The Way We Say What We Say In his book The Stuff of Thought (2007)‚ Steven Pinker states that all humans‚ universally‚ must be careful in the choice of their words in order to convey a specific message while keeping up a particular relationship between the speaker and the listener. In the simplest form‚ people do this for basic politeness. Whether it is asking for someone to pass the salt or asking somebody to donate to a specific cause‚ people phrase their desires in a way to not offend the listener
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We learn from our mistakes and not from our success Do you remember the day that you lied or steal and got caught from your parents or teacher? However‚ it is not wrong to make a mistake if you learn not to do it again. Al Franken‚ the United States junior senator also stated “Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned that hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake which at least others can learn from.” I believe people
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As time passes‚ a lot of things change. Speaking about those things‚ we can broadly categorize them into two groups: values and technology. In my opinion‚ it is necessary to analyze them separately. The first group‚ namely values‚ includes such aspects as moral standards‚ viewpoints and preferences. Firstly‚ nowadays people do not pay as much respect to institution of marriage as our parents did. People make rash decisions‚ get married thoughtlessly and‚ as a consequence get divorced. Sadly‚ now
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Scherer‚ partner in Global ACS‚ looks at some of the issues arising from the application of the revised standard that PwC’s Global Accounting Consulting Services has addressed. IFRS 23R is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2009 (in the EU‚ subject to EU endorsement). Earlier application is permitted. General scope and definitions The IASB has amended the list of costs that can be included in borrowing costs‚ as part of its 2008 minor improvement project. Will this change
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1 November 2013 We Are All Equal In her essay Of the Pernicious Effects Which Arise from the Unnatural Distinctions Established in Society‚ Mary Wollstoncraft shifts the focus away from the reality of what society feels a woman’s duties should be in the eighteenth century to the inequalities that the nation’s women were actually dealing with. During the eighteenth century it was believed that a woman’s sole duties were to take care of her children‚ tend to her husband‚ and do the domestic things
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Why We Buy Introduction In an effort to discover why we buy‚ Paco Underhill set out a mission using video equipment‚ store maps and customer profile sheets to gather research. Once his business began to grow he founded a consulting firm‚ Envirosell‚ and began to discover over 900 aspects between the shopper and the store. Why We Buy‚ gets down to the basics of how retailers and consumers interact. Each chapter takes the reader through a series of important tactics to remember when being involved
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opinion. They comment on current events and criticise or appreciate the conduct of the Government. It is through them that the public comes to know the problems that face the country. Thus they educate the public mind and enable the people to have their own opinions on matters of public importance. Newspapers keep us aware about the things going on in the world and specially the country. Moreover‚ newspapers increase r vocabulary and it makes us confident. They make ppl realize about the problems through
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It’s easier to understand unethical behavior and abuse from some police officers if it is assumed that they have an insatiable desire to inflict harm or get their way‚ if they have to make a choice they’ll always opt for the one that will benefit their private interests. As is known‚ the police have a certain
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WAR AND HUMANITY: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?. There is an average of twenty ongoing wars in the world at any given time. Some are internal civil wars‚ others are between nations. But the purpose of this thesis is not to report warfare‚ but the act of it. This includes the evolution of conventional and nuclear warfare‚ the potential effect of a nuclear war and why it is necessary for nations to fight war. This analysis will be based on a study of Gwyn dwyer?s seven-part series‚ ? War ?. The only
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Are we really Independent… Our 1st Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlala Nehru quoted : "Hum LayeHainTufan Se Kashti Nikal Ke‚Is desh ko rakhna mere baccho sambhal ke" By this punch-line the Govt. might want to convey to the future generation that please be careful regarding the foreign trade policies. They wanted us to be sure of the fact that our country shouldn’t get dependent on other nations‚ and our Govt.’s prior to 1991 strictly followed a closed economy paradigm. The Turing point: In
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