Lisa Mojsin, M.A. Director, Accurate English, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Acknowledgments This book is dedicated to my accent reduction students who came to the United States from all parts of the globe. Their drive to excel, passion for learning, amazing work ethic, and belief in the American dream have inspired me to write this book. In the words of Henry David Thoreau, “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” Thanks to all of the supportive and extremely
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LOTF- An Epilogue Jack dodged and slashed at the same time, saving himself from Ralph, but at the same time, trying to hurt him as much as possible. He knew Roger was close to them, throwing boulders down the mountain side. There was a lot of noise and confusion, the tribe's cheers, Jack's gasps and Piggy's screams, asking them to stop. Through all of that commotion, he heard one clear sound, a dangerous one. The sound of the boulder falling. He moved away from the falling piece of rock as fast
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Preface-SUMMARY The artist creates beautiful things. Art aims to reveal art and conceal the artist. The critic translates impressions from the art into another medium. Criticism is a form of autobiography. People who look at something beautiful and find an ugly meaning are "corrupt without being charming." Cultivated people look at beautiful things and find beautiful meanings. The elect are those who see only beauty in beautiful things. Books can’t be moral or immoral; they are only well or badly
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to participate in the interview. Fortunately, one of them introduced me to her friend. Francesca had an interest in psychology, and since she was free and not much committed, I did welcome her with a cup of coffee to share more about the interview. After I formally introduced myself to her, I laid down to her the framework of the interview, and she agreed to participate with her husband, Matteo. Family context The family I interviewed comes from Italy, but they moved to the UK 3 years ago. I noticed
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Socrates was one of the greatest Greek philosophers. His work was not to propose any specific knowledge or policy: it was to show how argument, debate, and discussion could help men to understand difficult issues. Most of the issues he dealt with were only political on the surface. Underneath, they were moral questions about how life should be lived. Such is the influence of Socrates that philosophers before him are called the Presocratic philosophers. Socrates made enemies, three of whom brought
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Expansion Policy”, depicting the G.O.P. Elephant benefitting off the “Territorial Expansion Dinner” while the Democratic Donkey was left with an empty plate. (Doc A). Therefore, convincing had to be done in order to get Democrats to vote for ratification. In an effort to get this done, people such as Marcus Hanna and Benton Elkins talked to the Democrats with mentions of business deals that could be made after the treaty was passed. In a conversation with Washington correspondent, Arthur P. Dunn, Arthur
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English as a Second Language Podcast A Day in the Life of Jeff Episode 1 – Getting Up www.eslpod.com GLOSSARY to get up – to get out of bed; to leave one’s bed * This morning I got up very quickly because the baby was crying. to wake up – to awaken; to stop sleeping * She always leaves her curtains open so that she can wake up with the sunlight. to handle – to manage; to deal with; to control * Are you sure that you can handle taking six classes this semester? covers – the layers of fabric
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Max Levin Individual Speech Imagine you are hunkered down behind an outcropping of rocks taking heavy enemy fire. Your world is being turned upside down and you cannot figure out where the shooting is coming from. You stay low and pray that you will not be struck by a bullet. Thankfully the shooting eventually stops and you escape with only a few minor wounds. You go back to camp and tell your comrades about your near-death experience. At this point you are still on edge and need help calming
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PRESENTATION OF CASU-DRIV CASU-DRIV Organisers is a company that has been in the Slovenian market since 2004. Established by four young shareholders, Dragana, Susana, Ivett and Carmen, the organisation has been working successfully until the outbreak of the crisis. Nonetheless, thanks to the hard effort of their managers, the company has got over in the last two years in a rather spectacular way. The company works hard to organise all kind of events its clients ask for. For this reason, it
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