Idiom | Meaning | Example | a babe in arms | a baby‚ a child who is wet behind the ears | Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada. | a babe in the woods | a defenseless person; a naive‚ young person | He’s just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him. | a bad taste in my mouth | a feeling that something is false or unfair‚ a feeling of ill will | I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room. | a bad time | a lot of
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1. A literature review on the relationship between locus of control (LOC) and academic achievement revealed that more internal beliefs are associated with greater academic achievement and that the magnitude of this relation is small to medium. Characteristics of the participants in the reviewed studies and the nature of the LOC and academic achievement measures were investigated as mediators of the relation. The relation tended to be stronger for adolescents than for adults or children. The relation
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Cloning plants Many plants clone themselves naturally to reproduce. They send a small shoot-like structure called a runner‚ along the soil. The runner grows into a new separate plant‚ which is genetically identical to the original plant - a clone. People can clone plants by simply taking a cutting of the plant such as a twig or stem and planting it. This is called vegetative propagation. Horticulturists use cloning to grow plants with specific qualities‚ like height‚ flower colour and quality
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Goldstein defines police corruption as acts involving the misuse of police power in order to create personal gain for themselves (Dempsey & Forst‚ 2016). Police corruption takes many forms and in the 1970’s and 1980’s the problem of corruption with in law enforcement agencies began to be investigated. In 1970‚ the Mayor of New York City created the Knapp Commission‚ which was tasked with investigate allegations of corruption within the New York Police Department. Two detectives with the department came
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good‚ many structures are much too large and do not harmonize well with the area. Massive amounts of concrete were used to construct these unpolished fortresses‚ which is bad for the environment. This style of architecture was popular in the 1960’s and 1970’s and used for governmental‚ educational‚ community‚ and mass housing. In Britain‚ massive complexes were erected and were like large compounds. The buildings were favored for affordability and durability. In my opinion‚ I believe that there are
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During the 1970’s caucasian women couldn’t get credit cards if they were single. If they were married it was requested that they get one in their husband’s names‚ along with not being allowed to vote‚ and considered only good for house work these women were also considered privileged by black women. As a negro‚ which was the then addressed title for someone of color‚ there were many key factors in realizing the hierarchy of America during the 1970’s. It was an understood rank that put white American
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For many people in the United States‚ the late 1970s were a troubled and troubling time. The radical and countercultural movements of the 1960s and early 1970s‚ the Watergate scandal‚ the Vietnam War‚ uncertainty in the Middle East and economic crisis at home had undermined Americans’ confidence in their fellow citizens and in their government. By the end of Jimmy Carter’s presidency‚ the idealistic dreams of the 1960s were worn down by inflation‚ foreign policy turmoil and rising crime. In response
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I chose to highlight upon the times and styles of the 70’s‚ 80’s‚ 90’s‚ and now. The chaotic events of the 60’s‚ including war and social change‚ seemed destined to continue in the 70’s. Major trends included a growing disillusionment of government‚ advances in civil rights‚ increased influence of the women’s movement‚ a heightened concern for the environment‚ and increased space exploration. Many of the "radical" ideas of the 60’s gained wider acceptance in the new decade‚ and were mainstreamed
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ENTER WITHOUT SO MUCH AS KNOCKING Analysis of enter without so much as knocking – 1956 -9 We enter the world rudely‚ without warning‚ at awkward inconvenient times‚ intruding into parent’s lives without consideration and can just as abruptly leave this world. The pretentious Latin caption is the beginning of a Priest’s incantation prior to an Ash Wednesday mass. “Remember man that you are dust and to dust you shall return” I. SOUND EFFECTS Contrast of silence to a crescendo of noise modulating
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The 1970’s was time of great change in american politics. The hyperconcentration of rewards at the top (winner-take-all economy) is the defining feature of the post 1970’s economy. Most growth since the later 1970s has gone to the richest Americans. The statistic that the authors use to prove this is that “If the economy grew at the same right as it did but if the inequality had not increased‚ then the average income of households would be $12‚000 higher” (24). Since 1980‚ America has moved away
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