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Just as foolish thinking produces sloppy language, orthodoxy in thinking produces dull and unoriginal language.
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Political leader defend the indefensible by making vague and cliche connections between the indefensible event/practice/policy and some far vaguer principle or goal. Though the situation has become almost cliche itself, the invasion and occupation of Iraq as a mean of bringing freedom to the region is a solid modern example.
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No answer.
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Insincerity by definition creates a gap between true meaning and language, which necessarily leads to muddied thoughts.
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Language can corrupt thought by creating laziness; the ready supply of cliche and vague phrases is an insidious and corruptive temptation.
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Archaism and the salvaging of obsolete words and/or the standardizing of English are contrary to Orwell's intentions, as is an oversimplification of the language. Orwell is also not concerned with grammar, syntax, or style...
Never use a phrase/image you are used to seeing n print; ii. never use a long word when there is a shorter substitute; iii. cut out any unnecessary words; iv. use the active voice whenever possible; v. everyday English words are preferable to foreign or scientific words; vi. break these rules if keeping them means being barbarous.
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Orwell claims that all political language "is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." The danger is that this stops people from thinking about real and pressing situations in real and pressing terms, which is in fact de-pressing (if you will forgive me). Without the ability to think clearly about real issues, people will not act on them and instead retreat to "political quietism." This assessment is certainly still valid; recent comments on the healthcare debate from all parties deliberately avoid saying the truth: no matter what plan eventually gets passed, everyone is to end up feeling screwed. This word might sound cliche, but is simple, plain English and means exactly what it says.
English Civil War as a Background for Milton's Paradise Lost Political Foundations in Milton's Paradise Lost: Ties to the English Civil War Paradise Lost is an epic tale of defeat and the consequences which come from breaking with the proper form of divine rule. In his work, John Milton pits Satan and his army against God in Heaven, illustrating the notorious Christian battle within particularly political contexts. The English Civil War did
" (Stoyle, 2005) While the hope was that following the retreat of the Scots was the "...resurgence of English power" would ensue, these hopes were in vain because in October 1641 "Ireland - whose inhabitants were simultaneously appalled by the prospect of a puritan Parliament achieving political dominance in England...burst into rebellion." (Stoyle, 2005) Resulting was that in just a few weeks the power of the English in Ireland "had been
Dovring makes a good point when she says that it is difficult for a person to free their self of their own communication realm (Dovring, 115). However, Dovring goes on to say that individuals who are required to learn a language other than their own for purposes of communicating with others, can cause them to become victims the language they acquire (Dovring, 115-116). It can, Dovring says, alter not just
English Puerto Rico Fostering English Instruction in Puerto Rico Language can carry powerful cultural and economic implications. The use of language as a political weapon against ethnic minorities, the imposition of language as a way of asserting occupational authority over a colonized culture or the use of linguistic barriers to exclude certain groups from the economic and power structures of a society all demonstrate that language can be an apparatus of broader
English Structure vs. Russian Translation This report is about the structure of the English and Russian languages as they pertain to the unique skill of translation. Language translation has always been made difficult by the fact that languages are in constant flux. The English and Russian languages have had to remain current with new fads and technologies like that of the internet and computer technology. Consider that a word like 'cookie'
I had my hopes up for the exam and I was well aware of the fact that the competition would be tough. Yet I studies as we had been taught in college, in the most academic way possible. Yet now I realize that it was not enough. More than that, I know now that the world of academic studies is a different world from that of the practical world of