Plain English Campaign Essays

  • Legal Language And Legal Translation

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    to the target language (TT). The general characteristic features of English and Arabic legal translation are lexical,

  • Should Campaign Funding be Limited?

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    The issue of campaign financing has been discussed for a long time. Running for office especially a higher office is not a cheap event. Candidates must spend much for hiring staff, renting office space, buying ads etc. Where does the money come from? It cannot officially come from corporations or national banks because that has been forbidden since 1907 by Congress. So if the candidate is not extremely rich himself the funding must come from donations from individuals, party committees, and PACs

  • Election Of 1860: How Could Lincoln Have Lost The Election

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    Election of 1860: How Could Lincoln Have Lost the Election The election of 1860 brought a dramatic change to politics. The country had already been divided by the Northern states and Southern states. There were disagreements over whether the territories should be expanded and about each state entering the Union. In addition, slavery was also a major issue. Not only was Lincoln not even on the ballot in nine Southern states, he only won 2 of 996 counties in the entire south. Not only did Lincoln

  • Jalisco in Mexico

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    language of the Mexica or Aztecs) "xalli" - meaning sand or gravel - and "ixtli" - meaning face, or by extension, plane. Thus, Jalisco, remarkable for its sandy soil literally means "sandy plain”. Jalisco is seperated by the peaks of the Sierra Madre. Jalisco is known for having a complex landscape - now lofty plain, now rugged sierra - the area is however very good for fertility, and is as beautiful and varied as any in Mexico, ranging from fresh pine woods and cool pastures to lush tropical forest

  • Napoleon Bonaparte: One of the Greatest Military Masterminds in History

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    with force by France. Soon after being commissioned his father died, and he was forced to provide for his family. Napoleon spent the next seven years reading the works of the philosophers, and educating himself in military matters by studying the campaigns of the great military leaders of the past. The French Revolution and the European war that followed broadened his sights and presented him with new opportunities. Napoleon was a supporter of the French Revolution by all means. He went back and forth

  • Effects of Popaganda films on World War II

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    minds of the masses of the world just as surely as military weapons engaged the enemy. Persuading the public became a wartime industry, almost as important as the manufacturing of bullets and planes. Both sides launched an aggressive propaganda campaign to galvanize public support, and some of these nation’s foremost intellectuals, artists, and filmmakers became warriors on that front. Propaganda in the broadest sense is the technique of influencing human action by the manipulation of representations

  • How the West Was Won

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    the West was ?won?? For hundreds of years the early stories of the United States have been summed up by the expression, ?How the West was won.? The classic cowboy and Indian films have always portrayed the white settlers moving across America?s plains and mountains to be innocent at heart in their journeys to search for gold or save souls. The Indian was always a fierce, tomahawk-wielding warrior. Was Hollywood accurate in depicting this story? How might history look from a different point of

  • Joan of Arc's Effect on the Hundred Years' War

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    of Arc. Before going into battle, Joan sent a letter to the English demanding that they leave France. Joan’s letter to the king of England in 1429 and her role in the battle at Orleans played a symbolic role and affected the French’s success in the Hundred Years’ War by increasing French spirits and showing the weakness of the English. When the Hundred Years’ War began in 1337, the strength of the French empire declined and the English possessed most of France. Although the war began in 1337, tensions

  • Culture Of Nigeria Essay

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    population, and how Nigeria incorporates a more complete range of climate settings, and the environmental dangers the lands face, with corrosion, and the campaigns local and national, that fight to protect land from industrial development. The country's land that varies greatly, with lowlands in the south, hills and plateaus in the central region and plains in the north, with coastal swamps and tropical forests take over the southern lands, while the north is mostly savannah and semi-desert. “Government

  • Sylvia Plath Research Paper

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    Sylvia Plath was born to middle class parents in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. She was the eldest daughter of Otto and Aurelia Plath. Her father was professor of German and entomology at at Boston University, while her mother was a high school teacher. Both of her parents valued education. However, in 1940 Otto died of complications from surgery after a leg amputation. Sylvia's interests in writing and art continued through her public school years in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and at Smith College

  • Stigma In Nursing Essay

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    An excellent example is the Breast screen initiative, a national campaign supported by federal, state and territory governments. It invites women aged 50 to 74 to undertake a free mammogram every 2 year, with the aim of early detection (Australian Department of health, 2015). Early detection is a key factor in surviving

  • Advantages And Disadvantages Of Teaching Complex Literature

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    Introduction: Identifying the problems of teaching complex literature One of the most pressing matters facing teachers of English and literature is how to teach complex literary works, such as those written in Old and Middle English. Works such as Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, and the works of William Shakespeare are some of the most integral parts of literary study, especially considering these are the foundations on which British literature, and as an extension, American literature, stands. Many

  • Simon De Montfort

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    about this monarch that will not sound too censorious? Well, not much. Henry was one of the least effective of England’s medieval monarchs. He was constantly in need of money, which in itself was not unique among English kings. The trouble was that Henry wanted money for causes that the English no... ... middle of paper ... ...vernment. Increased signs of weakness by Henry led to de Montfort becoming the rallying point for opposition and at the Battle of Lewes in May of 1264 he captured both the

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of Donald Trump's Speech

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    Trump claims to possess an “Ivy League” vocabulary why has his vernacular never represented this level of pedigree? In journalist George Orwell’s book Politics and the English Language he argues that politicians have adapted a “mixture of vagueness and sheer incompetence” in “any kind of political writing.” [Orwell] Trump’s campaign relied heavily on the vague, emotive slogans and phrases that Orwell deplored so intensely. “Make America great again” is the most infamous

  • The Hudson Valley During the American Revolution

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    battles were fought and many lives were changed by the Revolution in the Hudson Valley. In the pre-revolutionary period the Hudson Valley was of great importance. In 1765 the Stamp act Congress met to shake the existing government established by the English. American opposition to the Stamp Act began shortly after its passage in March 1765. The colonists were fed up with “taxation without representation”, and desired change. The Stamp Act Congress met in New York City in October 1765. Delegates

  • Analysis Of A Kindly Reminder By Donald Trump

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    On 17 February 2017, the English singer-songwriter Mike Rosenberg, better known as Passenger, released a short song which lyrics concerned Donald Trump’s recently acquired presidency. Despite the fact that he had never before felt the need to write such a political song, Rosenburg argues on his website, he does feel that it is everyone’s responsibility - as well as basic right - to speak about the things that they believe in (Rosenberg, 2017). He requests his audience, however, to take the song with

  • The Women’s Rights Movement in England: 18th Century and Beyond

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    custody rights. However, as the population of single women grew throughout the 18th and 19th century the concern for more rights for women became prevalent (Wolbrink, 4 Nov. 2011). By 1851, 43 percent of women in England were single and began to campaign frequency and sometimes forcibly for their rights (Wolbrink, 4 Nov. 2011). Reformer and feminist, Caroline Norton, sums up the feelings of women in both the 1700s and 1800s in her Letter to the Queen,“I do not ask for my rights. I have no rights

  • My Aim In Life Or, My Future Plan Of Life

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    My Aim in Life Or, My Future Plan of Life Or, The Career I Want to Select Introduction: aim in life means to choose a profession for future life. Man is the best creation of god. He connote run his life towards the path of prosperity and happiness without having a definite aim in life. Necessity of an aim: our life is like a journey and a journey must have a destination. An aim is life is the best guide to reach the desired destination. We can assert that just as a compass guides a sailor on the

  • Fair Trade

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    originated in the 1950s and developed for three decades with the intent of aiding the impoverished in developing countries (Gendron, Bisaillon and Rance, 2009). The debut of the Fair Trade label in 1988 was a prominent initiative to the Fair Trade campaign (Mohan, 2010). The (FLO) charges producers a certification fee in order to receive the Fair Trade label and benefits (Booth and Whetstone, 2007). Fair trade is a social organisation with the purpose of assisting producers in developing countries

  • Prejudice In Kathryn Stockett's The Help

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    12s will enjoy this novel and that is should be included in a year 12 book reading club, but I also recommend that this novel (or film) be used for school assignments and should be analysed by year 12 students for school purposes in subjects like english, history or social