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    right now. Since my husband and I moved away from our home of 12 years‚ I haven’t met anyone new. I haven’t become a part of the place where we are now‚ because I haven’t met anyone in the community. I know my husband‚ the old landlady (who hated my kids) and the new landlady who is actually really sweet‚ but I’ve only talked to her twice. It’s almost as if I thought that if I didn’t meet anyone and I didn’t get attached‚ that would mean this wasn’t permanent. It could be temporary if there were no

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    order via nonverbal communication is simple. If people are sitting around chatting‚ the speaker doesn’t even have to say anything. They only have to stand confidently and quietly (Hopkins). Oculesics‚ or eye behavior‚ is an effective tool as well (Dahl). Eye contact with a smile facilitates. People will quiet down and focus when they see the speaker acknowledge their presence. The smile in combination with the eye contact is important. If the speaker simply stares everyone down in the conference

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    The poem Mr Bleaney has three characters: Mr Bleaney; the house owner; and the new tenant‚ but centres around the life of one character‚ Mr Bleaney. The poem focuses on the house in which Mr Bleaney had a rented room for a number of years‚ until he moved out‚ or perhaps died. A new tenant is introduced to the vacated room‚ and he decides to stay. From the description of his old room and its contents‚ we are able to paint a picture of Mr Bleaney’s monotonous existence and lifestyle. There is great

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    academic writings and university researches‚ there have been an increased in numbers of plagiarism incidents. Figures of plagiarism cases found by various studies vary but similarly high. Hansen 2003 cited in Dahl 2007 that 38-40% of students plagiarised while Eagle and Hunt 2005 cited in Dahl 2007 found as high as 75% of students plagiarised. Majority of students regardless of nationality also admitted they have plagirised. This problem occurs at all university. Some universities have tackled the

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    with excessive focusing on one ’s own mental life (WebMD LLC). In the beginning of the book‚ the narrator talks about how Raskolnikov has “become so completely absorbed in himself‚ and isolated from his fellows that he dreaded meeting‚ not only his landlady‚ but anyone at all” (Dostoevsky 1). This is the first sign of schizophrenia that Dostoevsky shows in Raskolnikov‚ it is obvious that Raskolnikov has become isolated and does not want to be around any other people. Next‚ Raskolnikov’s illness is

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    leaves the readers feeling curious as it is the most intense and exciting point of the short story. ‘Adventure of the Speckled Band’ created suspense when Dahl describes the room. ‘On the table stood a dark-lantern with the shutter half open‚ throwing a brilliant beam of light upon the iron safe‚ the door of which was ajar’. By doing this‚ Dahl hopes to create a picture in the reader’s mind of the room where the event occurs. As the story continues‚ Holmes whispers ‘The band! The speckled band!’ ‘I

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    Swales et al.‚ 1998) have revealed that the way a text written‚ used and respondent by members of academic discourse communities may affect the use of metadiscourse. Cross-cultural and cross-linguistics studies (e.g.‚ Adel‚ 2006; Breivega‚ Dahl‚ & Flottum‚ 2002; Dahl‚ 2004; Mauranen‚ 1993; McEnry & Kifle‚ 2002; ThueVold‚ 2006) have shown that metadiscourse is culture specific and is not uniform in different cultures. In the same line with literature‚ this is the cross-linguistic aspect on which the present

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    Reb Smolinsky the father of the house hold spent his entire life studying the Holy Torah. While his daughter’s and wives main focus was to make money and pay bills‚ his was focused on the promise of heaven. In the Holy Torah‚ men are good and kind; they value the most importance over women. Being born into a family that believes and follows every word that the Torah says‚ Reb Smolinsky became an Orthodox rabbi and carried on his father duties. Therefore he believes that “only through a man

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    LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER by ROALD DAHL The room was warm‚ the curtains were closed‚ the two table lamps were lit. On the cupboard behind her there were two glasses and some drinks. Mary Maloney was waiting for her husband to come home from work. Now and again she glanced at the clock‚ but without anxiety: She merely wanted to satisfy herself that each minute that went by made it nearer the time when he would come home. As she bent over her sewing‚ she was curiously peaceful. This was her sixth

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    Running head: OUTCOME OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION ON COGNITION The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Various Cognitive Measures The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Processes Sleep deprivation is a common occurrence in modern culture. Every day there seems to be twice as much work and half as much time to complete it in. This results in either extended periods of wakefulness or a decrease in sleep over an extended period of time. While some people may like to believe that they can train

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