paper I am going to compare and contrast a literary text (Education for Leisure by Carol Ann Duffy) and a non literary text (Newspaper article from “The Independent” by Nigel Morris) focussing on the language features used‚ the structural and presentational devices‚ the use of correct punctuations‚ analyse the structure of the non literary text for bias and the techniques used to convey meaning and ideas by both authors. The objective of literary texts is to teach the readers a life lesson with the development
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding One day I was sitting on one side of the fireplace and my wife was sitting on the other‚ and i suddenly said to her‚ “Wouldn’t it be a good idea to write a story about some boys on an island showing how they would really behave‚ being boy and not little saints as they usually are in children’s books” and she said “That’s a first class idea‚ you write it.” So I went ahead and wrote it. He did and experiment with boy’s class for the whole hour there would be
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11. For the following scores‚ find the (a) mean‚ (b) median‚ (c) sum of squared deviations‚ (d) variance‚ and (e) standard deviation: 2‚ 2‚ 0‚ 5‚ 1‚ 4‚ 1‚ 3‚ 0‚ 0‚ 1‚ 4‚ 4‚ 0‚ 1‚ 4‚ 3‚ 4‚ 2‚ 1‚ 0 Answer: A) Mean = 2 B) Median = 2 C) Sum of squared deviations =-52 D). Variance = -2.47 E). Standard deviation = 1.57 12. For the following scores‚ find the (a) mean‚ (b) median‚ (c) sum of squared deviations‚ (d) variance‚ and (e) standard deviation: 1‚112; 1‚245; 1‚361; 1‚372; 1‚472 Answer:
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BROOKLYN Colm Tóibín Insight Text Article by Virginia Lee This Insight Text Article is protected by copyright under Australian law. It cannot be copied‚ transmitted‚ or placed on the internet (including wikis) or on a school intranet without the written consent of Insight Publications. One complete copy may be printed for the personal use of the individual who has downloaded this Text Article from the Insight Publications website. The Copyright Act (1968) provides that up to 10% of this article
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$20 per Gallon Book report This is an amazing book about the effect of gasoline prices on the world. The author starts off by describing what happen in 2008 when the countries gas prices soared to historical highs $4 a gallon. Some people only look at the bad side of gas going up and never consider the good things that can come out of it. In this book the upside and downside of rising gasoline prices are examined‚ and I find out some surprising facts about gasoline prices rising. For instance
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Unit 2 Assignment Aetna Insurance Company by Jane Estes For my unit 2 assignment‚ I have chosen the Aetna Insurance Company. The Aetna Insurance Company is selling more insurance on the healthcare marketplace than any other insurance company. Aetna is working on insurance rates and trying to figure out if increases in rates are warranted for the following year. 16% of their revenue comes from individual policies adn companies. They aren ’t worried about
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Unit 4 assignment Jody A. Gibson PA 201-02 Introduction to Legal Research Professor Cynthia Middleton May 11‚ 2013 To: C. Middleton Re: Samantha Smith Facts: While shopping at a local grocery store a few months ago‚ Samantha Smith fell‚ having slipped on shampoo
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Connected text Study For my connected text study I have chosen to compare and contrast Cinderella and Cinderella story. There are many versions Of Cinderella and the one I have chosen seems to be the most common‚ it has been edited by Andrew Lang and published by David McKay 1948. "Cinderella" is a classic story‚ told and retold for generations. There are variations of the story in nearly every culture‚ and many modern adaptations. One of the most recent and spotlighted offspring of "Cinderella"
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thinking. Pratt (2006) suggests critical literacy gives students an opportunity to think deeply about the ideologies that underlie the text. Dystopia texts are often developed to criticise a trend‚ social norm or a political system. The texts 1984‚ V for Vendetta and The Lottery all present notions of criticism toward a political system or a trend. The fourth text‚ the students’ choice‚ has to be one of non-fiction dystopia. This extends the students thinking further and creates a deeper meaning as
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The visual text “The Blind Side” has many significant aspects that support the effectiveness of the text. This critical response will focus on the aspect of setting‚ character and costume. It is through these aspects that major theme such as differences in society are highlighted evidence from the text will be used throughout this response. The setting of the film “The Blind side“ is a very effective aspect in helping the audience understand the theme of difference in society. The first example
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