Critical vocabulary 1. There was a tumult in the neighborhood when the sound of screaming rang out. 2. Advertisements can be pernicious if‚ they are false or bias. 3. A government may naturalize an immigrant if they know the country’s language and culture. 4. Advanced telecommunications systems make it possible for Armando to call and Skype his family back home. 5. One perpetual challenge people have when they relocate is learning the English language. Vocabulary Strategy: Using Greek Prefixes
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A discourse community can be defined as a group of people who share knowledge of a certain topic‚ share similar backgrounds‚ and have a common goal. A lot of them also had unique ways of communicating with each other which outsiders could not understand. They give everyone something that makes them feel like they belong somewhere and are important too. Being in one of these communities is a good way to be a part of something with people who are easy to relate to and can help you grow fundamentally
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The purpose of this essay is to connect a discourse community I am a part of and finding a genre that focus on reading and writing. Every human being is a part of discourse community. A discourse community for me is where I am working at. I have been part of this discourse community for three years now. I work at Valle Optical it is an eye care clinic. It is located in Southwest Detroit. I am an assistant. Being an assistant means having to assist patients with any questions they have in regards
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OBAMACARE Name: The Unknowns Course: Introduction to American Government Institution: Professor Luma Date: 24 March 2015 History Prior to the onset of the Obamacare‚ the American healthcare system was characterized by increasing cost of healthcare. For instance in the 10 years before the implementation of the Obamacare‚ total expenditure increased at a constant rate. These rising rates of expenditure were unearthed to be caused by the new technology and medicines; this is according to the
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Chapter 9 Emmas p.o.v “Emmy‚ we can’t go to McDonalds‚ we have to go to your house‚ NOW.” She emphasized the `now`. “What‚ are you out of your bloody mind‚ I’m starving over here and you want to go to her house.” Shantell yelled. “Trust me‚ we have to go now. I just spoke to someone from the Syco media house‚ and he said they have seen our videos on YouTube and they want to hear us‚ face to face so Simon Cowell will do a Skype call and watch us sing a song.” as soon as Taybz said that‚ we all
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UNFCCC or FCCC is an international environmental treaty negotiated at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)‚ informally known as the Earth Summit‚ held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. The objective of the treaty is to "stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system". As of 2013‚ the UNFCC has 195 parties including all United Nations member states
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The historical value of speeches in Thucydides In writing his history as a whole‚ it is fair to say that Thucydides has always been praised for his relative historical accuracy‚ be that due to his actual presence at events‚ his use of eyewitness testimony or his noted checking of facts. In style Thucydides kept his narrative sections rather impersonal thereby allowing the story to unfold itself. However‚ to then lay bare what stood behind the narrative‚ the moral possibilities‚ the mistakes
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“Its gotta be the shoes!” (Mars Blackmon) There are many groups/discourse communities I belong to. A discourse community is a group of people who have a common interest. They also have their own way of speaking‚ writing‚ behaviors and values. My favorite one is the sneaker head community. What is a sneaker head? A sneaker head is a person who buys shoes to wear and collect. It has become a culture‚ and has made this sneaker loving community have its own way of speaking‚ writing‚ behaving‚ and showing
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These excerpts from act 3 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare shows a lot about the art of persuasion. This is due to many things that are said in both Brutus’ and Antony’s speeches at Caesar’s funeral. Despite this similarity‚ both of the speeches are very different from one another. While Brutus is trying to sympathize with Caesar’s fan while still trying to reason with them‚ Antony is very aggressive and mentions how Caesar didn’t deserve to be betrayed. In Brutus’ speech‚ he tries to reason
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Senator McCain and Obama participated in a presidential candidates’ debate on October 7‚ 2008 in Belmont University. In those days‚ the American economy and global economic conditions were not promising and people were worried about their future and the country’s future. In this memo‚ I will assess two public issues discussed by the candidates in terms of their place on stages model. I will identify where candidates present different alternatives to the same issue. I will provide an example of a
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