210 Results for : stating
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Speak with Confidence: Thinking on Your Feet, Hörbuch, Digital, 41min
Subjects include thinking on your feet, with a four-part format for organizing and stating opinions and positions clearly and memorably; responding to difficult questions, such as in a meeting or after a presentation as well as one on one, with specific techniques that help you get your point across; and presenting your ideas in a way that builds credibility, rapport, and presence. Additionally, you will learn how to offer extemporaneous comments authoritatively and persuasively. Language: English. Narrator: Dianna Booher. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/sp/made/000049/sp_made_000049_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Strenuous Life, Hörbuch, Digital, 29min
Theodore Roosevelt began this 1899 speech with his thesis: “I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.” He discusses how the many hardships of his life shaped him for the better. Roosevelt believed that if Americans wished to succeed in the world, they would need to embrace the virtue of hard work. He applied this same belief to foreign affairs, stating that America must establish itself as a powerful military force and exert this power when necessary. Language: English. Narrator: Adriel Brandt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/comm/001156/bk_comm_001156_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Sunday Under Three Heads , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 66min
Charles Dickens, considered one of the greatest English authors of all time, wrote the essay "Sunday Under Three Heads" in 1836. It is a short piece expressing Charles Dickens' opinion on a bill being presented in the British Parliament which was meant to restrict pleasurable pursuits on Sundays. Dickens explains how this proposed act would negatively affect the poor people of Britain. Besides stating his opinion with eloquence, the essay provides a good description of life on an English Sunday in the early 19th century. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: DJ Cardello. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/yurt/001509/bk_yurt_001509_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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An Analysis of the Tarot Cards: Esoteric Classics , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 71min
Renowned occult writer, Manly P. Hall, not only explores the history and images of the tarot cards, but he delves into the secret occult symbolism while examining the divinatory meaning behind each of the 22 major arcana. Manly P. Hall quotes Eliphas Levin, stating: with no other book than the Tarot, if he knew how to use it, could in a few years acquire universal knowledge, and would be able to speak on all subjects with unequalled learning and inexhaustible eloquence. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Strader. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/099107/bk_acx0_099107_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Four Million , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 249min
This 1906 short story collection by O. Henry presents some of his most famous stories like "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem". The title refers to the population of New York city at that time and was a witty response to a newspaper editorial stating New York only held 400 people worth knowing. These short stories strongly communicate the fragile nature of human relations and are combined with O. Henry’s legendary moral lessons. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Greg Martin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/yurt/000233/bk_yurt_000233_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Brushes With Death
Brushes With Death ab 9.49 € als epub eBook: An Autobiography by Stating Facts Johnson Surviving the Streets and Relationship Struggles of South-Central Los Angeles: Based on a true story. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik,- Shop: hugendubel
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Barry Crimmins: Whatever Threatens You, Hörbuch, Digital, 49min, (USK 18)
I like to think of the Archaeologist from a more advanced society who would dig up this album hundreds of years from now, listen to it, and wonder why we needed a comedian like Barry Crimmins in the early days of the millennium. What would be the purpose of a person standing on a stage getting big laughs stating obvious facts that were already accepted by even the youngest of children in his modern society? The only society that doesn’t need a Barry Crimmins would already have hundreds of millions of Barry Crimmins. Language: English. Narrator: Barry Crimmins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/cody/000425/bk_cody_000425_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The speech act of forbidding and its realizations
By making the claim that utterances can be interpreted as actions, Austin disputed an assertion widespread amongst philosophers of his time namely that saying something is synonymous with stating something. Numerous philosophers and linguists then attempted to classify verbs according to actions that can be performed with them. Most of these taxonomies include one large and heterogeneous category summarizing speech act verbs that allow the speaker to persuade someone else into doing something. However, there have also been suggestions for subdivision of this group. This book shows that in-depth study of such subcategories is meaningful and provides a comprehensive discussion of the concept of forbidding. The author defines appropriate conditions for this speech act to be recognized as intended. Potential verbs of forbidding are collected and roughly graded by closeness of relationship to the concept. Then they are arranged into groups according to features that they have in common and, finally, it is critically assessed whether their classification mirrors current English usage. As a result, this book will certainly be of great interest to linguists, psychologists and sociologists.- Shop: buecher
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Brushes With Death
Brushes With Death ab 27.49 € als Taschenbuch: An Autobiography by Stating Facts Johnson Surviving the Streets and Relationship Struggles of South-Central Los Angeles: Based on a true story. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Romane & Erzählungen,- Shop: hugendubel
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The Mysterious Bride , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 37min
Hogg recounts a time where he knows he met a ghost. He addresses the audience, stating that the common folk no longer believe in ghosts, although he is a believer. Any person he talks to tells him the young women he's seen doesn't exist.... Museum Audiobooks strives to present audiobook versions of authentic, unabridged historical texts from prior eras which contain a variety of points of view. The texts do not represent the views or opinions of Museum Audiobooks, and in certain cases may contain perspectives or language that is objectionable to the modern listener. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sarah Morales. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/yurt/000818/bk_yurt_000818_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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