literary works in Old Tamil include Thirukural‚ Silappatikaram and Maṇimēkalai‚ and a number of ethical and didactic texts‚ written between the 5th and 8th centuries. Old Tamil preserved many features of Proto-Dravidian‚ including the inventory of consonants‚ the syllable structure‚ and various grammatical features. Amongst these was the absence of a distinct present tense – like Proto-Dravidian‚ Old Tamil only had two tenses‚ the past and the "non-past". Old Tamil verbs also had a distinct negative
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discovered “the value of textuality in a nontextual phase of criticism and that may contribute to the reconciliation of the text and context‚ the aesthetic and the political.” The author used stylistic criticism to deconstruct repetition of vowels and consonants‚ phonetic duplication‚ assonance and consonance‚ addressing how those elements compress and abbreviate the plots and blur the politic issues behind the text. By demonstrating how words repeat in the narration of Prospero of his former experience
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Heroglyphics is a form of writing pictures symbols reprsented and sounds. The word hieroglyphics comes from two greek words that mean sacred carving. Hieroglyphics usually refers to the writing of ancient Egypt. However‚ forms of picture writing were used in other ancient cultures as well such as the Hittites. Hieroglyphic writing was used by the ancient Egyptian people for more than 3‚000 years. They used hieroglyphic writing primarily for religious inscriptions on temples and stone monuments.
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The Funeral‚ by: Gordon Parks “Death ends a life‚ not a relationship.” ― Mitch Albom‚ Tuesdays with Morrie. In “The Funeral‚” a poem by Gordon Parks‚ it talks about his father’s own funeral. Gordon Parks was a photographer‚ director‚ poet‚ and a screenwriter. He worked at Life Magazine and he also composed music. He was born in Chicago in 1912. In 1942 he won a photography contest. I chose this poem because of the title and the picture next to the poem. “The Funeral” is a descriptive poem that talks
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did not get any guides‚ so they had to do “UBD-sounding” lesson plans on their own. 9. Many schools say they do not know what textbooks to use since current books are not “UBDized.” 10. UBD’s process was not fine-tuned with consonant to
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new qualities in the subject‚ which you might have ignored or overlooked otherwise. For example: The streets of Chennai are a furnace. Alliteration Alliteration is the duplication of a specific consonant sound at the start of each word and in quick succession. Although alliterations are all about consonant sounds‚ exceptions can be made‚ when vowels sounds are also repeated. This figure of speech is commonly seen in poems. For example: "Guinness is good for you" - Tagline for Guinness Hyperbole
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Cognitive Dissonance theory Core Assumptions and Statements Cognitive dissonance is a communication theory adopted from social psychology. The title gives the concept: cognitive is thinking or the mind; and dissonance is inconsistency or conflict. Cognitive dissonance is the psychological conflict from holding two or more incompatible beliefs simultaneously. Cognitive dissonance is a relatively straightforward social psychology theory that has enjoyed wide acceptance in a variety of disciplines
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Final Exam IEP William H Dunston Liberty University Course and Section # EDUC 521 201020 Summer Sub-term B; Deadline: 07/21/2010 Dr. Rollen Fowler Date of Submission 07/20/2010 EDUC 521 – Final Exam: IEP |Name: Karen Smith |Date of birth: 5/22/1999
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The Writing System Introduction The Persian alphabet‚ like the alphabets of many Muslim nations‚ is based on the 28letter alphabet of Arabic. It has 32 letters and is written from right to left. Four of these letters are devised exclusively for Persian. We shall see these letters later. The Persian alphabet does not use capital letters. It does‚ however‚ use a modified version of the Western punctuation system. Unlike the alphabet‚ the Persian numbers are written from left to right. Persian uses
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Figure of speech From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Figures of speech" redirects here. For the hip hop group‚ see Figures of Speech. A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. It can also be a special repetition‚ arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning‚ or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it‚ as in idiom‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ hyperbole‚ or personification. Figures of speech often provide
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