English students kept trying to hold Japanese-style conversations even when they were speaking English. We were unconsciously playing entirely different conversational ballgames. A western-style conversation between two people is like a game of tennis. If I introduce a topic‚ a conversational ball‚ I expect you to hit it back. If you agree with me‚ I don’t expect you simply to agree and do nothing more. I expect you to add something--a reason for agreeing‚ another example‚ or an elaboration
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Description Throughout my life‚ I have had several disargeements and disputes involving various issues with people who are close to me. One particular instance in which I was in a diagreement with a close friend was when I beat him in a tennis match. We had played a full set with the final score being six games to five‚however‚ there was a discrepancy in the final score. This caused an argument to arise between us which left a mark on our friendship. Narrative I heard him shout the score as if
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Never give up All of us have many dreams in our minds‚ but hardly few manage to get them fulfilled in the first attempt. Dreaming is the sweetest thing ever‚ because we always dream about things we love and hope .The best way to reach your dreams and hopes is to work to achieve them and to change them to reality and never giving up in any situation. “Never give up” means keep trying and never stop working for your goals. For many people‚ failure is nothing but the first step towards the success
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into question hawk-eye ’s accuracy. (2008‚ June 19). Retrieved from http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon08/news/story?id=3452293 Wood‚ R ----------------------- [1] BBC Sport to feature Hawk-Eye in its World Snooker Championship coverage (2007‚ April 4) [2] Two british scientists call into question hawk-eye ’s accuracy. (2008‚ June 19). Retrieved from http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon08/news/story?id=3452293 [3] Panzariu‚ O
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Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Apolinario Vilas (born 17 August 1952‚ in Mar del Plata‚ Buenos Aires Province‚ Argentina) is a retired and former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Argentina. Whilst peaking at No. 2 on the ATP rankings in 1977‚ several sources and publications‚ as well as through the current ATP-ranking system‚ rank Vilas as the real World No. 1 that year (often ranked equally with Björn Borg). Vilas was the second Latin-American to win a Grand Slam tournament. Career
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Reflection 11-31-05 I feel very fortunate to have grown up in the home that I have. I am upper middle class‚ white‚ male‚ making me the most privileged in the education system. Most changes in my life based on class and geography‚ race‚ or gender would have had a negative impact on my quality of education and self esteem. I attempt to guess what my life would be like if these were to change‚ but because of the area in which I grew up I find it difficult to see myself in such situations because
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because he can play way better than how he did in The Finals. Nadal currently holds second best tennis player in the world‚ and has been in the top five since 2003. He has won 13 grand slam titles‚ one Australian Open‚ eight French Opens‚ two Wimbledons‚ and two U.S Opens. This isn’t the only time hes’ showed resilience‚ and will show more in the long run. Djokovic currently holds first best tennis player in the world‚ and went on to win 43 consecutive matches in 2011-the only player in the world
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really like. Hi! My name is Thomas and I love playing video games‚ doing physical exercise‚ playing tennis and skiing. Listening to music‚ watching my favorite programme on TV‚ chatting with my friends or going for a walk in the city are also some of the activities I enjoy doing in my free time. My future job has to be related with company management. I also would like to be a professional tennis player‚ although I think it may be difficult to achieve that. I would like to manage a company because
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CONVERSATIONAL BALLGAMES OUTLINE Thesis : Japanese-style conversations develop quite differently from Western-style conversations. Body: I. A Western-style conversation between two people is like a game of tennis. A. If I introduce a topic‚ a conversational ball‚ I expect you to hit it back. 1. I don’t expect you simply to agree and do nothing more. 2. I expect you to add something-a reason of agreeing‚ another example or an elaboration. 3. I am just happy if you question me‚ or challenge
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The first factor goes to compensating wages differentials which arises due to non-monetary characteristics of different jobs. Jobs considered intrinsically less attractive compared to average jobs will tend to pay higher wages. For example‚ coal miners who work at high risk due to unpleasant working environment are paid more than others with similar levels of education. Besides that‚ odd working hours such as night shifts pays negative compensating differentials as well. The second factor is
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