IntroductionPresupposition is originated in the field of philosophy and it was proposed by German philosopher Ferge in 1892. In the 1960s‚ presupposition entered the area of linguistics and became a significant concept in semantics. Later in the 1970s‚ Keenan introduced presupposition to the pragmatics to describe a relation between a speaker and the appropriateness of a sentence in a context (Levinson: 177). Hence‚ presupposition can be distinguished into two categories: semantic presupposition
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DIDLS Breakdown DIDLS Diction‚ Imagery‚ Details‚ Language‚ and Syntax Use diction to find tone. Use imagery‚ details‚ language and syntax to support tone. TONE Author’s attitude toward the subject‚ toward himself‚ or toward the audience. DICTION Adjectives‚ nouns‚ verbs‚ adverbs‚ negative words‚ positive words‚ synonyms‚ contrast. Look at the words that jump out at you - Evaluate only those words to find tone Also look at: Colloquial (Slang) Old-Fashioned Informal (Conversational)
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SWINRISE 4 Activity 1 Four Cords Song ‘The Axis of Awesome’ is an Australian comedy band. According to one of these comedians‚ all the greatest hit songs used the same ‘four cords’. To prove this‚ they have brilliantly put together 20 hit songs using these four cords. Listen to the song posted in BB Week 4 folder and do the following: 1) See if you know any of the song titles or the singers and check with the answers provided on BB. 2) In your group blog‚ discuss the question‚ ‘Is it ethical
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Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Deconstruction of 2007 Multiple Choice Exam Paul Stevenson‚ Edison Preparatory School The 2007 Multiple Choice Exam was published by the College Board in the AP English Language and Composition Workshop Handbook‚ 2009-10. Essay 1 This essay is from Section Two of “Bentham” by John Stewart Mills‚ published in the Westminster Review in 1838. Mills was a proponent of Utilitarianism‚ an ethical theory developed by Jeremy Bentham‚ the subject
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Introduction The inception of the Commerce Clause has led over the years the Supreme Court to explore the limitations of the power of the federal government. The interpretation of the Commerce Clause in cases like the United States v. Lopez‚ United States v. Morrison et. al. and Gonzales v. Raich provide examples of the limits of the federal government. This case discussion first touches on the Supreme Court’s position regarding the Commerce Clause before the Lopez and Morrison cases. Afterwards
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Commerce Clause and Health Care The Commerce Clause was merely placed in our Constitution to ensure that states couldn’t establish laws or regulations that would hinder with trade and economic commerce‚ in result gave Congress the power “to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations‚ and among the several States‚ and with the Indian Tribes.” To me‚ the Commerce Clause was once legitimate in the sense that the economic activity was mainly trade based and to prevent the intense rivalry among states‚
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Ochoa Law-480 Midterm Non-compete clauses and its effects The idea of a non-compete clause came from companies and corporations wanting to keep their intellectual property secret from their competition‚ whether it from for a short period of time to a long time. Every state has their own enforcement of the clause but the general rule is that the longer the time period is the less likely it will be enforced by the court. The main issues with non-compete clauses and how their expansion into the newer
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The "non-compete" clause New Thesis: In society today the "non-compete" clause has gained more and more publicity. In certain industries the non-compete clause is essential to protect employers investments in their personnel. A fine example of this is in the radio industry in Florida. In 1987‚ the Florida appeals court reexamined a case where disc jockeys had signed a letter of agreement with a rival station during the prohibition period of their non-compete agreement. The disc jockeys
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The government is always expanding in many ways‚ but what justifies them to do so? The Necessary and Proper Clause can both support such decisions‚ or reject them. These Clauses are explained in the Constitution. It says that‚ “The Congress shall have Power …To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers‚ and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States‚ or in any Department or Officer thereof.” The importance
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Non-Defining Relative Clauses A relative clause is a clause that generally modifies a noun or noun phrase‚ and is introduced by a relative pronoun (which‚ that‚ who‚ whom‚ whose)‚ a relative adverb (where‚ when‚ why) or a zero relative. They are also known as an adjectival clause. For example: - Can I have the pencil that I gave you this morning? - Yesterday I called our friend Julie‚ who lives in New York. - In the summer I’m going to visit Italy‚ where my brother lives. There
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