EAP Unit 4. 4.1 Introduction. Academic writing normally requires that you support your ideas and opinions with facts‚ statistics‚ quotations and similar kinds of information. There are four ways to use information from outside sources; quote it directly or indirectly or paraphrase or summarize it. Summaries and responses play an important role in college writing. A summary is much shorter than the original text. In essay examination papers‚ you demonstrate your understanding of the material
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Introduction The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate one’s understanding of the academic piece by L. Jennings‚ M. Skovholt‚ (1999)‚ which exposes the traits of a “master therapist” and to provide an adequate summary‚ comment on points that interest one as the author‚ to highlight skills/traits mentioned in the academic piece that are reflected in one’s self‚ and to conclude with some criticism as well as some points of agreement with the piece. Summary The piece illustrates that professionals
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5 december 2012 Universiteit van Amsterdam Merijn Rengers 2012/2013 Academic Writing Semester 1‚ block 2 …… Leanne Hogenhout 6076645 §1. Introduction The last decade the number of students rise spectacularly‚ from less than 3000 to over 240.000 in 2010/2011. Especially after World War II the number of students rise quickly‚ because of the large number of baby boomers in de sixties. The accesability of university education was expanded and the number of different studies
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Academic Argument Essay The Need for Rehabilitation Momm‚ like many brothel girls‚ had become addicted to methamphetamines. Often the brothel owners give girls meth to keep them compliant and dependent. In her village‚ the craving had overwhelmed her‚ and she was consumed by the need to go back to the brothel and get some meth. Women everyday‚ all over the world are being held against their will. Many of these women are bought‚ sold‚ and used for sex or labor. In the book Half the Sky by Nicholas
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Academic integrity stands for honesty in scientific work by properly giving credit where credit is due. It is a moral code that should prevent plagiarism or cheating. Ideas‚ thoughts or intellectual property of other authors must be identified. That is what direct and indirect citations are used for. A proper quote has to mention the origin or the source of the text excerpt. The common practice is to put the author’s last name and the date of the research in brackets next to the end of the text and
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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR ACADEMIC ENGLISH THIRD EDITION by David Porter A & C Black London www.acblack.com For Ana Rita First edition published 2001 Second edition published 2003 This third edition published 2007 by A & C Black Publishers Ltd 38 Soho Square‚ London W1D 3HB © Copyright A&C Black Publishers Ltd 2007 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the publishers. A CIP entry for this book is available
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Probation officers role within the field of victim services has advanced over the past couple of decades. Previously underutilized within the criminal justice system‚ support and advocacy for victims is becoming a major part of the job for probation officers. The job of a probation officer has evolved from "court-oriented" to "victim-centric". Specifically understanding the needs of victims and their importance in the system can majorly affect the outcome of the offender’s probation. Victims
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Human Behavior Theories Conflict Theory Of the many theories that pertain to the probation and parole aspect of criminal justice‚ conflict theory stands out. This theory was founded by Karl Marx. Conflict theory states that power is at the center of every human relationship. It theorizes that there are only two types of people in the world: the people that have wealth and are in power and the working class‚ the powerless and poor. It holds the idea that it is in the best interest of the powerful
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How to Write a Good Assignment How to Write a Good Assignment 1. General planning One of the main reasons why students submit unsatisfactory assignments is that they don’t plan in advance and they don’t use their time effectively. The most common mistake is to allow too little time to complete assignments‚ with the result that the final product is put together without much thought. Phase 1: 60 percent of your available time: Preparation for writing your assignment‚ that is planning the basic
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COMPARISON-CONTRAST ESSAY In your career as a student‚ you will encounter many different kinds of writing assignment‚ each with its own requirements. One of the most common is the comparison/contrast essay‚ in which you focus on the ways in which certain things or ideas—usually two of them—are similar to (this is the comparison) and/or different from (this is the contrast) one another. By assigning such essays‚ your instructors are encouraging you to make connections between texts or ideas‚ engage
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