚ what language teachers call conjugation and declension." (Steven Pinker‚ Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language
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