William F. Buckley‚ JR. “Why Don’t we complain” first appeared in Esquire in 1961. In this essay Buckley aims to convince his readers that America is too lazy to even mention their own predicaments. He then goes on to explain Americans passive acceptance of circumstances. In doing this he uses several anecdotes based on his past‚ using careful diction and to keep his audience engaged he sprinkles in rhetorical questions. Buckley opens his essay with a personal anecdote describing the acceptance
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The development of English words English belong to the indo-European family. The vocabulary of English is composed of two main elements‚ the native element and the foreign element. The native element is conventionally used to denote words of Anglo-Saxon origin. Before about 450A.D.there were no words in Britain .The 70% of the English vocabularies consist of loan words and only 30% of the words are native. Our study of the English vocabulary must obviously begin with the native element
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meaning and connotations of words. The members of a society can take a word and make it mean something very different seemingly overnight. Word changes to fit our constantly growing society and we change them so they can fit our current societal situation. There may be times when the change of a word might not make complete sense‚ but society has accepted the change to fit in with our societal position. Take the word ratchet for instance‚ according to Webster’s Dictionary‚ the word ratchet is defined as
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How similar were Richard and Saladin? Richard: 1. Look at source F. Which person is Richard and why? I think Richard is the one on the horse with the long flying cape on his back because it is the main feature in the picture and is not faded out like the rest of the picture and he also has a crown on his head. 2. Is source F Primary or Secondary? Why? 3. What do sources G-J tell us about Richard? It tells us that King Richard was a very powerful and a man of great courage and spirit
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do you think that words can move mountains Nowadays‚ the press is considerate like the fourth power of the world. In fact‚ much people look or read news everyday. So they are certainly manipulated and influenced by her because of the things diffused or published. If words influence people‚ can they “move mountains” or not? First‚ we will see how they do and the second part will show words’difficulties. In my opinion‚ words have an inacessible power. Consequently‚ words can convince somebody
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Issues facing F&B Industry8 1 Small Size of Singapore Market The market for food products in Singapore is small. This makes it hard for local manufacturers to expand and reap the benefits of economies of scale. It makes it harder to justify throwing money into research and development to come out with new products. A small domestic market makes it hard to test new food products on the endconsumers. Ultimately‚ it also makes it hard to expand and sell Singapore-made food products in the global
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Waywaya Waywaya is a short story written by the Filipino writer‚ F. Sionil Jose. It is originally written in Ilokano‚ Jose’s native language‚ and recreates the pre-Hispanic Philippine society (Goodreads‚ 2013). It is one of the many works of Sionil Jose that was translated into foreign languages‚ especially English‚ making Jose the most popular Filipino writer abroad among other Filipino authors -- of course‚ next to the greatest Filipino writer and patriot‚ Jose P. Rizal who was martyred in the
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MS Word Ex1 There’s a cliché about holding the future in the palm of your hand. But if you go to Lowe’s or Home Depot‚ you might actually be able to do it. In the pwer tool aisle‚ pick up a cordless drill or saw from DeWalt and there might well be a futuristic battery pack attached—a battery that promises greater power‚ longer life‚ better safety‚ and shorter recharge time than conventional batteries. The batery itself looks little diferent to the naked eye‚ or even under a microscope. The key
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BNH-21F Prompt A Essay 4 Teaching the N-Word For centuries‚ racism has been defined by the face of man and the skin color that coats it. Derogatory terms‚ such as the N-word‚ dehumanize minority races‚ maintaining a mental acceptance and continuing segregation throughout society. As most can concur‚ the N-word holds a unique title within the English vocabulary. In such order‚ it is extremely taboo to the extent where it is not even whispered in a conservative atmosphere. On the other hand
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exactly what I want how I want. But that’s just the way it is‚ I suppose! SO ALL THAT TO SAY‚ here are some thoughts on the power of words‚ which just so happens to be the clever title of my essay. Boom. Feedback welcome! The Power of Words The tongue has the power of life and death‚ and those who love it will eat its fruit. -Proverbs 18:21 Long before I began‚ words existed. Even in my infancy‚ I babbled indistinct jargon to empty air. As a toddler‚ my parents spoke to me and urged me onward
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