Representing Men’s and Women’s Speech: A Linguistic Analysis of Nick Joaquin’s “The Summer Solstice”1 Aileen O. Salonga Without a moment’s hesitation‚ he sprawled down flat‚ and‚ working his arms and legs‚ gaspingly clawed his way across the floor‚ like a great agonized lizard‚ the woman steadily backing away as he approached‚ her eyes watching him avidly‚ her nostrils dilating‚ till behind her loomed the open window‚ the huge glittering moon‚ the rapid flashes of lightning. She stopped‚ panting
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2012 Summer Olympics From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "2012 Olympics" redirects here. For the Winter Youth Olympics‚ see 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. For the Paralympic Games‚ see 2012 Summer Paralympics. "London 2012" redirects here. For the video game‚ see London 2012 (video game). Games of the XXX Olympiad | This is the clear version of the official logo. There are four official base colours‚ and another version for the 2012 Summer Paralympics. For
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In the story Girl by Jamaica Kincaid the mother does most of the talking who gives her daughter a long list of instructions and warnings. The daughter responds twice but they happen to go unnoticed by the mother. There is no introduction of the characters‚ no action‚ and no description of setting. The mother’s voice simply begins speaking‚ "Wash the white clothes on Monday‚" and continues through to the end. The mother dispenses much practical and helpful advice that will help her daughter keep
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story?] Summer is a great time of the year for every person younger than eighteen because it is a time of year you have little to no responsibilities. You can sleep in‚ relax‚ hang out with friends or just do whatever you want all summer long. These are the reasons I love summer. My summer this year has been great because there was always something to do‚ whether it was playing games‚ to going to seeing a movie‚ to hanging out with friends. The majority of every one of my summers is spent
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Summer season India is a tropical country. Here Summer Season is felt more prominently than any other season. Ordinarily‚ we begin to feel the summer heat from the month of April to the second week of June. In Oriya Calendar‚ Baisakh and Jyestha are the two months which comprise the Summer Season. This season is remarkable for the heat. People suffer from terrible heat right from the morning till the mid night. In the morning people feel a gentle breeze. Then the sun rises and the horror of the
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death is inevitable‚ we do little or nothing at all to prepare our loved ones for a life without us after we’re gone. Virtually everyone postpones writing a Will. Maybe it’s because we don’t want such a tangible reminder of our mortality. Or perhaps we view the process as relinquishing the ownership of our property. Whatever the excuse may be for putting off the drafting of a Will‚ many people do not realize that writing one prevents what is feared. In fact‚ a Will may be the most important document that
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“Summer Getaway” I just can’t wait until summer. With all of those plans to do‚ it’s really going to be fun! I’ll tell you my awesome plans. This summer I’m going to Boracay! When school gets out were going there. Along the way we might make some stops. First we will leave San pedro laguna and go to Kalibo‚ Aklan and stay there a day. One of the Sundays in boracay will be the most fun because we’re going too an island. After that‚ I might go swimming with my family. When we come back I will play
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Introduction The use of varied points of view‚ known as ‚ free indirect discourse‚ or variable internal focalisation‚ omniscient narration is used in fiction to create particular themes in such books as the ’Atonement’ by Ian McEwan‚ Jane Austen and many other authors. Using these styles has been spoken of as heightened literary skills which delivers to the reader what the author desires to reveal of their characters. It is an advanced and old style that can be used to bring forth the many perceptions
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[pic] When flame flowers begin blooming‚ it is the time for students to stop schooling and expect the “summer vacation” which is very important to them. After 9 months of hard work‚ they need time to relax before continuing their studies at a higher level. So‚ how can they have a useful and meaningful summer vacation? As we know‚ students have been taught a lot from books‚ but in reality‚ many of them have never seen a live cow‚ a live buffalo or they cannot imagine what a rice field is
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Do you remember that feeling you’d get on the last day of school? Remember how excited you’d be to finally get to do those summer things like ride bikes with your friends‚ stay up all night planning pranks‚ and chasing down the ice cream man after dinner? These are just a few of my favorite memories from those long summer days. Now picture this. It’s a beautiful July day‚ perfect to spend a few lazy hours by the pool‚ but instead you’ll be in school. Okay‚ sure you could come home and relax in the
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