1.1 WHAT STRATEGIES DID YOU USE TO ARRIVE AT THE VOCABULARY NEEDED FOR THE TASK? WHY DID YOU USE THESE STRATEGIES? Experience with surroundings and situation – As I had been into this subway before many times I understood and knew the routine and also the limitations I already had because of my dwarfism. This meant I needed to be aware of the height of the counter also when deciding how to effectively communicate with the server. Common sense – I had to determine an easy way to communicate‚ so
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1. What is Tannen’s purpose in writing this essay? What does she hope it will accomplish? From what I gathered Tannen’s purpose was for us to comprehend the importance of communication in the work field. How the simplest verbal functions can be interpreted in many different ways. “Conversation is a ritual” I find so much meaning behind these four simple words‚ the article in its entirety are summed up by these word. Tannen wants to enlighten us to remember that our words are powerful. I believe she
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place. Many people would like to help fabricate and make this world a better habitat; except‚ embracing the entire world as a venture can undeniably be a tremendous task. How can a task of such significance and magnitude be initiated? And‚ what can one person with simple resources effectively do? Certainly‚ there are things that we can do to help build a better world because the end results are rewarding. But‚ with all that said‚ we must ask the question‚ "What is wrong with the world"? It is impossible
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Douglas Kleinsmith Lisa Rochford 8:00- 9:20 MW 18 March 2013 What Can You See? For many‚ you have to see something to believe it. However‚ when looking at the beliefs of a blind person‚ we discover that seeing may actually distort our beliefs. In Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral”‚ an unnamed narrator tells a story of meeting a blind man for the first time in his life. Before meeting Robert‚ the narrator tells us of how uncomfortable he is about him. If it had not been for his obligation
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Do You Believe‚ That You Can Fly? “It’s impossible to live without failing at something‚ unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. In which case‚ you’ve failed by default.” – J.K. Rowling. Too many pilots have lost the confidence to fly. A one time crash‚ or a flight instructor’s demeaning attitude has left them with the belief that taking off again is just not for them. Goals and dreams have been abandoned‚ either forever‚ or put on long term hold‚ because of
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Cognitive Psychology Have you ever wondered if chewing gum helps you concentrate more? My project is about seeing if it actually does help you concentrate better. We are going to give half of the subjects a piece of gum and the other half will not have a piece of gum. We are going to give them a test and see which half does better. I thought this would be interesting to know about because everybody likes gum‚ and it’d be even better if it helps you do better with your work. I believe that learning
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Can You Be Honest With Your Friends My sister is a person whom one might define as socially awkward. While neither of us possess the gift of tact‚ I have become slightly more adept a maneuvering unfamiliar social situations‚ whereas she avoids them wherever and whenever possible. We both have the same handicap: that being that we don’t possess a filter. Whereas most people know that it constitutes poor manners to point out a hanger from a perfect stranger’s nose‚ we feel it is our civic duty
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The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at
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How will you use your scholarship if you receive it? I am planning to use this scholarship to pay off my college tuition. I no longer qualify for Financial Aid and this tuition would be a great opportunity to help me pay for my tuition‚ textbooks and lab expenses. I am trying my best to keep my college debts at a minimum. I have also applied for other scholarships with the hope that I will receive the help for my school expenses. Five years from now I see myself graduated from college with my bachelors
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Outline for “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” I. Introduction to Flannery O’Connor A. Quote 1 – “O’Connor was born in 1925 to a prominent Georgia family of devout Roman Catholics—an anomaly in the largely Protestant South.” “She finally succumbed to lupus in August 1964 at age 39.” B. Quote 2 – “She moved back to Georgia to live with her mother on a dairy farm and continued to write‚ publishing Wise Blood in 1952‚ the story collection A Good Man Is Hard to Find in 1955‚ and a second novel
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