Complex Sentences Complex sentences are sentences that have several parts‚ each with a verb‚ and these parts are joined by ‘joining words’ (连词). For example‚ here are two simple sentences: “I know a man. He has five children.” If you join these two sentences by using the relative pronoun (联系代名词) ‘who’‚ it now becomes a complex sentence: “I know a man who has five children.” (By the way‚ ‘who’ is not pronounced with extra word stress here. You only stress this word when it means ‘ 谁?’‚ which
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Sydney Dodds Origins of Ancient Civilizations Professor Hepp February 6‚ 2013 Drawbacks of Complex Societies Today we are convinced that modern‚ complex societies excel and surpass earlier civilizations. We believe that we live in a period of all around progress‚ a state that has a positive connotation to most people. During the transition to complex societies‚ having first arisen in southern Mesopotamia‚ humans’ relations to the environment and to other people greatly transformed. Although
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Does globalization have a purpose? A) i) McGrew‚ A. 2011. Globalization and global politics. In: Baylis‚ J. & Smith‚ S. & Owens‚ P. (eds). The Globalization of World Politics‚ 5th Edition‚ Oxford University Press‚ pp. 16-29 A) ii) McGrew starts off by offering a definition of globalization calling it a “historical process that denotes a ‘shrinking world’ and pointing out that it is associated with “significant transformation in world politics”. In the first paragraph he introduces two opposing
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Complex Carbohydrates PERSONAL SUMARY: There is a very real difference between simple and complex carbohydrates. Let’s look at them. Simple carbohydrates‚ found in rice‚ pasta‚ white potatoes‚ and some dairy products‚ contain sugars that are broken down quickly by your body. This will provide your body with a quick burst of energy‚ but if the carbohydrates are not used quickly‚ the sugar will turn to fat. That’s why low-carb diets cut them out. But those diets often lump all carbs together
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Oct.4th How does “good luck” affect our daily life? It’s hard to confirm that luck really exists. However it’s obvious that nobody wants to be unlucky. Therefore‚ we do all kinds of stuff to make ourselves luckier. Some believes in astrology‚ others are fascinated in fengshui or crystal power. As proof‚ our English teacher once took dozens of pictures‚ they were quite similar: a student with a big smile was touching the foot of the bronze statue of John Harvard. Believe it or not‚ they were all
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What is a Gated Community and does it have to have gates? Discuss. This essay reviews the literature drawn upon and clarifies what it means by community. A full discussion is offered of what a gated community is and whether their associated gates are physical‚ psychological or simply visual barriers to outsiders and are GC defined by these gates? In order to further explore these issues‚ this essay invites theories and concepts such as Weber’s life chances‚ Cohen’s moral panic and Durkheim’s collective
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Life Is So Good Why does George Dawson think life is so good? He always kept a positive attitude‚ didn’t worry about things too much‚ and never took things for granted all throughout his life. He always looked on the bright side‚ especially when times were the toughest. When he left home to work on the Little’s farm he felt super lonely‚ but he knew that he was working to help his family survive‚ so he didn’t mind. He never really dwelled on things too much whether they were big or small. When he
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Inferiority Complex “I do not know anything; I have got nothing to show the world; I do not have any worth.” These are the common thoughts of a person with inferiority complex. The study of this condition was first pioneered by Alfred Adler. Inferiority complex is characterized as a feeling that one is lesser than others in some way. People with this illness do not feel good about their selves or refuse to listen to anything positive about them. It is not just the usual feeling of inferiority
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Okonkwo has good intentions‚ but what is seen as good hurts him and everyone around him. Being feminine is seen as weak and is shunned upon. Beatings are often used to discipline children and wives‚ causing them to fear the ones who are supposed to protect them. Igbo culture is surrounded by fear and swift punishments that doesn’t let anyone think for themselves. Igbo culture Okonkwo’s father caused him to have a strong fear of becoming like his father.“Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not
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Viruses: Complex Molecules or Simple Life Forms? Viruses have been defined as "entities whose genomes are elements of nucleic acid that replicate inside living cells using the cellular synthetic machinery‚ and cause the synthesis of specialised elements that can transfer the genome to other cells." They are stationaryand are unable to grow. Because of all these factors‚ it is debatable whether viruses are the most complex of molecules or the simplest life forms. While the definition
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