Bonsai: A Microcosm of the Japanese Character Bonsai basically means “a plant growing in a container” (Norman 8). Nevertheless‚ it’s not just a mere potted plant as it is concerned with growing miniature-scale forms of mature trees. Furthermore‚ the various developments it has undergone and is still going through as well as the forms it takes on are reflective of the Japanese character. The history of bonsai traces its roots back to China where it was originally known as penjing (Norman
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This is how to get the best result. You let the berries dry in the sun till all moisture has gone of them. Then you gather them and chop them very fine. (Halliday and Hasan‚ 1976: 17) In this example‚ the demonstrative pronoun “this” is used to refer to the whole next two sentences. It should be noted that cataphoric reference does not always contribute to cohesion as the anaphoric does. The second type of cohesive devices suggested by Halliday and Hasan is substitution. A substitution is used
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An Examination of Cultural Norms and the Science of Fitting as seen in “Mean Girls” The movie “Mean Girls” follows the story of a high school age girl who comes from a homeschooled background and is suddenly thrown into a typical American high school social environment. Her adjustment to this transition is shown through a story arc that chronicles her attempts to gain her peers’ approval. The way in which she attempts to do so is by consciously changing her identity to fit into whatever social scene
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Marx vs. Locke Work is something we do on a regular basis‚ it’s what gets us through our day and makes us who we are. In class‚ we discussed two authors who had a viewpoint on the idea of work. Rousseau and Marx express their opinions of the theory of work in their own writings. In Karl Marx’s reading called The Communist Manifesto he explains the differences and similarities between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat people. In Rousseau’s reading called Discourse on the Origins of Inequality mainly
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Position of French Adjectives Position d’adjectifs An adjective is a word that modifies a noun by describing it in some way: shape‚ color‚ size‚ nationality‚ etc. French adjectives are very different from English adjectives in two ways: 1. French adjectives change to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify‚ which means there can be up to four forms of each adjective: Adjective: joli (pretty) Masculine singular joli Feminine singular jolie Masculine plural jolis
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those belonging to the major part of speech like noun‚ verbs‚ adjective and adverbs. These words include brother‚ run‚ tall‚ quickly etc. In contrast‚ closed class words are those belonging to grammatical‚ or function‚ classes like articles‚ demonstrative‚ quantifiers‚ conjunctions and prepositions. It tends to include a small number of fixed elements. Function words in English include conjunction like (and‚ or)‚ articles (a‚ the)‚ demonstrators (this‚ that)‚ quantifiers (most‚ few) or prepositions
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Plan. I. Introduction. What is a noun declension? II. Mainly part 1. Old English noun declension 2. Middle English noun declension 3. New English noun declension III. Conclusion IV. References I. Introduction. What is a noun declension? Noun Declension - It’s how a noun changes (‘declines’) its form depending on its position in a sentence‚ i.e.‚ whether it’s a subject‚ a direct object
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I can still recall‚ as a child‚ waking up early on Saturday mornings and rushing to the oversized‚ enclosed-cabinet‚ television to watch the Saturday morning cartoons. Having a bowl of cereal was included in the ritual and most times‚ it was a brand of cereal that I had seen in a commercial on a previous Saturday morning. When I was a child‚ I did not see commercials as a nuisance – I looked forward to them. I was entertained by the cartoons and then as a bonus‚ the commercials filled me in on
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connection to selfish behavior. Research Question: Does Social Media Promote Narcissism and How Does It Affect Our Society? Hypothesis: Literature Review Introduction Narcissism is a multiplex concept and represents different characteristics‚ demonstrative
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Abstract This article discusses how emotions are depicted in two Katherine Mansfield’s short stories‚ ”Bliss” and ”Taking the Veil”. Emotions are mapped through linguistic markers such as adjectives and adverbs that imply a character’s emotional response to story events. The study focuses on narratorial discourse and distinguishes between verbalized speech and thought (free indirect discourse) and non-verbalised thought-processes (psycho-narration). The analysis is carried out by studying the deictic
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