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    the multiple meanings of words‚ the multitude of words representing one meaning and the ambiguity of some definitions‚ leads to problems with misunderstanding and deception. Firstly‚ there is the matter of the multiple meanings that some words seem to possess. It may seem unreasonable to many that different ideas or objects can posses the same symbol used to describe it‚ but this can be attributed to mainly one reason. In the English language alone‚ over 4‚000 words fit into this category. It

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    Is this how you expect us to join the website? Well then‚ I’m just looking for some notes to help me with an internal assessment. As a common teenager‚ I don’t really expect to have to fill in a 250 word essay and submit it just so I can join a website I will probably only spend 5 minutes on. Hence why this informal essay is on why I shouldn’t do a proper essay for the sake of joining your website. As it turns out‚ I am studying year 12 classics. I am investigating the differences between the movie

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    The syntax of how they switch is interesting. Usually it changes after a clause meaning that you can hear complete sentences in each language. The phrases at least make sense on their own. There are also cases of word borrowed. Though you could argue that point. In Extract A‚ an example of switching is right at the start of the extract‚ the part in Spanish translates to “and I want to marry her‚ and she said” this phrase starts with “and” a conjunction. The English phrase before it still makes sense

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    because the word ‘ashes’ has been repeated to focus the reader’s attention as to what he will be foregrounding. Next‚ is the stylistic device called semantic deviation. The writer has compared the landfill of ashes to a wheat field of a farm through the use of a simile. Furthermore‚ it has been compared to mountainous features‚ an ugly landscape and a house with lit chimneys. The writer has also created a semantic field to describe the dreary mining valley with the following words: ashes‚ smoke

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    describes the first principle as deleting words that mean little or nothing. For example‚ writing sentences without words‚ such as actually‚ basically‚ generally‚ or really‚ can clearly bring out the true meaning of the sentence. The second principle is to delete words the repeat meaning. He explains that this mostly happens in pairing words when describing an instance. Similar to this concept‚ the third principle is to delete words that are implied by other words. Williams explains that this is common

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    more intense and dramatic. Acronym: An acronym is where words are shortened to just the first letter. E.G. ‘U.N’ is an acronym as it is short for ‘United Nations’. The effect of acronyms is normally to add verisimilitude or realism to a text. It also makes a text harder to understand as the reader must know what the acronym stands for. Adjective: A class of word that describes the noun. E.g. the blue ball. Here the word blue is the adjective and serves to give the reader more information

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    is not addressed. • Spelling 1 point – Spelling does not interfere with the readability of the piece. All of the incorrectly spelled words are easily decipherable to the reader within 3 seconds. 0 points – Spelling interferes with the readability of the piece. One or more of the incorrectly spelled words is not easily decipherable to the reader. • Capitalization/Punctuation 2 points – Capitalization and punctuation errors do not interfere

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    ‘Explosion into Reading’‚ around the age of five. Reading is an extension of the development of Vocabulary‚ the child discovers how a known word looks in graphic form after she has become a fluent speaker and has benefited from indirect and direct Enrichment Activities‚ the Three Period Lesson‚ Language Training and Writing. It is impossible to read an unknown word meaningfully‚ in the Casa a child begins to read at around four years‚ some eight to ten months after beginning to write with the Moveable

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    The shortness of life * Loss of innocence Rhyme Scheme: * Aa‚bb‚cc‚dd Nothing Gold Can Stay “A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom” -Robert Frost Robert Frost has a fine talent for putting delight and wisdom into poetry. Words which are first read and seemingly simplistic‚ tend to illuminate in symbolism and representation. He combines imagery‚ personification and paradox into a whimsical poetic masterpiece. Nothing Gold Can Stay‚ a poem written in 1923‚ embodies the concept

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    The Log of redesigned booklet Hung Hiu Man 11677694 Yeung Yu Yin 11677280 Ideology of redesigned booklet When it comes to redesign a booklet‚ we try to look for some other booklet to have a idea that can insert into the booklet. Since we think that booklet should be clear and neat for people to catch the information inside‚ so we comes up a initial idea that is turn to integrate the different intern experiences. Initial idea of our booklet We find out that category

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