1 - Into the Wild shows a man who journey’s through the country in order to find peace and belonging. Christopher McCandless or ‘Alexander Supertramp’ was a man who wished not to conform to the way society was governed‚ he did no want to be sucked into the depths of technology which has consumed the minds of many people. He only wished to live simply as one would have one thousand years ago. Into the wild strongly relates to the concept of belonging in many ways. In May 1990 McCandless graduates
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Bullying Text Set I. Overview • The content area of this text set is English because these books can be used as gateways into writing. The topic is bullying. Bullying is an issue present in every school today whether it be verbal or physical. By reading‚ discussion‚ and writing about the books in this text set‚ the students who are being bullied may realize they are not alone and that there are outlets for their feelings and the students who are the bullies may have the opportunity to step into
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Engaged or just connected? Smartphones and employee engagement by Judith MacCormick‚ Kristine Dery‚ Darl Kolb As our society becomes more technologically advanced‚ people become more and more engaged through its products. In this article‚ the author speaks about how smartphones are becoming an essential communication tool for people to connect to their coworkers‚ bosses and overall work environment. It is predicted that by 2014‚ there will be more mobile users than Internet users. The people
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Phone & Texting Accident Statistics." Edgarsnyder.com. Web. 03 May 2012. <http://www.edgarsnyder.com/car-accident/cell-phone/statistics.html>. Marquez‚ Cesar. "Negative Aspects of Text Messaging." Borderzine. 21 Oct. 2009. Web. 02 May 2012. <http://borderzine.com/2009/10/negative-aspects-of-text-messaging/>. Warner‚ Jennifer. "Cell Phones Raise Stress." CBSNews. CBS Interactive‚ 14 Dec. 2005. Web. 02 May 2012. <http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500368_162-1125102.html>. American Academy
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CHAPTER Text-Based Reading LEARNING OUTCOME Upon completion of this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. distinguish between text-based reading and skill-based reading; 2. write the purpose‚ and types of tasks and activities suitable for pre-reading ; 3. write the purpose‚ and types of tasks and activities suitable for while-reading ; and 4. write the purpose‚ and types of tasks and activities suitable for post-reading ; ………………………………… Text-Based Reading CHAPTER
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Chapter 1: Permutations 1. In how many ways can three different awards be distributed among 20 students in the following situations? a. No student may receive more than one award. b. There is no limit on the number of awards won by one student. Answer: a) 6840 b)8000 2. Consider the word BASKETBALL: a. How many permutations are there? b. How many permutations begin with the letter K? c. How many permutations
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phone screens. Nowadays‚ mobile phones have become an indispensable part of our life. In fact‚ two of the most common ways of communicating are by text messages and phone calls. Whether a phone call or texting‚ communication is necessary to interact with people. A smooth‚ authentic conversation is achievable in a phone call‚ unlike a quick conversation by text messages. Overall‚ the advantages of communication through calling carry more weight than texting. Which way of communication is more effective:
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Introduction………………………………………………………………..……. Chapter 1.Text and text type: definitions and classifications……………………. Text types……………………………………………………………... 1.2 Beaugrande and Dressler’s typology………………………………..… 1.3 Longacre’s classification…………………………………………..….. 1.4 Werlich’s textual typology……………………………………….….... 1.5 Biber’s text type………………………………………………………. Chapter 2.Text Forms………………………………………………………….... 2.1 The descriptive text form……………………………………………....
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Reading and Writing: Text Development and Analysis Contents Elements of Analysis 3 Analyze 3 Argument 3 Assertion 3 Audience 3 Conclusion 3 Devices 3 Discursive text 3 Effectiveness 4 Evidence 4 Fundamental points of view 4 Information and interpretation 4 Language 4 Main ideas 4 Means used by the author 5 Purpose and inferred purpose 5 Supporting ideas 5 Tone 5 Underlying values 5 Things that go together 5 Literary Devices 6 Amplification 6 Analogy
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Zoom Tool Swap Fill & Stroke (arrow) Stroke Control Format Affects Text Apply Gradient Apply None Preview Mode Direct Selection Tool - Selects only the content of a frame‚ selects individual items within a group without having to ungroup‚ also reshapes frames Type Tool** - Adds or edits text Line Tool - Adds linear elements to the page; use stroke palette to determine thickness Rectangle Tool** - Creates shapes for graphic or text areas Scale Tool - Enlarges or reduces page elements *Should not be
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