13.11.2013 Submitted: 13.11.2013 By Olya Chermoskutova Summary (Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better) The problem that Julian Treasure states is that we’re losing our listening: we retain only 25% of what we hear. He defines listening as making meaning from sound. Julian says we use a lot of techniques to do it: firstly‚ when it’s noisy‚ we react at some sounds and words‚ especially our names – that’s how we recognize patterns. Secondly‚ we use differencing: if some sound remains for more
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Questions: 1. In what ways does Wayne feel uncomfortable at Aldo’s? Wayne feels uncomfortable at Aldo’s place because of where he and Caroline are seated at‚ where they are seated allows other random people to see what they are eating. This makes him uncomfortable because in today’s society people judge each other by the way we look‚ act‚ eat‚ drink‚ sing‚ talk and many other factors. Other ways that Wayne feels uncomfortable is that‚ Aldo the restaurant owner being very polite to his wife and telling
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settings. There are lots of different reasons why people communicate: to establish direct / indirect contact with others and then to maintain that contact‚ to reveal their emotions‚ thoughts‚ pass the knowledge‚ to maintain the flow of information‚ to be able to exchange views and to establish relationships with others. In the process of communication each word and gesture is of great importance as it may affect that process. As we communicate not only by speaking‚ but also using body language‚ sign
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threat to peace‚ security and progress. Conflicts refer to disputes‚ disagreements‚ quarrels‚ struggles‚ fights and wars between individuals‚ groups and countries. In every nation there is no complete agreement on how to share wealth‚ power and status among individuals and groups‚ and how to effect necessary changes and reforms. Since different groups and individuals have diverse interests‚ the aims of some groups will conflict with those of others. Conflicts occur when deprived groups and individuals
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showed great examples of human nature. In my opinion‚ three of the best stories in the Anthology that had examples of human nature are How it Feels to be Colored Me‚ by Zora Hurston‚ The Necklace‚ by Guy de Maupassant‚ and The Rose that Grew from Concrete‚ by Tupac Shakur. These stories show how humans have different characteristics. These characteristics are determination‚ intolerance‚ and the need to have more than what they have. Zora Hurston‚ in How it Feels to be Colored Me shows how humans can
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O. McIntosh Ap Language & composition December 2‚ 2012 How It Feels To Be Colored Me by Zora Neale Hurston Hurston refused to be defined by the stereotypes of her time and times long gone. She often pushed the boundaries of what was customarily done‚ thought or expected by people of “color”. Hurston redefines and restructures the reality of being colored by the use of Satire‚ Imagery‚ and Personification. Hurston uses these strategies to lightheartedly yet emphatically
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“How It Feels To Be Colored Me” By Zora Neale Hurston This is an analytical essay on “How It Feels To Be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston. She summarizes the ways she sees black and white people‚ when she was living in a town of mostly blacks‚ and when she moved to Jacksonville where it was the opposite and then she was outnumbered by white people. Insert opinion here. She lived in a town called Eatonville‚ where she speaks about the only time she would see white people was then they drove
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Slides: Christian Worship and Israel’s Worship Possible Listen Questions: Why This Study? 1.Negatively‚ the so called “worship wars” taking place in churches. 2. Positively: The need we all feel to develop & deepen our relationship with God. There is a sense in which we feel there is something valuable to be had in worship‚ and that we’re often not getting it. An Obscure West Tennessee Author 1¨“Worship does not bring God close to us‚ it brings us close to God.” 2¨“We might respect many
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Through the conversation in the night between the blind man and the narrator‚ the narrator learned some valued lessons from the blind and from himself. These good lessons are not only for the narrator but also for us. In the beginning of the story‚ the narrator thought that the sighted man can see anything and of course he was better than the blind. However‚ from the blind man’s stories about his life‚ the narrator learned that the blind man just was physical blind but he knew everything like
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Authors frequently use metaphors to explain their identity‚ or their character’s identity to then make the writing more effective. In the essay “How it Feels to be Colored Me”‚ written by Zora Neale Hurston‚ metaphors are used so that she can identify herself as a person‚ rather than by the color or her skin. Hurston feels as though she is often overlooked‚ or written off because she is African American. the writing proves otherwise. This is why Hurston uses metaphors effectively to explain her identity
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