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    The world is becoming increasingly more interconnected and as it does societies become more complex as well. Globalization‚ multiculturalism‚ schisms within society‚ subcultures‚ and polarizing issues all come together to create a multilayered society of competing factions‚ ideals‚ values‚ beliefs‚ religious identities‚ political and social identities‚ and cultures. We see this happening all over in the West‚ and even here in Australia we see this clashing of divergent cultures. These conflicting

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    write in Chinese although I can still speak the Fookien dialect which is widely used at home. This is the dilemma facing the older generation. The traditional values that have been passed on to me were gradually lost and abandoned in favour of the pragmatic and practical approach. More so now‚ having lived in Canada for the past 5 years and having traveled the previous 10 years‚ my culture and values have been greatly shaped

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    influential at the time was socialism and populism. However‚ due to socialisms social stigma it carried‚ it was not viewed as a pragmatic solution. Populism on the other hand‚ did receive a large amount of support due to its democratic approach to mild reform. Many argue that populists and progressives were able to be successful in politics because they were pragmatic in their political approach. By this‚ I mean that populists and progressives saw a problem‚ and attempted to fix it. Most populists

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    the EU level.” (Bulmer & Paterson‚ 2010: 1058). Only political gain rather than loss can be acquired from this position‚ particularly at EU level as “…the German government and German authorities are handling the situation in a characteristically pragmatic and orderly fashion.” (Lee‚ 2015:

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    References: 1) http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/rb/dm1.html 2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramatic_monologue 3) http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/193340/Alfonso-II 4) The Pragmatics of Silence and the Figuration of the Reader in Browning’s Dramatic Monologue by Jennifer A. Wagner-Lawlor 5) http://www.helium.com/items/323163-poetry-analysis-my-last-duchess-by-robert-browning

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    issue of whether to remain loyal to the crown or join the Patriots in their fight for Independence. The colonists‚ most in the North‚ were taking the side of the patriots while others were not. The question was whether the colonists were being pragmatic or were they just being anti-liberty if they weren’t choosing a side. It is important to determine the reasoning behind why they would remain loyal or join the Patriot cause. Unaware of the eventual outcome of breaking away from the British government

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    University of Tennessee‚ Knoxville Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Senior Thesis Projects‚ 1993-2002 College Scholars 1-1-1997 Teaching Sociolinguistic Competence in the ESL Classroom Claire Ann Mizne Follow this and additional works at: http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_interstp2 Recommended Citation Mizne‚ Claire Ann‚ "Teaching Sociolinguistic Competence in the ESL Classroom" (1997). Senior Thesis Projects‚ 1993-2002. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_interstp2/20 This

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    Pragmatics 16:2/3.329-360 (2006) International Pragmatics Association SPONTANEOUS AND NON-SPONTANEOUS TURN-TAKING Maite Taboada Abstract Turn-taking is usually considered to follow a simple set of rules‚ enacted through a perhaps more complicated system of signals. The most significant aspect of the turn-taking process is that‚ in most cases‚ it proceeds in a very smooth fashion. Speakers signal to each other that they wish to either yield or take the turn through syntactic‚ pragmatic‚ and prosodic

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    1. Translation Methodology Methods‚ Levels and Techniques By Libardo Ospino Professional Translator September 2003 2. Contents 1 THE ANALYSIS OF THE TEXT 2 DIS COURSE ANALYSIS 3 THE INTENTION OF THE TEXT 4 THE INTENTION OF THE TRANSLATOR 5 THE QUALITY OF THE WRITING 6 TRANSLATION METHODS AND LEVELS 7 TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES 3. The Analysis Of The Text Reading the text - Is the starting point We read the text to: Understand what it is about. Analyse it from a translator’s point of view not from linguist’s

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    Critical Analysis of “To Peacekeep Or Not To Peacekeep” By James Ash In “To Peacekeep Or Not To Peacekeep” James Ash argues that if we consider both the pragmatic and ethical view we can see how peace keeping is the best role for Canadians to take. However‚ although Ash describes peacekeeping as essential to Canada’s identity‚ if we look critically at this essay you will find that Ash’s argument is flawed in numerous ways. Ash provides a subjective view in favor of peacekeeping without giving

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