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Discussing the Use of Idioms in the English Language

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When we hear phrases like, “it is raining cats and dogs,” “a knight in shining armor,” and “once in a blue moon.” These phrases, or idioms, are not necessarily “self explanatory” and yet we seem to know what they mean, or at least we think we do (Oxford Royale Academy 2014). In order, respectively, they are saying that it is raining heavily, someone came to my rescue, and the last are things that happen very rarely. However, the understanding of these phrases is not innate. You may understand them, I may understand them but to someone who is unfamiliar ...

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Although various studies in genres of writing have not been considering Medical Case Reports, as a genre, there are emerging evidences that more and more healthcare organizations are adopting them as their preferred medical texts. Their abilities to present unique and rare conditions that concern an individual patient, in his/ her context, but at low costs, have seen them being considered as the most scientific texts of studies. Therefore, this study has carried out oral interviews to medical students and medical professionals, and analyzed various written medical case reports from two medical journals to reveal their features as a genre in ...

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African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is a derivative of English spoken primarily by African Americans in the United States. Even though named African American, this dialect cannot be defined racially since it is not necessary that only African Americans speak this. There are many Americans who are not black yet speak this tongue intrinsically (Patrick 2007). In a few instances, some people use only certain vocabulary of this version of English, thereby making it difficult to define the actual speakers of this dialect (Sidnell 2008).
Issues arise due to the differences in this dialect with that which is commonly spoken. ...

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Popular culture is defined as the wide-ranging perspectives, attitudes, ideas, images and several other phenomena within the mainstream or rather scope of a given culture particularly the western culture (Storey 4). Subsequent to the industrial revolution, people had a lot of free time and this prompted the emergence of entertainment customs that include the mass media, additionally, this impelled advertisements ensuing the high supply and demand of goods, this in essence is perceived to have fuelled the emergence of pop culture (Fedorak 50). In history, pop culture and particularly pop music has been influential in a number of ways, additionally, pop culture ...

There are various features that describe the flappers form the 1920’s. Before the Roaring Twenties, women were wearing long dresses that covered their legs and arms. Women also had long hair, and women were not allowed to vote or go against the conventional behaviors in society. When the 1920’s came, things changed tremendously. In fact, the 19th Amendments that was passed in the 1920 marked the beginning of these changes. The 19th Amendments gave women the right to vote. It was during this moment that most women began to attend schools and college education.
During the ...

Cartoons seem innocent in their attempt to make children laugh. In many cases they also seek to teach a lesson. The lesson can be something as simple as the importance of sharing or being honest. It can also teach something serious like looking both ways before crossing the street. The less obvious lessons are more subtle and often more lasting in the psyche of the juvenile audience. It happens more often when the cartoons characters are human beings instead of animals or puppets. Human cartoon characters cause children of all ages to absorb significant details about race, gender and culture. ...

With people of a professional group, it is often difficult and sometimes even impossible to communicate effectively and accurately using normal everyday language. They use jargons to primarily to convey their ideas and their technical utterances among themselves. A jargon is a form of a specialized or technical language which acts as shorthand between groups of like-minded people especially professionals. This is a form of communication that aims to eliminate the need for lengthy explanations since the parties to this communication already comprehend what the terms mean (Tyagi,Kavita&Padma 112). Jargons exist in almost all forms of occupations ranging from a cobbler to a brain ...

Hip-hop is a music genre popular among the youth and teenagers around the world. The genre has experienced significant changes from its inception to what it is currently. Besides, rock music, Hip-hop advocates lifestyles that are louder and daring than the modest or ordinary lifestyles. Additionally,Dalton (77) shows that the genre also has influenced how its fans relate and identify with each other, advocates the use of slang language. the Hip-Hop music is characterized by turntablism also known as Disk Jockeying, rapping, graffiti, dances such as the famous breakdance.
The genre was started in the 1970’s in ...

Music has a key role in speech and communication since it may be used as a way to pass information to a group of people that may not be understood by some others. Rap is one of the most used genres in giving information to a set of people mostly the teenagers. The young generation is a group that is mostly attracted to rap music; hence, the artists use it to pass information to the teens that the older people may not fully understand. The songs influence the way the teens communicate because they bring new vocabularies and understanding.
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The Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone is a stone slab carved from granodiorite, an igneous rock resembling granite. It acquired its name from the area where it was found in the in 1798. The British Museum estimates it originated during the lifetime of King Ptolemy V, around 196 B.C. Etched with Egyptian hieroglyphs, it displays a Greek translation of the king’s Memphis Decree issued at Memphis (British Museum 2014).
Three scripts appear on the stele. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs comprise the upper text, Demotic script occupies the middle portion, and the text finishes in Ancient Greek. The text is essentially the same, translated ...

Integration of Arts in Cultures

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Art health/fitness is very essential in a person’s life not only in the classroom. Art and fitness help in reducing health risks related to lifestyle. In the contemporary society, most children suffer from lifestyle diseases that could easily be prevent by various health and fitness resources. This thesis attempts to analysis the various activities and resources that are useful in art, health/fitness in the classroom setting for grades k- 8 students. Activities such as fitness and exercises help the mind to be alert and active for the students (Virgilio, 1997). It is worth noting that that benefits ...

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This paper is on the topic of Language variation and social identity in relation to the world of social media. In the first section of the paper will discuss the morphological analysis of some new words in the English language and the compounding of these words. The second section will discuss the how social media helps in creating social identity of the language speakers.

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Diverse demographics like Age or gender demonstrate significant variation in the use of language, especially in case of informal contexts like social media. Any language spoken between group people of has different ways of referring ...

Communication is an important tool in the life of humans. One of the greatest achievements of the human race during evolution was the acquisition of the ability to communicate. Communication has also evolved over the years. The evolution of communication involves both written and spoken speeches. As man evolved the communication, skills also evolved. In spoken speech, man has developed various languages over the years. In written speech, man started with drawings in caves and eventually was able to come up with numerals and letters and created rules to govern the use of these numerals in different languages. These ...