Translation criticism on Google translation of proper names in tourism texts Rahele Eyvallah and Zohre Hadi Fars Science and Research University 2011 Rahele_eyvallah@yahoo.com & zohrehadi@gmail.com Abstract The translation of proper names seems to be an effortless task. This study aims at determining the translation of proper names. First‚ the article presents the theoretical consideration that deals with different aspects of proper names translation in tourism texts and the issue of
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Ma 1 Kimo Ma October 2011 Professor Kenneth Peter Humanities 1A The Virtuous Beings Modern society glorifies people for much pettier accomplishments when compared to that of the ancient times. During the twenty-first century‚ a convicted felon may come back after serving a prison sentence and present himself as a figure of perfection. Less than five years ago‚ a football player‚ named Michael Vick was arrested and convicted of illegal actions involving the maltreatment of domesticated animals
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Eng. 221 5 February 2014 The Powerful Role of Women in Ancient Greek Society Although The Odyssey‚ written by the Greek poet Homer‚ is an epic tale of a man’s quest for home‚ women also play a large role. The role of each gender within The Odyssey is made extremely evident‚ and on multiple occasions Homer makes reference to the expectations of each sex. Throughout the epic‚ presentations of women are somewhat limited‚ unless they appear as mothers‚ servants‚ deities‚ seductresses‚ or a combination
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the relationship between the polytheistic gods and mortals in the time of Homer seems‚ in comparison‚ is odd to our judeo-christian traditions found in our society. Where some may see a omnishient and powerful being as a inactive in the our everyday dealings‚ the Gods in Homer’s time were consistently involved in either hindering or aiding those they found to their liking or disliking. In the epic poem "The Odyssey"by Homer (translated by W.H.D. Rouse) Odyseuss is constantly helped and hindered
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Typical gender roles are a huge standard that is more or less understood by the general population of a culture. There is an idea of how men act in comparison to women and the differences between them. In Homer’s machismo filled‚ male-centric The Odyssey‚ basically a Rambo for the 8th century B.C.‚ it is in fact the women he meets along his journey that are the sails of this warship. The two women who really stand out the most to me are Calypso and Circe: both powerful beings and powerful women. They
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Moving on‚ there are various inspirations that could have lead Homer to write the Odyssey. In a mythical sense‚ thunder god Zeus came across a young woman Mnemosyne‚ the personification of memory; the father of gods slept with her for nine nights‚ which is how the nine muses came about (“The Nine Muses” 6). Muses encourage creation and were believed to give inspiration to artists of all caliber (“The Nine Muses” 1). These nine celestials consist of the following: Clio‚ Europe‚ Thalia‚ Melpomene‚
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similes‚ and foreshadowing have been used by authors to engender specific impressions upon their audience. Like an artist’s pallet of paint‚ authors color their words with vibrancy through the use of these literary tools. In the Greek work the Iliad‚ Homer skillfully utilizes similes and foreshadowing in an innovative way. Rather than approaching them as separate entities‚ he notably combines them by foreshadowing in the form of a simile about what will come to pass. Though the fall of Troy may not
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Everyone knows and loves the fairytale “Cinderella” where Cinderella starts out as a maid‚ wearing nothing but rags‚ and doing nothing but chores. She desires to go to this ball‚ but her nasty stepmother sends her to work right away‚ without allowing her to go. Fortunately for Cinderella‚ her fairy Godmother transforms her into a beautiful princess and lets her go to the ball‚ where she meets the price of her dreams. He is astonished by her beauty and in the end of the fairytale they fall in love
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The key is to remember that the subtitler must summarize and paraphrase the words of the film in such a way that the viewer will still understand the plot‚ and comedic/dramatic/etc. value of the scene. The subtitler should give the most accurate translation and interpretation of the original text into the target language in the fewest number of words possible. The subtitler should know and decide what to deliver to the audience in order to carry out and insure
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5.15 Pandora Type your translation below each Latin paragraph. Then answer the question about Prometheus. Pandora Forma feminae ab Vulcano* creabatur de terra. Ab Minerva ei (to her) vestes (clothes‚ nom. pl.) argenteae* donabantur. Etiam ei (to her) ab Vulcano corona aurea donabatur; Iuppiter ei (to her) ollam* donavit. Dei feminam pulchram amaverunt. Quod (Because) dei ei (to her) dona donaverunt‚ nomen (her name) erat Pandora. The form of the woman was created from earth by Vulcan. Clothes of
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