In “With These Words I Can Sell You Anything”‚ William Lutz describes how advertisers trick people into buying their products by using weasel words‚ which are words that “appear to be making a claim for a product when in fact they are making no claim at all” (49). He suggests to examine these words carefully and see how hollow they actually are. He then goes on by providing numerous examples of weasel words such as “help” and “virtually”. Lastly‚ He suggests consumers to ask themselves for the denotation
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Imagine that you are the Chief Executive of Hong Kong‚ what will you plan to do in order to reduce the health impact of earthquake? Among all natural disasters‚ earthquake has perhaps caused the highest death toll and financial loss. Being unpredictable and undetectable‚ alleviation as well as evacuation have become even more difficult. The Hanshin-Awaji earthquake in 1995 caused a property loss of over US$60 billion and a lost of more than US$100 billion in capital (Sawada‚ 2008‚ p.463)‚ whereas
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Love Without Love 1. According to the first four lines‚ the speaker loved this particular person because they never saw this person coming into their life‚ therefore it was a surprise and they saw a drastic change something called love. 2. The metaphor in lines 5-6 is "I’ve fly you flying through my soul in quick‚ loft flight" and this means that this special person came into their life very quickly like a plane‚ it was in and it was out. The extended metaphor is that this person was looking
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------------------------------------------------- Use Of Modern Technology In Education The system of imparting education and learning is changing with changing times. Modern science and technology is being used in each and every field in today’s world. The modern education system is also imbibing the use of modern technology in order to make the system far more convenient and reachable to the mass. We all are aware of the need of proper education so as to enjoy a secure future. Education also helps
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Michael Landrum Introduction to Ethics Essay 1 3/30/2013 Enlightenment; Can Mankind Live a Moral and Ethical Life Without Religion The inspiration for my essay topic comes from a myriad of sources‚ and is in no way meant as an attack on religion. My main inspiration was a result of my contemplation over the short story “Letters from the Earth” written by Mark Twain. The story revolves around mankind’s hypocritical views on religion‚ faith‚ and prayer as viewed through the eyes of Satan
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Bed Without a Quilt is Like a Sky Without Stars "Bear in mind that the wonderful things you learn in your schools are the work of many generations. All this is put in your hands as your inheritance in order that you may receive it‚ honor it‚ add to it‚ and one day faithfully hand it on to your children" was once declared by perhaps the greatest scientist of all time‚ Albert Einstein. In the short story Everyday Use‚ Alice Walker teaches us lessons on true inheritance; what it is and who can receive
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An Entire Day Without Electricity For most people living in the industrialised world‚ electricity is one of the basic necessities. Electricity has become so ingrained with our everyday lives‚ that it is difficult to imagine living without it. This article explores what an ordinary day would look like in the life of a regular person if there suddenly were no electricity available for an entire day. Morning Unless you are lucky enough to wake up when the sun rises or you have a rooster in your
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annihilation. Though‚ do they provide us security? It’s true that they can provide nuclear deterrence‚ but can they actually physically protect us against a nuclear attack? The answer is no. Thus‚ possessing them doesn’t make us any safer. In fact‚ if nuclear weapons fall on hands of inadequate people like terrorists‚ or are employed by accident and miscalculations; effects can be lethal and irreversible. John F. Kennedy said‚ “The world was not meant to be a prison in which man awaits his execution”.
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In a world where an increasing amount of emphasis is put on globalization‚ the Western world has become aware of the plights of those who lead different lives. Extreme levels of poverty‚ malnourishment‚ lack of access to basic and lifesaving health care are all daily obstacles for the over one billion people referred to as the world’s ‘absolutely poor.’ With a large amount of the world’s population dying from conditions that have preventable causes‚ how much should individual countries and global
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Many people may not think that literature has a big impact on society‚ but it does. In the two novels‚ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and 1984 by George Orwell‚ the two societies were able to survive without any literature but that causes people to be narrow minded and didn’t think too much. If literature was taken away from society‚ there wouldn’t be people who think out side the box and find the deeper meanings in the writings they read. According to Dictionary.com‚
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