The Great Greek philosopher Socrates said -“Know Thyself”. According to Socrates one could not know anything without knowing oneself. This may be an old greek aphorism ‚but its relevance is eternal. In a sense‚ we are what we are because we don’t know who we are. However life’s book is hard to understand. Its like the eyelashes‚ they are so close to you that you can’t see them. But there is one way of seeing them‚ by looking in the mirror. Similarly in order to know oneself we need to sit down in
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don’t always comprehend each other. The problem in between male and female communication is that the men are more directly and women re more complex and emotional than men. In “ His politeness is her powerlessness” by Deborah Tannen‚ an american academic wrote‚ “ The women does not feel she has the right to ask directly.” (50). This is saying that in today’s society women are overpowered by men. I do not agree because it isn’t fair that woman be feeling like they have no power to ask directly. Women are
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Change – Easier Said Than Done With respect to changes‚ I assume that most people want to change themselves more or less to some extent. In my point of view‚ it is human’s nature to pursue beauty and perfection. That’s why people always talk about changing. However‚ it is not as easy as it is said to change when you have already been used to living in the same old familiar environment for a long time. I develop some ideas of my own to explain the phenomena why the majority of people consistently
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“Wears jump suit. Sensible shoes. Uses husband’s last name” ‚ author Deborah Tannen uses this occurrence through figurative language that manifests as personal and general anecdotes to show the audience that everything a woman does conveys a message‚ which in turn exhibit that women are always marked. One anecdote that describes a situation where women are marked for their choices occurred when Tannen took part in a conference and she noted “each of the women at the conference had to make decisions about
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this part of the story he is infuriated with the Harlequin so he stops at nothing to stop him. The Master Timekeeper‚ or more commonly known as the Ticktockman is one who is always behind a mask and is controlling the dystopian city in which the rest of the characters from “‘Repent Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” live in. Throughout this story the author‚ Harlan Ellison‚ creates this intense and problematic town that no one can escape from. In “‘Repent Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman‚” Ellison
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their culture and their heart; sadly it has happened where people have been forced out of their homeland. Great opening sentences. Mary Louise Pratt‚ Kenji Yoshino and Edward Said all present very good methods of maintaining one’s national identity in their essays. In Mary Louise Pratt’s essay Arts of the Contact Zone she gives examples of people who are in a contact zone. Contact zones are where people are meeting other cultures‚ and they have to remember not to lose their own. (this was a run-on
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In the article‚ “But What Do You Mean?”‚ author Deborah Tannen discusses what she has observed to be differences in ways that women and men communicate. She concludes by stating that neither communication style in incorrect‚ however‚ to alleviate miscommunication women and men should use language that is understood by both parties. While I don’t disagree with Tannen’s observations I find some flaws with her solution. Women and men are not significantly different‚ as recent brain studies have shown
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QUESTIONS: 1. What is void agreement Void means having no legal value and agreement means Arrangement‚ promise or contract made with somebody. So void agreement means an agreement that has no legal value. “An agreement not enforceable by law is said to be void”. [Sec 2(g)] A void agreement has no legal effect. An agreement which does not satisfy the essential elements of contract is void. Void contract confers no rights on any person and creates no obligation. 2. what is voidable contract
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“Wake up‚” Josie Said to me as she pulled the comforter off of my bed. “Five more minutes‚” I slowly griped. “No‚ we have to get our bags packed‚ today’s the day‚” Said Josie. I got up‚ my bones aching worse than a two day old flu shot‚ and my head spinning quicker than a hurricane. Once I was ready to go downstairs‚ I picked up a blanket lying on the floor‚ I then wrapped it around my half naked body‚ and I walked out of my bedroom and down the stairs I headed. When I go down the never
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A Contextual Analysis of “Words I Never Said” by Lupe Fiasco “Words I Never Said” is the second single released from Lupe Fiasco’s third album Lasers. This single was released on February 8th‚ 2011 for online download. “Words I Never Said” is a very informative and somewhat opinionated song. Through his lyrics‚ Lupe Fiasco is trying to speak out to the people and let them know what is really going on in the world and how they should pay attention because they play a huge part in it. The lyrics refer
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