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Donnellan On Attribution And Reference Idiolects
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 966.... that he will call the attributive use and the referential use. A speaker exercising the attributive use of definite descriptions asserts something about “whoever or whatever is the so-and-so”, whereas a speaker using a definite description referentially enables his audience to choose or decide whom or whatever he is talking about and asserts something in lieu of that person or thing.
...To assert something about whatever or whoever fits that description; but in the referential use the definite description is merely one tool for doing a certain job-calling attention to a person .....
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Student Development In Higher Education
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1572.... the freshmen student when applying Marcia's theory within the psychosocial theory is extremely prominent in her case. She communicated that she relied on her parents for direction when choosing a major in school. Her father had attended a university and her mother had not. The father strongly stated that she should be chemistry major because of the security of the career field, which conflicted her mother's views. Her mother wanted her to choose a major, which would provide happiness and security to her daughter. This situation with her parents is apparent and could best .....
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Deviance In Society
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 649.... money. The United States outlaws this profession, because it degrades females. Yet it is legal, and accepted in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Residents in Nevada view prostitution, as any other job.
Individuals become deviants when society decides to call the acts deviance. It is a labeling process put on the person. An example of deviant behavior would be the teen youth wearing baggy attire. Baggy attire is related to gangs, which in turn makes a person view teens that wear baggy attire to be a troublemaker. As a result it puts a stigma on the teen, which causes the teen t .....
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Some People Are Really Stupid!
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1034.... than with the AIDS virus. As you can see this is no laughing matter, it could be a threat to man kind. Realizing this I decided to research the subject and try to find a cure for it. I decided to only concentrate on the real severe cases. So I choose a few candidates to research upon. One of my top "lab rats" I discovered watching CNN one night. His name; William Clinton, AKA Bill. This a very severe case of stupidity that can not be cured medically and obviously not by the Senate ether, only God holds the healing hand. The information you are about to read will .....
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History Of Castles
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 391.... the Byzantine fortifications. One of the
major improvements over the old design was the introduction of towers to
the outside walls. No longer were the walls in a rectangular form as was
prominent between the 10th and 12th centuries. Lords began to make their
castles more complex, and add a new aspect, comfort.
Between the 14th, and 16th century castles lost their importance. Partly
because of the formation of monarchy, and centralized government. But also
because of the development of gunpowder which made the fortifications
impractical. Many castles were remodeled to .....
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Economincs
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 709.... people who are happy with their current income. When the firing axe starts to fall, seniority often determines who goes and who
stays. The more a single employee costs a business an hour, the fewer
employees the business can afford to employee an hour. This results in the dismissal of employees to compensate for a raise in labor costs, which
creates a smaller staff, which results in slipshod service. Although most
reasonable people would rather pay more for better service, the plain fact of the matter is that the service hasn't really gotten any better. The .....
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Bungee Jumping
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1233.... their
ankles and jump. A successful leap is considered a demonstration of
courage. In 1979, a bungee cord was incorporated with this tribal ritual.
Members of the Oxford University's Dangerous Sports Club read about and
designed a safe form of the practice. Atop the Golden Gate Bridge, dressed
in tuxedos and top hats, the first form of bungee jumping came to existence.
In 1987, bungee jumping moved to the American commercial scene. Two
brothers, John and Peter Kockelman, began jumping from bridges over river
gorges in the Sierras. Recognizing the sport's commercial poten .....
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Kwanzaa
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 333.... the good of life, and thank the lord for creation. Furthermore, during this period, celebrants reinforce the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) These seven African values are Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith). These values speak best of what it means to be African.
Throughout the century, has been rapidly gaining popularity and acceptance amongst all Americans. Now, more than ever before, is being recognized as a major holi .....
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