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    stated that ‘’…the words mean one thing‚ the sense is another ’’ (Robinson‚ 2002 : 58) but he has not been the first one who argued that the literal translation rarely worked. In fact‚ the dichotomy between word-for-word and sense-for-sense translation has existed for milleniums. Cicero and Horace were the first theorists who made a difference between the two approaches back in the first century BC and nowadays the widest spread one is the sense-for-sense translation because it is the best way to

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    The Lost Boys

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    "In "The Lost Boy‚" the story describes the period in which the bewildered child‚ haunted by the fear of being returned to his mad and alcoholic mother‚ is passed between foster care homes. For six years‚ David Pelzer was sent to over ten different foster homes; sometimes returning to the same home twice. David’s desperate attempts to be accepted by his peers led him into a life of petty crime‚ which‚ including cruel tricks his "friends" played on him‚ included stealing‚ and ending up going to "The

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    Difficulty in Sharing: A child who does not know how to share may find social interaction with other children a problem. This can affect social development‚ as other children will be reluctant to play with them and may avoid any interaction. This can affect emotional development as the child will begin to feel lonely and left out‚ leading to feelings of sadness. Difficulty interacting: A child who finds it difficult to interact with other children due to factors such as bullying‚ may find

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    An Innocent Lost A child’s ability to trust and hope are so important to their innocence‚ and yet like so many other important things they are not treated with the care necessary to keep them alive. An innocent‚ trusting child will walk up to anyone on the street and believe they cannot nor will never hurt them in any way. Unfortunately‚ all too often that part of them gets pulverized into dust. Our parents try to teach us there are no monsters‚ trying to protect us from the ugly truths that life

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    postures is known as body language‚ it is a very personal way of expressing yourself without words. One’s body language can carry a whole conversation without even saying a word. Sign language is an excellent example of this‚ another example would be when you talk with people nervously‚ you may continually shake your hands. If people pay attention to your hand‚ they may understand your body language. One can spend their whole life communicating only with there body. Still one can be able to understand

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    Lost the Temper

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    The Day I Lost My Temper   “Ring......”‚ the shrill ringing of the school bell pierced the air‚ bringing to an end the silence that reigned the class for the past fourty minutes. As the stalwart figure of the Mathematics teacher stepped out of the class‚ there was a sense of relief for Mr. Siva was a strict disciplinarian who would not tolerate any of our pranks. There were squeals and peals of laughter amidst the din of conversation. It was at this moment that Seng Chye bustled to the front of

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    Writing the Summary 1. Annotation v. Summary a. Annotating helps you establish understanding of what you are reading b. Summarizing demonstrates understanding of the text and communicates it to the reader 2. When to use: a. Scholars in the humanities tend to summarize‚ paraphrase‚ and quote texts; b. Social scientists and natural scientists rely primarily on summary and paraphrase. 3. A Summary is a. a distillation of the ideas or argument of the text‚ a reconstruction of the major point

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    comments and interpretation on the statement that the lecturer uses at the end of his lecture: "Make coping tactics part of your life" and "Keep it out of your life". Uses examples and your personal experience (if any) for your argument Answer: What happens in the real life is not always as we expect so that every people in every area has his own techniques to deal with difficulties. Coping tactics is considered as the key element in interpreting career. To emphasize the function of coping tactics

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    English Essay #4: Comparison of another Evening at the Club and Spring Storm Men and women have different roles in society. Men are usually known as the soul providers for the family and women are usually known as the house wife who does all the chores in the house. In the short stories Another evening at the Club and Spring Storm the roles between men and women are clearly discussed. People in a relationship need to realize that compromises need to made‚ and not one person can get their way.

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    References (2011‚ December 10). Retrieved from Kepler 22b The New Frontier: http://www.kepler-22b.com/ Culler‚ J. (2011‚ December 7). Kepler A search for Habitable Planets. Retrieved from NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/news/kepscicon-briefing.html Jones‚ J. (2011‚ May 1). Nanomaterials Transforms Hairstyling Tools. Retrieved from NASA: http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2010/cg_5.html Wilson‚ J. (2011‚ August 25). About NASA. Retrieved from NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/what_does_nasa_do

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