American University of Sharjah Department of Writing Studies WRI 101: Academic Writing Spring 2014 Instructor: C. Horger Meeting Times: Mon/Wed 8:00‚ 9:30‚ 11:00‚ 12:30 E-mail: chorger@aus.edu Meeting Location: Lang 102 and 109 Telephone: 515-2717 Office: Lang. 220 Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 S/T Course Description Academic Writing challenges students to recognize‚ understand‚ and
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Do you believe in ghosts? Ghosts‚ a hypothetical subject widely opened to the skepticism of us humans. In reference to Wikipedia‚ the definition of ghosts is “a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear‚ in visible form or other manifestation‚ to the living.” In my opinion‚ ghosts do exist. Of course they do. The existence of ghosts can be proved by unexplainable paranormal activities. Nevertheless‚ they have a strong connection with religions‚ explaining the
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WHAT FIELD OF STUDY WILL YOU PURSUE AND WHY HAVE YOU CHOSEN THIS AREA AND CAREER PATH? The world today is faced with enormous energy challenges in all ramifications. The ability to proffer solutions to these problems makes us a veritable tool in the society and it depends solely on the amount of information we have per time. Since childhood‚ the studies of science and basic engineering have interested me profoundly. I had passion for repairing simple devices‚ knowing their content and how they
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though I loved the school very much‚ I had a couple of ecscapades. My two best friends and I thought ourselves to be rebels back then. One time‚ we were forced to stand outside the headmistress’ office for the whole day because we rebelled against the killing of moles that was happening in our school field. We sang a song of our creation‚ called “Were You There When They Crucified the Moles”‚ which was based off a song about Jesus that we sung as a school during assembly. My proudest‚ most memorable
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__20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing‚ what would it be? If I were to die and come back as anything I wanted I would come back as a giraffe. I would come back as a giraffe because I have always wanted to be taller than most people and if I become a giraffe I will surely be taller than most people. The benefits of being a giraffe is that you’re very tall and can run really fast‚ they also can fight with their necks which could be very effective in a fight. The bad things
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Would you like to know when you are going to die? Most of the people afraid to die to include me. Every living thing in the Earth undergoes death and death is the final gateway of our life. Some people want to know when they are going to die but some people don’t. Both things have pros and cons. Although it could induce frustration‚ despair‚ and sorrow‚ I would want to know when I am going to die because accomplish to live a meaningful life‚ gives a chance to say goodbye to my fellows‚ and it
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Tattoos and piercings have been looked upon for many years as negativity in the work environment. Individuals often assume you are a part of a gang or have been in prison when they notice tattoos upon your body. When in reality history has shown that this artwork has served in many different cultures‚ and rites of passage‚ sometimes marking status and rank‚ parts of symbols and religions‚ spiritual devotion‚ arts of bravery love‚ punishment‚ amulets‚ talismans‚ and protection from entities
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The Company of Wolves by Angela Carter at first glance appears to be a darker spin off of the childhood tale of Little Red Riding Hood before delving into the deeper details of the story. The story begins with a long introduction describing the dull‚ fearful town and its wolves. Carter takes great care in describing the wolves and instilling fear in her readers with intricate descriptions of the wolves and their characteristics. One of the beginning lines‚ and one of my peers favorite lines from
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Final: What Kind of Thinker Are You? HUM/111 August 5‚ 2012 Jennifer Summers‚ ESQ. Final: What Kind of Thinker Are You? What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is that mode of thinking about any subject‚ content‚ or problem in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully imposing intellectual standards upon his or her thoughts. (Paul & Elder‚ 2008) The three most significant things I learned about critical thinking are: how to broaden my perspective
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“Run into a store‚ ask what year it is. When someone answer‚ yell “It worked!” and run out cheering”. This is a popular joke about time machine I’ve read in a funny website. It can’t be denied that for people who enjoy imagining crazy things like me‚ the idea of “being capable of travel purposefully and selectively through time” sounds exceedingly marvelous and tempting. I’m so excited at the prospect of being able to travel through time that I find myself wondering hazily whether I should go back
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