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    (lines 8-11) The broad word that allows the reader to manipulate what the author is trying to say again in this sentence is the word “it” again. Additionally, the author as previously done already, narrows the things that the reader can manipulate the word “it” by saying that “it” has to be “lifting up” and also has to be “large as a giant”. Consequently, although the option of interpreting…

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    different forms, each with a unique perspective. This is present in the stories “Two Words” by Isabel Allende and “I Am Writing Blindly” by Roger Rosenblatt. It is also visible in the collage titled “Always Together” by Philippe Beha and “Translations” a poem by Lake Sagaris. Three themes can be taken from the four interpretations on language. The theme that language is visible in every person, that the same words can have dual meanings depending on how they are used. Language can also effect…

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    that gives many people an interesting mental image. At the bottom of the ad there are words such as “Quick. Silver.” “faster and sleeker than ever” “like never before” words like these are used as vague deceptive words that don’t actually say anything about…

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, ‘’ When you get to the end of the rope, tie a knot and hang on.’’ Those words were practically my motivation and expectation during this semester of my first year in college. As a recent graduate from high school I knew I didn’t have all the material I needed to proceed as a college student; however, I wanted to take the advantage of my education. It was a eerie feeling the first weeks of college. Being in this class I expected to grasp the information and…

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    often goes amiss in the translation. In fact, the very first chapter of the novel includes a homograph of the word “digne” both as a location for the Bishop of Digne and an adjective describing the his uncle as “un digne curé”, playing on the double meaning of the word “digne” in French (Hugo 8; vol.1). In other languages, however, this meaning is lost as “digne” translates into two separate words, in which the uncle is simply “a worthy priest” (Hugo, and Hapgood 7). Though minor, puns such as…

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    silently and then aloud. As Student A reads silently, she will highlight the sight words and when she reads aloud, she will underline them. The teacher organizes a game where Student A reads a short text aloud and when she comes across a word wall sight word, she claps. Close Passage. The teacher can create short texts and leave a blank space where Student A is to allocate word wall sight words. Strategy: Shared Reading Activities Pair the…

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    to I don’t want to look at them as a cheater, or a liar. Therefore, I wouldn’t want to see any political member or anyone for that matter that has plagiarized there work to get were they are at. After, reading about John Walsh and how he took word for word from another’s work to obtain a degree and being that he is a Senator, was disappointing. However, in his case it seemed as though it was a stressful time and only happened once, although, it still doesn’t justify, but does show what people…

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    dirty water as it meets a majestic river like the Ganges, this verse maintains that a sinner attains purity, in the same manner, through unwavering and steadfast adherence to the True Religion. The term khāḍā-khābochiyā(n), as a compound word or two separate words, khāḍā and khābochiyā(n), refer to ditches and puddles of water or pit pools. In the context of this verse, khāḍā-khābochiyā(n) refers to wastewater and sewage. Thus, the first two lines of the verse embody a statement of fact that…

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    over Time” Words more commonly used in everyday life are far less likely to evolve compared to less frequently used words, seen across multiple Indo-European languages. One of the main examples, in English, is irregular verbs. As language evolved from Old to Middle to current English, fewer and fewer irregular verbs (non “-ed”) existed. Studies found that the verbs that have been regularized were used significantly les compared to those that remained unchanged to this day. “New word order”…

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    face is how we pronounce words and how we use slang. The language used in Baltimore…

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