went to the hairdresser’s. When he got out again‚ his pony was gone.“ Do you think this joke is funny? It is translated word by word from German into English. In German this sentence is a joke. The part which makes this sentence funny‚ however‚ cannot be translated into English because the German word for pony and fringe is the same – ”Pony“. This shows that the joke is lost in translation. This essay is going to analyse what is lost in translation from one language to another and why it is lost. “Anything
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SUMMARY OPEN HEART‚ OPEN MIND Awakening the Power of Essence Love Tsoknyi Rinpoche with Eric Swanson In “Open Heart‚ Open Mind: Awakening the Power of Essence Love”‚ Tsoknyi Rinpoche- the Tibetan teacher of Buddhist meditation-mentions the Buddhist path aims at encouraging people to “live more openly‚ wisely‚ generously toward themselves and others”. To meet that target we need both understanding about our basic nature‚ the patterns that prevent us from our basic nature and the methods to
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Thousands of people move from one country to another. The reasons can be many‚ war‚ hunger‚ more educational opportunities in the new country‚ job offers and the dream of a new life. Every country has their own culture and how they do things‚ what happens when completely different people meet? Language is a huge barrier when moving to a completely different country. When someone moves to a new country the first element that becomes difficult is making themselves understood and understanding others
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When I Was One-And-Twenty‚ by A. E. Housman When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say‚ ‘Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.’ But I was one-and-twenty‚ No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again‚ ‘The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; ’Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.’ And I am two-and-twenty‚ And oh‚ ’tis true‚ ’tis true. In
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* 1966 to1985‚ Banco Filipino was the largest savings bank in the Philippines. * In 1970‚ Banco Filipino started expanding into the countryside with its first provincial branch opening in Naga City. * 1972‚ the bank’s customer base grew to one million customers‚ even in the midst of martial law. * 1975 It was voted the most preferred bank in Metro Manila . * For most of the 1980s‚ Banco Filipino would remain closed‚ * January 25‚ 1985‚ even though Banco Filipino was performing
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One Day When We Were Young When you are a child it cannot go to fast growing up. But when you are a grown-up‚ you some-times wish you where a child and not worry about the problems. Expecting to have more fun and more opportunities to do what we always wanted to. Going from a child to a teenager‚ also gives you new interests‚ for example girls. In this case‚ in the short story we follow the main character’ new interest. This is an essay on the short story ”One Day When We Were Young” written
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TOPIC: Open Fire Burning. How Does It Affect Us? ABSTRACT Open burning is the disposal of any waste material in an open‚ outside flame and can be a substantial wellspring of air contamination. Smoke from open burning contains fine particles‚ gasses and other harmful results of burning that can be breathed in profoundly into the lungs. Exploratory studies have interfaced presentation to fine particles to trouble in breathing‚ irritated asthma‚ expanded crisis room visits and healing centre affirmations
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“It’s what you do last that counts” The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum was written to open the readers minds to what could happen and what did happen. It also deeply examines the human awareness and the way people can be easily influenced‚ pressured‚ and in the end completely controlled. This book was based on a true story. The most interesting thing I learned about this book was how much the human body can handle before it gives up. A reason I did not find this book interesting was the fact that
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Nicolette Roberts Mr. Forrest Roth English 101-068 1 December 2011 Another Day as a Hostess In America today‚ there are many jobs that I could have choose from‚ from almost impractical jobs‚ like a super star or a singer‚ to an easy job‚ like answering phones as a secretary‚ but there is only one job for me. It may not be the job that I love or want to have‚ but it may be a well-paying job. In picking what job I wanted‚ I had three choices: to work and be happy‚ to be a laborer and
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reader that she intends to get out‚ explaining that it can’t last forever and others had also got out one way or another‚ but for them‚ “it may have lasted all the forever they had.” Following on from this‚ Offred explains that when she does get out‚ when she finally passes on her story “in any form‚ even in the form of one voice to another‚ it will be a reconstruction then too‚ at yet another remove”‚ which is ironic because of the fact that the reader is having the story passed on to them not
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