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    times have serious implications in the TT since thetranslation will not be easily understood by the target audience (Fawcett‚ 1997). Nida andTaber themselves assert that ’Typically‚ formal correspondence distorts the grammatical andstylistic patterns of the receptor language‚ and hence distorts the message‚ so as to cause thereceptor to misunderstand or to labor unduly hard’ (ibid.:201).Dynamic equivalence is defined as a translation principle according to which a translator seeks to translate the

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    The narrator recounts the events in a story. Section B: Write about the significance of narrators in the work of three writers you have studied. A01/A02/A03 Robert Browning Narrators are particularly significant in Robert Browning’s poems‚ such as in ‘My Last Duchess’ where the Duke’s voice reveals his cold and egotistical nature - creating sympathy for his late wife. An illustration of this is when he chillingly concludes “I gave commands / Then all smiles stopped together”. Superior

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    of war‚ but leaves much to be explained when describing the seemingly complicated relationship of Kien and Phuong. The nonlinear structure‚ non-chronological sequence of events‚ and Bao’s saving of key information until the very end of the novel‚ distorts the view of their relationship so that it appears to be a more hostile than loving. This technique creates character depth in Kien‚ describing why he becomes the man he does: sad and full of regret. In the novel Kien’s best friend from the war

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    Communication is a conversational process of sending and receiving messages. Communication is important in business‚ personal relationships and daily tasks of going grocery shopping or grabbing a morning cup of coffee. Various barriers exist that can distort or prohibit a message from being properly understood or sent. These barriers can cause conflict in interpersonal relationships‚ prevent a business from being successful in a different culture and lead to low employee satisfaction in an organization

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    A significant proportion of the teenage offenders noted that they paid close attention to media (Surette 2002) Exposure to media violets distorts our understanding of the meaning of others behavior predisposing us to view even non aggressive behavior as aggressive A continuous diet of aggression may leave us desensitized to violence and what previously should have repelled us now produces

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    Elena Ferrante Sparknotes

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    Journal 1 Ferrante chose to distort time to make the narration more human-like by having flashbacks and to give background knowledge in order to highlight a significant event‚ which keeps the reader aware of it when they see it later on. To begin‚ Ferrante’s decision to distort time makes the narration seem more human. The narration feels like it’s a memory. When events are out of chronological order‚ the events become a flashback. This choice adds character and makes the events more personal and

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    the Committees on Nuclear Disarmament was formed to abolish the development of the atomic bomb. Should Cleopatra have been portrayed as a white Anglo-Saxon woman when we know from the legends that surround her there is a tendency to obscure and distort the actual image of Cleopatra herself a more western image has emerged from the Roman writings we have no written histories or biographies of Cleopatra ever written by any ancient Egyptian that can be set beside the Roman accounts Through Late

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    IT technician this number could be located on the printer. Photocopier – Produce multiple copies of documents If there is a large or small run it can be accommodated on the photocopier. Can be stapled‚ scanned and stacked. A photocopier can distort the image‚ jam‚ run out of ink or break down. If any of these problems occur‚ contact an IT technician this number could be located on the photocopier. Phone – Quick response from supplier/client To make contact with other internal or external

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    historical cost accounting do not take into consideration of the changing prices‚ it will overstate the profit and the distribution to shareholders will lead to an erosion of operating capacity. * Financial capital would remain intact. 4. Distorts the current year’s operating results * Historical cost accounting including current year’s income holding gains that actually accrued in previous periods. * For example‚ some assets may have been acquired at very low cost in a previous

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    information to make sense of the world. However‚ to say that memory is not reliable would be unrealistic‚ as memory is still reliable to some extent‚ depending on the factors. Loftus and Palmer conducted a research to show that leading questions could distort eyewitness testimony accounts and have a confabulating effect‚ as the account would become distorted by the cues provided in the question. To do this‚ 45 American students formed by an opportunity sample were tested in a laboratory experiment‚ which

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