The world has seen plenty of tyrants: Napoleon Bonaparte‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Joseph Stalin‚ and Hugo Chávez are only some. All of these men have committed absolutely unspeakable crimes against humanity‚ and their names should be in the history books as such. However‚ more people should rebuke the consent of the masses‚ for the wickedness of ordinary people can be just as horrifying as the heinous crime of a serial killer or a sadistic head of state. Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ “The Lottery”‚ is a
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PRINCIPLES & LAWS Yale Law Professor Arthur Leff expressed the bewilderment of an agnostic culture that yearns for enduring values‚ in a brilliant lecture delivered at Duke University in 1979 (summarized for this book). The published lecture titled: “Unspeakable Ethics‚ Unnatural Law” is frequently quoted in law review articles‚ but it is little known outside the world of legal scholarship. The heart of the problem‚ according to Professor Leff‚ is that any normative statement implies the existence of an
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It is easy to say - “conserve water” and lately‚ everyone seems to be saying it! We had several NGOs disturbing us by distributing pamphlets about conserving water. Aiming that crumpled pamphlet to the waste basket‚ I used to wonder “Why are they wasting paper in the name of saving water?” After hearing NGOs blaming the government‚ I had resigned to the notion that “water conservation” is an issue that the government should take care of. It looked like the world is conspiring to make me feel guilty
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Receptionist: Hotel Serusa here. Good morning. Can I help you? You : Yes‚ please. I would like to book two double rooms for three days. Receptionist: When do you need the rooms? You : I would like to reserve the rooms from 12 May to 14 May. Receptionist: Could you please hold on for a minute? I’ll have to check the reservations first. You : Yes‚ of course. Receptionist: Let me see. Yes‚ you are in luck. There are two rooms available. What name shall
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9. Presentations 1. Hello‚ my name is Ionela! I work in an office. I love my job‚ but sit at my desk all the time. I usually run in the park after work and I eat healthy food to be fit. I prefer fruit and vegetables. I like bababas‚ oranges‚ melon‚ apples‚ cucumbers‚ tomatoes and lettuce. For breakfast I usually have cereal and milk. I never eat bread‚ salami or eggs! When I come to work‚ I make a cup of coffe – without sugar‚ of course. My lunchbreak is very short. I just eat a chicken sandwich
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English Grammar in Conversation Geoffrey Leech DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND MODERN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LANCASTER UNIVERSITY‚ LANCASTER LA1 4YT‚ UK A thorough description of spoken English grammar is felt to be overdue. After all‚ spoken language has largely been neglected by grammatical tradition; the word grammar itself descends from the classical Greek word for writing. The grammarian ’s bias towards the written language remains strong today‚ and is reflected in such terminology as ’left
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Joe and Janie engaged in many conversations throughout their time together. One day‚ they get into an argument. The argument resulted in the fact that Janie could not find any pig’s feet for a customer. Janie has told Joe that she ordered a whole keg of pig’s feet the day before but when the customer went to get some‚ there wasn’t any left. Joe then asked Janie where the bill for the pig’s feet was. Janie replied that it’s either on the nail or on his desk. Joe said that it was in neither places
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Conversation versus Preservation The condition of our environment is a worldwide debate. Our air and water condition doesn’t recognize borders. You can have problems with soil in a nation and you can cause problems and reduce another country’s food supply. At the same time different regions in the world do face different problems. One key distinction is the environmental threats faced by developed nations‚ such as the United States and Western European countries‚ and developing nations‚ such as
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Difficult Conversations Good communication is very important in daily life as well as in a business setting. Difficult Conversations talks about why some conversations are difficult‚ why people avoid having these conversations‚ and why people do poorly in them. The book is full of techniques for handling these discussions in an effective away. Difficult conversations can be anything from salaries/raises to complaining to a neighbor about their loud parties at night. Most of the time‚ people
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通し番号02-022から028まで 通し番号02-022: Short Conversation (90-120 words) (Narrator): Listen to a conversation between two students in class. Alex: Hey Josh‚ who are you going to vote for tomorrow? Josh: Hey Alex. I’m not sure yet. Probably Josh Martin. He said he’s going to make school tuition cheaper. Alex: Really? Josh: Yeah he wants to make going to public universities free‚ so I’ll probably vote for him. It would be great to go to school for free. Alex: It
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