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    setting aside an emergency fund by the end of the session Detailed Outline (sentences/paragraphs represent sections that will be expounded upon) Introduction 1. Begin with an anecdote of a HK Filipino domestic worker being hit by a compound ‘unexpected event’ (termination‚ illness in family‚ natural disaster). In the anecdote‚ the helper recounts how they she as well as what the impact has been to her financial and overall health. Input 2. Provide inputs on savings killers‚ including three specific

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    personal connection Orwell bears to writing pervades throughout the essay‚ and subsequently captivates the audience. Orwell’s use of personal childhood anecdotes‚ of where he felt “isolated and undervalued” evokes a personal connection of sympathy from the reader‚ and thus signifies the development of Orwell as a writer. From the opening anecdotes‚ where Orwell alludes to the Greek playwright ‘Aristophanes’ and the English poet ‘William Blake’ it is event that ‘writing’ remained an innate component

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    language generalize individual experience‚ classifying it within the experience of a linguistic group? Did it ever happen to you to be chilling with all your friends‚ suddenly an anecdote comes to mind; you finding it related to the subject in hand and quite amusing start sharing your anecdote; by the end of your anecdote you find yourself the only one amused by it. What then? You tell your friends you should have been there to understand. When an individual experience is recounted it has never the

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    and Kari White argue that Planned Parenthood shouldn’t be defunded by Congress because of how negative the outcomes are that have been brought about in the past. Potter and White convince others by using rhetorical devices such as statistics and anecdotes. To start‚ Potter and White tackle the subject of how widely Planned Parenthood’s reaches are and just how much they supply‚ “…our research found that in counties with no clinic‚

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    phones by incorporating a list of seemingly mindless activities.   James’ anecdote of the injured daughter and the mother caught in traffic further promote his view that it is unnecessary to completely ban mobile phone use‚ as he is appealing to the emotional side of the readers‚ making the reader question themselves and ponder on what they would do in such a situation. The use of an easily manipulated personal anecdote encourages the reader to agree with James’ point of view as they have now become

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    Adding a personal anecdote makes the general argument of the text more relatable as it stops relying on abstract knowledge and becomes a concrete example. Drew goes on to mention being a former Army Reservist; this gains him a level of credibility and respect. He describes

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    has a great impact on me is when the neighbor suspected a baby sitter is a criminal because the color of his skin. Claudia successfully addressed the issue by telling story of the misunderstanding between a neighbor and a friend. Opening of the anecdote

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    JOUR SUPPLEMENTARY ESSAY Feature Characteristics The term “feature article” is quite general and can include many different forms‚ such as profile features‚ news features‚ expose’s‚ and many others. Feature journalism can also have numerous purposes‚ for example to inform‚ to educate‚ or to simply entertain. While ‘feature article’ is certainly a broad term‚ features do come with their own set of defining characteristics which make them different to a news article. Feature articles are distinguished

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    progression upon them. • Case study. • Problem solving. • Clinical reasoning skills needed for physiotherapist. • Evidence based practice in physiotherapy. • Clinical decision making process. • Results of practicing according to experience‚ authority and anecdotes. • History of evidence based practice‚ a call for change. • Steps to enhance evidence based physiotherapy practice. • Benefits of evidence based practice. After completion of this course‚ I have understood foundations of critical thinking and have

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    “Lost Child in the Woods” by Richard Louv details today’s newest technology to discuss the widening gap between man and nature. Louv uses an anecdote‚ provides the reader with metaphors‚ and creates a hypothetical situation to develop his argument The reason Louv gives for writing this passage is that of a friends recent visit to the car dealership. During her visit‚ when prompted about a backseat entertainment system for her car she replied she did not want one and “the salesman’s jaw dropped.”

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