that one of the main goals of language use is to maintain as much clarity as possible. Syntactic rules are part of what separates human language from animal communication: aspects of syntax such as finiteness - the ability of a verb to be conjugated based on its subject - allow humans to discuss events that are not happening as they speak‚ in an occurrence known as displacement. Besides this‚ these rules allow us to communicate as simply as possible while still maintaining the necessary level of clarity
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THE HAMBURG RULES: DID IT INCREASE THE LIABILITY OF THE CARRIER? BY KWEKU GYAN AINUSON (Under The Direction of Professor Gabriel Wilner) ABSTRACT The Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg rules) was hoped to provide a uniform modern commercial code for the international carriage of goods by sea. However‚ after 26 years after the diplomatic conference and nearly 13 years after it came into force‚ the rules have not been ratified by the world’s major maritime powers. The main
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Case Study; Concept Design Services Introduction “Over a 10-year period we have totally transformed our outlook‚ our resources and our prospects. From being and inward-looking manufacturing company‚ we have become a customer-focused‚ integrated service provider. From a large commodity supplier‚ we have become known for our value-added and innovative designs. Most importantly‚ our performance as a company has been little short of spectacular‚ and I see no reason why we cannot continue on this upward
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lessons of ‘The concept of law’ is that legal systems are not only comprised of rules‚ but founded on them as well. In contrast to Austin who had insisted that the sovereign makes all of the rules‚ Hart argued instead that the rules make the sovereign. In this essay‚ I would like to explain Hart’s theory and how the social rules are related to the legal system and rules of recognition. This essay has five parts. In the first part‚ I try to illustrate the practice theory of rules (social rules). And I will
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Applebee’s Restaurant For our assignment we chose to do an Applebee’s restaurant. We were able to set up our camera next to the bar area and facing the transition zone. We began taping in the early to mid-evening time‚ and taped for about 20 minutes. The information that we received was rather interesting. One thing that we noticed right away was that the majority of people entering the restaurant came in pairs (typically‚ but not always‚ one male and one female.) All patrons are greeted
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of 2002)‚ the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority‚ with the approval of the Federal Government‚ is pleased to make the following rules‚ namely:1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules shall be called the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Rules‚ 2009. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules‚ unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context‚(a) “application form" means the application form as may be prescribed by the Authority
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How is this a persuasive speech? 9/11 speech by President George W Bush ‚ Address to the Nation September 11th 2001. I have chosen to do an essay on the 9/11 speech by George W Bush. I have chosen this speech because it has a lot of persuasive techniques and they seem more interesting to write about. The reason why there are a lot of techniques in this speech is because George W Bush wanted to make it clear that nothing can change the way they feel about their country. The techniques
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Amy Tan writes American literature with a Chinese-American view with her short story titled “Rules of the Game”‚ where she shows multiple themes like; chess is a game of life‚ mothers versus daughters‚ cultural gap‚ and the generation gap. The Characters The writer Amy Tan uses similar experiences to give the characters life and a sense of real Chinese-American life and the clash between cultures. The Chinese have a life thought of honor and luck and the American’s is cockiness and self-confidence
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In Adam Foulds’ short story‚ The Rules Are the Rules‚ Peter’s closet homosexuality is the most obvious instance of a character being in the closet. His character steamrolls his way through the story‚ showing the challenges of being a closeted Catholic priest. Throughout the story‚ we see Peter struggling internally with his secret and his relationship with God. However‚ what if Peter’s case was not the only expression of closeted homosexuality in the story? If a closer look is taken‚ one could find
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SIMPLY‚ MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION) * MLA* DOCUMENTATION I. How to create MLA parenthetical citations Type of citation Author ’s name in text Author ’s name in reference Quotation found in indirect or "secondhand" source Material found in indirect source Two authors ’ names in reference Reference to volume and page in multivolume work Reference to whole volume Example Magny develops this argument (67-69). This argument has been developed elsewhere (Magny 67-69). The philosopher Alain
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