written word inferior to the spoken‚ and much of the frustration experienced by novelists is the awareness that whatever we manage to capture in even the most transcendent passages falls far short of the richness of life. Dialogue achieves its power in the dynamics of a fleeting moment of sight‚ sound‚ smell and touch." -excerpt taken from Gloria Naylor’s ’The Meanings of a Word’. Words The first sentence of this excerpt can have several interpretations‚ depending on which synonym of the word ’language’
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In Fussell’s novel “Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War Summary & Study Guide‚” he critiques the media and how they portrayed World War II. During World War II graphic posters were being posted and displayed for the public to see. In Chapter One of the novel Fussell talks about posters involving a paratrooper slowly descending to the ground covered in blood with his head hung. The lifeless body of a paratrooper falling to the ground shows people a graphic image that shows
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the twenty first century. Companies use clever tactics‚ such as weasel words and psychological tactics to differentiate them from other companies. Words like better‚ improved‚ new‚ fast and so forth play a deciding factor when buying a product‚ and it is up to the consumer to analyze the truth behind these words. In the article “With These Words I Can Sell You Anything” by William Luts‚ he states that “Advertisers use weasel words to appear to be making a claim for a product when in fact they are making
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People make promises that they fail to keep. Loved ones know that words alone are insufficient to keep and achieve our promises. Words are convincing‚ powerful‚ and provide essential explanations. However‚ they do not guarrantee that what has been said will be fulfilled. As the saying goes‚ "It’s easier said than done." A man can say he will get a better paying job‚ buy a new house for his family‚ and pay off the mortgage‚ but chances of those events happening are slim without having determination
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meaning of the word equal in this sentence of the Declaration of Independence has been controversial. We will never know what Thomas Jefferson meant by equal. Throughout the history of the United States of America‚ all men have not been equal‚ so this is where historians question the word equal. In my point of view‚ I believe the Founding Fathers needed ideas and arguments against the British. They were not talking about the citizens of the colonies. They used the word equal as an argument
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9. Sit down. 10. I shot an arrow into the air. Words are divided into different kinds or classes called parts of speech. In a sentence every word has a job. Some words connect‚ some describe while some provide action. There are 8 parts of Speech: 1. Noun – a noun is a name of a person‚ place‚ emotions or thing‚ like: Akbar is a great king. The rose smells sweet 2. Adjective – is a word used to add something to the meaning of a noun‚ like:
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The History Of China The Great Leap Forward And Culture Revolution Student’s Name: Ziyi Xu Tutor’s Name: Ellie Ristic Submission Date: 25 Nov‚ 2014 Word count: 618 words Since 1949‚ Mao created People Republic of China‚ he became a leader in almost 27 years. The establishment of new China marks the opening of a new age. With the establishment of People’s Republic of China‚ Mao Zedong outlining general goals and main course for transforming China from agricultural country to industrial‚ and
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Jesus if he had never been born. The verse might be interpreted as meaning that a terminated pregnancy might be better than a completed pregnancy‚ if the child’s life would be miserable. Luke 1:35: "...The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee‚ and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." In this passage‚ the angels refer to the fetus which Mary will carry as a "thing‚" not a male person. The gender in the
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to reciprocate his behavior but the parent defies his behavior and tells the child to respect him. Here the respect is tried to be imposed and not earned. This is a contradiction to respect. Nobody can earn respect by suppression or by flaunting power. It is a deliberate action that cannot be forced upon others. There is an individualistic form of respect also‚ which is well known as self-respect. If an individual cannot respect himself‚ he cannot respect any other person. A feeling of worth and
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to Nigga: Not Bad After All" When some think about the word nigger they immediately think about negativity and some might even venture to say that it is a "bad" word. It takes you back to a time when blacks were oppressed and demoralized. When blacks were looked at as inferior and not worthy to obtain equal rights in America. But that was decades ago and it is now the 21st century. Not only have we changed the spelling of the word‚ by dropping the er and adding a‚ but the definition has changed
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