...Ambiguous Language: Language consisting of words of phrases that have more than one commonly accepted definition. Example: Radio likes to talk to himself and during the movie it seems that he doesn’t know what all words mean so he thinks they have different meanings. “But” Statement: A statement in which the second half cancels the meaning of the first half. Example: Radio wants to go to an away game with the football team but the administrator at the school says no. Coach explains to Radio that he isn’t allowed to go and coach tells him “I’d like to take you to this game but, the administration staff won’t allow you to ride on the bus with the team.” Emotive Language: Language that conveys the sender’s attitude rather than simply offering an objective description. Example: When the players’ fathers meet up at the barbers and talk about Coach, Coach walks in and seems so surprised that everyone is meeting to talk about Coach and what he is doing for Radio. Euphemism: A pleasant term submitted for a blunt one in order to soften the impact of unpleasant information. Example: When the quarterback’s father is talking to Coach he should have added a euphemism when talking so the impact wouldn’t be so bad and Coach might not have gotten as angry. Chapter 6 Chronemics: The study of how people use and structure time. Example: Radio is a movie about football and time and the way you use and value your time in football is very important. Disfluencies: Nonlinguistic verbalizations ...
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...Morally ambiguous characters are in most works of literature. The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is no exception. Edna is an exceptional example of this, because her actions negatively affects other characters in the awakening. Although her actions are negative in nature, her thoughts and feelings aren’t. In the awakening the narrator truly centers the stage around Edna. Focusing the 3rd person omniscient narration on Edna allows for the reader to delve into her mind, her thoughts and feeling, which enables the readers to fully understand that, Edna, has no malicious intent, rather she wants to be free from society, regardless of her actions. The narrator allows the reader to see that Edna isn’t necessarily a bad person, for example; she still cares about her family. Edna is a morally ambiguous character because of the action she takes, she’s not evil, just unhappy. The actions she commits throughout the book define her character as such. Whilst reading, the observer understands that Edna leaves her family because she goes through a spiritual awakening. She believes that she is not suited to be a mother or for that matter a wife. Edna falls in love with a young man and has an affair with him behind her husband’s back. Although these actions are certainly negative, it’s shown that she still...
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...The film, Inside Job, is based on the financial crisis of 2008. It depicts various examples of ethically ambiguous practices that can be seen in the merger between Citicorp, a multinational banking corporation, and Travelers, an insurance company. These two companies merged in 1998 to form Citigroup, the largest financial services company in the world. The ambiguous practice involved was the fact that it was illegal for this merger to occur and nothing was done to block it. This merger failed to comply with the Glass-Steagall Act, which "prevented banks with consumer deposits from engaging in risky investment banking activities" (Inside Job). The Chairman of The Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, should have prevented this merger due to this Act, but he instead turned a blind eye. However, not only did The Federal Reserve turn a blind eye to this illegal act, but they also granted them with a dispensation for a year. This gave them enough time to pass a law to allow the merger and make it legal, which is why the practice worked. In 1999, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, also known as the Citigroup Relief Act, invalidated the...
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...The creature I have chosen that is morally ambiguous is Frankenstein's creature. He is morally ambiguous because throughout the text his actions are cruel, but the way he was brought into the world plays a large role. Victor’s abandonment of the creature played a large role in his outcome; Victor is ultimately responsible for his actions. Actions have consequences. When Frankenstein abandoned his creature, he doesn't take it lightly. He seeks out human interaction wherever he can find it, but gets drove away time and time again. The creation longed for nothing more than he did a companion, "You must create a female for me with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies necessary for my being. This you alone can...
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...Annika Barrett Section 1209 Long Essay #1 09 March 2016 Ambiguous Roles Throughout centuries women have tried to be equal to men, from their position in the workplace to voting rights, women have struggled to obtain the power that men withhold. In the ancient society, many would say that women had no power, but after reading The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey it revealed that the role of women is actually very diverse. In some readings, women play little to no role at all, but in others, women demonstrate their power and play vital roles. During this era, women endured many difficulties which had ultimately shaped them into a submissive figure. While women were not the most influential gods, nor the strongest or intelligent humans,...
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...As soon as the monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein came alive, “it” was a mean looking brute. Even though it looked evil, the monster was actually a smart and kind giant whose terrible acts were caused by others doing it harm; the monster is morally ambiguous, which prevents it from being labeled as either fully good-hearted or evil, and lets the reader pick whether or not it is an inherently good creature turned bad by the circumstances. The monster is morally ambiguous in the sense that while it does commit terrible crimes, it is actually a kind creature that only truly desires love from a family. Unfortunately for the monster, Victor Frankenstein rejected it as kin. The monster tells his creator that, “All men hate the wretched; how then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things! Yet you, my creator, detest and spurn me, thy creature, to whom thou art bound by ties only dissoluble by the annihilation of one of us” (Shelley 83). Even though the monster has good intentions of making friends with the townsfolk, his kindness is often met with malice. The creature does not like hurting the people he so desperately wants to befriend, but the reaction it gets from Victor is enough to spur the violence. The monster is willing to compromise its kind...
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...FINN-AMERICAN KNOWLEDGE LEVERAGE Education system and how it works for teachers and students across the globe varies. The Finland phenomenon fascinated many American parents and educators on how their schooling works which highlighted the American ambiguous public school system. Education systems in both countries might have a big gap and indifferences, but both systems will somehow to be never perfect. In Finland, same type of education with similar curriculum is assured for all students regardless of the socio-economic background, and by having the same teachers every year makes learning pattern easier. They secure all pupils to have equality and no one is learning different from the other. Trust, equality, professional prestige, student-teacher training and student autonomy are the areas that needed to be worked on and could give a positive impact to the educational reform for the United States. It should be considered in reform endeavor which will hopefully...
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...In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the character Victor plays a pivotal role in the novel as a morally ambiguous character. Victor Frankenstein’s actions are essentially responsible for all of the atrocities in the novel .He creates a monstrous creature which commits heinous, gruesome murders of Victor’s loved ones as a way of getting revenge. While many of Victor’s actions could leave him to be considered evil, there are many reasons why Victor is morally ambiguous, rather than purely evil. Victor became interested in natural science and biology at a young age, which led him to pursue the fields of study in college. He soon discovered how to create life from death essentially, and thus the creature was created. In creating the creature, however,...
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...The Greeks are ambivalent about Heracles because he performed many heroic acts and good deeds, but he would also commit evil deeds without justification. The Greeks are unclear in how they should perceive him, whether to appreciate him as a role model or to fear him as an unstable and irrational being. The information from Theogony, The Homeric Hymns, The Iliad, and The Odyssey often questions Heracles’ greatness because there are heroic stories as well as disturbing stories of Heracles. From birth, Heracles had to exhibit his courageousness and strength, while overcoming struggles and obstacles that would potentially hinder his success. He is expected to hold divine status among humans and gods. However, Hera who is not accepting of Zeus’ adultery, plots against the success of Heracles. She conspires Heracles to serve Eurystheus, almost acting entirely as a slave (Illiad 19.96-132). It is unusual to have a hero placed in an inferior position than other respected beings. Heracles receives his eventual hero role described in Hesiod’s Theogony. His acts of bravery and ability to overcome adversity while performing labours is rewarded. Heracles fearlessly battles monsters such as Nemean Lion, saving many men in the process (Th 328-31). Heracles also showed support for humanity when he freed Prometheus from Zeus’ punishment (Th 528-31). At the time Zeus did not think much of humanity, so Heracles’ backing was important. Although it does seem as if Eurystheus was the reason for...
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...The evolving nature and implications of ambiguous property rights in the case of China and its non-state sector as a transitional economy; can they be efficient? Index Introduction I. Past to present People’s Republic of China, towards transition Property rights, defined p. 3 p. 3-4 II. III. p. 5-6 The Chinese Model p. 6-8 Evolution vs. Big Bang, and the employment of ambiguous property rights Current p. 8-11 China, mid-transition and the functionality of ambiguous property rights in transition Future China, post transition, and does one size fit all? p. 11-12 IV. V. Conclusion Bibliography p. 13 p. 14-15 2 Introduction China’s remarkable and unmatched growth of the past decades, regardless of it ambiguous property rights and a relatively weak legal framework, have puzzled governments and economists to date. The contrast between China’s transitional economy and those in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union could not be more striking. Whereas the transition of the latter two has been a struggle and have sparked recession, China’s transition has brought about an economic boom and its gradual reform path has challenged the belief that gradual reform and public ownership cannot work as a transitional strategy. This paper aims to analyse the Chinese Model of economic transition with a focus on the structure of property rights in the system, primarily in the rural sector. First, a brief historic background of China and its...
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...1. Apply ICA to show syntactic ambiguity in the following sentences: a) Her new husband is a Greek wine merchant. b) The dog bit the woman in the bathroom. c) A British Tornado pilot survived a crash. d) Their professional development strategy failed. e) Henry photographed the woman with a cell phone. Her new husband| is a Greek wine merchant. Her| new husband | is a Greek wine merchant. Her| new| husband| is a Greek wine merchant. Her| new| husband| is| a Greek wine merchant. Her| new| husband| is| a| Greek wine merchant. Her| new| husband| is| a| Greek| wine merchant. Her| new| husband| is| a| Greek| wine | merchant. Her new husband| is a Greek wine merchant. Her| new husband | is a Greek wine merchant. Her| new| husband| is a Greek wine merchant. Her| new| husband| is| a Greek wine merchant. Her| new| husband| is| a| Greek wine merchant. Her| new| husband| is| a| Greek wine |merchant. Her| new| husband| is| a| Greek| wine | merchant. The dog | bit the woman in the bathroom The dog | bit | the woman in the bathroom The dog | bit | the woman | in the bathroom The dog | bit | the | woman | in the bathroom The dog | bit | the | woman | in |the bathroom The dog | bit | the | woman | in |the | bathroom The dog | bit the woman in the bathroom The | dog| bit the woman in the bathroom. The | dog | bit the woman |in the bathroom The | dog | bit the woman | in | the bathroom The | dog | bit | the woman | in | the | bathroom. The | dog | bit | the | woman...
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...of ambiguous sentences with explanations Name: - Rawan.Ibrahim I.D:- 201212107 Section #:-5 Serial #:- 41 Definition of ambiguous and ambiguity. * Ambiguous: 1. open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations: “An ambiguous answer”. 2. difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify: “A rock of ambiguous character”. 3. lacking clearness or definiteness; obscure; indistinct: “An ambiguous shape”. * Ambiguity: 1. Doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: to speak with ambiguity. 2. The condition of admitting more than one meaning. 3. An ambiguous word, expression, etc.: a contract free of ambiguities. Examples of Ambiguous Sentences with Explanations from Different Dictionary Princeton's WordNet 1. Equivocal, ambiguous (adj): open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead. "An equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question" 2. Ambiguous (adj): having more than one possible meaning. "Ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" 3. Ambiguous (adj): having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns. "An ambiguous situation...
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...AMBIGUITY A word, phrase, or sentence is ambiguous if it has more than one meaning. The word 'light', for example, can mean not very heavy or not very dark. Words like 'light', 'note', 'bear' and 'over' are lexically ambiguous. They induce ambiguity in phrases or sentences in which they occur, such as 'light suit' and 'The duchess can't bear children'. However, phrases and sentences can be ambiguous even if none of their constituents is. The phrase 'porcelain egg container' is structurally ambiguous, as is the sentence 'The police shot the rioters with guns'. Ambiguity can have both a lexical and a structural basis, as with sentences like 'I left her behind for you' and 'He saw her duck'. The notion of ambiguity has philosophical applications. For example, identifying an ambiguity can aid in solving a philosophical problem. Suppose one wonders how two people can have the same idea, say of a unicorn. This can seem puzzling until one distinguishes 'idea' in the sense of a particular psychological occurrence, a mental representation, from 'idea' in the sense of an abstract, shareable concept. On the other hand, gratuitous claims of ambiguity can make for overly simple solutions. Accordingly, the question arises of how genuine ambiguities can be distinguished from spurious ones. Part of the answer consists in identifying phenomena with which ambiguity may be confused, such as vagueness, unclarity, inexplicitness and indexicality. 1. Types of ambiguity 2. Ambiguity contrasted ...
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...AACS2733 INTRODUCTION TO E-COMMERCE WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT Objective: This coursework aims to provide students an opportunity to explore into the practical dimension of the unit essentially. It will enhance student’s understandability to the world of Electronic Commerce practically. Group Assignment Students are required to form their own groups with the minimum 4 persons and maximum of 5 persons per group. Every member in the group is expected to contribute and participate actively in the completion of the coursework. Sharing ideas and assist in the development of coursework between members is an accepted and encouraged practice. However, it is not acceptable for different groups to submit identical assignments, by simply copying the work done by another group. It is plagiarism. Coursework that is copied from another group will be failed immediately without prior notice. Task and Deliverables 1. Provide a brief background of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Domino’s Pizza restaurant in Malaysia. (4 marks) 2. Compare and contrast the business models of each organization are categories. (4 marks) 3. Compare and contrast the target markets of their customers for each of the organization. (4 marks) 4. Compare and contrast the look and feel aspects of their shop front (Website and physical restaurant). (4 marks) 5. Evaluate the current success of online ordering for their customers in each of the organization...
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...Why Ambiguity? Ariel Cohen Ben-Gurion University arikc@bgu.ac.il All human languages are ambiguous. Ambiguity is not restricted to some special constructions that linguists are fond of discussing, but is quite ubiquitous. It is hard, in fact, to find a sentence that is not ambiguous. This fact is all too familiar to computational linguists: “One often hears in computational linguistics about completely unremarkable sentences with hundreds of parses, and that is in fact no exaggeration.” (Abney, 1996). The question is, simply, why? Why is language ambiguous? Krifka (2002) raises a similar question concerning vagueness. He shows that there are good reasons for language to allow, and even encourage vagueness. Vagueness, however, is not ambiguity. When we are told that the theater is far from here, we may be unsure as to the precise distance; but we know what the speaker intends, and we can draw inferences based on this, e.g., that we should take a cab instead of walking to the theater. But with an ambiguous term, the intended meaning is not merely insufficiently specified; it is not known, until the term is disambiguated. When we hear that John has a kid, we draw very different inferences if John is a father or if he owns a young goat. Thus, the advantages of vagueness do not seem to apply to ambiguity, and we are back to the question: why ambiguity? Some may say that it doesn’t matter. Humans possess very powerful mechanisms for disambiguation; these mechanisms resolve ambiguities,...
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