Английский язык: рекомендуемые темы для сочинений с элементами рассуждений и аргументации. Гришин В.А. - 70 стр.

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from this university, and asking former students what they gained from their own

education here. When the replies come in, we can tabulate them and formulate an

official statement of our educational mission. This will surely result in improved

programs at our university."

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178) There is a general idea that a translation always fails to preserve some of the

qualities that distinguish the original work—i.e., that 'something always gets lost in

translation.' Writers, critics, and the general reading public unthinkingly accept this

clichè. But this belief is unwarranted: translators are sometimes distinguished authors

themselves, and some authors may even translate their own works. As the translator

pointed out in the preface to an English version of Dante's works, the violin and the

piano make different sounds, but they can play what is recognizably the same piece of

music.

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179) There is a general idea that waiters and waitresses are more likely to receive larger

gratuities from large groups of people. A recent research study suggests this is not true.

The researchers examined the relationship between the size of tips in restaurants and the

number of meals charged on the bill. They found that, while most tips were around 15

percent, the minimum percentage considered appropriate, people dining alone tipped

consistently more (19 percent) and those dining in groups of four or more tipped

considerably less (13 percent) than this 15 percent standard. These results strongly

suggest that people dining in a group are less likely to feel personally responsible for

leaving an adequate or generous tip.

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180) Statistics collected from dentists indicate that three times more men than women

faint while visiting the dentist. This evidence suggests that men are more likely to be

distressed about having dental work done than women are. Thus, dentists who advertise

to attract patients should target the male consumer and emphasize both the effectiveness