You are what you say The essay‚ " you are what you say " is written by Robin Lakoff‚ a Professor of Linguistics at University of California. She has explicated her view on how English language has functioned to revile and debase women‚ why women are thought to be juvenile‚ dependent and frivolous species. Certain views which makes fair sex less thriving than men. The subject is of great interest as it illustrates that women only say what they mean‚ but what they say is inferred by men in a pejorative
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Imagine that you are preparing for a trip. You plan to away from your home for a year. In addition to clothing and personal care item‚ you can take one additional thing. What would you take and why? 8:50 If I was planning to spend a year away from my home‚ and have an option to take one more thing besides clothing‚ and personal care item‚ I would take my laptop with me. As we all know‚ it’s difficult to imagine life without computer. All human endeavors have extricable connected with the computers
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problems lead into other‚ bigger problems such as poverty. Poverty in Pakistan is a growing concern. It affects people by taking away the necessities of life such as clean drinking water‚ food‚ shelter and in some cases‚ proper clothing. To improve the quality of life in Pakistan‚ they have to solve the huge obstacle that is poverty first because poverty affects not only the people experiencing it‚ but also the others that are living around it (that would be the other 3 quarters of the population)
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come home. His mother did give him a hint about his father not having a proper job. He realized later that his mother did not leave any clues for his dad to follow. He then wrote a letter to his dad. But there was no reply. Every night‚ Colin would take the tobacco tin out of the toe of his boot and put it under his pillow. Then‚ he would hum his favourite song which was also his dad’s favourite. He would stay awake for hours talking to his dad. He pretended that his dad was there. Colin said that
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I know to improve your writing is to do freewriting exercises regularly. At least three times a week. They are sometimes called "automatic writing‚" "babbling‚" or “jabbering" exercises. The idea is simply to write for ten minutes (later on‚ perhaps fifteen or twenty). Don’t stop for anything. Go quickly without rushing. Never stop to look back‚ to cross something out‚ to wonder how to spell something‚ to wonder what word or thought to use‚ or to think about what you are doing. If you can’t think
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What does it take to be a hero? It’s a difficult question to answer sometimes because we’ve all got a different idea of a hero. Some might think of Superman or a character from a video game‚ while others think of a soldier in the army or even their own parents. They all must have something in common‚ right? In order to find out exactly what it took to be a hero‚ I decided to analyze some characters and people that I‚ myself‚ see as heroes. The first character that comes to my mind when I think
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April 2013 What Is Your Belief? Why does religion even exist? The most evident answer is that it actually serves human needs. The primary need is because we and our loved ones most die‚ and facing with that pain is something hard to deal with. People often go to religion for answers‚ or better yet something to lean on. Why wouldn’t you go to a “higher power” when you’re feeling lost and alone? I mean who wouldn’t pray to something or someone to make you feel better or better yet a
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You are what you drive When you see different people driving different cars on the roads‚ will you give yourself a second to think whether there is something relationship between the certain cars and the drivers’ personality? There is a theory that people who drive certain cars share personality traits. Generally speaking‚ our choices may say something about our values and interests. To some extent‚ women tend to buy smaller cars and men are likely to buy larger cars. But there are many other
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simple game to chewing a piece of gum before a test could help a person test better. If it could it could be very helpful around A.I.M.S time. This could also determine sometimes if you pass or fail a class. If you have that anxiety attack right before a test your mind can sometimes go straight to “panic mode” and you could easily flunk that test. If we could find a way to make that anxiety‚ panic‚ or stress go away it could help a lot of kids in schools. That is why my partner and I have come up
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You Are What You Eat Introduction I. Think it ’s organic? Think again. II. Today we are going to talk about what makes a food organic and the changes in the industry. III. We are going to explore A. "Purists" view on what makes a food organic. B. "Big Box" influence on organics. C. Organic Standards Body I. Purists have a higher expectation of what organic means. A. Organics must be grown without man-made chemicals such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. They should
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