MASTER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS MASTER DISSERTATION THE ROLE OF CONVERSATIONAL MAXIMS‚ IMPLICATURE AND PRESUPPOSITION IN THE CREATION OF HUMOUR: AN ANALYSIS OF WOODY ALLEN’S ANYTHING ELSE Department of English Philology I‚ UCM STUDENT: Ramiro Nieto Álvaro TUTOR: Dr. Marta Begoña Carretero Lapeyre Septiembre de 2011 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT........................................................................................................................4
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the Sandel-video very‚ very carefully‚ generate your own notes on Jeremy Bentham’s and John Stuart Mill’s utilitarian theory and only then answer the question.) (2) The maxim of Ford’s action might be stated thus: “When it would cost more to make a safety improvement than not‚ it’s all right not to make it.” Can this maxim be universalized? Does it treat humans as ends in
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QUESTION 1. Equity has made the law more fair. Discuss Equity can be defined in a technical sense as a branch of law administered by the court of chancery before the passing of the Judicature Act (1873-1875) with a view of supplementing the common law rules. Equity developed because of the problems of the common law. The word ’equity’ has a meaning of ’fairness’ and this is the basis on which it operates. The existing law as at the time equity arose was common law‚ equity acted as a supplement
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The word ‘equity’ can be seen to have a wide range of meanings- to many it is a synonym for ‘fairness’ or justice’. Those within the legal community recognise equity as the body of rules developed and applied by the Court of Chancery; a court previously presided over by the Lord Chancellor with rules developed under his authority. The law of equity developed due to the inflexibility of the common law. Before the development of equity‚ The law was rigid (which was often cited as a weakness) for example
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“If we claim to be without sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not with us.”-John 1:8 The maxim written by John the Apostil goes into great depth on the horrors of self-deception‚ which I will now speak about. This wonderfully descriptive and accurate quote is worded beautifully and is quite clear in meaning. This saying teaches us that if we assert to be without evil we beguile ourselves and integrity is not with us. If a test comes up and you want to frolic with your friends outside
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with that maxim that you can at the same time will that it become a universal law.” First off‚ what does it mean to say‚ “Will as a universal law?” This means that you must ask yourself two questions. The first being whether you can consistently conceive of everyone acting on your maxim in all possible circumstances‚ and the second question being to ask yourself whether you can will everyone acting on your maxim in all possible circumstances. But if you don’t know the meaning of a maxim‚ then you
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compiled a list of 9 maxims‚ or universal truths/themes on life‚ and used these as an approach to life. One of such maxims is "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind." This maxim‚ while ironically mocking the hold of religion upon the society of the time‚ serves to display Emerson’s values on the originality of one’s thoughts. In literal translation‚ the maxim states "The only sacred thing in this world is the integrity of a person’s mind." However‚ Emerson’s maxim does not
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INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ’MOTHER’ BY MAXIM GORKY There are books in every language that are landmarks‚ even turning points‚ in the history of the literature in that language. Such a book for Russians is Maxim Gorky’s Mother‚ for‚ though it was written ten years before the establishment of Soviet power in Russia‚ we count it the first stone laid in the foundations of Soviet literature. Mother was first published in Russia in 1907‚ When Gorky wrote it he was a mature craftsman‚ fully aware of
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"Assistance at A Distance" Eight Maxims of Strategy Distance Consulting by Fred Nickols In many cases‚ Distance Consulting provides an effective‚ low-cost alternative to high-priced on-site consulting. If you want to know more about how it works‚ give me a call at (740) 397-2363 or send me an e-mail at the address below. nickols@att.net © Fred Nickols 2000 From Sir Basil H. Liddell-Hart Eight Maxims of Strategy These eight maxims of strategy are drawn from Chapter XX
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Equity In accounting and finance‚ equity is the residual value or interest of the most junior class of investors in assets‚ after all liabilities are paid; if liability exceeds assets‚ negative equity exists. In an accounting context‚ shareholders’ equity (or stockholders’ equity‚ shareholders’ funds‚ shareholders’ capital or similar terms) represents the remaining interest in the assets of a company‚ spread among individual shareholders of common or preferred stock; a negative shareholders’ equity
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