Does Your Language Shape How You Think? Seventy years ago‚ in 1940‚ a popular science magazine published a short article that set in motion one of the trendiest intellectual fads of the 20th century. At first glance‚ there seemed little about the article to augur its subsequent celebrity. Neither the title‚ “Science and Linguistics‚” nor the magazine‚ M.I.T.’s Technology Review‚ was most people’s idea of glamour. And the author‚ a chemical engineer who worked for an insurance company and moonlighted
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English 098: ESSAY #1 Worth: 10 points • Rough Draft Due: Tuesday‚ January 22nd • Draft Review: Thursday‚ January 24th • ESSAY DUE: Tuesday‚ January 29th Typed double-spaced. I’ll go over format on Tuesday. Remember to attach the rough draft with my comments and any pre-writing you did in class so I know how you created the finished product! We have been discussing the purpose of college in class‚ and we have read essays from the course pack that discuss the purpose of college and
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President of the National Rifle Association‚ Wayne LaPierre‚ testified before the U.S. Senate. Editorial cartoonist Adam Zyglis‚ whose cartoons are internationally syndicated‚ had created a cartoon with commentary on that specific testimony. The argument of the piece is that the NRA is a major part of the gun violence problem in the United States. Zyglis may have pleased his audience with similar views on the topic‚ but he may not be changing anybody’s mind if they do not hold a more liberal stance
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an enormous symbol to the public‚ most importantly‚ to the transgender community. Jenner won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award‚ giving various transgender individuals the courage to keep moving forward as well. “The most important thing in life is that you are true to yourself‚” Jenner said. Another example is Laverne Cox‚ who stars in the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” as a transgender woman in jail‚ and it gives the viewers a perspective on how they are treated today. On a side note‚ research
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What Does Your Handwriting Say About You Good morning to all my fellow friends. Today‚ I’m going to talk about what your handwriting says about you. How you craft letters and words can indicate more than 5000 different personality traits. To introduce students to the field‚ graphologists have them write ‘she sells seashells by the seashore’ in cursive. Why cursive? Graphologists say it gives them a better read on a person. Try writing a same sentence now in cursive and see how graphologists might
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In the face of death‚ science and rationale‚ is it unethical to safely assist those who are suffering and have the desire to die with dignity and purpose? Physician-Assisted Suicide has and will continue to be a very controversial topic of discussion when talking about the health and dignity of the terminally ill. Although none of us ever want to think of our loved ones becoming ill‚ rates of devastating diseases such as cancer are rapidly increasing around us. This makes the probability of one of
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Did Charles I Deserve to be Executed? In the middle ages the power of the monarchs was a lot greater than the power of today. For example the monarch would create the laws and taxes the country would obey by there rules and there rules only. The monarch would decide when the country went to war and when Parliament was needed (many problems were caused by the monarchs and Parliament disagreeing). However nowadays our monarchs tend to hand over there power to parliament. Parliament creates the laws
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Reflective I have written four major arguments for this class: summary‚ basic argument‚ rhetorical analysis‚ and synthesis‚ instructed by Dr. Tina Giovanielli. Although I believe all four arguments were strong‚ for the purpose of this reflective assignment I am going to choose one argument that I think is my strongest piece of writing then analyze it and explain why I think that is my best work. I believe my last assignment (synthesis) was very challenging at first but it ended up to be my strongest
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Jordan Degenhart Argument Essay Draft Our country is facing a growing problem. It is a problem of moral decay. The legal and open use of alcohol is an unnecessary vice that is enjoyed and accepted by a majority of the United States population‚ unfortunately‚ it leads to social and moral downfalls. Alcohol should be held to the same standards as other illegal mind and body-altering substances‚ as alcohol is addicting and has no medical value. Lawmakers and active voters should put an outright
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point is by adapting your message to appeal and relate to your audience on a personal level. By using the different writing methods such as word choice‚ tone‚ and appealing to emotions authors are not only able to present an argument‚ but can also back up their points by using support and evidence. When presenting a strong argument you have to defend your thought‚ while still taking into consideration the different opinions of your audience‚ and figure out how you can persuade them to change their
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