American University of Sharjah Department of Writing Studies WRI 101: Academic Writing Spring 2014 Instructor: C. Horger Meeting Times: Mon/Wed 8:00‚ 9:30‚ 11:00‚ 12:30 E-mail: chorger@aus.edu Meeting Location: Lang 102 and 109 Telephone: 515-2717 Office: Lang. 220 Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 S/T Course Description Academic Writing challenges students to recognize‚ understand‚ and
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What do you understand by civil society? Describe the main trends that describe the relationship between state and civil society. Civil society is the arena outside of the family‚ the state‚ and the market where people associate to advance common interests. It is sometimes considered to include the family and the private sphere and then referred to as the "third sector" of society‚ distinct from government and business. Sometimes the term is used in the more general sense of "the
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The first scene begins in the forest with Rosalind and Jaques. He tells Rosalind the he prefers to be sad because that’s how he views the world. Rosalind tells him she rather be with someone that’s happy then travel and be depressed. Orlando shows up an hour late to meet with Rosalind who is still disguised as Ganymede. She tells him he isn’t in love with Rosalind if not he wouldn’t have been late. Orlando says if Rosalind rejects his love then he would most likely die. Rosalind and Orlando then
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The Book Things Say talks about do we place athletes on pedestals because of the amount they get paid and how they in every advertisement like Subway commercials and energy drinks I say that we put athletes on a pedestals because they are always on TV you don’t see a doctor on TV I say they doctors are important in this world and some athletes work very hard to get to the top just like doctors. William Moller gave some good points in this book about athletes. “Though I was using it in a far different
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Do you agree with the modernisation theorists’ assumption that development involves a process of modernisation? Modernisation theory is an understanding and explanation of the process of transformation from the traditional or so called “underdeveloped” societies to modern societies. From reading the theorists work surrounding the topic of modernisation it is believed that modernisation is the process change towards those types of social‚ economic and political systems that have been developed in
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There’s no place like home doesn’t always apply to everyone. Some people are forced out of their beds in the morning while others are being forced out of their country. While we continue with our daily lives thousands of miles away people are leaving their homes to seek safety. I believe that we should help the refugees get to a better place. Not only should we help them‚ but we should also help them get their homeland back. In “title” by Laura King‚ she describes the tumultuous circumstances‚ these
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his book “Oh the Places You’ll Go!”‚ “You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space‚headed‚ I fear‚ toward a most useless place: The Waiting Place...”‚ in which people idle‚ doing nothing but waiting for events to occur in vain. Up until a couple of years ago I was‚ in essence‚ one of the unfortunate people stuck in the “waiting place”. I didn’t feel like doing anything productive
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Oh the Places You’ll Go Reflection September 7‚ 2012 It’s a person’s choice of which path they want to take in the future but without help they can choose the wrong path. As Dr. Seuss said in his poem" I’m sorry to say so but‚ sadly‚ it’s true and Hang-ups can happen to you." My Perspective is that careers is a very important course in high school because it helps students discover their skills and choose the
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Describe and analyse a subculture with which you are familiar. The definition of a subculture is a culture within a culture where a group develops distinctive norms and values that are different from those of the mainstream culture. The subculture that I will be writing about is called the Fan Base which is also know as the Fandom. A fan base or fandom is a group of regular supporters and enthusiasts that spend a rather large amount of time and energy focussing on a team‚ musician or musical
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Some people prefer to live in a small town. Others prefer to live in a big city. Which place would you prefer to live in? There are too many differences between live in a big city and a small city. So we have to choice our own position. If you like calm condition‚ small cities are suits you. Although‚ if you want to improve yourself‚ big cities are the most important place to learn so many things will need your future life. In life‚ people’s the best thing is of course
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