Chapter 2 THE SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS OF DETRANSITIVE VERBS THE PREPOSITIONAL DATIVE CONSTRUCTION AND THE DOUBLE OBJECT CONSTRUCTION 0.1. Introduction The de-transitive verbs we are concerned with in this chapter are verbs of the type give‚ send‚ promise‚ bring‚ etc.‚ which take two internal objects realized either as a DP ^ PP sequence or as a DP ^ DP sequence: (1) a. Sue gave a book to Bill b. Sue gave Bill a book The construction illustrated in (1a) is called the to-dative construction
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Case Assignment: The doctrine of double effect says that the pursuit of good is not as acceptable if the harm that results is intended rather than merely foreseen (Lippert-Rasmussen‚ 2010). To some it is a nonabsolutist moral principle in which as long as significant good resulted from the action‚ it is allowable (Lippert-Ramussen‚ 2010). Scanlon believed that an act that leads to the death of an innocent person can never be justified by the good that results (Lippert-Ramussen‚ 2010). Scanlon’s
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I believe working six hours per day is not a good idea. My reasons for thinking working six hours per day rather than eight hours per day isn’t a good idea would be financial reasons‚ unemployment reasons‚ and health reasons. I hope one day employers will realize the benefits of working eight hours per day rather than six. I think working six hours per day would put employees in to big of a bind financially. The reason would be because an extra four hours per week causes employees to lose out
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What Does "Islam" Mean? The word "Islam" itself means "Submission to Allah." The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of "Christianity" which was named after Jesus Christ‚ "Buddhism" after Gutama Buddha ‚ "Marxism" after Karl Marx‚ and "Confucianism" after Confucius. Similarly‚ Islam is not named after a tribe like "Judaism" after the tribe of Judah and "Hinduism" after the Hindus. The Arabic word "Islam" means the submission or surrender of one’s will to the will of
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EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REVIEW Guidelines for Retention and Termination Adopted by Social Work Department‚ 11/3/04 Final Revision: November‚ 2006 Social work education serves the function of assuring that competent persons enter the social work profession‚ and ETSU’s Department of Social Work is committed to ensuring that students from our program are well-suited for the professional demands‚ roles‚ and responsibilities of social
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What does it mean to be an adult? Does accountability make a person an adult? Does learning and improving on past experiences make someone an adult? Will caring for one’s self make somebody an adult? These are all small pieces to the puzzle but there is more to an adult then being a self-reliant‚ hardworking individual that pays their bills on time. In my opinion‚ you can be sixteen years old and be classified as an adult or twenty eight years old and not be an adult. Being an adult means that
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Andrew S. C. Ehrenberg‚ Gerald J. Goodhardt‚ & T. Patrick Barwise Double Jeopardy Revisited In any given time period‚ a small brand typically has far fewer buyers than a larger brand. In addition‚ its buyers tend to buy it less often. This pattern is an instance of a widespread phenomenon called "double jeopardy" (DJ). The authors describe the wide range of empirical evidence for DJ‚ the theories that account for its occurrence‚ known exceptions and deviations‚ and practical implications.
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What does it mean to be ethical? According to google the definition of ethical is “relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these”(Google). Being ethical has a lot to do with being moral. It has to do with knowing the difference of wrong and right. In business being ethical is a huge part. Being ethical in a business is a major key to success. Being ethical in a business can be the difference to make or break. When it comes to making decisions in a business you can either
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This passage describes most individuals who go on and live in new societies and countries but are not quit accepted due to the difficulties faced by them of being an emigrant. For many people letting go of their past traditions and accept new ones is very difficult. As for Sarosh the character in the short story “Squatter”‚ he is unable to use the toilets because he is still living in his past traditions. He has not been accepted in the Westernized culture because‚ in the story we see him squatting
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A tragic double suicide of the children of two of Veronas most respected households has left hearts broken and family ties renewed. The atmosphere in the typically content town of Verona remains ominous‚ as the Prince of Verona released his statement regarding the death of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. In his report the Prince states the duration and events of the past days. ‘We have lost two of Verona’s fine youth. A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for sorrows will not
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