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... understand this , we must also understand that action is to motion what mind is to brain : machines are capable of motion , only humans are capable of action . Men approach inanimate things differently than they approach other men ...
... understand this , we must also understand that action is to motion what mind is to brain : machines are capable of motion , only humans are capable of action . Men approach inanimate things differently than they approach other men ...
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... understand and respond to . But there are important audience differences . The reader , if he does not understand a word , can look it up in a dictionary or ask a friend ; if he does not understand a sentence he can re - read it . He ...
... understand and respond to . But there are important audience differences . The reader , if he does not understand a word , can look it up in a dictionary or ask a friend ; if he does not understand a sentence he can re - read it . He ...
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... understand it , one must listen and pay rigorous attention to the words which motivate him to action , which help to determine the kind of action he takes , which allow him to evaluate his actions . Read and Listen : Use Good Examples ...
... understand it , one must listen and pay rigorous attention to the words which motivate him to action , which help to determine the kind of action he takes , which allow him to evaluate his actions . Read and Listen : Use Good Examples ...
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