Meaning of Technical Terms Used in Skateboarding Tricks by Made Ari Sukmayanti (2011). Her study focused on the technical terms used in skateboarding tricks and the meaning of the technical terms in skateboarding tricks. Documentation method in collecting the data and qualitative descriptive method in analyzing the data are used in his study. The theory of the types of meaning by Lyons (1996) was used in that study. The result of her study was that there were many technical terms used in skateboarding
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“The Bucket List” “The Bucket List” is a movie about Edward Cole‚ a wealthy man‚ and Carter Chambers‚ a poor mechanic. They are totally opposite of each other‚ but when they both appear in hospital beds‚ they become friends. Both of them decide to travel around the world and see what is going around them. While they travel‚ they talk about their daily lives and business‚ at home. Then Carter suddenly remembers his wife‚ Virginia and leaves back to his hometown. Carter and Edward are different
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Participation and Voting Behaviour 1. Explain the term class dealignment used in the extract. (5 marks) Class dealignment can be described as the relationship between social class and voting behaviour weakening‚ meaning that the electorate are beginning to vote for political parties which are not generally associated with their social class. The extract quotes “In the 1960s‚ Peter Pulzer concluded that‚ ’class is the basis of British party politics.’” The 1970s showed how the electorate strongly
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poem “Dulce et Decorum Est”‚ Wilfred Owen uses a variety of literary devices to tell a sickening sight which he encountered in World War 1. He discusses a side of war no one wants to talk about and challenges the reader’s thinking. Owen uses the literary devices of tone‚ figurative language‚ and imagery to showcase the actuality of what soldiers faced and encountered while both on and off the battlefield. The first literary device used throughout
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Given the decision to pursue an initial public offering‚ on what exchange should Baidu list? What factors contribute to that decision? What are the advantages and disadvantages of listing on the NASDAQ? Baidu listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market to pursue an IPO. 1. Since Baidu was technically a wholly foreign-owned company (registered in the Cayman Islands)‚ the company was ineligible for listing on either the Shanghai or Shenzhen exchanges. As such‚ the key listing alternatives for Baidu were the
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Angels of Death Doctors and nurses who kill the patients who trust them; what could be more sinister than that? An Angel of Death‚ sometimes also known as an angel of mercy‚ is the term used to describe a specific class of serial killer. These murderers act in medical or hospital settings and are usually doctors or nurses who kill patients instead of helping them. Often they chose defenseless victims such as the elderly or terminally ill‚ and sometimes their targets are even children. This type
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Mary Shelley is an esteemed author known for her works in the horror genre. One of her techniques that she uses in her most famous novel Frankenstein‚ is parallelism. The point of view in which this story is told is first person from the character Victor Frankenstein. She goes into detail about his childhood his family early on in the book‚ and it is evident that she uses the same diction to describe both his mother‚ Caroline Beaufort‚ and his adopted cousin‚ Elizabeth Lavenza; this reveals to the
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Joyce has used the name Daedalus as a literary vehicle to give the reader a sense of deeper understanding about Stephen as a character in "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ". There is a link between Stephen Dedalus and the Greek mythological figure Daedalus and this becomes apparent to Stephen when he hears his friends say his name in Greek. When Stephen compares himself to the "fabulous artificer" their similar plight reveals itself. The correlation between Stephen’s need to escape Ireland
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poet Edgar Allen Poe makes use of several literary devices in order to create a gloomy atmosphere in his poem “The Raven”. Alliteration‚ rhyme‚ onomatopoeia‚ assonance‚ and repetition are used to contribute to the melodic nature of the work and provide an almost “visual” representation of his gothic setting. Poe is a master of using these writing techniques. “The Raven” is one of his most popular works. This is certainly due‚ in part to his use of these literary devices in this piece. The poem tells
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Kennedy Maranion ELD 7/8 August 2‚ 2013 Ellis Island In this poem‚ Joseph Bruchac writes about visiting Ellis Island‚ which was a port of entry for so many immigrants‚ and feeling mixed emotions about his family history. He rejoices for the Slovak immigrants who found new opportunities in the U.S.‚ but he mourns for the ancestors who were here before the Europeans‚ the American Indians dispossessed by the new arrivals who seized control of their land. To me‚ the poem basically means that
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