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    References: London: George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd. 1985 [7] Roberts‚ William H Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1989 [8] Vestergaard‚ Torben & Schr der‚ Kim The language of Advertising 1.2 Definition of advertising According to the Definition Committee of American Marketing Association(方薇‚ 1997:2)

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    Work : Essays : Politics and the English Language (May 1945) Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way‚ but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent and our language -- so the argument runs -- must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism‚ like preferring candles to electric light or

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    English is spoken in most parts of the world‚ for instance in Great Britain‚ the USA‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ New Zealand and in many more countries. Moreover in African states English serves as main form of communication.English is the language most people speak and it is the most popular second language and foreign language pupils learn in school. The English language is often can wipe out smaller languages and their cultures by exclusive use such as the media or the economy. There

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    Over the past few years‚ the English language is seemingly getting worse as each year passes by. Through George Orwell’s essay‚ Politics and the English Language Orwell gives us insight to the ongoing problem in the English language‚ although the essay was published in 1946‚ it is still an evident problem today. Additionally‚ Orwell talks about how the English language can become “ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish‚ but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have

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    Ziegenbein 1 Elana Ziegenbein Professor Milner EDUC 210 26 April 2011 Freedom Writers The movie “Freedom Writers” is an inspiring story about one teacher’s dedication and commitment to her students. Remarkably‚ she manages to overcome the many struggles and hardships and significantly change the lives of her students. The film is based on an inspiring true story that encourages teachers to be passionate about their work. Many individuals do not understand the complex work teachers contribute to

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    have went over a lot of material and in turn I have learned a lot. A major thing I have learned from this first chapter is rhetoric. Rhetoric is the fluency and ability to get to the point across in your writing while using all the “laws” of the English language correctly. Although hard to do‚ in order to have good rhetoric you must avoid Engfish‚ show don’t tell‚ and have good word choice. Engfish is writing how you think someone else would want you to write instead of how you would like. Nearly everything

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    LITERATURE “Literature is the mirror of the society” The adage above is one of the most commonly used definitions of Literature… cliché as it may sound‚ still‚ it is true. Literature traces the past‚ mimics the present‚ and sometimes‚ it also predicts the future. A piece of literature describes a milieu‚ a collection of it may describe an epoch‚ and the great ones determine what will be. Great as it sounds; literature’s power is still under the control of the human mind. A well written

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    ISSUES ON FRENCH BORROWINGS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Василенко Дарья Жезказганский университет им. О.А. Байконурова Every living language changes through time. It is natural that no records of linguistic changes have ever been kept‚ as most changes pass unnoticed by contemporaries. The history of the English language has been reconstructed on the basis of written records of different periods. The earliest extant written texts in English are dated in the 7th century; the

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    Unit 1: Resource for advanced English language learners http://www.youtube.com/user/HarvardBusiness/videos Youtube HBR videos—look for other business-related channels This source of materials seems amazing to me. After a quick review on the material‚ I may admit that it is a good tool for me to develop my English learning in the long term. Harvard Business Review is a prestigious organization that can provide us intensive academic research on a variety of different topics. From this source

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    his tales. As shown through the BBC article‚ "Victorian word expert F Max Muller estimated that Shakespeare used 15‚000 words in his plays‚ a portion of which he invented himself by merging existing words and anglicizing vocabulary from foreign languages..." (Doc A). Shakespeare mastered a skill that all songwriters and music artists must utilize: the manipulation of words. A 60 minutes segment on Eminem shows how he‚ and other musicians‚ manipulate the syllables and sounds of words‚ as well as using

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