Library Of Congress Talking Book

When you comprehend english sentence, How do you comprehend it?

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I want to know the efficient way to comprehend english

Those sentences are relatively long and contain multiple clauses, each a concept of its own. The way to comprehend this kind of material is to take it one clause (subject-verb-[object]) at a time.

A trick that works is to read it out loud, slowly, as if you were reading to an avid listener eager to understand it. (You are, and it's you.)

2007-11-03 05:50:40 by gisno

This video shows the commonly used Talking Book Cassette Player from the Library of Congress, plus the tapes that are used with it.

Remember the kid on here a few days ago speaking about France and the US. I recieved this personal message from him.
"By the way i'm not french jerk, im latin american, i've read many books of USA history (i don't use american because the spaniards called the whole continent like that, the US stole the name because they dont have one for themselfs). So, no one liberate me, indeed the only liberation would be against the yanky imperialism. my dear red neck indeed you war of independence never had a turning point before yorktown (indeed had an irregular curse). The US isn't worth enough to gain their independence for themselfs. The numbers are there, check the congress library if you want it.
hillbilly please read a little about the World War I you dont saved anyone just fill the place of the russians that quit, you only send a lame expeditionary force for a few months in 1918 (no one big battle just support for english and french). So lame so lame."

My fellow Americans, let him have it
Just to clarify, I have been cursed at, kicked, yelled at, punched, and had people try to kill me for being in Iraq. This kid with his misguided beliefs doesnt bother me, rather, i find him to be quite humorous and funny.
Another note. I am an open minded person, I am very willing to hear any point of view on just about any subject. But when someone feels the need to act so openly rude towards people because hes too young to know how to get his point across, its a bit annoying. I will always listen to anyone who sets out a good arguement and makes valid points so long as they do it in a civil and polite way.

personally, I think this guy is some kid who doesnt have any friends, so he goes online, and tries to find subjects that will stir up problems and arguements, mainly because its the only way he can draw attention to himself, its cute...kinda. So he makes up stuff (because thats the ONLY way he could possibly come up with the line of bull hes got there) and goes and posts it.

And then, the arguements start, and he feels happy because he thinks people are paying attention to him, but they arent. If this kid were to pay attention to his suburban high school that he attends every day, he would know that the only debate over the naming of America is weather it was drived from Amerigo Vespucci or Richard Amerike.

And the completely off base comment about the "lame expeditionary force" in in 1918, yeah, I got a comment about that. The U.S. Marines suffered the worst day of combat in history because they followed the orders of a French Commander who claimed that germans held only a small corner of the woods at Bellau Wood. The marines that day walked into a slughter house, and you know what happened. They did it, they pushed beyond anything they though they were capeable of and took Bellau Wood, earning the name Teufelhunden.

Please kiddo, if you feel the need to come on and try to degredate the US, get your facts straight.

2007-03-13 07:45:30 by King Loser

Reall I'd like to know why this vote did not make McCain a Socialist and a Liar?

Liar - While discussing the $700 bailout bill being talked about in Congress this past week, John McCain said,

"It is completely unacceptable for any kind of earmarks to be included in this bill. It would be outrageous for legislators and lobbyists to pack this rescue plan with taxpayer money for favored companies. This simply cannot happen."

It did. And he voted for it anyway.

$2 million excise tax exemption on "certain wooden arrows designed for use by children."

$49 million in tax breaks for people (in Alaska, mostly) receiving compensation from the litigation over the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

$100 million in tax breaks for "certain motorsports racing track facilities."

$179 million in tax incentives for "investment in the District of Columbia."

$49 million for a charitable deduction for corporations who donate books to libraries.

$33 million for an economic development credit in American Samoa.

$61 million in added credits for "steel industry fuel" also known as liquefied coal waste sludge.

$397 million for the "domestic production activities deduction" for film production

$81 million to extend and modify treatment of "certain film and television productions."

McCain also claims - "I will veto every bill with earmarks, until the Congress stops sending bills with earmarks,"

So, why did he vote for this socialist emark laden bill? Liar.

Socialist - If you actually know what socialism is you understand that neither candidate is a soicalist. But since it seems to be the next mud to be slung by McCain I'd like to hear your thoughts. This bailout bill was the most socialist thing I've seen in my lifetime for sure, and most would agree.

Yes, I know Obama voted for it as well but since you republicans already believe Obama is a socialist and a liar that is irrelevant.

source: politifact.com

Yeah, I always wonder why they call Obama a socialist, when their own candidate is the same way. I guess it's kind of like pretending John Kerry was not a war hero and Bush was not a cheerleader - alternative/republican reality.

2008-10-21 07:34:11 by Bill P

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A conservative Y!A respondent posted the list below on an unrelated question earlier today and I feel compelled to respond to some of it. (For the complete list, click the link.) Actually, I find the most repulsive thing about this list, the idea that anybody in the world actually thinks this sophomoric embarrassment is actually ‘humorous’ - That alone has to be one of the most unflattering things anybody can say about a conservative. My responses appear (in parentheses) immediately below each item from the list “indicated by quotation marks”. (Just in case any wish to participate, the painfully literal visual aids are for conservative respondents.) Please arrange your responses in the same format and assist me in disparaging this offense to our intelligence then let’s never speak of it again.

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/ jokes/bljokedemocrat.htm

“YOU MIGHT BE A (LIBERAL) IF”:

“You keep count of how many people you know in each racial or ethnic category.”
(-and you are probably a conservative if you don’t need to keep count because the number is so easy to remember, such as ZERO for instance.)

“You can't talk about foreign policy without using the word conspiracy.”
(Which policy is it that conservatives talk about today that DOESN’T revolve around the word, ‘conspiracy’? I cannot name even one exclusively ‘liberal’ conspiracy theory.)

“You've never been mugged.”
(What? I don’t get it! Has every conservative been mugged? Is that why they are all so bitter, resentful, spiteful, and bent on mindless punitive revenge against all humanity?)

You got teary-eyed during the film "The American President."
(Okay, now you’re just taking a crazy reach at preposterous extremes. ‘The American President’ is a somewhat romantic comedy-drama with virtually no political context and I can’t imagine anybody crying during this film for any reason other than its overall cinematic quality.)

“You think Ayn Rand is an African currency.”
(I would go so far as to contend that I am better informed and exercise greater comprehension about Ayn Rand and her alleged ‘philosophy’ than probably ANY conservative. Ayn Rand – along with Milton Friedman -- is at least 50% of the motivation behind my conversion to liberalism and socialism. To suggest that any socialist knows not the significance of Ayn Rand is as ridiculous as suggesting so much as half of all conservatives have ever even heard the name, and twice as ridiculous as calling her “the greatest female philosopher” without making any distinction between which is more ridiculous: calling her a ‘philosopher’ or calling her ‘female’.)

“Your High School Year Book goals included the words "help people”.”
(Oh, yeah, there it is. I am never satisfied a right and proper criticism of liberals has occurred until somebody ridicules my sympathy and boasts of their hatred for humanity. Well done, conservative master of wit and humor, because nothing spreads goodwill quite like the warmth and sincerity of your psychopathic violent fantasies.)

“You think Carter should be on Mt. Rushmore.”
(This is the first time in my life I have ever heard anyone suggest Carter should be on Mount Rushmore, so let’s conduct a quick comparison:
Number of times I’ve heard Carter should be on Mount Rushmore? Zero… until just now!
Number of times I’ve heard Reagan should be on Mount Rushmore? Thousands… including at least one actual bill PRESENTED IN CONGRESS!
The only thing funnier than conservative wit and humor is conservative character and integrity.)

“You think that Supply Side Economics refers to your dope dealer's stash.”
(I direct your attention to my comments regarding Ayn Rand. Again, I assert the liberal is always on average, astronomically more knowledgeable and informed than the sentimental conservative on every issue, especially economics.)

“You actually think that poverty can be abolished.”
(I don’t THINK poverty can be abolished. I KNOW poverty can be abolished in fact the poverty is not even the condition to which any ‘abolishment’ even applies. Poverty is not a naturally occurring condition, it is an unnatural consequence of superstitious mythology and violence. We do not eliminate poverty by ‘abolishing’ poverty - We eliminate poverty by altering our violent behavior. YOU ARE DEFINITELY A CONSERVATIVE IF YOU THINK YOU CANNOT ELIMINATE VIOLENCE BY ALTERING YOUR VIOLENT BEHAVIOR.)

“You know that Jefferson really meant to say "Entitled to Happiness”.”
(Hmmm… What’s all this then, Freudian slip? -- “You KNOW Jefferson MEANT to say” -- ? Shouldn’t you be alleging that I ‘THINK’ Jefferson ‘meant to say’? That’s another funny thing about conservative humor… kind of like films that are so bad they are accidentally funny, like ‘Over the Top’.)

“You go to Gay Pride Day parades so that no one can call you homophobic.”
(Oh, that’s the cherry on top, isn’t it? You know you are conservative if you think no humorous list is complete until after you make
You know you are conservative if you think no humorous list is complete until after you make a joke with a homosexual context… or imply that homosexuality is something of which to be ashamed… and one other piece of advice for conservatives: You know you are homosexual if:
You are homophobic.
You focus inordinately on the subject of homosexuality.
You unnecessarily introduce the subject of homosexuality.
You never believe any humorous list is complete until it includes a joke with a homosexual context.
You think homosexuality is something of which to be ashamed.
You fail to recognize that overcompensation for fear of exposure as a homophobe is a classic symptom of homophobia which ultimately means you are a homosexual because homophobia is always the product of repressed homosexuality.)

In case you forgot by now, I’ll repeat myself: Please arrange your responses in the same format and assist me in disparaging this offense to our intelligence then let’s never speak of it again.
@ New Labour, I'm pretty sure right & homophobia are nowhere near as closely related in the UK as they tend to be in the states. Individual US conservatives can in all fairness disassociate themselves from homophobia but their party for all practical purposes practices it as a matter of policy.
Based on response from Sowcratees, I retract my statements about 'The American President' - I saw that film maybe once, ten years ago, and I don't remember an ACLU card, so we'll blame that one on my diminishing memory.

nokilleye, given that you have produced such a fantastic knock down I dont think I could add to it.
Well done a great piece of reading.

2009-10-20 11:27:43 by - nokilleye -