written by Scott Downs In Paul Roberts essay “How to Say Nothing in 500 Words” he gives us nine tips that we can use to be a more productive writer. The first is to “Avoid the obvious” in which we should make a list of the things that immediately come to mind and not use them in your writing. Second he says that you should “Take the less usual side” which most people will avoid. He also mentions that trying to predict what the teacher wants is not a good way to choose a topic. Third is to “Slip
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“Better Late Than Never” by Yolanda Paul There he was again‚ peeping through the window with worn‚ yellow eyes. His coat was moth-eaten and quite shabby. His skin was dirty as though it had not been scrubbed and cleaned thoroughly in quite some time. His shoes had many holes allowing too much ventilation and they appeared to have no soles. The old man shuffled into the coffee shop and ordered his normal cup of coffee without sugar and many times‚ I would see him looking longingly at the delicious
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of peripheral social awareness (Wikipedia‚ 2015). This awareness comes from constant contact with people via social networking platforms like Facebook‚ Myspace‚ Twitter‚ Blogger‚ etc. We see this term being a big part of Clive Thompsons book Smarter Than You Think and is an essential element to understanding technology today. According to Thompson‚ ambient awareness is “almost like being in the same room as someone and picking up on his/her mood and thoughts by the stray signals he/she gives off” (Thompson
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Though this is the case‚ diethylamine is a stronger base than aniline because of the benzene ring attached to it. The benzene ring is electron withdrawing making it a stronger acid (and weaker base) than the electron- donating ethyl groups that are weaker acid (stronger base). Comparing aniline which is an aromatic amine and benzyl amine‚ which is an aliphatic amine‚ benzyl amine or aliphatic amines in general are stronger bases than aromatic amines. Also‚ it is because in aniline‚ the lone pair
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Contents Dedication Part 1 Childhood years Was I ever wanted? Is love always confusing? Why Me? The Dark Summer. Am I only here for others to hurt? Now you must grown up. Losing the only one that loved me. Part 2 Teenage years Will life ever get better? Now I know why. You’re in the Army now Part 3 Adult years Is it always about what you want? Life gives life. Don’t believe everything you see and feel. Part 4. Is this what I was born to be‚ a punchingbag for everyone? The
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is more‚ when books or news are read from the screen of electronic gadgets‚ the tendency to develop dry eyes skyrockets. According to Adams (2014)‚ countless studies have shown that people are less likely to blink more when they are reading from their computer screen. For this reason‚ the eyes are given less refreshment as when one blinks‚ a layer of tears are spread over the eye. In short‚ many have become cautious when using their electronic devices in fear of damaging their eyes; consequently reading
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feeling like you have a chance of getting away with the crime. If someone feels like a police officer is watching them‚ they are less likely to follow through with a crime because the chance of getting away is less. 3. Does your community have more or less crime and disorder than average? On what do you base your opinion? I believe my community has less crime and disorder than average. This hypothesis is based on how much crime I hear about in my community compared to every other communities. I’m sure
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Emotional Intelligence : Is is more important than IQ For decades‚ a lot of emphasis has been put on certain aspects of intelligence such as logical reasoning‚ math skills‚ spatial skills‚ understanding analogies‚ verbal skills etc. Researchers were puzzled by the fact that while IQ could predict to a significant degree the academic performance and‚ to some degree‚ professional and personal success‚ there was something missing in the equation. Some of those with fabulous IQ scores were doing
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Does internet makes you less or more sociable? In my view‚ internet is making you more and less sociable‚ it depends on the person and the type of activity they do with the internet. One of the main uses of internet is to connect people faster even if they are at another bit of the world. In this case‚ one of the method created for connect people are the social networking such as Facebook or Twitter. These social networks link people together by giving them the possibility to put their photos
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Basketball is better than Football. The clock runs down and there’s the point guard with the ball dribbling up the court there’s 10 minutes left on the board and he’s stalling then out of now here he passes to the shooting guard 5-4-3-2-1 and he shoots swoosh the ball goes in and they win but one critic in the audience says football is better than basketball. To me basketball is better than football personally because I play it but I’m going to list how it is a "better" sport For me basketball
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