Pinyin seems like “Alphabets + Tones” like: “nǐhǎo !”—hello! Learn the Tones Mandarin is a tonal language‚ which means if you say a word with the wrong tone or inflection‚ you can be misunderstood. For example: “ma”There are four distinct tones. In Pinyin‚ the first tone: mā(mother) this tone is high and flat with no change in the pitch‚using‘ˉ’as its tone mark.the second tone: má(numb)this tone rises from the middle to the top‚ using ‘ˊ’as its tone markthe third tone:
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The Great Divide University of California-Berkley geographer and author Michael Johns argues in his novel‚ The City of Mexico in the Age of Diaz‚ that the central Zocalo of Mexico City does more than geographically segregate the East from the West‚ but Mexico’s national mentality as well. During the years of Diaz’s democratic façade‚ the upper classes thrived upon plantation exports‚ feudalist economics and the iron fist of Diaz’s rurales while struggling to maintain European social likeness
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As an enormous wall of gray clouds approaches‚ the anticipation grows ever so slightly with each passing moment. This warm sun-filled afternoon slowly begins its descent into a cool breezy evening as the rain commences. A few tiny droplets fall from the dark canopy above onto the carpet of green blades beneath my feet. Across the wavy pasture the verdant pine trees at the woods’ edge come alive as they sway back and forth like stalks of wheat from some lonely field in rural Nebraska. A thin layer
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France‚ and was copyrighted in 1955. The novel is an erotic tragicomedy set in France and America in the 1940s. 2. Humbert Humbert’s personality is quite erudite. Humbert uses words very carefully in speech as well as in writing. Humbert uses his tone and diction to take the reader’s attention from the terrible acts which are actually being described and as a result‚ he becomes far less despicable to the reader. Playing with words softens the blows of the horrors of Humbert’s lived fantasies.
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2013 Tones of Love Poems Pablo Neruda and Billy Collins both wrote poems about love; however‚ they each create individual tones through literary devices and relations. Neruda employs imagery and uses similarities between the speaker and his lover to create a serious tone‚ while Collins instead creates a satirical tone using metaphors and separating the narrator from his beloved. In “XVII‚” Neruda employs imagery such as words like “dark‚” “secret‚” “soul‚” and “shadow” to create a tone that demonstrates
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and interesting‚ especially after I knew that his so-called friends had stolen the family’s money. I was curious to know how they solved the problem‚ and I was engaged with the family problems and life. Diaz was telling the story in a way that made me wonder what would happen next. Moreover‚ Diaz wrote the story as he was orally telling the story. He used questions such as “so what happen?”‚”Right‚” and “where the hell did I get these ideas?”. Also‚ he used a kind of informal language. For example
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Autumn Daniela Diaz is a 24- month old baby girl who weights 24 pounds and is about 32 inches long. At birth she weighed in at 5 pounds and 14 ounces. She was born a small baby‚ but a healthy one with no physical or mental disorders. Although‚ this is under the normal norms for a 2 year-old for her development as mentioned in the textbook. Autumn started walking at 10 months using her gross-motor skills to move around. She lives in a house with 5 people mom‚ aunt‚ boy cousin that is only a few months
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Mexican President Porfirio Diaz‚ a dictator‚ ruled Mexico for almost 35 years‚ begun in 1876 and ended in 1911. Under his control‚ Mexican became modernized as it improved its diplomatic affairs with foreigners. In addition‚ the country experienced peace‚ economic‚ and industry growth. However that covers only one side of the coin as Mexican lower class‚ consisting of mestizos and Indian peasants‚ was faced with poverty. Likewise‚ the middle class sought for a democracy while the upper class wanted
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the meaning she says these words in meetings to make the people think that she is a educated woman.When in reality she lacks real knowledge of these words.Mark Twain expresses his humor with his own style of writing.By using different Literary devices in his work‚ in this text he uses a humorous tone and amusing descriptions to make the reader laugh. “My father was a St.Bernard‚ my mother was a collie‚ but I am a Presbyterian.” Mark Twain try’s to make a humorous effect by describing how the narrator’s
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poem I came to the conclusion that it has two authors; the one that came up with the story and the monk that wrote down the story and added a little Christian reflection in the second part. In line 65‚ we can definitely notice a drastic change in style and in the context. Both parts seem to be two different pieces‚ which they are. All the Anglo-Saxon poems used to be passed down orally‚ until it was decided that they should be written down in case people would forget. During this time‚ the only people
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