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    this fall semester and throughout these months I have encountered many new philosophies. Many of my ideals have been challenged and I have had to myself‚ confront my beliefs. Most recently‚ I’ve discovered the philosophies of Friedrich Nietzsche and Gloria Anzaldúa. Compared with the other philosophies‚ these two seem to be the most similar in at least their belief that there is no one right way to the good life‚ but rather there are many and are suited to each individual. I will begin with the philosophy

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    Word formation

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    Word formation From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia In linguistics‚ word formation is the creation of a new word. Word formation is sometimes contrasted with semantic change‚ which is a change in a single word’s meaning. The boundary between word formation and semantic change can be difficult to define: a new use of an old word can be seen as a new word derived from an old one and identical to it in form (see conversion). Word formation can also be contrasted with the formation of idiomatic expressions

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    The Pearl Meaning

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    very greedy and letting this happen is causing evil to happen to him and his family. He eventually became so into the pearl he was becoming violent like what he did to Juanna beating her. During this story Kino truly believes this pearl has lots of meaning. He thinks the pearl is perfect and will bring him a perfect life. He is so focused on the pearl he loses control of everything else going on in his life. This includes noticing the pearl is bringing evil into his village. Also evil is passing through

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    The Meaning of Discretion

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    The Meaning of Discretion By definition‚ discretion means freedom to act or judge on ones own. With this privilege‚ evolves both pros and cons. A major problem which may occur are inconsistencies with the law. The same type of crimes may be given different punishments by judges. This would create controversy and accusations of prejudice and bias would certainly evolve. If the law were emphasized on discretion‚ the power would be mainly in judges and government official’s hands. It would be their

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    The name "Renaissance" meaning "rebirth" is given to a period of big cultural achievement spanning three centuries. The idea of rebirth lies at the heart of all Renaissance achievements: artists‚ scholars‚ scientists‚ philosophers‚ architects‚ and rulers believed that the way to greatness and illumination was through the study of the Golden Ages of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The Italian Renaissance was one of the most colorful‚ vital‚ and exciting times in history. The Renaissance in Italy flourished

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    The Word Retard

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    Words can have a huge emotional impact on people‚ and often affect their self-image and self-worth. It is words like "retard" or "retarded" for one‚ which can surely lead to such a result. People in today’s society are not aware of the true and hurtful meaning of this word when they use it. No matter when it is used or how it is used‚ it will always have the negative connection with those who have such mental disabilities. Futhermore with such frequent use‚ those suffering from these disabilities

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    TABOO WORDS

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    بحث بعنوان: Taboo Words and Euphemisms إعداد الطالب : أحمد خويلد بإشراف الدكتورة: أمينة معتوق Taboo words and Euphemisms Taboo: is a word or phrase not to be used or at least it is consedevd as not polite to use the word "Taboo" came from tongan‚it refers to acts that are forbedden. words are considered as taboo words because of: fear‚ tradition‚ education‚ hurting‚ language beauty and social limit. there are no general rule for Taboo words‚ some words may considered as a

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    The "N" Word

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    CeCe Williams English 1010 December 7‚ 2012 The N-Word: From Then to Now Since the times of slavery in America‚ the N-word continues to hold a powerful impact on the way people intentionally and mistakenly use it. Many do not understand the content of the word as it used in several literary works. The N-word creates a setting that conveys the message of how Caucasians have deliberately insulted African-Americans‚ mainly to show that there was no point of respecting them prior or even post-Civil

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    The Word Freak

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    The word freak is something that we use in everyday language without realizing that in the past‚ the word was not just a casual phrase to throw around. We associate the word freak with other words such as strange‚ weird‚ and odd in order to insult a person who is different than us or define something that is out of the ordinary. However‚ when we use the word freak so casually we are disassociating it from its original meaning and changing the words context. In most instances‚ the word “freak”

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      Honorificabilitudinitatibus This 27-letter word coined by Shakespeare‚ in his comedy Love’s Labour’s Lost‚ is a testament to the Bard’s own intralexiconic skills. Meaning “the state of being able to achieve honors‚” the word is the longest one in the English language with alternating consonants and vowels (Take a look for yourself….yep 9.  Antidisestablishmentarianism Containing 28-letters‚ antidisestablishmentarianism is the longest proper word‚ consisting of proper and compatible root and

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