similarly between things that are not the same. Example: The carpet felt like sandpaper under her feet (Here the carpet‚ which is usually soft‚ is being compared to sandpaper‚ which suggests that either there is something wrong with this carpet or it is uncomfortable to walk on. Identifying the similarity and the reason the writer has created this comparison is what you are often asked to do in questions that require you to unpack or explain a figure of speech‚ like a simile. Writers uses similes
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This experiment is a replica of Loftus and Palmer’s (1974) Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction: An Example of the Interaction between Language and Memory research. The aim is to investigate the effect of leading questions on eyewitness testimony of an event. The independent variable is the verb in the critical question‚ such as ‘smashed‚’ or ‘hit‚’ and the dependent variable is the participants speed estimate of the cars. The study was done by asking 30 students to watch seven short car crash
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in different countries‚ and examples of all the approaches we shall describe can be found operating somewhere in the world at the present time. Our summary must‚ therefore‚ be very general in its focus. It will be noticeable in the following overview that one area of activity has been particularly important in the development of ESP. This is the area usually known as EST (English for Science and Technology). Swales (1985) in fact uses the development of EST to illustrate the development of ESP in general:
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Differences between Russian and English Languages People who are beginning to learn English‚ many of the features of English language can seem incomprehensible and totally redundant. For example‚ students can ask a legitimate question: why we should learn 12 tenses‚ when Russian we learn three. Also they don’t understand‚ why they use articles‚ if everything is clear without them in Russian. The best way to get a start in learning a language this is to understand‚ how it compares and contrasts
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Temasek Polytechnic Temasek Humanities & Social Sciences School Diploma in Psychology Studies Perception & Cognition (GPS 2002) Subject Assignment 1 Name: Jovan Leung Jing Ming Admission Number: 1103884A Tutorial Group: TG1A Tutor: Dr. Tan Wah Pheow Declaration of original work: I declare that the following work is my own original work. I have not plagiarised information and have not tried to pass off other people’s ideas and findings as my own. Wherever possible‚ I
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Introduction This paper will attempt to argue against the common misconceptions about reality and perception. It will try to explain that perception and reality are interconnected‚ and that our five human senses are not the sole basis of reality‚ they are just instrumental to am additional process of perception that will bring the truth in our lives. This paper will briefly discuss the historical progression of human apprehension of the world he exists in. From Plato to Quantum Physics
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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE CODE: PCR 276 COURSE TITLE: PERCEPTION AND CONFLICT 1 2 COURSE GUIDE PCR 276 PERCEPTION AND CONFLICT Course Developer/Writer Godwin Ogheneochuko Unumeri (M.Sc.) Author‚ Social Scientist and Independent Researcher‚ Lagos‚ Nigeria. Course Editor Dr. Hammed T. Ayo Department of Guidance and Counselling Faculty of Education University of Ibadan Course Co-ordinator Durojaye Oyedolapo
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Through detailed analysis of the battle speeches‚ explain how Henry uses language to persuade Henry V is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1599. It tells the story of King Henry V of England‚ focussing on the events directly before and after the battle of Agincourt. It is the final part of a tetralogy‚ preceded by Richard II‚ Henry IV‚ Part 1 and Henry IV‚ Part 2. Shakespeare wrote Henry V to follow on from Henry IV‚ Part 2. He had already planned on writing the play while still working
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With Reference to specific examples‚ examine the advantages of migrations. [10 marks] Migration is the movement of people‚ involving a permanent change of residence. Migration can be external (international) or internal (rural to urban) and it can be forced or voluntary. Migration is caused by pull or push factors that is appealed to a citizen in one country from another country. There are many advantages of migrations as it gives citizens an opportunity to settle in another country and have a
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Ethnicity‚ religion‚ and origin are some ways that people are distinguished. Language has created proper terminology to identify specific groups. Society on the other hand‚ chose to use a derogative tone with language to often identify people who are different then themselves. Throughout the history in the U.S.‚ derogative terms where often used between people based on skin color. Through society and media this hurtful language is still being used today. The N-word is a word that should not be used because
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