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Introduction An overview on the speech act theory As one of the core theories, what the speech act theory focuses on is how a speech can act instead of what the speech signifies. The speech act theory, with the basic thought that saying is behaving is first proposed by Austin, who is a linguistic philosopher….

The impact of darwin’s theory and/or the idea of `survival of the fittest` in the animal imagery in d.h. lawrence`s “horse dealer’s daughter”. The expert use of words enables the writer to generate situation and atmosphere, exciting response, converse thoughts to the readers in different ways. They use ideas from the usual setting because it…

Thesis statement: The Misfit and Manley are essentially the same type of cruel, indifferent, and insensitive psychopath. Introduction Flannery O’Connor’s works mostly deal with human characters who are the opposite of her. Two specific characters, the Misfit from A Good Man is Hard to Find” and Manley Pointer from “Good Country People,” portray evil personalities…

Enhancement of receptive skills will increase the rate at which students comprehend English language and allow students to practice new vocabulary in its context from the text. Rationale for text choice: This text is suitable for High Intermediate level. The class contains 19 students in the list from which usually at least 15 are present….

William is considered o be below grade level not only in his DRAG score, but also in other foundational reading skills. His letter and sound and his phonemic awareness skills were below grade level as he entered first grade and have prevented further reading growth in other skill areas. His teacher told me that he…

Conflicting Themes in “A Prayer in Spring” by Robert Frost and “Spring” by Edna St. Vincent Millay In “A Prayer in Spring” by Robert Frost and “Spring” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, both poets take the season spring as inspiration for their poems. Each poet is inspired by the signs of rebirth in nature that are typical…

Herbert George Wells was born in Bromley, Kent, a suburb of London, to a lower-middle-class family. He attended London University and the Royal College of Science where he studied zoology. One of his professors instilled in him a belief in social as well as biological evolution which Wells later cited as the important and influential…

“The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave,” is Frederick Douglass’ first autobiography that explores the concept of slavery and the significance of freedom in pre-Civil War America. According to The Free Dictionary (freedictionary.com), slavery refers to a state where one person has absolute control over another individual’s life, liberty, and wealth….

Jack Merridew is a symbol for savagery. From the very beginning, he seems to harbor emotions of anger and savagery. At first, he is the leader of his choir group, who become hunters as the book progresses. Finally, his savage personality and ability to tell people what they want to hear, allows him to overtake…

Rationalization             Rationalization affects our humanity. Weber (1958) defined rationalization as the increasing role of calculation and control in social life. It is a trend leading to the iron cage of bureaucracy. According to him, we have locked ourselves in an iron cage of rationality. Rationalization is our modern horizon. Technological design is believed to…