went to the hairdresser’s. When he got out again‚ his pony was gone.“ Do you think this joke is funny? It is translated word by word from German into English. In German this sentence is a joke. The part which makes this sentence funny‚ however‚ cannot be translated into English because the German word for pony and fringe is the same – ”Pony“. This shows that the joke is lost in translation. This essay is going to analyse what is lost in translation from one language to another and why it is lost. “Anything
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Chapter 5: The Open Economy 1. In a small open economy‚ if exports equal $20 billion‚ imports equal $30 billion‚ and domestic national saving equals $25 billion‚ how much are net capital outflows? Answer:–$10 billion NX = capital flows = 20-30 = -$10b 2. In Micronesia‚ which is a small open economy‚ if exports equal $5 billion and imports equal $7 billion‚ what is Micronesia’s trade balance? Answer: Micronesia has a deficit trade
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“It’s what you do last that counts” The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum was written to open the readers minds to what could happen and what did happen. It also deeply examines the human awareness and the way people can be easily influenced‚ pressured‚ and in the end completely controlled. This book was based on a true story. The most interesting thing I learned about this book was how much the human body can handle before it gives up. A reason I did not find this book interesting was the fact that
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5 C H A P T E R F I V E The Open Economy No nation was ever ruined by trade. — Benjamin Franklin Even if you never leave your home town‚ you are an active participant in a global economy.When you go to the grocery store‚ for instance‚ you might choose between apples grown locally and grapes grown in Chile. When you make a deposit into your local bank‚ the bank might lend those funds to your next-door neighbor or to a Japanese company building a factory outside Tokyo. Because our
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Thousands of people move from one country to another. The reasons can be many‚ war‚ hunger‚ more educational opportunities in the new country‚ job offers and the dream of a new life. Every country has their own culture and how they do things‚ what happens when completely different people meet? Language is a huge barrier when moving to a completely different country. When someone moves to a new country the first element that becomes difficult is making themselves understood and understanding others
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SUMMARY OPEN HEART‚ OPEN MIND Awakening the Power of Essence Love Tsoknyi Rinpoche with Eric Swanson In “Open Heart‚ Open Mind: Awakening the Power of Essence Love”‚ Tsoknyi Rinpoche- the Tibetan teacher of Buddhist meditation-mentions the Buddhist path aims at encouraging people to “live more openly‚ wisely‚ generously toward themselves and others”. To meet that target we need both understanding about our basic nature‚ the patterns that prevent us from our basic nature and the methods to
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kinds of people in the world. Most of them are open mind and some of them are closed mind. I totally disagree that there is nothing more dangerous than a closed mind. Why I disagree in this statement? I think that there is something more dangerous than closed mind such as open mind. Open mind means that people may receive any new or different ideas and the opinions of others. Why I think the open mind is more dangerous? It is because people who are open mind might be receiving any wrong ideas and
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* 1966 to1985‚ Banco Filipino was the largest savings bank in the Philippines. * In 1970‚ Banco Filipino started expanding into the countryside with its first provincial branch opening in Naga City. * 1972‚ the bank’s customer base grew to one million customers‚ even in the midst of martial law. * 1975 It was voted the most preferred bank in Metro Manila . * For most of the 1980s‚ Banco Filipino would remain closed‚ * January 25‚ 1985‚ even though Banco Filipino was performing
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Nicolette Roberts Mr. Forrest Roth English 101-068 1 December 2011 Another Day as a Hostess In America today‚ there are many jobs that I could have choose from‚ from almost impractical jobs‚ like a super star or a singer‚ to an easy job‚ like answering phones as a secretary‚ but there is only one job for me. It may not be the job that I love or want to have‚ but it may be a well-paying job. In picking what job I wanted‚ I had three choices: to work and be happy‚ to be a laborer and
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TOPIC: Open Fire Burning. How Does It Affect Us? ABSTRACT Open burning is the disposal of any waste material in an open‚ outside flame and can be a substantial wellspring of air contamination. Smoke from open burning contains fine particles‚ gasses and other harmful results of burning that can be breathed in profoundly into the lungs. Exploratory studies have interfaced presentation to fine particles to trouble in breathing‚ irritated asthma‚ expanded crisis room visits and healing centre affirmations
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