12/10/12 AP English Detail-Lesson 1 Consider: "Whenever he was so fortunate as to have near him a hare that had been kept too long‚ or a meat pie made with rancid butter‚ he gorged himself with such violence that his veins swelled‚ and the moisture broke out on his forehead." --Thomas Babington Macaulay‚ "Samuel Johnson" 1.) What effect does the detail( the spoiled hare‚ the rancid butter‚ the swollen veins‚ the sweaty forehead) have on the reader? Ans: The details the “spoiled hare”‚
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Life is such a beautiful and honorable gift‚ isn’t it? It gives our soul the opportunity to experience an exciting adventure in the physical realm and to also add value to the universe in a unique way. Yet‚ life continues to be a grand mystery. The older we become the more we realize how little we truly know (paradoxically‚ a sign of enlightenment and wisdom!). What is the ultimate truth regards our existence? Why are we here and how can we live our best life? Does anybody know the answer? I feel
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits contentious war shrine Wearing formal attire and followed by media helicopters that streamed his visit live on television‚ Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a contentious Tokyo war shrine Yasukuni early Thursday on Dec 26th 2013‚ provoking swift condemnation especially from China and South Korea‚ both victims of Japan’s wartime aggression during World War II. The shrine serves as a spiritual symbol of Japanese militarism in its war of aggression
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Board of Directors Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla Chairman‚ Aditya Birla Group Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla is the Chairman of the US$40 billion multinational Aditya Birla Group. Mr. Birla took over as Chairman of the Group in 1995‚ at the age of 28‚ after the untimely demise of his father. As Chairman‚ Mr. Birla has taken the Aditya Birla Group to an altogether higher growth trajectory. In the 17 years that he has been at the helm of the Group‚ he has accelerated growth‚ built a meritocracy and enhanced
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Materials in Our Daily Life : 95 : 21 Materials in Our Daily Life The basic aim of science is not only to study and understand natural phenomena but also to use this knowledge to make our lives more comfortable. Science and technology have enabled us to develop more economical and convenient methods to recover useful materials from nature and to put them to various uses. Chemistry has enabled us to synthesize new materials which have desired properties‚ thus‚ making them even better than natural
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WITHOUT COMPUTER OUR LIFE When making any document whether it be an expository write-up or just a plain correspondence‚ my brain works well when my fingers are striking the key board and words just come free flowingly as if bits of my brain are on my fingers. But‚ give me a pen and paper to write on‚ and it seems that ideas are clogged and my fingers are tied to translate the abstract picture into decipherable notes. Indeed I have found efficiency physically and mentally in typing what is in my
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To my students at ZSCMST: The following are topics for Reporting Under my class in English I (Study and Thinking Skills) Note: This table no. 1 is to be used according to the number assigned for the particular topic. Please refer to this table for the title of your topic(s) as you receive your section assignment. Table 1. Topics for Reporting |Topic No. |Topic Name / Title |Reference | |1
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sometimes we overlook even the simplest of things‚ and the most valuable to our survival as a human race and as a planet. Everywhere around us people envy great architects and artists because of their remarkable creations. Though‚ we‚ as a human race disregard the importance of less tangible commodities‚ developed by the greatest artist ever‚ Mother Nature. She has given us the most magnificent and staggering artwork imaginable‚ our environment. But only through the most convoluted processes have these
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The health is very important with our life. Many people said that " Having a good health is having every things". And the truth‚ if you haven’t got a good health‚ you will not have perfect happiness in family‚ life and career. So that‚ It’s necessary to keep your fit. There are hundreds of thousands of way for you keep your fit. But in my opinion‚ you can notice some following point: + You should do morning exerc/ises or play sport as ride bicycle in fresh air. Riding bicycle helps to reduces
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