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    MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT SPECIALITY 050207 “TRANSLATION STUDIES” DIPLOMA THESIS “TRANSLATION OF NEWSPAPERS. PROBLEMS OF BRITISH-AMERICAN PRESS HEADLINES TRANSLATION.” Almaty 2011 PLAN I. Introduction ..............................................................................................

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    Network Address Translation

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    Network Address Translation Design and Implementation Abstract—This is the final report for a research project covering network address translation (NAT). Research topics include: the history and necessity for NAT‚ overall design‚ implementation‚ the different types‚ and examples of its use. Keywords—NAT; networking; project; research Necessity IP addresses were originally designed to be globally unique. In an IP network‚ each computer is allocated a unique IP address. In the current

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    Atrium In The Odyssey

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    Cultural Context: CW02 – Illustrated Essay The Atrium The term atrium in architecture‚ according to the Oxford Dictionary‚ is “an open-roofed entrance hall or central court in an ancient Roman house.” The term can also be used to describe‚ in a modern building‚ the central hall which is enclosed by a glazed roof and frequently has been risen several stories high; and in a large church built on the basilica plan‚ the forecourt is known as the atrium. This essay will explore and demonstrate how

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    happened to them once they died. They did not have a place where they their souls went to rest in peace. Instead‚ they went to where they were tortured for the rest of their immortal lives. This is shown in both epics‚ The Odyssey by Homer and The Aeneid by Virgil. In the Odyssey Odysseus into the underworld and you get his count on the awfulness of Hades‚ and too Aeneas goes to the underworld and you see the different parts and find out the meaning of each section. Both texts have similarities and

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    Odyssey Literary Analysis

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    The Author and his Times The author of the Odyssey‚ to this day‚ remains unknown. Early Greeks have accredited works such as the "Homeric Hyms"‚ The Iliad‚ and The Odyssey to an individual by the name of Homer. However‚ there are some scientists that insist these said works were product of a group of people and not one man. This particular group of scientists claims that the subject matter of the writings is too diverse for them to have been the product of just one person. Despite these differing

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    GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD History The Grammar Translation Method is an old method which was originally used to teach dead languages which explains why it focuses mainly on the written form at the expense of the oral form. It was designed according to the faculty psychology approach which was very popular during the 18th and 19th century. It contended that ” mental discipline was essential for strengthening the powers of the mind”. The way to do this was through learning classical literature

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    The Importance of Greek Mythology and Homer’s Epic Poems By: Ashley Allen “Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks‚ concerning their gods and heroes‚ the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars referred to the myths and studied them in an attempt to shed light on the religious and political institutions of ancient Greece and‚ in general‚ on the ancient Greek civilization.” (citation) Mythical narration played a very large‚ and also

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    Ancient authors Homer and Virgil wrote two of the greatest epic poems in human history; the Iliad and Aeneid. Both works are presented with a world full of gods and goddesses‚ and courageous heroes fighting glorious wars. In the Iliad however‚ Homer presented a more savage and lawless interpretation of both its gods and heroes. Through the Aeneid‚ Virgil tried to improve upon his work by presenting both gods and heroes in a more moral and mature light than what Homer did in the Iliad. The Iliad

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    Quiz: Odyssey Background

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    Great Greek Minds Quiz on Homer’s Odyssey and Greece (45 pts)   1.     (10 pts) What would our lives be like if no one had the ability to read or write? Without the ability to read and write‚ our lives would be very boring. By having a written language‚ we are able to understand things better and communicate more effectively. We wouldn’t be able to send letters or write books. We would use mostly oral tradition for our history and entertainment. Oral tradition is important but it is only

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    Virgil merely copying Homer? Discuss Homer and Virgil are both astounding writers of epic poetry. Homer with his Iliad and Virgil with his Aeneid. However when you look below the surface the Aeneid and the Iliad are startlingly similar‚ in particular that of Aeneid Book 5 and Iliad book 23 which both focus on the funeral games. However though there are structurally similar‚ ultimately the narratives of both books are very different‚ so in effect Virgil is not simply copying Homer. This is evident from

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