Amanda Smith COM 220 2/13/2012 Bias‚ Rhetorical Devices‚ and Argumentation Essay “The Perils of indifference” By: Elie Weisel I chose to read the speech made by Elie Weisel about indifference around the world today and in the past. This speech was very touching in my opinion and I believed showed examples of Bias‚ Rhetorical devices‚ and argumentation. Elie Weisel was able to connect with his listener by sharing his heartbreaking and emotional experience. He then talked about other instances
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IFP0100 Academic Writing Block 3 Paraphrasing Paraphrasing is re-writing another’s argument in your own words; phrasing and interpreting it in your own way. This involves changing the vocabulary (words)‚ reorganising the structure of the text but keeping the meaning the same. For example: Original text: ‘In Higher education today the ability to become an independent learner is crucial’ (Payne and Whittaker‚ 2006) Paraphrase: Payne and Whittaker (2006) argue that becoming an independent learner
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Paraphrasing I’ve finally had a conversation with three very interesting people and we talked about what are their long terms or short term goals. The conversations we had we’re very interesting and now I will take this time to explain this to you as best as I can. Well the first person I had a talk with is a person that works within my squadron. I know we are not supposed to state names so let’s call him Mr. Illinois. I asked Mr. Illinois what are his goals and the first thing that came
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Sample Texts for Study and Exercises | summarizing TEXT 1 Global Implications of Patent Law Variation Koji Suzuki‚ 1991 A patent is an exclusive right to use an invention for a certain period of time‚ which is given to an inventor as compensation for disclosure of an invention. Although it would be beneficial for the world economy to have uniform patent laws‚ each country has its own laws designed to protect domestic inventions and safeguard technology. Despite widespread variation‚ patent laws
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Associate Level Material Appendix A Final Project Overview and Timeline Final Project Overview The final project for this course is a 1‚750- to 2‚000-word research paper on a topic of your choice‚ approved by your instructor‚ from the categories on the following list: • Affirmative action • Colonization • Consumerism • Culture • Drugs • Education • Ethics • Gun control • Identity theft • Immigration • Literacy • Media • Politics • War • Technology • Another
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Illicit Drug Use in Pregnancy COM 220 August 1st‚ 2010 Illicit Drug Use in Pregnancy Studies in 2008 have shown that the amount of babies born to drug addicted mothers has almost doubled since 2003. Pregnant mothers have been using drugs during pregnancy for thousands of years without knowing the effects they can have on their unborn baby. Even though some people claim that illicit drugs used by pregnant mothers cause no harm to the fetus‚ there have been studies that show otherwise. Cocaine
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Preparation for mandatory test: Introducing Referencing Referencing is the key means by which you can avoid plagiarism and is central to the practice of academic honesty. The basic idea is that any time you use information‚ ideas or words from another source you need to use referencing to acknowledge the original author. Using someone else’s ideas without clearly identifying that this is what you have done is an obvious breach of the principles of trust and fairness which support academic endeavour
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is published in‚ Vol (part no.)‚ pp Example: Publisher’s Weekly‚ (2003) Beegu‚ by Alexis Deacon‚ Reviewed in: Publisher’s Weekly‚ 250(36)‚ pp74-75 For details of how to cite a quotation or paraphrase in the text of your essay‚ see the Quoting and Paraphrasing section. Harvard Bibliography Example Adorno‚ T. W.‚ (1954) ’How to Look at Television ’‚ The Quarterly of Film Radio and Television‚ 8 (3) pp.213-235 Cottrell‚ S.‚ (2010) Skills for Success: The Personal Development Planning Handbook
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Associate Level Material Appendix D Research Plan As part of your research plan‚ you must first draft a research question for your research paper that will guide the rest of your writing. A research question‚ which is more specific and focused than a general topic‚ is the question that your research paper will be answering. For example‚ if your general area of interest is social security‚ a possible research question might ask “How can low-income families save more money if the United States
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Associate Program Material Appendix C Rhetorical Modes Matrix Rhetorical modes are methods for effectively communicating through language and writing. Complete the following chart to identify the purpose and structure of the various rhetorical modes used in academic writing. Provide at least 2 tips for writing each type of rhetorical device. |Rhetorical Mode |Purpose – Explain when or why |Structure – Explain what organizational |Provide 2 tips for writing in | |
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