You Just Don ’t Understand by Deborah Tannen‚ Ph.D. William Morrow and Company‚ 1990 Reviewed by Laura Morrison That men and women are on different wavelengths when it comes to communicating is probably not news to you. However‚ "Can We Talk?" the cover story of the December issue of New Age Journal‚ provides some excellent new perspectives on this age-old problem. The author‚ Peggy Taylor‚ interviewed sociolinguist Deborah Tannen‚ who has written a book called You Just Don ’t Understand: Women
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ago. And an even more worrisome bulge is coming: A typical woman in her 40s now weighs 168 pounds‚ versus 143 pounds in the 1960s. "People used to start midlife [at a lower weight] and then lose weight when they got into their 50s‚ but that doesn’t happen as much anymore‚" says David Kessler‚ former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and author of The End of Overeating. If you’re entering that danger zone now‚ be aware that it’s not going to get any easier to lose weight‚ because people
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Topic: Write a long essay about “You are what you eat”. It takes a lot of time for you to decide which kinds of food you should eat tomorrow. I think it is fair to say that what you eat affects your basic appearance‚ your well being and your future health. A good diet is central to overall good health. Food has a huge effect on your health. When it comes to a healthy diet‚ energy balance is the key to getting it right. When we eat and drink‚ we’re putting energy into our bodies. Our bodies
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believe that you can tell a lot about a person by observing what they wear. Is this true? A man in a nice pressed three-piece suit‚ carrying an expensive briefcase is obviously a businessman‚ right? A woman wearing a long ruffled colorful dress‚ with many jewelry pieces around her neck and wrists and colorful beads braided onto her hair must be a hippy or a gypsy‚ right? It is easy to label people based on how they dressed‚ sometimes too easy. Let’s face it; the first thing you do to a person
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You are what you say The essay‚ " you are what you say " is written by Robin Lakoff‚ a Professor of Linguistics at University of California. She has explicated her view on how English language has functioned to revile and debase women‚ why women are thought to be juvenile‚ dependent and frivolous species. Certain views which makes fair sex less thriving than men. The subject is of great interest as it illustrates that women only say what they mean‚ but what they say is inferred by men in a pejorative
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What dog is would be a perfect fit for you? Alexander Pope once said" Histories are full of examples and fidelity of dogs than of friends". This quote rings true to all owners of dogs when they look back at all the times they’ve needed a friend‚ and their dog has been there to comfort them even when their human friends have not. But unlike the selection of our human friends which happens mainly by circumstance and chance‚ more effort and thought must be taken in the selection of a pet.
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What would you do if you won 1 000 000 $ Why people want to be a rich man? What is does rich mean? In what do people see the richness? (Where do people find richness?) And how can people become rich? Some people thinks and wants to be rich‚ because they love money‚ they want expencive (espensive‚ costly) possessions such as: things‚ cars‚ great homes and ect. Some ones want to be a rich‚ because they love contribute‚ to help someone‚ poors‚ olds‚ who has need. Some ones consider
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In my opinion what makes you‚ you is your soul‚ and I think your soul is inside of you‚ more specifically in your DNA‚ in each and every cell of your body. Of course‚ the way we look has nothing to do with our true self. A lot of people think that if we change our look or brain then it won’t be us anymore. Me in the other hand‚ I don’t think that way. I think that we only have a brain because we live on a materialistic world and our bodies are material and that is why we have a hard time understanding
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YOU MADE IT – NOW SELL IT! Have you ever wondered why great products don’t … been amazed at some … BILLY BASS Truth is… success may not depend as much on your product‚ as it does your sales strategy My name is … Welcome to … We’re here to talk about how you can create a successful sales … Why Me? ME Been in your shoes‚ fortunate to have been successful getting products into markets People hire me to create strategies to get their products into new and existing markets Happy to share some
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were to be an animal‚ I would be an African Lion. The African Lion is an animal that describes my strengths and attributes perfectly and has characteristics that I would love to call my own. The African Lion has been called “the King of Beasts” for centuries‚ due to its majestic appearance and the fact that it is at the top of the food chain. I too would like the respect the African Lion receives and the title that it has been given. If I were an African Lion I would be able to bake in the African
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