University of Technology‚ Jamaica Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies Lecturer: Ms. Mckoy Prepared By: Orvil Atkinson (1004781) Course: Academic Writing 2 Date: November 4‚ 2013 Topic: Smoking should be banned in public places. Disagree or Agree? Audience: Business owners‚ smokers and non-smokers . Purpose: To convince the audience that smoking in public places should be banned. Thesis: Smoking in public places should be banned because a ban will decrease the health risk caused
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Background You’ve applied for a specific job in your field of study. The Human Resources Department arranges an interview and tells you to bring with you a polished piece of writing for them to evaluate your writing skills. The paragraph must describe one particular experience you’ve had that inspired you or guided you to choose the type of position for which you applied. Your audience is your potential employer and your purpose is to show you have thought carefully about what and/or
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CH 3 Mechanisms of Attention: Monitoring and Noticing Information I. Attention: What Is It? A. Basic Characteristics 1-Limited capacity − Visual attention limits are described with a spotlight metaphor − Auditory attention limits are described with gateway metaphor 2- Flexibility − Easily shift attention based on situational demands 3- Voluntary control − We can control how we direct our attention B. Pre-Attentive vs. Post-Attentive Processing
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Title: Slips of Speech Author: Hussain H.Mayuuf A helpful book for everyone who aspires to correct the everyday errors of speaking and writing. CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE INTRODUCTION‚ . . . . . . . . . . . 3 I. TASTE‚ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 II. CHOICE OF WORDS‚ . . . . . . . . . . 15 III. CONTRACTIONS‚ . . . . . . . .
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of selective attention is introduced (Wikipedia‚ 2006). A normal attention span seems to develop in three stages in children. First‚ the child’s attention is said to be overly exclusive. This is a term used by psychologists to describe attention that is focused on a single object for long periods while tuning out all other stimuli (Child Development Institute‚ 2006). Second‚ a child’s attention develops to where it is overly inclusive. This refers to a “wide span of attention that is constantly
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Change Blindness: A Literature Review on Attention When going about our daily lives‚ just how much are we missing of the things around us? Visual attention has fascinated psychologists and now research is being carried out to distinguish to what extent‚ our attention or the absence of it‚ can affect our day-to-day lives. Change blindness is something we all experience at some point‚ some more than others. By definition it refers to the failure a person has to notice a change that would otherwise
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Purpose: I’m going to briefly tell you about how golf started. I am then going to teach the proper grip and posture one should have‚ ball placement when going to set up‚ and what some of the different golf clubs were made for. 1. Introduction a. Attention Getter: Have you ever gone out to the golf course with your buddies and had an absolute awful day? Golf is a challenging game both mentally and physically. It has been around since the 15th century and has been played competitively all around the
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English grammar. It is more severe‚ especially for the Question No. -03 of course. Question No. – 03: Correct form of words. One needs to be done efficiently with the 3 things in order to get well with Question No. -03. 1. Syntax of English Sentence 2. Transformation 3. ABC of Preposition Linking Verbs: appear‚ become‚ be‚ feel‚ seem‚ look‚ smell‚ stay‚ sound‚ taste‚ remain‚ grow‚ keep‚ get‚ prove‚ etc.] Syntax: A very little girl entered into the class. + +
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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is defined by intense inattention‚ hyperactivity‚ and impulsiveness in a child. People with ADHD have many problems in academic settings. Some of these problems are similar to the problems of people with learning disabilities: slow and inefficient reading‚ slow essay-writing‚ and frequent errors in math calculation and the mechanics of writing.” ( Berkeley p. 1) There are other characteristic of Attention-Deficit
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Informative Speech Topic: Benefits of Drinking Water. INTRODUCTION Attention getter: What do humans‚ trees and fishes have in common? Anyone have any ideas? It’s what 71 percent of earth is covered with……water. We all need water to survive. So‚ how many of you all drink at least eight glasses of water per day? Purpose: To encourage my audience to drinks more water and the proper way to drink it for them to stay healthy. Importance to audience: Nature has given us plenty of free water for us to drink
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