1. What is Tannen’s purpose in writing this essay? What does she hope it will accomplish? From what I gathered Tannen’s purpose was for us to comprehend the importance of communication in the work field. How the simplest verbal functions can be interpreted in many different ways. “Conversation is a ritual” I find so much meaning behind these four simple words‚ the article in its entirety are summed up by these word. Tannen wants to enlighten us to remember that our words are powerful. I believe she
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right. I had created some words my own and found myself vindicated. In the sequel Through the Looking Glass as an Alice’s second Adventure‚ and what Alice encounter there. Carroll used his playful nature one more time when in the first chapter Alicia reads a poem called the Jabberwocky. In the first chapter‚ Alicia‚ crossing the mirror of her house‚ finds an inverted book of poems that can only be read if it is reflected in the mirror. The poem tells the adventures of a hero who must overcome a thousand
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person that they can go to whenever they are feeling troubled. Not only does it feel good to express what is bothering you out loud‚ but it’s also comforting to know that you don’t need to tell the entire world what you are feeling. Writing to me is the chance for me to express myself with an endless amount of words. There is no limit on what you can say or how much you can say. The opportunities in writing are endless and that is what makes it the perfect getaway. It is a chance to escape from the world
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pedestrian‚ a boss‚ a relative. They could be the usual firefighter or a cop. A hero can be anything - strange‚ handicapped‚ anything except evil or wanting to make bad choices. Heroes can be legendary‚ heroes can be extraordinary‚ heroes should be celebrated. To be legendary is to be wise‚ powerful. Legendary outside of heroism could mean being athletic‚ the one to beating World Records *cough Bolt and Phelps*. Being legendary means to not be a standard citizen‚ but different from others. When thinking
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To be a patriotic hero is to be willing to kill anything and anyone that gets in the way of making the U.S a safer country to live in; that means killing innocent children. To be a humane hero is to not believe in killing innocent children‚ or in general people to save others. It all comes down whether you want to be the hero soldier or the society hero. At the end‚ one will be a murderer and the other the heroic saint. Let’s say that the soldier did fire the drone and bombed the kids. Thousands
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What does freedom mean to you Freedom is a very respectful word‚ to me it is the root from which we grew. Like the people before us‚ we could never truly appreciate what it has given us. Freedom resides in all of us‚ and I mean of all races and sex‚ age‚ creature we all feel it is our life. Even in the beginning freedom birthed before us and as we grew and learned to appreciate and long for it‚ it became us‚ we are freedom and freedom is how we began. It is our motivation to be who we want to be
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me‚ she loves me not You just got off the phone with your girlfriend of three years and told her that you loved her and you were on the way to the store‚ she replied with‚ “ I’m doing homework at the library‚ ill see you tonight”. A few minutes later‚ as your driving through a nearby backstreet you pass a house and see your girlfriend walking out with a man that you have never seen before. What are you to think? What really is the meaning of love? It is just a word? Does it really have a meaning
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Freedom‚ what does this word truly mean. Some say that freedom is when you can do whatever you want. Others say it’s when you have a certain limit of what you want to do. But have you ever asked yourself what it means to you. Well I have and I think freedom is the pursuit of happiness‚ freely expressing yourself‚ and never change for anyone because they want you to. If you think differently you should feel accomplished because in the world that we live in today everyone is walking down the same path
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defining what the phrase “Blessed Be” means‚ it’s important to understand the root of the phrase. The word bless‚ as defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary in the third example‚ means to “invoke divine care for”‚ such as “bless their hearts” or saying “bless you” after someone sneezes. The word bless comes originally from Old English blētsian which came from blōd meaning blood. This is in reference to the use of blood in the dedication of a person/thing to a sacred purpose‚ or what is referred
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Emma 13‚ Oct 2011 Respect Others the Way We Want to be Treated To me‚ respect means we honor people’s opinions‚ their feelings‚ their values and their religions as well. It also means we accept people as they are without any prejudice and conditions. However‚ as soon as I got into college‚ I realized that respect is also something that I have to earn from others‚ which means that I not only have to get involved into them‚ but also have to be trustworthy to them‚ and that is how a friendship
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