In a recent interview‚ I was asked to share four words that describe me. As I shared the words‚ overcomer‚ hard worker‚ integrity‚ and leader‚ I soon realized that they were more than words‚ but represented life experiences that shaped my identity and have defined who I am today. While those experiences were not what I necessarily wanted or asked for‚ they provided an opportunity to learn a strong work ethic‚ live with integrity‚ grow in my leadership‚ and become an overcomer of life’s struggles
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What happen to the days when people spoke and you didn’t have to type it up on Google to find out what they are saying to you? I understand and speak Ebonics myself‚ but my nieces‚ nephew‚ and my children’s generation had taken it to a whole new level of words that are not even in the English dictionary. They toke two completely different words combine together only to form a whole new word. Not like when I was growing up where we took the words and just change its meaning and sometime played on
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What are your survival prospect? By: Nuragiyanti Dewi Permatasari 10E Binus Interational Simprug 26 September 2011
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An Analysis of "The Word Police" In Michiko Kakutani’s essay‚ "The Word Police‚" the author uses examples‚ illustrations and definitions to support the claim that our language is on the brink of absurdity because we hide our true identities and inequalities with euphemisms. In regard to euphemisms‚ Kakutani states that they "tend to distract attention from the real problems of prejudice and injustice in society" (423). Although the essay is persuasive and supported well‚ the author falls short of
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In recent years‚ urban analysts and developers always posed a question‚ “Is gentrification a dirty word?”. Before discussing the reason of posing this question‚ we should first define what is gentrification. Gentrification means different things to different people. Generally‚ gentrification refers to when an old neighbourhood‚ which gathered lots of low-income people‚ but after rebuilding it‚ the price of the lands and rent boost‚ thus‚ attract middle-class residents to move in. But because of the
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профессионального образования «Волгоградский государственный социально-педагогический университет» (ФГБОУ ВПО «ВГСПУ») Институт иностранных языков Кафедра межкультурной коммуникации и перевода Stylistically neutral and stylistically marked words Исполнитель: Клименко А. П. студент
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help me know what to change in my writing. When I read and hear other classmate’s essays and journals it gives a lot of information that I didn’t even know. When peer editing‚ it helps me understand what people think about my writing and how they think I can make it better. The comments that are given to me by the editor tells me what to change. Also when you peer edit‚ the editor tells you what grammar or spelling mistake you have made‚ so you can change it. I believe that when you peer edit‚ it
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What is your favorite word‚ and why? My favorite word is callipygian. It is a Greek word‚ originally derived in the 1640’s or 50’s to describe a statute of Aphrodite. It is an adjective. It means having a well-shaped buttocks. It’s essentially a more sophisticated way of saying “DAMN‚ look at that ba-donk-a-donk!” After reading that‚ you may think I am a perverted animal. Please‚ let me explain. It started when I was a junior in high school. My friend came rushing down the halls laughing‚ his
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Problem? It seems that obesity will always be a problem with no solution. For once it would be merely impossible to find a solution that everyone likes or even one that the majority will support. There are different points of view in which someone could try to figure something out to at least help with the matter of obesity. ABC News is trying to tackle the problem and inform people on obesity by having a summit with Time magazine and discuss on various ways that would lower obesity in this country. Radley
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Nicholas sparks was born on December 31‚ 1965 in Nebraska. He was the middle child in his family‚ his older brother is Michael Earl Sparks and his younger sister is Danielle Sparks who died at the age of 33 of a brain tumor. Seven of Nicholas books have been made into movies and they are a message in the bottle‚ A walk to remember‚ The notebook‚ Nights in rodanthe‚ Dear John‚ Last song‚ The lucky one and Safe haven. In total Nicholas has wrote eighteen books in all‚ Dear John being his twelfth book
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