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    Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine Lviv Polytechnic National University Institute of Computer Sciences and Information Technologies Department of Applied Linguistics Course Paper Ways of translating genuine internationalisms into the English and Ukrainion language Presented by: Voronina I.O. group AL - 43 Supervised by: Telychko M.V. Lviv-2006 Content 1.Introduction. The object

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    Irony Matt looked on as Mr Lensher was handcuffed by the police. The wrinkles on his face were suddenly so detailed that Matt suspected if he had made the right decision. Aged sixty‚ a sentence for theft would have caused to die in jail. Ironically‚ Matt could remember the exact same words Mr Lensher once told him‚ "No matter how old or young a person is‚ or whatever reason he has for committing a crime‚ if he breaks the law‚ he deserves to be punished. " It was these exact words that made Matt

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    Irony‚ usually the most important kind for the fiction writer‚ the discrepancy is between appearance and reality‚ or between expectation and fulfillment‚or between what is and what seems appropriate. Irony is the main element used in the three stories “The Lottery” “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Rocking Horse Winner”. In each of these stories irony symbolizes a dark side‚ that’s reveled throughout the story The Lottery is a great example of irony The morning of June 27th was clear and

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    Kara Therese T. Ybañez‚ Gabrielle Eliza S. Ms. Lauro English 9 17 March‚ 2014 Why the Law on Verbal Abuse Should Not Be Implemented Is abuse limited to the scars that only the eyes can see? As the common saying goes‚ “There is more than what meets the eye.” What is verbal abuse exactly? Verbal abuse includes labelling‚ name-calling and being offensive through words towards a person. Verbal Abuse can greatly affect a person’s emotional and mental stability which creates pain and anguish.

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    Research in verbal learning has as a goal the way in which people gain and retain knowledge of symbolic representation or stimuli of objects or events and the relationships among them (Tulving & Madigan‚ 1970). Research in verbal learning follows the work of Herman Ebbinghaus who identified verbal learning methods still used today. This paper will first review the concept of verbal learning and then compare and contrast the verbal learning methods of serial learning‚ paired associate learning

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    Exploring The Possibilities : A Journey To The New World Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if the Spanish had not discovered America? If the answer is yes‚ let’s explore some of hundreds of possibilities. North America; a continent also known as the new world‚ bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean‚ to the east by the Atlantic Ocean‚ to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean‚ and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea. Most of North America’s land area

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    Irony: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning (Merriam Webster Dictionary) Of the four soldiers wandering behind enemy lines after the Battle of the Bulge‚ Billy Pilgrim is the least soldierly and least likely to survive. He’s the only one who survives. He also survives the incineration of Dresden‚ not bad for an unfit prisoner of war. He is also the lone survivor of an airplane crash. Edgar Derby is tried and executed for plundering

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    Section 1 Verbal Ability No. of Questions: 20 Duration in Minutes: 20 Assessments by Merit Track Directions for Questions 1-3 : Choose the option which will correctly fill the blank. 1) I am writing to enquire _________the possibility of hiring a conference room at the hotel on the 2nd of September. A) Of B) About C) Into D) after 2) _________ having her lunch‚ she stood - the tree and waited _______ him. A) With‚ below‚ for B) After‚ under‚ for C) Inside‚ further‚ to D) About‚ across

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    Future possibilities Chris Mooney University of Phoenix Management MGT/521 Vickie Wright November 15‚ 2012 Future possibilities In recent years consumers around the world considerably have discovered various ways to consolidate their income and reconsider their spending habits to live a more enjoyable life without struggling financially. One of several companies operating in the United States to credit these results is the Dollar Tree‚ Inc. The Dollar Tree operates 4‚351 stores in

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    Authors of short stories use elements of style to make their stories interesting. There are many elements of style used by authors. Irony and theme are often used in short stories. This is clearly shown in O. Henry’s short stories such as: “The Gift of the Magi‚” “The Lickpenny Lover‚” “The Midsummer Knights Dream‚” “The Cop and the Anthem‚” and “Ships.” The short stories of O. Henry use the element of theme to bring about ironic endings. In “The Gift of the Magi” there are elements of theme throughout

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