Mary Crary Reflection Paper 1/15/13 Prof. Martinez INT 130 Linguistic register at funerals: Frozen- When the minister recites a biblical verse such as Psalms Ch. 23 (The Lord is my Shepard‚ I shall not want‚ he make me lie down…). Frozen is a type of linguistic that never changes or rarely changes over time. This does not require turn taking because the minister delivers the verse quite like a prayer. An interpreter would sign this prayer using small‚ slow signs‚ giving the participants time
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1.Tokyo Tower Tokyo Tower is taller that the Eiffel Tower and is the tallest structure in Japan. Its paint and lights are designed to make the tower glow a brilliant gold at night. 2. Roppongi Hills Designed as a city within a city‚ Roppongi hills incorporates offices‚ residences‚ shopping‚ hotels‚ parks‚ art galleries and entertainment. Located on some of the most expensive land in Japan‚ it took the developer 14 years to aquire the 400 separate lots for the 27 acres of the site. When it
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Tony Palmer’s novel‚ Break of day‚ illustrates interesting themes about three key things‚ and they are the following: Family‚ bravery and death. Palmer uses intense and subtle situations to portray the importance of these three subjects. Palmer makes the fascinating point that bravery may have either positive or negative affects. One brilliant example of this are when the main protagonist‚ Murray‚ gets stuck in a pen with a wild boar. Murray’s dad comes to the rescue‚ but is gravely injured
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Discuss the subjects with which you had difficulty. What factors do you believe contributed to your difficulties? How have you dealt with them so they will not cause problems for you again? In what areas have you experienced the greatest improvement? What problem areas remain? “Tom’ “ my teacher called. It was my turn to read my the poem aloud. My heart was racing and I was prepared to read what I thought to be a mediocre poem to the class. I did not comprehend any of the poems we went over
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Studying FILM The tremendous expense involved in producing motion pictures reminds us that film is both an Industry‚ and an Art. Each film is the child of a turbulent marriage between businessmen and artists. Yet despite an ongoing battle between aesthetic and commercial considerations‚ film is now recognized as a unique and powerful art form on a par with Painting‚ Sculpture‚ Music‚ Literature‚ and Drama. As a form of human expression‚ the moving picture is similar to other
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Jet Blue has an opportunity to remain cutting edge in the airline industry by continuing to be low-cost and expanding carrier. A great market for Jet Blue to expand to would be towards the Caribbean’s. As well as possibly lobbying Washington to lift travel sanctions in Cuba‚ which at one point was a major vacation getaway for Americans. This opportunity fits into Jet Blues current business model of short distance flights at a lower cost than the competition. Jet Blue is a shinning star in the
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Sonny ’s Blues A captivating tale of a relationship between two troubling brothers in Harlem‚ "Sonny ’s Blues" is told from the perception of Sonny ’s brother‚ whose name is never mentioned. Baldwin ’s choice of Sonny ’s brother as a narrator is what makes "Sonny ’s Blues" significant in terms of illustrating the relationship and emotional complications of Sonny and his brother. The significance of "Sonny ’s Blues" lies in the way Sonny ’s brother describes their relationship based on what he
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Auden’s ‘Refugee Blues’ laments the plight of the Jews who were forced to flee Europe when the Holocaust started and they were rounded up and killed or imprisoned under the cruel regime of Hitler. The poem starts with a narrator‚ who is later revealed to be a German Jew‚ describing a large city which is home to ten million people some of whom are well off and live in luxurious large houses while others make do in slums and shabby houses. Yet‚ the narrator tells the person with him‚ presumably a
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Baldwin’s Blues In Sonny’s Blues the and the autobiographical notes of James Baldwin found in the book show the racism of the time and how subtle it is and how it becomes a part of a person once it is introduced to them. In the auto biographical notes Baldwin says‚ “I was forced to admit something I had always hidden from myself‚ which the American Negro has had to hide from himself as the price of his public progress; that I hated and feared white people. This did not mean that I loved black people;
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Reservation Blues‚ a novel by Sherman Alexie‚ depicts the story of an unlikely group of Indians coming together to chase their dreams with the help of a magic guitar‚ Big Mom‚ and their Indian blood as they struggle with the realities of being Indian in a white world. The protagonist Thomas is the lead singer for their band‚ Coyote Springs‚ and a reservation outsider. Victor‚ Junior‚ Chess and Checkers are the other band members‚ each of them as unlikely to be in a band as Thomas. Reservation Blues sheds
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