John Pappas Mrs. Fogle English 101 9 December 2009 Frisch’s Discourse Community What is a discourse community? According to John Swales‚ a respected written communication analyst‚ a discourse community is described as a group of people that have the same goals or purposes‚ and use communication to achieve these goals. In addition‚ “A discourse operates within conventions defined by communities‚ be they academic disciplines or social groups” (Swales‚ 119). This is not be confused with a speech
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Global Criteria Within the 12 core functions of substance abuse counseling‚ there are what is called global criteria for each function‚ which are the necessary skills a counselor needs to carry out each core function properly (Herdman‚ 2008). This essay focuses on four of the 12 core functions‚ including case management‚ crisis intervention‚ counseling‚ and treatment planning. Case management is the activities which bring services‚ agencies‚ resources‚ or people together within a planned framework
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To meet the IEP goals of Steven the collaborative group that is needed to have daily communication would be Steve’s Self-contain classroom teacher‚ Inclusion classroom teacher‚ one to one paraprofessional and his occupational therapist. Each of the above professional will be responsible for keeping an individual daily check list on Steven’s academic physical and social progress. The team will meet on Wednesday s and Fridays bi-weekly to evaluate the progress of Steven. During these twice a week meeting
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Progression is clear in all aspects of our lives‚ however most fundamental in fostering ‘progress’ is technology. We most often think of technologies as ‘things’‚ and therefore they can be clearly measured and linked to progress. (Slack and Wise 2005 p. 12) Technology can be seen as synonymous with a better life‚ as it has many benefits in allowing society to advance and improve‚ however technological advancement can also have severe ramification on users and society as a whole. This can be clearly
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6. Some similarities that Joy Samad sees between the dilemmas of the modern liberal-minded Muslim Intellectuals and those faced by John Locke in his Letter Concerning Toleration is that both eras were marked by intense political turmoil. In Locke’s time‚ the religious wars of the 16th-17th century are comparable to the contemporary Middle East turmoil of religiously motivated protests and failed secularisation efforts‚ with the rise of the Taliban and the growth of other radical Islamic terrorist
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Satire. Introduction. ‘Tomorrow is a satire on today‚ and shows its weakness.’ Edward Young. Satire is one of the genres of Greek origin (satyr) used in literature where there is a use of different elements like irony‚ sarcasm ‚ ridicule‚ parody‚ burlesque‚ juxtaposition‚ exaggeration and so on to simply
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Accounting Reporting Criteria Paper Accounting reporting criteria includes many factors and covers many elements. From Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts‚ “accounting is so important that it is often called the language of business. In fact‚ accounting affects not only individual businesses but also society as a whole” (Edmonds‚ Edmonds‚ McNair‚ Olds‚ & Schneider‚ 2006‚ p. 4). Global business requires added consideration in the way of accounting reporting criteria. With heightened consumer
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Carolina Alarcón Marín Utopia and Dystopia in: “Gulliver’s Travels” Book 4 by Jonathan Swift “That Nation which he describes as the Seat of Virtue‚ and its Inhabitants as Models to all the World Cleanliness‚ (he lays) Fictions for Justice‚ Temperance‚ reputed of his no Truth‚ and Wisdom‚ are better than mere own Brain; and the Houyhnhms and Yahoos deemed to have no more Existence than the Inhabitants of Utopia”.1 In
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road to progress requires more than trying but trying your best that gets you to where you want to be in life. In some instances change may not lead to progress but to failure but it’s just a part of life. One may have to fail first before they can make progress. Change can be difficult. Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Making progress; evolving; becoming more than we are requires us to change what we are doing or how we think
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Oral and written communication within a discourse community goes beyond plain academic language‚ it rather involves a detailed understanding of how a community works which includes its values‚ goals‚ jargon‚ and protocols. As a college student‚ knowing these elements in a particular discourse community can considerably help to determine proper ways to move effectively across a discourse community‚ have a successful communication and better career development. I identify myself as a member of the
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