The religious life of many Hindus is focused on devotion to God (perceived as Brahman‚ Shiva‚ Vishnu‚ or Shakti) or several gods. This devotion usually takes the form of rituals associated with sculptures and images of gods in home shrines. More philosophically-minded Hindus ignore the gods altogether and seek Realization of the Self through intense meditation. Still others focus primarily on fulfilling the social and moral duties appropriate to their position in life. These various approaches
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How the Environment Plays a Role in Learning COLL100 American Public University S. Desverreaux How the Environment Plays a Role in Learning The brain‚ often referred to as a sponge because of its uncanny ability to absorb almost anything‚ is a highly adaptable and complex component of the human body. However‚ under special circumstances‚ the ability to absorb information is challenged based on physical environments‚ virtual environments‚ age factors‚ and personal factors. Although the people
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PCM105 REMEDIAL ENGLISH ROLE OF STUDYING ENGLISH LITERATURE IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION TABLE OF CONTENTS PARTICIPANTS 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6 ABSTRACT 7 What is Literature? 8 Elements of Literature 9 Drama 10 Novels 11 Short Stories 11 Biographies and Autobiographies 11 Diaries 12 Journals‚ Magazines and Newspapers 12 Prose 13 Poetry 14 Purpose of Literature 14 Criticism 15 Importance of Literature 15 Literature provides pleasure to listeners
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Teaching Listening Listening is a critical element in the competent language performance of adult second language learners‚ whether they are communicating at school‚ at work‚ or in the community. Through the normal course of a day‚ listening is used nearly twice as much as speaking and four to five times as much as reading and writing . In a recent study of Fortune 500 Corporations‚ Wolvin and Coakley (1991) found that listening was perceived to be crucial for communication at work with regards
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Hamlet is arguably the most renowned play is all of the English language. Most likely written in 1601 or 1602‚ this tragedy is a milemarker in the development of shakespearean drama. The playwright reached his maturity in the art through his astonishing depiction of Hamlet’s conflict with two conflicting actions: fortune and the promise to avenge his father’s homicide. In early Protestant religion‚ many denied that the medieval Church held the ability to manipulate the grace of God. Rather‚ they
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Some misconceptions about communicative language teaching Geoff Thompson ELT Journal Volume 50/1 January 1996‚ pp. 9 - 15 Although communicative language teaching is accepted by many applied linguists and teachers as the most effective approach among those in general use‚ there are still a number of misconceptions about what it involves. This article sets out four of the main misconceptions‚ discusses why they have arisen‚ and why they can be so described. In doing this‚ the article attempts to
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As English is the most common business language of choice in the 21st century‚there is an increasing number of companies which adopt common language policies .It is becoming clear that these policies are aim to help workmate work more efficiently‚and much more easier to work together.Unfortunately‚ a few business companies neglect some individual problems ‚including employee’s personal psychological quality and English language’s ability.Frankly speaking ‚using English as their common business language
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In the play Clybourne Park‚ we observe two acts with different cultural settings. In the play‚ we see a sudden shift in the character of Emily Green‚ who plays the deaf‚ pregnant neighbor in the first act‚ and a wife who is trying to purchase a house in the second act. Although Emily Green played very contradictory roles for each act‚ she succeeded in representing them realistically and effectively by taking a different approach for both characters and using varying mannerisms and vocals for both
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Principio del formulario TEACHING PRONUNCIATION INTRODUCTION During the present paper I will choose two problems of transfer between Spanish and English that I consider to be obstacles to efficient communication and I will analyse them from two points of view. In the first place I will explain the causes of the problems as regards phonetic and phonological aspects. In the second place I will explain how I think the problems can be solved. This will be done considering I am working within
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PLAY What is play? Definition of play. From an early age‚ play is important to a child’s development and learning. It isn’t just physical. It can involve cognitive‚ imaginative‚ creative‚ emotional and social aspects. It is the main way most children express their impulse to explore‚ experiment and understand. Children of all ages play. (Dobson‚ 2004‚ p.8) This essay will describe the defining features of play‚ understanding of the roles and functions of play in early years. Play is not
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