Dilapidated has a negative denotation that means to be “decayed‚ deteriorate‚ or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse.” In the passage‚ dilapidated has a negative connotation that is used to characterize the way creole was used. Usually infrastructure is described as in a dilapidated state‚ but Chamousieu characterizes a language to suggest the inferiority with which the creole is looked at in public institutions. Creole “circulated easy‚” but its “dilapidated state” refers
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In the Brueghel’s Icarus painting‚ why is it that when Icarus falls out of the sky‚ nobody notices? Rather‚ in the painting‚ the ship sails on and the farmer keeps plowing without even looking in the direction of the boy. Even though Icarus fell from the sky‚ which is not a sight seen everyday‚ people carry on as if nothing ever happened. Is it that the people are oblivious to what is going on or they choose to ignore it? In the critique‚ On the Edge of the Millenium‚ by Kisa Krohn‚ it presents the
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MEASURING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIMER ON THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX What It Measures The HDI is a composite of three basic components of human development: longevity‚ knowledge and standard of living. Longevity is measured by life expectancy. Knowledge is measured by a combination of adult literacy (two-thirds weight) and mean years of schooling (one-third weight). Standard of living is measured by purchasing power‚ based on real GDP per capita adjusted for the local cost of living
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Many people have debated over a proper way to denote a meaningful life. By reading the Bible‚ one side may argue that a life lived without belief in an afterlife is meaningless. The other side may oppose this by stating that a life lived in the pursuit of happiness as attributed to each person’s views is certainly meaningful. The latter may be correct‚ but it is possible for both arguments to be accurate when considering details outlined in this highly influential text. This analysis will convey
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Life Shabitha Arumugarajah What is life? “What is life‚” this may be a thought that many people ponder? Everyone holds a different perspective on life‚ I remember once my chemistry teacher telling me that “life is nothing but the transferring of electrons‚” but a biologist or a poet might tell you otherwise.” According to the dictionary life is “ The condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms‚ being manifested by growth through metabolism
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Firstly‚ Grendel thinks that women remind him of his curse. For instance‚ when Grendel sees his own mother‚ she reminds him of the origins of the curse. Grendel depicts being reminded by his mother when thinking: “Not that she dissects and ponders the dusty mechanical bits of her miserable life’s curse” (11). Grendel’s mom reminds him of his lonely lifestyle and he blames her for not integrating him into society. Grendel wishes his mother had been able to integrate them into society and allowed them
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Descriptive statistics is the discipline of quantitatively describing the main features of a collection of data.[1] Descriptive statistics are distinguished from inferential statistics (or inductive statistics)‚ in that descriptive statistics aim to summarize a sample‚ rather than use the data to learn about the population that the sample of data is thought to represent. This generally means that descriptive statistics‚ unlike inferential statistics‚ are not developed on the basis of probability
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Day One “IT ALL STARTS WITH GOD” Question to Consider: In spite of all the advertising around me‚ how can I remind myself that life is really about living for God‚ not myself? Well‚ life is really living for God because He created me. Long before I were conceived by my parents‚ I know I were conceived in the mind of God. I know He planned everything in me‚ He knows every single part of me‚ and I was created because of his LOVE. I know He never made any mistake with His creations and that He made
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The man bun demonstrates that our society is becoming more accepting. Back in the day if we were to see a man with long hair and his hair up in a bun‚ we would all start to judge in a blink of an eye. The bun was only worn by women and for a man to adapt that fashion was utterly insane. But the point‚ is times change. The “Man Bun” was popularized by a culture called “Hipsters.” As the trend started to become more popular‚ I noticed a sudden change in many of my peers. Most of my friends are the
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Trying to keep long term relationships‚ is like trying to stop breathing forever-impossible. No matter how hard someone tries‚ it will eventually come to an end. In “Drops of Jupiter” a ballad by Train‚ the artist writes about a girl who has left him to find herself somewhere else in the world. After she comes back‚ he begins to ask if she had found anything better and what she thinks now. However‚ he soon realizes that he is better off without her‚ and leaves her to fend for herself. In this ballad
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