Cofer’s Paragraph Childhood toys advance either social or gender constructs to propel the concept of gender identity. Lego is a perfect example of a gender-neutral toy. Lego consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears‚ mini figures and various other parts. Lego began manufacturing interlocking toy bricks in 1949. Since then a global Lego subculture has developed‚ supporting movies‚ games‚ competitions‚ and six themed amusement parks. In 1978‚ Lego produced
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Romanian and Catalan for "slang") is a secret language used by various groups—including‚ but not limited to‚ thieves and other criminals—to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. The term argot is also used to refer to the informal specialized vocabulary from a particular field of study‚ hobby‚ job‚ sport‚ etc. The author Victor Hugo was one of the first to research argot extensively.[1] He describes it in his novel‚ Les Misérables‚ as the language of the dark; at one point‚ he
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Paragraph 1 I am thoroughly excited about the possibility of being hired for the position of Medical Administrative Assistant here at St. Mary’s Adult Care. I have always enjoyed being around people‚ and I am highly skilled when it comes to making people feel comfortable‚ especially in situations that may not be ideal or very comfortable for them. I continually find myself seeking employment in jobs that put me in the position of dealing directly with people. At any given moment‚ I could be helping
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY AFTER GUMILYOV L.N. FOREIGN PHILOLOGY DEPARTMENT ESSAY “The role of slang in our lives” Ogureyeva Inna F.Ph.-32(a) 0502100 Foreign Philology ASTANA 2012 Introduction Language propels everyday life and keeps us in touch with one another. Through many historical reviews we have increasing our knowledge about the ways of using this language – telegrams‚ post‚ telephone‚ e-mail‚ instant messaging and the most infamous of all – text messaging
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using slang or incorrect words (“BBC”). Slang is defined as incorrect ways of using words. Schools have banned students from using slang in the classroom so they can better prepare themselves for future careers (“The Independent”). “Slang is lazy and makes people that use it look ignorant” says Alexis Acquire (”Students”). There are times when slang isn’t acceptable and slang is one of them. You should always think about when and where you are when you say something. Schools should ban slang so that
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Headwords Other words in the family. Definition* abandon abandoned‚ abandoning‚ abandonment‚ abandons‚ e.g. abandon abstract abstraction‚ abstractions‚ abstractly‚ abstracts‚ e.g. abstract academy academia‚ academic‚ academically‚ academics‚ academies‚ e.g. academy access accessed‚ accesses‚ accessibility‚ accessible‚ accessing‚ inaccessible access accommodate accommodated‚ accommodates‚ accommodating‚ accommodation accommodate accompany accompanied‚ accompanies‚ accompaniment
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Environmental pollution Any abnormal change in chemical‚ physical and biological features of environment is called pollution. It means adding impurity to environment.Environmental pollution is the greatest curse of modern world. Our world is now badly affected by air‚ water‚ land and sound pollutions. The fresh air in which we breathe gets polluted by combustion of fossil fuel‚ emission smoke and gas from motorized vehicles and factories etc. A huge amount of industrial and municipal wastages are
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Expressing teen identity by using slang:attitudes and opinions towards the slang of teenagers Introduction One of the most significant elements which people notice while meeting with someone is the person’s language. As Trudge (2000:2) points out‚ the manner in which we use our language has a great importance while “establishing social relationship and while conveying information about the speaker”. Ethnic background‚ gender‚ education‚ social class‚ age and many other aspects may influence
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barrier … curse‚ words‚ slang etc.. have kept many students from becoming college writers. I am against the use of informal English at all levels of learning systems. It should particularly be discouraged at the very initial stages of learning to avert the disaster of having children hooked to informal language which will sabotage their ability to becoming college professional writers at a later age when in college. When students are so much used to using the slang language verbally‚ it automatically
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Imagine being asked “Hey man‚ do you own a shotty?” Naturally a person’s first response will be “What is a shotty?” A shotty0 is slang for a gun. Slang words are very common‚ and sometimes describe the object or person perfectly. Money‚ drugs‚ cars‚ etc. are a few things that have slang words. One object in particular that obtains a few slang words is a gun. Some slang words for a gun are Nine‚ Burner‚ Chopper‚ Gat‚ Heater‚ Mac‚ Piece‚ Strap‚ Glockie‚ Zootie‚ Thang‚ Nina‚ Shotty‚ Pump‚ Clappa‚ &
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