Using the Spanish Verb Bastar

Bastar is a fairly common Spanish verb that means to suffice — or, less formally, to be enough. Its use can seem less than straightforward to learners of Spanish, however, because it is often used in different sentence structures than when similar thoughts are expressed in English. The Most Common Uses of the Verb Bastar Impersonal bastar con: Con is the most common preposition to follow forms of bastar, usually in the impersonal third-person phrase basta con. (Other tenses, such as bastaba and bastarà ¡, can also be used.) Although this phrase could literally be translated as it is sufficient with, you need not (and shouldnt!) use such an awkward phrase in English. The phrase is typically followed by a noun or an infinitive: No basta con cerrar el campo de concentracià ³n. It isnt enough to close the concentration camp.Tengo muy baja tolerancia al alcohol: me basta con comer un bombà ³n con licor y ya no conozco ni a mi madre. I have very low tolerance to alcohol; for me, it is enough to eat a liquor bonbon and I dont even know my mother.Me bastaba con un mà ­nimo de 6 gigas. A minimum of 6 gigabytes was enough for me.No basta con una semana descubrir la riqueza histà ³rica del paà ­s. A week isnt enough to discover the countrys rich history.Te basta con mi gracia. My grace is sufficient for you.Me basta con estudiar un poco la noche antes del examen. Its enough for me to study a little bit the night before the test. Note that as in some of the examples, bastar can take an object pronoun. The difference between me basta con un dà ­a and basta con un dà ­a is the difference between a day is enough for me and a day is enough. Bastar para: When bastar has a stated or implied subject (in other words, when its not used impersonally, as in the examples above), it can be followed by para and an infinitive: Una sentencia de culpabilidad no basta para hacer justicia. A guilty verdict is not enough to do justice.Una sola comida con grasas saturadas basta para obstruir las arterias. A single meal with saturated fat is enough to obstruct the arteries. Bastar (a): With a stated or implied subject, bastar can also take direct objects. The direct object is the person for which the stated thing or condition is sufficient: Los planes no le bastan al presidente. The plans arent enough for the president.Me bastarà ­an 50 km/hora. Fifty kilometers an hour would be (fast) enough for me. Bastarse: In the reflexive form, bastarse carries the idea of self-sufficiency: James se basta para desquiciar a los Spurs. James alone can get the Spurs unhinged.Nadie podemos decir que nos bastamos a nosotros mismos. Nobody can say that we can do it all by ourselves. Basta as an interjection: Either alone or with other words, basta can be used in exclamations to indicate having had enough of something:  ¡Basta de racismo! Down with racism! ¡Basta de coches enormes! Enough with big cars! ¡Basta! Enough! ¡Basta ya! Enough already! ¿Basta de todo en TV? Had enough of everything on TV?

Definitions and Examples of Swear Words

A swear word is a word or phrase thats generally considered blasphemous, obscene, vulgar, or otherwise offensive. Also known as  swearing, bad word, obscene word, dirty word, and four-letter word. Swear words serve many different functions in different social contexts, notes Janet Holmes. They may express annoyance, aggression and insult, for instance, or they may express solidarity and friendliness (An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, 2013). EtymologyFrom Old English, take an oath Examples and Observations Spock: Your use of language has altered since our arrival. It is currently laced with, shall we say, more colorful metaphors, double dumbass on you and so forth.Captain Kirk: Oh, you mean the profanity?Spock: Yes.Captain Kirk: Well, thats simply the way they talk here. Nobody pays any attention to you unless you swear every other word. Youll find it in all the literature of the period.(Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, 1986)Uses of Swear WordsA final puzzle about swearing is the crazy range of circumstances in which we do it. There is cathartic swearing, as when we hit our thumb with a hammer or knock over a glass of beer. There are imprecations, as when we suggest a label or offer advice to someone who has cut us off in traffic. There are vulgar terms for everyday things and activities, as when Bess Truman was asked to get the president to say fertilizer instead of manure and she replied, You have no idea how long it took me to get him to say manure . There are figures of speech that put obscene words to other uses, such as the barnyard epithet for insincerity, the army acronym snafu, and the gynecological-flagellative term for uxorial dominance. And then there are the adjective-like expletives that salt the speech and split the words of soldiers, teenagers, Australians, and others affecting a breezy speech style.(Steven Pinker, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature. Viking, 2007)Social SwearingWhy do we swear? The answer to this question depends on the approach you take. As a linguist--not a psychologist, neurologist, speech pathologist or any other -ist--I see swearing as meaningfully patterned verbal behaviour that readily lends itself to a functional analysis. Pragmatically, swearing can be understood in terms of the meanings it is taken to have and what it achieves in any particular circumstance. . . .Typically, a social swear word originates as one of the bad words but becomes conventionalised in a recognisably social form. Using swear words as loose intensifiers contributes to the easy-going, imprecise nature of informal talk among in-group members. . . . In sum, this is jokey, cruisy, relaxing talk in which participants oil the wheels of their connection as much by how they talk as what they talk about.(Ruth Wajnryb, Language Most Foul. Allen Unwin, 2005)Secular Swearing[I]t would appear that in Western society the major shifts in the focus of swearing have been from religious matters (more especially the breaching of the commandment against taking the Lords name in vain) to sexual and bodily functions, and from opprobrious insults, such as coolie and kike. Both of these trends reflect the increasing secularization of Western society.(Geoffrey Hughes, Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in English. Blackwell, 1991)George Carlin on Bad WordsThere are four hundred thousand words in the English language and there are seven of them you cant say on t elevision. What a ratio that is! Three hundred ninety three thousand nine hundred and ninety three . . . to seven! They must really be bad. Theyd have to be outrageous to be separated from a group that large. All of you over here . . . You seven, you bad words.Thats what they told us, you remember? Thats a bad word. What? There are no bad words. Bad thoughts, bad intentions, but no bad words.(George Carlin with Tony Hendra, Last Words. Simon Schuster, 2009)David Camerons Jokey, Blokey InterviewDavid Camerons jokey, blokey interview . . . on Absolute Radio this morning is a good example of what can happen when politicians attempt to be down with the kids--or in this case, with the thirtysomethings. . . .Asked why he didnt use the social networking website Twitter, the Tory leader said: The trouble with Twitter, the instantness of it--too many twits might make a twat. . . .[T]he Tory leaders aides were in defensive mode afterwards, pointing out that twat was not a swear word under ra dio guidelines.(Haroon Siddique, Sweary Cameron Illustrates Dangers of Informal Interview. The Guardian, July 29, 2009)S***r W***s[N]ever use asterisks, or such silliness as b-----, which are just a cop out, as Charlotte Brontà « recognised: The practice of hinting by single letters those expletives with which profane and violent people are wont to garnish their discourse, strikes me as a proceeding which, however well meant, is weak and futile. I cannot tell what good it does--what feeling it spares--what horror it conceals.(David Marsh and Amelia Hodsdon, Guardian Style, 3rd ed. Guardian Books, 2010)Supreme Court Rulings on Swear WordsThe Supreme Court’s last major case concerning broadcast indecency, F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation in 1978, upheld the commission’s determination that George Carlin’s classic seven dirty words monologue, with its deliberate, repetitive and creative use of vulgarities, was indecent. But the court left open the question of whether the use of an occasional expletive could be punished.The case decided Tuesday, Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, No. 07-582, arose from two appearances by celebrities on the Billboard Music Awards.Justice Scalia read the passages at issue from the bench, though he substituted suggestive shorthand for the dirty words.The first involved Cher, who reflected on her career in accepting an award in 2002: I’ve also had critics for the last 40 years saying I was on my way out every year. Right. So F-em. (In his opinion, Justice Scalia explained that Cher metaphorically suggested a sexual act as a means of expressing hostility to her critics.)The second passage came in an exchange between Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie in 2003 in which Ms. Richie discussed in vulgar terms the difficulties in cleaning cow manure off a Prada purse.Reversing its policy on such fleeting expletives, the commission said in 2006 that both broadcasts were indecent. It did not matte r, the commission said, that some of the offensive words did not refer directly to sexual or excretory functions. Nor did it matter that the cursing was isolated and apparently impromptu. . . .In reversing that decision, Justice Scalia said the change in policy was rational and therefore permissible. It was certainly reasonable, he wrote, to determine that it made no sense to distinguish between literal and nonliteral uses of offensive words, requiring repetitive use to render only the latter indecent.Justice John Paul Stevens, dissenting, wrote that not every use of a swear word connoted the same thing. As any golfer who has watched his partner shank a short approach knows, Justice Stevens wrote, it would be absurd to accept the suggestion that the resultant four-letter word uttered on the golf course describes sex or excrement and is therefore indecent.It is ironic, to say the least, Justice Stevens went on, that while the F.C.C. patrols the airwaves for words that have a tenuous relationship with sex or excrement, commercials broadcast during prime-time hours frequently ask viewers whether they are battling erectile dysfunction or are having trouble going to the bathroom.(Adam Liptak, Supreme Court Upholds F.C.C.’s Shift to a Harder Line on Indecency on the Air. The New York Times, April 28, 2009)The Lighter Side of Swear WordsTell me, son, the anxious mother said, what did your father say when you told him youd wrecked his new Corvette?Shall I leave out the swear words? the son asked.Of course.He didnt say anything.(Steve Allen, Steve Allens Private Joke File. Three Rivers Press, 2000) Alternate Spellings: swearword, swear-word

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Conformity and Rebellion free essay sample

SEA Synthesis Argument: Conformity and Rebellion Without idiosyncrasies in todays society, the world would be brimming with a myriad amount of followers with very few luminaries. Because of societys growing population of diversity, more and more people are becoming mentors, dignitaries, and pioneers of the world. However, the mass influx of multiplicity is not the result of population growth, but rather, the result of individuals knowing that it is their obligation to rebel and to help improve society.From his Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech, Martin Luther King states, l live that even amid todays motor bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. (10) This quote simply states that there are always opportunities for society to develop. The truth is that most individuals are just merely afraid to rebel and contribute their ideas due to the possible chagrin and harassment they could receive. The poem, Eve Wear the Mask by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, reveals that people hide their thoughts to avoid being tortured by others. We will write a custom essay sample on Conformity and Rebellion or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page However, in the book Fahrenheit 451 when the main character, Guy Montage, desperately tries to resolve his own marital robbers and figure out how his dystrophy society came to be, he discovers that by rebelling and breaking the law, he understands how he can help rebuild and fix his society after a devastating nuclear bomb decimates the city he used to live in. Therefore, individuals are justified in breaking societal laws and norms if they are bettering the lives of others and benefiting society. To begin with, the necessity to rebel has resided within the human being since the beginning of mankind.People are born curious, wanting to know how things work, why things work, and what causes these things to work. For instance, as Captain Beauty of the fire department in Fahrenheit 451 states, At least once in his career, every fireman gets an itch. (59) The significance of this statement truly undermines the characteristic of curiosity. By being curious, people are laying the foundation of rebellion. As this underlying curiosity builds into a burning interest, there is no way to stop the raging inferno of desire from growing until one discovers the answer. Even though, Captain Beauty tells Montage, the books say nothing! (59) Montage refuses to believe Beauty until he reads a book for himself. Without discovering things for themselves, people will never be able to feel happy or sad, which is why the speaker in We Wear the Mask says, It hides our Cheeks and shades our eyes because naturally even though people are born with a necessity to rebel, the reason why many people dont rebel is because they are simply afraid of being judged by others. The speaker says people hide their cheeks so that others cannot tell if they are smiling or not and people shade their eyes often seen as the soul. Without this willingness to question ideas and actions, society cannot be improved. In addition, the role that rebellion plays does not have to be vital. Often, people are inclined to believe that rebellion is an attempt to revolutionize the customs and lifestyles that are familiar and safe. However, they are unaware of the importance of variety in society. The beauty, richness, and color all contribute to defiance. On more than one occasion, Montage neighbor, Claries McClellan, is a huge symbol of rebellion.Often doing strange things out of the ordinary in Montage society, Ms. McClellan [hikes] around in the forests and [watches] the birds and [collects] butterflies. (20) Although she does not ensue a citywide manhunt, she is the main reason behind Montage intellectual change. When she tells him [shes] still crazy. The rain feels good. [She] love to walk in it. Rain even tastes good (1 9), her pristine personality completely alters the manner of how Montage observes his surroundings solely due to the fact of her trying to get him to taste the rain (which he does).This elementary and delicate action is not a full-scale change the world rebellion. Clavicles actions are purely candid ways of getting others to view the world differently. Completely different from there, Claries doesnt break any societal laws to make a difference, but instead, helps others acknowledge the auxiliary sides of life through her anything but conforming actions. Moreover, the words of Martin Luther King Jar. Also describe how rebellion is not always major.He says, Most people will never make the headlines and their names will not appear in Whos Who, yet men and women will know and children will be taught that we have a finer land, a better people, and a more noble civilization (14) The connotation of the quote is that people do not have to be superheroes to make a positive life hang. Most people wont even be recognized for what they have done, but if everyone makes an independent choice in life, then society will become finer as a whole. The simplicity of rebellion can make a difference in society. Lastly, the essence of rebellion is the pivotal characteristic element to continue humanity. Without any variety or mixture of diversity, there is no way a society can become improved. Evidently in We Wear the Mask, the speaker states, We wear the mask that grins and lies, this debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile (1) The speaker shows hat everyone of us conforms one way or another, and it is because we conform that we smile and grin with torn and bleeding hearts. By escaping shame and embarrassment through conforming, we pay for escape through human guile or the deception of human life.Without having the mindset to rebel and to see daylight of the social and literal crimes that take part in everyday life, individuals will not be able to save themselves from their own people. For example, during Montage journey as a fugitive, he notices that after almost being run over For no reason at all in the world [the people in he car] would have killed [him]. ( 122) In addition, because everyone in Montages dystrophy society just wants to have Montage found and killed, they are tricked into believing that a normal everyday citizen walking during the late night was Montage. Although the government may see this as a clever way to fool society, the action Of killing the man was unjust. Instead Of giving the supposed Montage a trial, he was brutally killed by the Hound. Without any kind of opposition, these innocent individuals are killed simply because the citizens failed to even question why Montage is killed and fail to criticize their win actions. Without having the curiosity or ability to disagree with others, then there is no way a society can continue.Thus, the continuation of society ultimately depends on how individuals choose to contribute, maintain, or preserve their knowledge to a perpetually growing culture. Without the intelligence and righteousness to continue the human civilization, the societal collapse in Fahrenheit 451 is eerily accurate as to how the world would end. If individuals are willing to refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight that the bright daybreak of peace ND brotherhood can ne ver become a reality, (9), then the future of mankind is looking up. In other words, if individuals are willing to give everything they can to society, and not give up on fellow citizens of the earth despite the hopelessness or hostility of authority, then they still have a chance in salvaging humanity. People are born to rebel, discover new ideas, and reach new heights. Yet it is only through the work of those who can understand the rectitude of their conformity-defying actions that can help maintain the balance of justice and virtue.

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Question: Discuss About The Essential Theories Leadership Motivation? Answer: Introducation The managerial behaviours of Ben and Phil were distinctly different. They employed different techniques of leadership to tackle the existent problems at the workplace. According to Ben Samuels, it was important to treat employees in a proper manner to ensure their loyalty towards the company and retain as much employees as possible. Firing employees was not an option to Ben. The workers had immense amount of trust on Ben. Thus Ben showed a people centric leadership style. These leaders always put people over profits and the gift is the level of allegiance of both the workers and customers alike (Van Wart 2014). On the other hand the management behaviour of Phil was vastly different. He set demanding objectives and weekly meetings were conducted by him with each of the supervisors. Phil followed a disruptive style of leadership wherein the leader takes things into his or her own hands and try to spark transformation. He did not have primary concern on the retention of the employees and fired those who did not work according to the required needs (Jameson 2013). A participative and inspirational leadership style was followed by Ben to a major extent as he gave major amount of importance to his employees. Phil on the other hand did not abide by these styles. Ben and Phil had different principles when it came to managing their employees. Ben believed that it was crucial to treat the employees and the workers in a proper manner so that they could be retained by the company. On the other hand, Phil believed that training the supervisors was a waste of time and he believed in firing the employees on the spot in case they did not fulfil their responsibilities. The short term performance and turnovers were only considered by Phil without any sort of importance on the retention of the employees. The differences are due to the separate outlooks of the managers. While Phil believed in instant results, Ben believed in the long term results and receptivity (MALO? 2012). In case I am selected as a manager of the plant, I would take it upon myself to ensure that both the employee satisfaction as well as their performance is enhanced. I would give an action plan to each of the employees so that they can have a target following which they can work and achieve the targets of the organisation. Instead of firing the employees at one go, I would give them sufficient warnings so that they get ample scope for improvement. I would also make it clear that attainment of performance goals would lead to promotions and other benefits in the job. I would not cut down completely on the celebrations at office, but instead keep it balanced with the work situations. I would ensure a proper balance between work and enjoyment to achieve best results (Gandolfi 2012). The two decisions which were made by Kathy for the group decision procedure were not completely accounting because one of the topics was such that there was the possibility of confusion arising among the employees which was quite high. The first topic of discussion was that regarding fixing of the dates for summer vacations. It was the rule of the organisation that more than two workers would not get the vacation at the same time. Therefore it was only natural for the workers to remain divided in their opinions. The vacation schedules were planned previously based on the requirements and productivity of the workers and the decisions were taken by the manager. Hence there was not much chance of conflict. However in the absence of the managers, confusion was natural among the workers. In case of the productivity issue however it was not completely a wrong decision as the workers could team up together and decide if they wanted a change in the incentive structure and the amount of pay. Therefore there was also a gap in the communication regarding the reasons for the incentives and the revised rates (Lopez-Zafra, Garcia-Retamero and Martos 2012). In case of the discussion on the vacation schedule the manager Kathy could handle the matter differently. Instead of leaving the employees to decide for themselves, Kathy could be present at the time of the discussion as there was bound to be confusion and several disagreements among the workers. Every worker was bound to fight for his or her vacation. While the senior workers gave reasons of their experience and seniority the best performers gave reasons of their productivity for their vacations sanction. Thus in case Kathy would be present at the time of the meeting, the matter could be resolved without any confusion as she would show an impartial approach while tackling it. In case the employees had a level of ease with each other, they could easily sort out issues. Thus Kathy had made certain mistakes in the usage of participation to avoid difficulties by the manager (Miner 2015). The two decisions specifically that on the discussion of the vacation schedules where not appropriate for the inclusion of participation of the workers in the department. Instead of including such heavy topics, simple topics could have been included in the discussion. These could have built the level of attachment among the workers and helped them in taking future decisions with ease. The decision regarding the productivity however was a reasonable choice for discussion however it was not a suitable one for the introduction of the participation in the department (Bakker and Xanthopoulou 2013). The case study clearly shows that Marsha Brown, exhibited certain characteristic traits of leadership in order to help the employees of the bank remain motivated and attached to their work. It can be said in this regard, that Marsha showed Motivational theory of leadership where she worked hard to devise changes such that the employees of the bank who helped in the training of the young managers to be did not remain doing a job which was thankless and also received certain benefits from their daily work (Avolio and Yammarino 2013). It this regard it can be said that Marsha also showed certain qualities of people oriented leadership wherein she understood that for the productivity of her branch of the Metro bank to increase the employees needed to be motivated. The interaction of Marsha with each of her employees wherein she checked and reviewed all of their records showed clearly that she was actually concerned about their prosperity and understood their true potential. This sensitivity towards her workers was one of the main characteristics of a people oriented leader (Trpanier, Fernet and Austin 2012). A proper and detailed study of the case provided reveals clearly that Marsha was a person who could actually show the change happening in the employees lives as well as in the productivity of the bank. She had taken it upon herself to ensure that the low morale and the low productivity level which the bank was facing since a long time would change soon and the bank branch would succeed in treating the employees better. The aim of Marsha was to be the manager of such a branch which would be known as the best in the development of managerial talent and also would offer quality of customer service. She also managed her supervisors well such that they took up some of her responsibilities and thereby set up a perfect balance within the organisation. By the implementation of the policies which she implemented she tried to attain the goals which she had set up for her company (Antonakis and House 2013). With reference to the provided case study it can clearly be said that Marsha is a transformational leader in the true sense of the term. She embodied all the characteristics of a transformational leader. After understanding the reason why the branch of the Metro Bank was experiencing low productivity and morale than expected, she took it upon herself to change the existing proceedings of the bank so that the employees who helped other joiners in getting trained as managers could also benefit from the service which they were providing year after year (Chaudhry and Javed 2012). The business system which allowed only the young managerial trainees to be benefited got changed such that the employees who helped train the managers would also get benefited by them and get appraisals for the work which they did (Dumdum, Lowe and Avolio 2013). Marsha is also a charismatic leader to a certain extent as the changes which she made in the proceedings of the organisation would inspire the workers to work diligently and remain true to their organisation at all times. Thus it can be said that Marsha displayed all the characteristics of both transformational as well as charismatic leadership. References: Antonakis, J. and House, R.J., 2013. The full-range leadership theory: The way forward. InTransformational and Charismatic Leadership: The Road Ahead 10th Anniversary Edition(pp. 3-33). Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Avolio, B.J. and Yammarino, F.J. eds., 2013. Introduction to, and overview of, transformational and charismatic leadership. 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