Explain how‚ having lost the popular vote in 2000‚ Bush nevertheless became president. Even though President Bush lost the popular vote in 2000‚ he was still able to win the election because he still had the majority. There are 538 total votes in the Electoral College and a presidential candidate must win a majority of the electoral votes to be elected‚ exactly 270. In 2000 there were a total of 538 electoral votes available with 270 needed to win the election between George Bush and Al Gore. Bush
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Three Letter Word William Shakespeare‚ the man who wrote the most famous stories: Romeo and Juliet‚ Macbeth‚ and Hamlet‚ all deal with the theme of love. “Who could refrain that had a heart to love and in that heart courage to make love known?” A quote from Macbeth‚ Act I‚ Scene VI explains what love can do. During this act Macbeth was angered about Duncan’s death. Allowing his anger to take over‚ Macbeth kills the murderers out of respect for Duncan. The situation becomes ironic because Macbeth
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50 Common Expressions 1. 2. Of course 3. Of course not 4. That’s fine 5. That’s right 6. As soon as possible 7. I’m sorry 8. I’m really sorry 9. Sorry I’m late 10. Sorry to keep you waiting 11. Sorry for the delay 12. Come on 13. Just kidding 14. Bless you 15. That’s funny 16. That’s life 17. Damn it 18. Come on 19. Please sit down 20. Could I have your attention please! 21. Let’s go 22. Hurry up! 23. Calm down 24. Hang on a second 25. One moment please 26. Just a minute
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Words and Writings Recently‚ I have been reading a magazine called “Forum”‚ which is published our school. It contains varied categories in a tiny book‚ for instance‚ there is artwork‚ poetries‚ function and nonfiction……you name it. I am amazed by two poems‚ “Rhythm of the word” and ”word”. They are both about one object‚ word. Authors stand in different distances and angles to talk about it and that stimulate my understandings‚ interests and usages of words. It is a please to share them with
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus This 27-letter word coined by Shakespeare‚ in his comedy Love’s Labour’s Lost‚ is a testament to the Bard’s own intralexiconic skills. Meaning “the state of being able to achieve honors‚” the word is the longest one in the English language with alternating consonants and vowels (Take a look for yourself….yep 9. Antidisestablishmentarianism Containing 28-letters‚ antidisestablishmentarianism is the longest proper word‚ consisting of proper and compatible root and
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of the F Word‚” Mary Sherry teaches basic grammar and writing in a night class for high-school graduates and high-school dropouts‚ who are intent on pursuing graduate equivalent certificates for skills that should have been learned while in high school. She also speaks about how many of her students were involved in activities that they felt should have been stopped by someone and not themselves. Why has it become so easy for students to slide by in school? Today‚ some students are being cheated by
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Word formation is the process of creating new words. The following word formation processes result in the creation of new words in English: Derivation‚ Back-formation‚ Conversion‚ Compounding‚ Clipping‚ Blending‚ Abbreviations‚ Acronyms‚ Eponyms‚ Coinages‚ Nonce words‚ Borrowing‚ Calquing. The following sections define and exemplify the related word formation processes of derivation and back-formation. Derivation is the word formation process in which a derivational affix attaches to the base
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The Connotation and Denotation of the N-Word The word “nigger” has several denotations and connotations. The different emotions and meanings attached are different for each individual. Dictionary.com defines nigger as “a person of any race or origin regarded as contemptible‚ inferior‚ ignorant‚ etc. Slang: a black person” (“Nigger”). The website also states that “the term nigger is now probably the most offensive word in English” (“Nigger”). Nigger as a word has a history‚ a present and it surely
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Women’s Rights in the United States in the 1700s Essay by Yankeefansam‚ High School‚ 11th grade‚ A-‚ March 2005 download word file‚ 7 pages ( 10 KB )31 votes Downloaded 4721 times Keywords practically‚ equality‚ men women‚ housewives‚ strides 0Like0Tweet In the mid to late 1700’s‚ the women of the United States of America had practically no rights. When they were married‚ the men represented the family‚ and the woman could not do anything without consulting the men. Women were expected to be housewives
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universal natures. Romanticism as a movement declined in the late 19th century and early 20th century with the growing dominance of Realism in the literature and the rapid advancement of science and technology. However‚ Romanticism was very impressionative on most individuals during its time. Rationalism or Realism was erected during the mid 19th century. Realism are ideas that are brought up in philosophical thinking. The realistic movement of the late 19th century saw authors accurately depict life and
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